Fraud

Friday Rick stopped at a store on his way back to the office to pick up some supplies.
When he got to the office the first thing he said was, "You are not going to believe this woman that was the cashier at this place!" and then he handed me the receipt to file.

He was very animated as he described this woman. And that made me chuckle.
He used the phrase, Ridden hard and put away wet.
Which alone gives you a picture of her.
What I found funny about his story on her was that he was so descriptive.
Honest to God if you were to ask him what I was wearing yesterday he wouldn't know!
But this trashy woman he remembers all the details.
So here is his description......

She had 2inches of black roots, the rest of her hair was fried platinum and frizzy.
Her makeup looked like it was put on two days earlier. 
He said she looked like she needed a shower desperately. 
Her skin was icky (his term)
Her clothes were dirty, wrinkled and too tight.(stain on shirt)
She had long pink iridescent nail polish that was chipped on some nails.
She had smoker lines around her mouth, her skin was crinkley and had a smokers pallor.

He said she ran his company credit card and said it wasn't working and she walked away and then came back and said," I did it manually we're fine."
He signed the receipt and took his stuff and left.

Sunday I went to the office for something and I don't know why but I pulled up our bank account online.  I see two debits for a Best Western Hotel. This was done on Sunday. Well Rick and I have been together since Friday and we didn't go to a Best Western. (and truth be told I am a snob and wouldn't go to a best western if I could avoid it!!!)

I freaked out. I called the bank and had the business card put on hold and we filed the paperwork for fraud. Monday I had to call the local police and give the bank the case number. Today the police called me back and we filled out the paperwork. Rick believes it was the woman from that store. I gave the police her name and that information. This is the only time that someone has ever taken the card from us.  We also don't use this card for any online shopping etc. But we understand they have to look everywhere and not just her.

We now have to wait for the police to do their thing. This hotel was about 2 hrs south of here in what I like to refer as "Bango Towns" .  You know like in Deliverance. :-)  Hear 'em?

Now honestly people if you were going to illegally use someones card would you go to a Best Western? I think I'd be having strawberries and champagne at a Four Seasons or an equivalent. And I sure as hell wouldn't be in a po-dunk town!! 

Rick wants so badly to go back to that store and say something but the police have put a cabash on that and I am thankful. I told him not to but he doesn't listen to me as well as he did the police.

Rick said this morning if he saw the person had bought food and gas he would probably let it go but still close our card so it can't happen again.  I just shake my head, I am not sure I'd do that. But he kept saying if it was someone who needed food and gas how can you not understand?  See why I always say Rick is a nicer version of me?  We are struggling ourselves this year but he'd give 'em his last dollar because he thinks we can still buy food.

So what would you do if you could get away with it and use someone elses card for a day?
Bet it's not a day at a Best Western!