Massive Fraud Hits Canadian Debit Card Holders



"Thousands of Cards...Millions of Dollars"

My boyfriend was hit with this on Saturday evening… we had gone to my Grandfather’s 80th birthday party at the Meadows Garden Golf Club, and he took money out of the ATM for the cash bar. We stopped at 7-11 on our way home to pick up money for his sister, who was babysitting for us; I am guessing this is where his card was picked up. He used the ATM and the PIN machine at the till that night. The next day, he went to get gas and his card was not being accepted… his card said that his pin was wrong and that his account had been put on hold. We thought nothing of it, and thought it was maybe the machine at the gas station; the lady at the gas station said that cards were being recalled because of this fraud, and that we should be careful. This is when we started to get suspicious. Today, Nov. 23rd, my boyfriend found out that there had been over $1,000 taken from his account, and also almost $500 from his son’s savings account had been stolen (the savings account is PRIVATE and cannot be accessed) My boyfriend had recently gotten a new card WITH a chip installed, and this STILL happened. We are in trouble for our bills and rent… now this! We were VERY dependent on that money for this month, and now it’s going to take 7-10 weeks according to TD Canada Trust. The bank was RUDE when he called and didn’t offer much information. The money was stolen (taken out from) an ATM in ONTARIO! BEWARE! ONLY USE CASH! It could happen to anyone!

Does anyone have any experience/advice to offer?