A North Carolina woman ended up with thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges after a cafe posted photos of her credit card online.
Rhonda Deaver was visiting Smith’s Café in Kinston after her weekly doctor’s appointment on April 30 when she accidentally left her credit card at the restaurant.
While heading home, a bank representative called Deaver and alerted him to suspicious charges.
When she hurried back to the restaurant, management told Deaver that an employee posted raw photos of the front and back of her card to a Facebook group called Word of Mouth Kinston in an attempt to identify her.
Rhonda Deaver was visiting Smith’s Cafe in Kinston after her weekly doctor’s appointment on April 30 when she accidentally left her credit card at the restaurant.
When she hurried back to the restaurant, management told Deaver that an employee posted raw photos of the front and back of her card to a Facebook group called Word of Mouth Kinston in an attempt to identify her.
But by the time she was able to retrieve her card, more than $2,000 in charges had accumulated in her account.
But by the time she was able to retrieve her card, more than $2,000 in charges had accumulated in her account.
Later she told him FOX19: ‘I couldn’t believe they did that, but I was sick, thinking I might be responsible for all those charges.
“Many falls, but many things came to fruition.”
Deaver has since closed the account and disputed all charges, but says he has suffered serious financial harm.
“I live on a fixed income and there is no extra money each month to cover those bills that someone else charges on my card,” the distraught woman said.
DailyMail.com has contacted Smith’s Cafe for comment.
She later said, “I couldn’t believe they did that, but I was sick and I thought I might be liable for all those charges.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Smith’s Cafe for comment.
Deaver has since closed the account and disputed all charges, but says he has suffered serious financial harm.
But while many may think that posting edited photos of bank cards may be a safer option, one expert has debunked that myth.
Meredith Radford of the Better Business Bureau explained: ‘You definitely shouldn’t post the credit card online.
‘I would be worried if people could reverse that somehow. And even if it’s just a matter of finding the person, it’s pretty easy to cancel your credit card and get a new one with your company. That is not worth it.’
This comes less than a week after an employee at a Minnesota ice cream shop was fired for receiving a generous tip from a customer who “might” be suffering from dementia.
Emily Swenson was working a shift at Moorhead Freez when a customer came in and tried to leave her a $100 tip.
After Emily insisted that the tip was too generous and she couldn’t accept it, the customer put the bill in the tip jar and left.
An employee at a Minnesota ice cream shop was fired for receiving a generous tip from a customer who ‘might’ be suffering from dementia.
Emily Swenson received a written warning from her boss after she was tipped. Her parents, Seth and Lisa Swenson (pictured), uploaded the ’employee warning notice form’ in their joint Facebook post.
Days later, on April 24, Emily received a written warning from her boss. Her parents, Seth and Lisa Swenson, uploaded the “employee warning notice form” in their joint Facebook post.
It said: ‘Emily needs to understand that some of our clients are older people and could be suffering from dementia or other illnesses that make it difficult for them to understand her actions. No one in their right state of mind tips $100 at a place where every item on the menu costs less than $12.’
The parents explained in their Facebook post that Emily was working on her fifth season at the ice cream shop and revealed that her boss had accused her of “taking” a customer’s $100.
The written warning stated: “As an employee of The Freez, it is your responsibility to protect the reputation of the establishment.” If the customer has problems and the family finds out they were allowed to put $100 in the tip jar, The Freez will be disparaged as a place that takes advantage of seniors.’
Emily was fired the next day, according to her parents.
Freez fired her because she violated company policy that says employees should not accept bills of more than $20 as payment, even though the policy does not mention anything about tips.