He also woke up to a gut-punch discovery. His phone along with credit and debit cards were missing. Then, he checked his bank statements.
An Austin man is fighting to get thousands of dollars reimbursed after he believes he was drugged and robbed. . We had been at a couple of bars," said Steve, who didn’t want to be further identified. "We were in no way to the point of blackout drinking."He said one of the last memories he has is FaceTiming his cousin to let him know that he was getting into an Uber.
"There were 10 to 12 different charges at three different Walmarts near Katy, Texas, that accumulated to about $10,000, a series of $3 charges with $900-plus cash back withdrawals," said Steve. "In addition to that, I saw there was a Zelle payment for $1,000. There was a 7-Eleven charge and there were two separate $1,000 withdrawals from my ATM by this criminal." "It's been exhausting," he said.
When FOX 7 spoke with Steve, he had just received a letter from Chase denying his third fraud claim. "We're sorry to learn about the incident you describe," the letter stated. "We reviewed your claims totaling $12,877.48 filed on August 7. We confirm that the claims were denied because your PIN was used with no invalid attempts made when the ATM transactions were completed or after the card was reported lost. Further, inconsistent information was provided to us when you reported the activity as fraud.
"I feel pretty helpless. I'm hoping this message gets out to the public, at least to let them know that there is activity like this happening," said Steve. "Anyone is really eligible to be a victim of this crime."
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