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Old Nov 01, 2013, 12:29 AM
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Thanks, you guys! I don't know who took my account over, but apparently they were from Oslo, Norway, because there were a bunch of withdrawals and charges from there. I also incurred two overdraft fees ($190 and $2-hundred-and-some) that I'm going to make sure aren't charged to me. The bank was very helpful (so far), and gave me a new account. I've got to wait a few days to get a debit card, and my Social Security is supposed to come in today, but it's not set up with the new account yet. The lady I spoke with was going to take care of that for me, but when she called, it said there would be a one-hour wait, so that didn't happen. I've got to do some things online in the morning regarding my account, but I'm going to call the lady, because I don't know if I have to call the Social Security people or if she's doing that for me.

As for amount, they stole money I literally didn't have! My account overdrew to like -$920!!! Part of that was the two overdraft fees. I have shopped online for years without incident, and now this. While getting the oil changed in my car, I was chatting with a guy who worked there, and he said the same kind of thing happened to his daughter, and this is a frequent problem with Amazon.com and eBay! There's a watch I want to get on eBay, but I don't want my account stolen again. This really pisses me off, because I'm pretty good about avoiding phishing scams and such.

I had a couple hundred dollars left in my account (before the hackers overdrew it), so I want that back, and of course, the overdraft fees removed. I didn't know I could press charges; I assumed that there's no way to track hackers, usually (or it's very hard). But I absolutely would, if they can track down who did it.

I have what's supposed to be one of the top security programs installed on my computer (ESET), but I don't know if they did it by accessing my computer. Most likely, it was from Amazon or eBay. I'll be keeping better track of my transactions in the future, that's for sure.

Don't know what's happening with my mom, but I have to go to a meeting to discuss things. Gotta get that rent check re-done, and sort out if she'll be able to stay in her apartment, and will she be able to stay alone? She really needs help (I do what I can, but my OCD and panic disorder make it impossible for me to live with her, and my boyfriend owns the house, even if I could handle taking care of her), so I've got to see what's what.

I really appreciate your thoughts and comments. Thanks so much!
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