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The names and identification numbers have been changed to protect my PII.
Early this morning, I received an email from my bank, Wildebeest Bank.
Your Wildebeest Bank debit card transaction was declined.
A transaction on your debit card ending in 1234 was declined.
So I went to my Wildebeest Bank app to see what company tried to charge to my card, and how much they tried to charge. But I found nothing.
Then I realized that my debit card does NOT end in 1234, but in 5678. I’ve had that debit card since…well, since May 2024, when “enron*publications us” fraudulently charged $8.28 to my card that DID end in 1234.
Wildebeest Bank cancelled that card immediately and issued a new one.
And no one tried to use that old card until today.
And Wildebeest Bank just laughed at the attempt, not even bothering to inform me of the details.
Bredemarket 