A few days ago I received a text message from my bank. Apparently, someone tried to use my bank card number. I went to the bank and tried to sort it all out. They showed me the data and after consulting with the bank staff I decided to change my card number.
At first, I was disturbed by the fact that I had to change my bank card number to so many of my currently standing online accounts.
Then I looked at my statements more carefully. I realized there were many accounts that we’re robbing me in small increments. Some of these accounts I knew about but had forgotten about them over time. Some of these accounts were attached to other accounts that quite frankly I didn’t use such as streaming services and video game subscriptions that I don’t use.
The hidden blessings of this despite the $34.77US that was pilfered from me that month was now uncovered. The bank will simply cease to pay these dubious accounts.
Some of these payments, were things that I simply don’t use and causes that I don’t support monetarily. It isn’t just a senior problem, it’s in everyone problem.
Singularly, it doesn’t amount too much money and I won’t claim bankruptcy but when you take into account the millions of people or victims of the same grift it would probably total into hundreds of millions of dollars if not billions of dollars annually. In the common American vernacular it is called ”being nickled and dimed” or shortchanged and it is virtually completely legal unless enough people complain and sue collectively in court.
So I can thank my local bank and Providence for their diligence.
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