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Well the bank put back in the $2300.oo already! Yeah they were really fast! Looks like there is a $8.96 charge that has showed up again this morning--still yet to clear--it is there one day then not the next! They are good at Arvest though 1 day and its back--Thank God we have this baby shower going , I have to go pay for the cake, and a b-day party tomorrow. Maybe I can get some sleep now knowing that its all over with I HOPE!!!
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Sorry you are going through this but it sounds like you are having a bit of luck-
Have fun at the shower.
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I am so glad you got quick response!!! If I lost $2300 I would be totally wrecked!!!
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I am a little confused to Why that the bank is not closing that account and openeing a new one with a diffrent account number. That is what they did for us when I had this happeneing to us. We had a box of checks never make it to the bank for pick up and someone was writitng over 30,000.00 in checks off out account. As soon as the first one for 8,000.00 came through and we said it wasn't ours the account was closed. We also has to give them realy check numbers that we wrote on our account and they just processed them through out new account with the same bank. hope that made sense. I would defently change to a new accoutn and also a new atm card etc. Also you can put you self on credit watch with all the 3 credit companies, and when there is a large purchase they will have to call and verify it before it gots through.
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You do need to close either the card or the account or both. The $8.96 charge is a fishing expedition to check the validity of the account, then they will swoop in later and wipe you out. I had a charge (I think it was the exact amount) for a service station in Montreal on my bank acct. I've never been to Montreal. When I contacted the bank, they sent me to the fraud dept., who informed me this was a pattern they'd seen and explained what was happening. We didn't need to close the account, but we did close the card, and they simply reissued a new card #. I think my # was scammed when I did a couple of online purchases from some new sites for Christmas (over a year ago).
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Hope the baby shower went well. I would close the account and open a new open to keep from any other charges being added to your account.