Friend's cousin found wallet..

[Ultra-]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

[peroxide8888]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash and mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygriNiiiiice [/sarcasm] karma will get him...

Now, I'm no saint; I'll admit that once upon a time I'd probably take the cash and drop the wallet in a mailbox. Now that I'm older, I don't know for sure. I'll let you know if I ever find a wallet and am faced with the decision.

[tootsieroll]

Yea he can get caught...

They'll just check the surveillance cameras at the time when purchases were made with the card :)

I found a wallet once on a YRT bus, but I gave it back to the driver because of the important stuff inside. It contained a card which gave access to all the "No unauthorized personnel" areas at the University HEalth Network Hospital

[i6s1]

I would return the whatever money was in the wallet. Actually, I wouldn't even look in the wallet. This happened to me 3 weeks ago, I found a wallet on top of a bank machine and I gave it to the store cashier.

[mrG]

That's 10x worse than stealing cash from a wallet. Your friends cousin is an *******.

EDIT: I can't even tolerate people who take cash from a wallet, no matter how much or little it is.

[MrDisco]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash and mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

you're friend's cousin and yourself are the type of people that make life so miserable sometimes :mad:

[Quan]

Friend's cousin eh? :lol:

Obviously you found a wallet and went on a shopping spree.. If that was my friend's cousin i wouldn't go on a internet forum to ask about soemthing like that. Nice try.

[hugh_da_man]

Shouldn't you report a known crime to the police?

Isn't that identity theft, theft, fraud, etc?

I hope the cousin, the friend and anyone else who knows about this faces some form of justice. What kind of a world do we live in where even something with our names and addresses on it can't make it back to the rightful owner?

It's moments like these when I realize there isn't much time left for real moral values.

[babysham]

Friend's cousin eh? :lol:

Obviously you found a wallet and went on a shopping spree.. If that was my friend's cousin i wouldn't go on a internet forum to ask about soemthing like that. Nice try.

That's the same thing I thought. "Friend's cousin" my ass.

[CHINAdeals]

you have horrible 'friends cousins's'

hell yah he can get caught...ugh... sure making a lotta trouble for someone else out there and only thinking about yourself.. sigh.. the human race is so disappointing sometimes.

[NiMSo]

I'm disturbed by the lack of morals. I hope he gets his time in hell.

[Anessa]

Your friend's "cousin" shames us all :evil:

[UrbanPoet]

ive lost a few wallets.. None of them have ever been returned...
All of them have had attempted credit card fraud too.

[tkyoshi]

That's pretty bad, using someone elses credit card (fraud) to go on a shopping spree. Furthermore, Credit Card is much more tracable than cash, i mean they know when and where the transaction was done, then they can check the surveillence tapes if possible.

[nickia]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash and mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

That's Immoral, no more different than stealing. :mad:

[tinlunlau]

i once took $5 from a wallet i found in p. mall.
of course, all that was in the wallet was $5 and some credit cards. even i was smart enough not to use the credit card. i called the owner from the info i found on his ID cards, notified him by phone and gave it to the security guards right away.

you must have been stupid to use it.
i'm sorry but i am more convinced that your friend's cousin is most likely to be YOU!

[Steinbok]

:mad: wow...talk about greed! Its just a shame to think there are people out there who would do anything for personal pleasure without caring for other's loss!!!

I would still understand if he used the cc on necessities (although, still wrong), but this is wayyyy worse!

[KennethToronto]

yikes. bad idea to use the credit card.

[phd1969]

Wow that's just f-ing stupid. Hopefully he gets caught ...

[Thundercloud]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash and mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygriPersonally, if I found a wallet, I would return it with the cash intact, even if there's $200 in it. Wait, I did just that when I was much younger.

I wish karma existed so that it'd bite "your friend's cousin" in the ass. Too bad it doesn't, but that's what the police is for.

I would also wish to take this opportunity to thank the TTC riders who on at least 3 seperate occations returned my wallet to lost and found with cash and (student) tickets intact. (I'm the type that naps as soon as I sit down)

[weedb0y]

problem is that his cousin will not get caught..however, karma will catch him.

cc companies dont have resources to go over tapes for $200 worth of scam. They have funding to combat these losses. However, it is card holders' responsibility until he notifies the CC company that the card is lost.

[IronMac]

I'd stay a long way away from your "friend's cousin". Who knows what would happen if you give him an opportuniity to rip you off? :lol:

[Dibble]

Well, seeing as the OP posted this topic...
Shouldn't we tell an Admin to find his IP and report it to authorities for knowing about a crime and not reporting it?

[farooq7]

I know A lot of people that would do the same thing you or whoever you claim did this. It makes me sick however that someone can do something like this. I cant stand dishonest people. Life is a full cirlce and you will be hit hardest when you least expect it. Didn't your parents ever tell you too do on too others as you would expect to be done to you?

