[BNM] [OT] Shouting at the bank - Not feeling so mellow in vancouver

[JOHN COOPER]

on a nicer note, my bank card fell out of my pocket on saturday, first  
i knew was when a complete stranger noticed the company name on the  
card, looked online, found my mobile and email address, left a message  
and emailed me.

jc

On 6 May 2008, at 23:01, Chris Billett wrote:

> I get it a lot. Once stranded on an island(ish) out of Sydney, with  
> no way
> to pay for the ferry back. "You spent money in England one day, and  
> then
> Australia two later" says she, apparently unfamiliar with the  
> concept of
> *aeroplanes*. Similar experiences in Canada, America, and other easily
> reachable destinations. Alas, they didn't manage to stop some bastard
> stealing my wallet from the lockers at LA Fitness and rinsing the  
> entire
> account at the Portland Road Co-op last week. Apparently they only  
> monitor
> for International Pseudo-Criminals who steal your card and catch a  
> thousand
> pound flight around the globe in order to use your card for a three  
> dollar
> mocha at Gloria Jeans in Darling Harbour...
>
>
> On 06/05/2008 19:12, "Rob Beattie" wrote:
>
>> There was a thing on Watchdog last week with
>> loads of people moaning about not being able
>> to get cash out when abroad. Banks say it's
>> an automated system that monitors 'unusual'
>> transactions to 'protect' the customer.
>>
>> rob
>
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