NC woman incurs $2,000 fraud after cafe posts her card online
A mishap at Smith’s Cafe in Kinston, North Carolina, turned costly for Rhonda Deaver. She’s a regular customer, who inadvertently left her credit card at the restaurant. The well-intended yet misguided attempt by an employee to reunite the card with Deaver led to a privacy disaster. Mistakenly, they posted photos of her credit card, front and back, on a local Facebook group.
Realizing the mistake of leaving her card, Deaver returned promptly to retrieve it. However, the damage had already been done. The social media post, meant to identify the card’s owner, exposed her full credit card number to countless viewers. As a result, Deaver had over $2,000 of unauthorized charges.
Experts from the Better Business Bureau, including Meredith Radford, advise against such actions due to the potential for reversing even partially hidden numbers. Radford emphasizes the risks involved, suggesting that canceling the card is a safer and simpler solution to avoid fraudulent activities.
Deaver, who lives on a fixed income, found herself in a financial predicament as she began to notice unauthorized transactions. Although many were declined, the ones that succeeded created a significant financial burden. Her bank responded by closing her account, but Deaver continues to dispute the charges.
This incident serves as a cautionary tale about the risks of sharing sensitive information online and highlights the need for more secure methods in handling such situations. The restaurant’s owner declined to comment on the incident. Meanwhile, Deaver and her family work diligently to resolve the financial complications that followed this unintended online exposure.
Source: WRAL
NC woman incurs $2,000 fraud after cafe posts her card online