[Mr.Manic]

I think people such as the OP and the so called 'friend's cousin' should be sterilized to prevent such scum from producing another generation of sub-humans. Same goes for rubber neckers on the highway.

[dolphie]

hahah, op is probably crapping bricks right now :)
no way it was his friends cousin.

[brute33]

i've found 2-3 wallets in my life (i'm 32) and always given back the wallet intact. I'm surprised at the number of people responding saying they would keep the cash but return the wallet. It almost sounds like they want a medal for "only" spending the cash. I guess that's the difference between people like me who were raised by their parents and not daycare.....

just want to share with you a story about my friend who came from chile. When his family immaigrated to montreal they had an apt. They paid their landlord 800$ per month cash. One day the mother lost the money while shopping and she was devastated. she thought they were going to be evicted. she called the police and described the envelope and the amount and where she thought she lost it. someone had turned it in.

to this day he talk about how that day changed his life. he said it was better than any chistmas. He said that one moment restored his faith in people. I'm not religious but i do beleieve "hat goes around comes around".

[MrDisco]

I'm surprised at the number of people responding saying they would keep the cash but return the wallet. It almost sounds like they want a medal for "only" spending the cash. I guess that's the difference between people like me who were raised by their parents and not daycare.....


I'm not suprised. We're surrounded by scum and its becoming a fact of life :( 'Morals' is the new swear word of the 21st century.

[ChrisBa]

Oh man.. he will get caught.. credit card fraud isn't taken too lightly these days.. I work within a major company similar to walmart and I know loss prevention has access to all the video footage for all stores. Once fraud or theft occurs the footage is pulled and reviewed and the pictures of the people that commited the crime is sent to all stores as well as the authorities. Also I know credit card companies also have there own investigation.

I hope he has fun with his new friend Bubba.

[Piccolo]

I think its pretty bad what happened...disgusting.
Finding a wallet doesn't not mean a shopping spree. I really do hope there are ways to catch this guy and let him know the consequences of what he has done.

BUT why wouldn't the store check the friggin signature to make sure they matched when the guy signed for the purchases?

I sometimes wonder how many of these stupid little sinarios would be prevented if the cashiers simply looked at the back of the card and the person's signature to see if there was a match. If they don't - ask for ID - if it can't be provided - refund the purchase.

While working in cash I have even seen cards that are
1. Not signed because the owner of the cards wants you you check id to prevent fraud.
2. Have written in big black marker. PLEASE CHECK ID.

[v_tofu]

Well, seeing as the OP posted this topic...
Shouldn't we tell an Admin to find his IP and report it to authorities for knowing about a crime and not reporting it?

I agree!

Losing your wallet sucks big time. Having to replace your drivers licence, SIN card, and other cards you have is a lot of hassle. I always put a hold on my cc when dunno where my wallet is. about half the time I leave it somewhere stupid, like in the car, or in the fridge, but at least I know if I did really lose it then my cc can't be touched.

[Ultra-]

Wow.. lots of replys. It is quite weird for some of you to conclude that my "friend's cousin" is me. Also, I can't really report him since I don't know him. Never seen him in my life. It was just something my friend told me over a game of poker last night.

[Wulf]

Hope the fraudster gets caught or karma gets them big time

I found a wallet on the Terry Fox run a few years ago. Cards and cash inside and gave it to the cops who were policing the event at the end of the run... actually it's a very nice feeling to imagine the persons relief when they got it back.

[Dibble]

Wow.. lots of replys. It is quite weird for some of you to conclude that my "friend's cousin" is me. Also, I can't really report him since I don't know him. Never seen him in my life. It was just something my friend told me over a game of poker last night.

Then you should report your "friend" for knowing and not reporting a crime anonymously to police -- i.e. crime stoppers.
It's either that or you will run the risk of the admins reporting your IP# to authorities and come knocking on your door.

Just a thought.

[Wildfire]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash and mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri
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[newsflash]

I'm surprised at the number of people responding saying they would keep the cash but return the wallet. It almost sounds like they want a medal for "only" spending the cash.

One day the mother lost the money while shopping and she was devastated. she thought they were going to be evicted.

I grew up in a working class family. I saw my parents struggle each month trying to stretch whatever little cash they have to survive. It would have been devastating if they lost their wallet and someone stole their money. Even $20 makes a huge difference for a poor family. I wouldn't want that to happen to anyone.

To you people who say you'll take the money (or in the OP's case, use the credit card), how would you feel if someone did that to you or your parents or grandparents?? To you the money is just a bonus, something extra that you can spend in an instant on junk, but for the people you take the money from, it could mean weeks' worth of hard work on minimum wage to pay the rent and to feed the family. I hope Karma continues to kick you in the face (I say "continue" because if your life were already good, you wouldn't be stealing in the first place!) :mad:

[xwar]

I've had cash taken out of my wallet before, thank god they didn't take my CC, that's exactly why I never carry too much cash on me, make them think i'm a poor man.

