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A Bay County resident is taking extra precautions after recent thefts from her checking account. Eva Shoemaker says she visited the bank Saturday expecting her first Social Security check, but found she actually owes money.
“We went to do a withdrawl on my checking account,” she said, “and it was minus my whole check plus minus a whole 200 dollars in addition.”
Looking over her statements, the past 17 withdrawls were made from places in Jacksonville. She hasn’t been to the city since 2002.
“I’m wondering how I’m going to pay bills, how I’m going to pay medicine, how I’m going to live,” she said.
Shoemaker reported it to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and officials at Bank Trust. Bank Trust representatives say because of privacy laws they cannot give out any information. The case is still under investigation. Meanwhile, Shoemaker has no money.
“Poor folks like us that depend on their income to live,” she said, “we can’t just go to a savings account which we don’t have and pull money out to survive.”
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has some steps for those who believe they’re a victim of credit or checking account fraud. First, contact your bank or creditor immediately. Cancel your account and obtain a different account number. Finally, begin using a new pin number.
Shoemaker says she’ll be keeping an even closer eye on her account.
“It’s just scary to everybody,” said Shoemaker, “anybody that draws a paycheck anybody that has an ATM card.”
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There is some missing info here. Was her account hacked by computer or did she use her checkcard or check for payment at a store and were the numbers transposed somehow? I feel a lot of empathy for her because this could happen to anyone at anytime. It is unfortunate that modern conveniences often create bad problems and bring out the worst in some people).