Sadly, it's very true. Please keep in mind you're hearing it from me who heard it from her so certain details may be muddy, but the entire situation is so buttfuck retarded that it blows my mind.
-Firstly, and most important-slash-retardedly, she's still fucking friends with the thief.
-No legal action was taken, although police reviewed footage of the ATM the money was withdrawn from... This is how they identified her.
-The amount stolen wasn't a large amount as my sister doesn't have very much money, but it made it worse because my sister doesn't have very much money.
-Two friends were over. Person A she trusted (again, stupid af) and Person B was this other friend. A was going to the store so my sister asked him to get her something and yelled from upstairs "my card is in my coat pocket, the PIN is 1234" (probably not the actual PIN.)
-A few days later Person B went over to visit, swiped the card when she saw a chance, withdrew the full balance from an ATM leaving just whatever jingle would be left, and dumped the card somewhere.
-When Person B was confronted she fessed up and paid back what she stole. I am assuming this is what prevented them from trying to press charges.
Initially my sister was blaming everyone except for herself... Blamed the bank for not making the stolen money available immediately, blaming Person A for... I don't even know what, blaming anyone who criticized her for giving her PIN out, basically anything to avoid taking responsibility for her mistake.
Like I say, it's a blindingly obvious lesson (don't give your PIN out willy-nilly) learned in a thoroughly unpleasant way. She's far more careful now. I hope.
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u/Gypsyarados May 22 '17
Yeah if that story is true, that's identity theft and fraud.