[Wulf]

I hope Karma continues to kick you in the face (I say "continue" because if your life were already good, you wouldn't be stealing in the first place!) :mad:

Agree with the sentiment but being poor or your life being bad does not change your basic moral values IMO

[BigBadBoo]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash and mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

Why would you use the cash? Its not yours. If you lost your wallet, would you be ok with someone taking the cash and mailing it back? If you find 20 bucks on the floor and no one around, then take it. Do watever you want. But with a wallet, you know exactly who it belongs to, and that its not your money. Didn't your parens teach you good morals? Wait, nevermind, good morals shouldn't be taught; they are obvious in most cases.

[newsflash]

Agree with the sentiment but being poor or your life being bad does not change your basic moral values IMO

Yea I know. I'd like to think I'd have the same moral values if my family were middle class or rich back then ;) Hmm I don't know how to explain what I meant by "good life"...but a person who resort to stealing and other fraudulant activities obviously have issues.

[Ultra-]

Why would you use the cash? Its not yours. If you lost your wallet, would you be ok with someone taking the cash and mailing it back? If you find 20 bucks on the floor and no one around, then take it. Do watever you want. But with a wallet, you know exactly who it belongs to, and that its not your money. Didn't your parens teach you good morals? Wait, nevermind, good morals shouldn't be taught; they are obvious in most cases.

Err... I typed it up fast without noticing my error. What I meant was: "I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet."

[brute33]

I've had cash taken out of my wallet before, thank god they didn't take my CC, that's exactly why I never carry too much cash on me, make them think i'm a poor man.

actually i'd prefer if someone took my credit cards and returned my cash. Credit card holders are not responsible for transactions they did not authorize (not even the first 50$ which is commonly beleived). I know this because I have credit cards and I have a merchant account for my business.

[Rhombuss]

If it were my cousin, and he told me I'd probably report him myself. If you're an actual thief, at least you have the balls to actually confront someone while stealing from them. Using someone's credit card because they lost their wallet is nothing short of cowardice.

[module]

Hmm interesting topic.

Credit Card Fraud......

Its simple, its easy, and its unpredictable.

When someone finds a credit card they have that nasty grim on their face like theyr god, with you friends encounter with the card his first and only resort to this type of play was to "max it out" purposely before it became expired.

You've gotten away with murder they say, but you ever heard of the phrase "once a cheater, always a cheater?"... Now that your friend seen how "easy" it was to do this, he wont stop, and he will probably get into credit card cloning and committing bigger frauds.

This is a perfect example of a "fraudelent" person in development. Trust me iv been there, done that. Tell him to stop!


As for the "reporting the ip to the police" scenario. Ill give you an example of what a psychologist does, if a murder in confedentiality reveals that he indeed has murdered a person, then the psychologist leaves his confession in the room. But if the murder admits that he will be be killing someone, then yes the psychologist has to report. Same with this, only report if hes going to do something. Anythign else is useless.

[RonyPal]

Err... I typed it up fast without noticing my error. What I meant was: "I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet."

sure bud

[Ultra-]

Credit Card Fraud......

Its simple, its easy, and its unpredictable.

When someone finds a credit card they have that nasty grim on their face like theyr god, with you friends encounter with the card his first and only resort to this type of play was to "max it out" purposely before it became expired.

You've gotten away with murder they say, but you ever heard of the phrase "once a cheater, always a cheater?"... Now that your friend seen how "easy" it was to do this, he wont stop, and he will probably get into credit card cloning and committing bigger frauds.

This is a perfect example of a "fraudelent" person in development. Trust me iv been there, done that. Tell him to stop!


As for the "reporting the ip to the police" scenario. Ill give you an example of what a psychologist does, if a murder in confedentiality reveals that he indeed has murdered a person, then the psychologist leaves his confession in the room. But if the murder admits that he will be be killing someone, then yes the psychologist has to report. Same with this, only report if hes going to do something. Anythign else is useless.

Interesting.


sure bud

I'm so glad you agree. :)

[P__S__2]

I'd have to admit, I'll take the cash inside...but NEVER use the credit cards....

[Spray]

I found a wallet with $5000 in cash in it, I gave it back and got a $200 reward...turns out the guy was really poor, and just cashed out his entire bank account in order to buy a car for his new business.

[P__S__2]

^I know I said, I'll take the cash and return everything else...but if I ever found a wallet with $5000...I'd return it, no lie. I can imagine how someone would feel if they lost that amount of money.

I bet that guy who got this 5 grand back must have been pretty happy.

[Spray]

Yeah he was actually crying he was so happy, looked really down on his luck too...at first i thought he might of been a drug dealer, but i looked at his bank statement..and it was all the money he had to buy a car :/

seriously losing your wallet ****ing sucks, and if anyone takes your **** they should be taken out and shot.

[TinyTank]

i would only take the money of a wallet i found if it contained less then $50

[Dibble]

To all those who would take the money if you found a lost wallet:

It's funny,

When you see a lost dog, or a cat, you don't take it's limbs and return the rest to the owner and claim it's "finders fee". Why should you take money out of someone else's wallet?

