You CANNOT trust anyone in this world can't you? Sorry this is a rant.

This morning I walked to the bank to check my balance and get some money. I was met with the surprise that my card had been temporarily disabled. WTF was my reaction.

Now this blog will really be a rant as the name of it says. What happened this morning occured before as well, a couple months ago, perhaps a year. Last time I found out that my card had been cloned. When I got home today I called the information line for my bank and they told me that they suspended my card temporarily has a preventive measure, when they suspect that the card might have been cloned. That is great news as it stops possible fraud. They said that my card was part of a couple that were possibly cloned and that is why they suspended it.

Luckily, they checked and no money was stolen from my account. That is good news at least.

My rant is this, you really cannot trust anyone nowadays. One has to suspect everyone, you never know who will decide to mess with you or steal from you.

Okay perhaps I am exaggerating a little, there are a lot of people I do trust. But still people have nothing better to do than to try and steal. I work for my money, they should try and do the same to earn money rather than steal from honest citizens.

I have no idea why this happened, I heard sometimes one has to be careful when using the card and if the cashier takes it, and the machine is under a desk or somewhere where you cannot see, it can be a way that they can swipe it on another device used to clone the card.

I have been really careful lately especially after this happened once already. Everytime I use my card at a store or a gas station especially, I look carefully if they take the card and what they do. I watch them like a hawk. Of course something might have slipped from me, after all people who do this are expert and probably really quick.

All in all what this means now is that I cannot use my card until I can get to the bank and have it replaced, YET AGAIN! This better not happen a third time. But as the french saying goes: "Jamais deux sans trois".

I think from now on I will try to go to the bank and take out money rather than use my card. I like that because it can be more convenient, especially as there aren't many caisse populaire in Ottawa did you know?

Well there are some, but depends where I am. I guess I should learn to plan, ooooh I hate that word, it goes against my spontaneity. lol But regardless I will need to plan and take out some money when I think I will need some rather than use my card.

I suppose taking a 10 minute walk to Albert st Caisse Populaire ATM isn't that big of a deal.

I am someone who tends to think everyone has good in them, but now I am not certain. It takes a couple of sick people to try and clone innocent, hard working people's bank card just to try and steal their well earned money.

Okay well I guess that is about it. Sorry you had to read this, but I had to let this out.

Until later,
DFTBA

SweetGirl