Regardless of whether you did more good than bad by returning most of the things inside the wallet to it's respectful owner, you still did something bad by taking the money. In the court of law, this would be considered theft. Of course, these things hardly go to court because the one who lost the wallet feels greatful that it even came back to him. But, just because you may or may not receive a reward for giving back a lost item to it's owner, doesn't mean you have the right to take what is technically theirs -- although yes, i would agree you should be entitled to some type of reward. HOWEVER, I am hinting more towards a humanitarian reward and not monetary. By taking the money, you are supporting the idea that unless people get something out of it (money, especially) they won't do anything for others. It is people like you who justify something so morally wrong and indirectly supporting others to do the same if they were in the same situation. And we wonder why people hardly ever get their posessions back if they ever go lost? You are a disgrace to humankind, almost everything that every religion stands for (although i'm not religious), and these occurences will be a lot more frequent thanks to people like you.

Back in the day, people helped others just because -- No real selfish reason.
But now, people will only help others unless something is in it for them... and that is truely sad. Might as well spit on every volunteer worker and humanatarian aid worker while you're at it.

[mau108]

i would only take the money of a wallet i found if it contained less then $50



Doesn't make you any less of a bad person then the OP's cousins friend.

My dad once lost his wallet in downtown Toronto, 3 days later we get a call saying someone found his wallet and to come pick it up. He goes and everything is there, nothings gone.

I guess time has changed since then, were getting more punk kiddies on the road who would do anything for a quick buck.

[Allen84]

I remember about 15 years ago... i was visiting my grandma @ her old folks apartment @ college & yonge with my dad. When I walked in the lobby, I see an old lady sitting on a bench. as my Dad & I approached the Elevator, I found $50 on the ground. i was 9-10 yrs old back then. So i screamed for joy saying "$50 dollars!!, $50 dollars" (Kinda like that kid screaming that he got his N64 on his birthday video on the net LOL) ..anyway..

The old bag sitting on the bench heard me, and said it was hers, saying how relieved she is that i found it. and she gave me $10 reward in exchange for finding it. so i gave it to her.

than when me and my dad were inside the elevator, he smacked me in the back of my head and said "You dumbass, she just scammed/stole $40 off you"

[Dibble]

Haha. Yeah. But you were a kid, so who cares :)

If you find anything on the ground and there's nothing that can identify who's it is, ask around you if anyone lost anything -- and don't say what or else they'll pull the old grandma trick.

[flyingdutchman]

I remember about 15 years ago... i was visiting my grandma @ her old folks apartment @ college & yonge with my dad. When I walked in the lobby, I see an old lady sitting on a bench. as my Dad & I approached the Elevator, I found $50 on the ground. i was 9-10 yrs old back then. So i screamed for joy saying "$50 dollars!!, $50 dollars" (Kinda like that kid screaming that he got his N64 on his birthday video on the net LOL) ..anyway..

The old bag sitting on the bench heard me, and said it was hers, saying how relieved she is that i found it. and she gave me $10 reward in exchange for finding it. so i gave it to her.

than when me and my dad were inside the elevator, he smacked me in the back of my head and said "You dumbass, she just scammed/stole $40 off you"
But then again...she could also be telling the truth..u dont know

[xpoint9]

Here's a story

a year or so ago. i lost my wallet, and it had $220, so two one hundred dollar bills, and 2 ten dollar bills. About 7 days later, i got my wallet back in the mail in an envelop, but there was no cash in it, and the person didn't put his address on the envelop.

A month or so later i got another unmarked envelop in the mail it was from the same person who sent my wallet back, but this time it had all the cash in it ($220) and it had a letter in it explaining why he didn't send the money with the wallet.

The reason:
He said he lives with his 85yrs old grandmother, and she needed to go to Italy because his grandfather had died. so he couldn't afford to send her to Italy and he was laid off work, Since he needed the money immediately, he used the money he found in the wallet and used all of what he had to buy her a return ticket. and he said he got another job and he had the amount of money that he borrowed from me, and sent it back.

and then he said, i thank you and god for letting me find that wallet on that day, when i was in desperate need of money.

[Dibble]

Here's a story

a year or so ago. i lost my wallet, and it had $220, so two one hundred dollar bills, and 2 ten dollar bills. About 7 days later, i got my wallet back in the mail in an envelop, but there was no cash in it, and the person didn't put his address on the envelop.

A month or so later i got another unmarked envelop in the mail it was from the same person who sent my wallet back, but this time it had all the cash in it ($220) and it had a letter in it explaining why he didn't send the money with the wallet.

The reason:
He said he lives with his 85yrs old grandmother, and she needed to go to Italy because his grandfather had died. so he couldn't afford to send her to Italy and he was laid off work, Since he needed the money immediately, he used the money he found in the wallet and used all of what he had to buy her a return ticket. and he said he got another job and he had the amount of money that he borrowed from me, and sent it back.

and then he said, i thank you and god for letting me find that wallet on that day, when i was in desperate need of money.

and what were your feelings about that?
something along the lines of dissappointment and anger initally... and then a slight feel of joy once seeing the cash... and then a little bit of sympathy after reading the letter?

[ullyeus]

just disgusting.

[ullyeus]

Here's a story

a year or so ago. i lost my wallet, and it had $220, so two one hundred dollar bills, and 2 ten dollar bills. About 7 days later, i got my wallet back in the mail in an envelop, but there was no cash in it, and the person didn't put his address on the envelop.

A month or so later i got another unmarked envelop in the mail it was from the same person who sent my wallet back, but this time it had all the cash in it ($220) and it had a letter in it explaining why he didn't send the money with the wallet.

The reason:
He said he lives with his 85yrs old grandmother, and she needed to go to Italy because his grandfather had died. so he couldn't afford to send her to Italy and he was laid off work, Since he needed the money immediately, he used the money he found in the wallet and used all of what he had to buy her a return ticket. and he said he got another job and he had the amount of money that he borrowed from me, and sent it back.

and then he said, i thank you and god for letting me find that wallet on that day, when i was in desperate need of money.


A very interesting story, I like it.

[xpoint9]

and what were your feelings about that?
something along the lines of dissappointment and anger initally... and then a slight feel of joy once seeing the cash... and then a little bit of sympathy after reading the letter?

Well if i had the return address of the person, i would have wrote back something like "I am glad that i was any help and hope there are more people like you in the world."

because before when i got my wallet back i thought it was probably just some kid who found my wallet and returned it with no cash. but after getting all the money back, i was happy that i got it back and plus that the guy who found it was really honest and that he did a good thing returning the money and sending his grandmother to Italy.

well it was a long letter, and it had a lot of detail in it.

[gei]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

It's your responsibility to report this crime to the police. I suggest you do so.

Your friend's cousin is nothing more than a dirty rotten thief. It's people like that who destroy civilized societies.

[module]

Here's a story

a year or so ago. i lost my wallet, and it had $220, so two one hundred dollar bills, and 2 ten dollar bills. About 7 days later, i got my wallet back in the mail in an envelop, but there was no cash in it, and the person didn't put his address on the envelop.

A month or so later i got another unmarked envelop in the mail it was from the same person who sent my wallet back, but this time it had all the cash in it ($220) and it had a letter in it explaining why he didn't send the money with the wallet.

The reason:
He said he lives with his 85yrs old grandmother, and she needed to go to Italy because his grandfather had died. so he couldn't afford to send her to Italy and he was laid off work, Since he needed the money immediately, he used the money he found in the wallet and used all of what he had to buy her a return ticket. and he said he got another job and he had the amount of money that he borrowed from me, and sent it back.

and then he said, i thank you and god for letting me find that wallet on that day, when i was in desperate need of money.


Assuming the guy would of wrote a letter along with the wallet explaining what he was planning on doing would of changed the thoughts of this story dramatically. Ironic how little things can be prevented for having different thoughts on a story :p


Good story, also shows how good Canada Post can actually be aswell :p

[Dragon120]

Your "friend's cousin" must be a real dumbass to actually use the credit card to purpose the items. You...errrr, your "friend's cousin's" fingers must hurt practicing the signature of the card holder. ;)

What goes around comes around...when it's your...err, "friend's cousin's" turn, it be 10x worse.

[afong56]

Here's a story

a year or so ago. i lost my wallet, and it had $220, so two one hundred dollar bills, and 2 ten dollar bills. About 7 days later, i got my wallet back in the mail in an envelop, but there was no cash in it, and the person didn't put his address on the envelop.

A month or so later i got another unmarked envelop in the mail it was from the same person who sent my wallet back, but this time it had all the cash in it ($220) and it had a letter in it explaining why he didn't send the money with the wallet.

The reason:
He said he lives with his 85yrs old grandmother, and she needed to go to Italy because his grandfather had died. so he couldn't afford to send her to Italy and he was laid off work, Since he needed the money immediately, he used the money he found in the wallet and used all of what he had to buy her a return ticket. and he said he got another job and he had the amount of money that he borrowed from me, and sent it back.

and then he said, i thank you and god for letting me find that wallet on that day, when i was in desperate need of money.

honestly, that was a great story. . .thanks for sharing.

it is always great to hear how good human nature can be sometimes, even in unusual circumstances.

[kennyt18]

One time, I was going on vacation and I needed to change $4500CAD in twenty dollar bills to USD. The wad was thick so I decided to put $2000 into individual envelopes with the last envelope containing $500. So in total, I had three envelopes. I counted the money three times, so I know I had $4500.

I went to the currency exchange place and gave the female teller the three envelopes. I told her that I wanted to change the CAD to USD. She counts out all the money and she says that there is only $4000CAD. I tell her to count again and it still comes out to $4000CAD. I'm counting with her as she counts out the money and yes, it only comes out to $4000CAD. What's odd is that I gave her three envelopes so there should have been $4500CAD. Now, at this point, I'm hoping that I somehow dropped the $500 at home but nope, I couldn't find it at home. Personally, I think she skimmed the $500 from me when I wasn't looking because there would be no reason for me to give her a third envelope with nothing in it. But because I'm not 100% sure that she skimmed it, I couldn't go accusing her of stealing. I would have known if I handed her an empty envelope. I reported the discrepancy to the manager and he said he'll look at the security tapes and do a count of the cash at the end of the day. He never called me back and I never followed up.

Anyways, I wasn't really mad/angry or upset. I was more agrivated because I'm out $500. Getting mad/angry/upset won't get me $500 back.

Losing $500 sucks but I'm a Corporate Gangsta. I take people's money everyday right in front of their face and there is nothing they can do about it because I'm not breaking the law. In fact, people hand me their money, that's right, I'm a true OG.

[P__S__2]

Losing $500 sucks but I'm a Corporate Gangsta. I take people's money everyday right in front of their face and there is nothing they can do about it because I'm not breaking the law. In fact, people hand me their money, that's right, I'm a true OG.


lol ahaha true OG.

[Anessa]

I remember about 15 years ago... i was visiting my grandma @ her old folks apartment @ college & yonge with my dad. When I walked in the lobby, I see an old lady sitting on a bench. as my Dad & I approached the Elevator, I found $50 on the ground. i was 9-10 yrs old back then. So i screamed for joy saying "$50 dollars!!, $50 dollars" (Kinda like that kid screaming that he got his N64 on his birthday video on the net LOL) ..anyway..

The old bag sitting on the bench heard me, and said it was hers, saying how relieved she is that i found it. and she gave me $10 reward in exchange for finding it. so i gave it to her.

than when me and my dad were inside the elevator, he smacked me in the back of my head and said "You dumbass, she just scammed/stole $40 off you"

LOL...well there's 2 ways of looking at that. That just teaches you to shut your mouth and pocket the money before anyone else realizes :cheesygri

[kennyt18]

Losing $500 sucks but I'm a Corporate Gangsta. I take people's money everyday right in front of their face and there is nothing they can do about it because I'm not breaking the law. In fact, people hand me their money, that's right, I'm a true OG.


lol ahaha true OG.

Let me tell all you wannabe theives/robbers/gangstas/wiggas something, if you want to rob people, just get yourself a license to steal.

As an example, you can start a:

Insurance Company
Bank
Gas Company
Stock Broker
etc.

Once you become a Corporate Gangsta like me, with all my bling, dubs, cribs, etc. you don't deal with the petty stuff like credit card fraud.

CC fraud is for the dumb criminals. Owning an insurance company is for true gangstas. You can't stop me, like you can't stop O.J. Simpson. Not guilty, you got to feel me.

[keanefan]

I went to the currency exchange place and gave the female teller the three envelopes. I told her that I wanted to change the CAD to USD. She counts out all the money and she says that there is only $4000CAD. Personally, I think she skimmed the $500 from me when I wasn't looking because there would be no reason for me to give her a third envelope with nothing in it.

the currency exchange place is no good - they "steal" your money.

better off going to a bank to exchange money.

[hi-tech]

When I was little, I would have pocketed the cash and left the wallet in a mailbox or something. But as I grew up, and started my own business and realized how hard it is to make money, and how much it would hurt to loose it, there is no way in hell I would ever even consider keeping some one else's earnings and putting them through the hassel of having to have all of their identification remade.

[Captin Howdy]

Dont think he will (but you never know). They have cams etc but if its for a small amount then im not sure it worth the effort for them.

When i was working at walmart a few years about this guy (well more of a kid) found a wallet (outside when he was at school). He went to ToyRus and bought a PS2 and went to EB and bought a Xbox. He then went to walmart and tried to buy another Xbox but the card was maxed out when he went to use it. He then told the cashier that he would come back later...(mind you he worked at the walmart he used it in!).

He never got caught...

[masterhapposai]

Dont think he will (but you never know). They have cams etc but if its for a small amount then im not sure it worth the effort for them.

When i was working at walmart a few years about this guy (well more of a kid) found a wallet (outside when he was at school). He went to ToyRus and bought a PS2 and went to EB and bought a Xbox. He then went to walmart and tried to buy another Xbox but the card was maxed out when he went to use it. He then told the cashier that he would come back later...(mind you he worked at the walmart he used it in!).

He never got caught...

that's usually the reality of the situation

hell, you can steal someone's house easily and/or setup new mortgages under other names. nevermind catching someone over a plastic card worth 1/100th

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

right.... your friends cousin... gg no rm

[dealguy2]

This is called FRAUD and it's ILLEGAL. I hope your friend goes to jail.

[TapemanPL]

This is called FRAUD and it's ILLEGAL. I hope your friend goes to jail.
hes almost guaranteed to have some jail time

[najibs]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

HAHA, what an idiot...he's going to get nailed through the survailence cameras :lol: :lol:

[Ultra-]

Wow.. I come back from work and there are even more posts. Popular thread I have created. I'm enjoying how "my friend's cousin" in many of the posts gets turned into "you(r)", "cousin's friend", or even "friend". I'm sorry to disappoint but it's not any of those variations--it's just "my friend's cousin".

I've been thinking all day and I'm seriously *considering* reporting the guy. Just need to get some more information on him (name, etc).

As for your storys, keep them coming. Some are rather enlightening.

Cheers! :cheesygri

[kingfencer]

none of your business, stay out of it, its the american way.

[Captin Howdy]

Wow.. I come back from work and there are even more posts. Popular thread I have created. I'm enjoying how "my friend's cousin" in many of the posts gets turned into "you(r)", "cousin's friend", or even "friend". I'm sorry to disappoint but it's not any of those variations--it's just "my friend's cousin".

I've been thinking all day and I'm seriously *considering* reporting the guy. Just need to get some more information on him (name, etc).

As for your storys, keep them coming. Some are rather enlightening.

Cheers! :cheesygri

you would report your friends cousin =/!!??....

I know what he did is wrong and all that but your friend told you in confidence. Thats messed if you ask me but i guess everyone is different and had there own views and morals

[Flyer]

Err... I typed it up fast without noticing my error. What I meant was: "I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet."
O RLY?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs.
Now don't go changing the original post...
Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.


My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?
And the new people wonder why I ***** at them when they don't compare the signatures...

[pablonutribar]

CC Fraud is quite ********. You would have to be some kind of ****wit to come on here and brag about it too. I've seen people do things like that, but don't think I could ever bring myself to do something like that myself.

I found an envelope with 350 cash in it on the stairs leading to my gym entrance once a few years back. I went to the front desk people and told them that if anyone came in to claim it I would only give it back to them if they could tell how much was in the envelope. Sure enough, after about 10 minutes some guy came and asked me about it. He got the amount right even though I had a sneaking suspicion that he might have overheard my conversation with the counter staff. I didn't really put too much thought into it after - it wasn't my 350 dollars anyways. I didn't lose anything. I've lost my wallet as well, and had it returned along with all my money still in it. I don't agree with stealing the money out of wallets (especially large amounts), thats just pathetic. For me, if I forget my wallet somewhere I think of the money as having been lost to "stupidity tax".

[PlayerOne]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

wow he's really smart, do something like that somewhere that doesn't have any cameras, cuz obviously the electronics department in a big name store such as walmart, won't have 20 cameras pointed at the cashier

if you're going to do something illegal, do it right and cover your azz, what a dumb kid

[PlayerOne]

Here's a story

a year or so ago. i lost my wallet, and it had $220, so two one hundred dollar bills, and 2 ten dollar bills. About 7 days later, i got my wallet back in the mail in an envelop, but there was no cash in it, and the person didn't put his address on the envelop.

A month or so later i got another unmarked envelop in the mail it was from the same person who sent my wallet back, but this time it had all the cash in it ($220) and it had a letter in it explaining why he didn't send the money with the wallet.

The reason:
He said he lives with his 85yrs old grandmother, and she needed to go to Italy because his grandfather had died. so he couldn't afford to send her to Italy and he was laid off work, Since he needed the money immediately, he used the money he found in the wallet and used all of what he had to buy her a return ticket. and he said he got another job and he had the amount of money that he borrowed from me, and sent it back.

and then he said, i thank you and god for letting me find that wallet on that day, when i was in desperate need of money.

awesome story, I would feel great cuz I was able to lend a helping hand to such an honest person

[Steeve Urkel]

That's pretty bad, using someone elses credit card (fraud) to go on a shopping spree. Furthermore, Credit Card is much more tracable than cash, i mean they know when and where the transaction was done, then they can check the surveillence tapes if possible.

Nice cousin!

Anyways, Walmart can cross reference the time the "shopping" (fraud) took place and check their videotapes for that.

I know this because alot of much smaller stores ask the mystery shoppers what time we were in when they try to guess who we are (when we give bad evaluations esp), so if they can figure out who I (or someone) else is from 2 minutes of tape...they can find your cousin!

Also whose to say that someone reading this board is not in law enforcement and decides to report this post to the police, where they track you down and ask YOU about your "cousin".....
That can so easily be done by people in the government, police ect....

I think your cousing sucks

[alisont]

yeah, theft sucks.
Somebody hacked my paypal which was hooked up to my chequing account and ordered a laptop which was shipped to the ukraine. My entire paycheque was gone. My mortgage comes out the same day my paycheque goes in. I spent all day crying on the phone to paypal, my bank and the police. Thank god my bank delayed the mortgage payment and returned my money. I felt so violated.

[PrimoTurbo]

I found a credit card while swimming in a lake once, I was about to figure out how to return it then I thought crap what if someone used it already and tossed it out then I would be in trouble. I figured the guy would have already canceled it anyways so I destroyed it. Not sure how someone looses a credit card that deep in a remote lake.

[Thundercloud]

yeah, theft sucks.
Somebody hacked my paypal which was hooked up to my chequing account and ordered a laptop which was shipped to the ukraine. My entire paycheque was gone. My mortgage comes out the same day my paycheque goes in. I spent all day crying on the phone to paypal, my bank and the police. Thank god my bank delayed the mortgage payment and returned my money. I felt so violated.How did you get hacked? Did you have a trojan horse? Or did you enter your password in a fake paypal site?

[Donkey_boy]

this is just what I am thinkin.....what an idiot!



Friend's cousin eh? :lol:

Obviously you found a wallet and went on a shopping spree.. If that was my friend's cousin i wouldn't go on a internet forum to ask about soemthing like that. Nice try.

[NiMSo]

I found a wallet with $5000 in cash in it, I gave it back and got a $200 reward...turns out the guy was really poor, and just cashed out his entire bank account in order to buy a car for his new business.


Yeah he was actually crying he was so happy, looked really down on his luck too...at first i thought he might of been a drug dealer, but i looked at his bank statement..and it was all the money he had to buy a car :/

seriously losing your wallet ****ing sucks, and if anyone takes your **** they should be taken out and shot.


Wow, good for you man! That's a great story! I'm glad there was a happy ending to that.

[newsflash]

O RLY?

Now don't go changing the original post...
Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.


Nah, he's legit. I reread his original post before he edited it and it did say (I paraphrase) "spend the money AND mail it back. And maybe keep the change".

[aquariaguy]

My friend told me that his cousin found a wallet while jogging. His cousin ended going on a shopping spree with the credit card in walmart (I think he used it to get a psp, nintendo ds, and a couple of games). Do you think he'll get caught?

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs. :cheesygri

My guess, is YOU found a wallet and want to know what to do. You must be 15 if you're too stupid to figure out what to do and if you'll get caught.

[manixc]

karma will get your friend's cousin.

[ben_liu]

iam confused, since i dont got a credit card, dont you need to punch in the password?? :confused:

[Ultra-]

This is directed to Flyer

My original post was as follows:

Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash and mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs.
You see, that's wehre my error lies. If i use the cash and mail the wallet (assuming with my own cash or the owner's cash), what will I pocket?

Now the updated version:


Personally, if I found the wallet, I'd just use the cash to mail the owner back the wallet. Maybe even pocket some of the left-overs.
Makes more sense, do you agree?

Believe it or not, but this little conversation from one relaxed poker game is beginning to stress me. :)

[MrDisco]

iam confused, since i dont got a credit card, dont you need to punch in the password?? :confused:

no

[PlayerOne]

iam confused, since i dont got a credit card, dont you need to punch in the password?? :confused:

no you just sign for credit card bills, but no one ever cheks the signature to see if it's the same on the back of the credit card

check this out, it's a test they did to see how people never checks the signature Link (http://www.zug.com/pranks/credit/)

you're thinking debit, debit card requires password

[hugh_da_man]

Believe it or not, but this little conversation from one relaxed poker game is beginning to stress me. :)

If you were a good person then it should bother you.

[najibs]

karma will get your friend's cousin.

As well as the boys in blue :lol:

[Dibble]

no you just sign for credit card bills, but no one ever cheks the signature to see if it's the same on the back of the credit card

check this out, it's a test they did to see how people never checks the signature Link (http://www.zug.com/pranks/credit/)

you're thinking debit, debit card requires password

on the other hand,
a lot of these fraudsters get caught because the cashier looks at the signature and notices that it's different from the card.
what's funny is the fact that the credit card has a signature on the back and that is what the cashier looks at to make sure that the one signing for it is the owner of the card -- it doesn't take a rocket scientist to forge that on the bill.

[LeeBoA]

Friend's cousin eh? :lol:

Obviously you found a wallet and went on a shopping spree.. If that was my friend's cousin i wouldn't go on a internet forum to ask about soemthing like that. Nice try.
caught him, nice! :lol:

[akwok]

hes almost guaranteed to have some jail time

Unfortunately, I do not think commiting ~$500 of CC fraud will warrant serious (if any) jail time.

[djphat]

I'd return it for sure... even any cash and change inside. Of course, unless I knew it was yours. I would keep every cash inside, and hand the credit card information to a scam artist and pray that you have a low spending limit on it. This should teach you a lesson... Meaning, you won't do any unethical **** like that because you know how the person might feel.

You're immature as hell. You do something morally wrong and you have the guts to ask about it in the forums. You have many phases that you need to check by. If I knew your phone number, I would call until your mom picks up the phone and tell her what you did.... If she is smart, she would get you to return everything (assuming that you still have a receipt) and return all the money to the creditcard holder and tell him that her 14 year old son made a very big huge mistake.

Personally, if you're over 18, I'd like to see you get caught.