Posted on 03/28/2006 10:02:22 AM PST by Abathar
PALMDALE, Calif. -- This fast food bill was a real whopper.
A man was charged more than $4,300 after placing his food order at a Burger King in California last week.
The four burgers came to $4.33. The cashier entered the charge on George Beane's debit card, then mistakenly punched in the numbers again without erasing the original ones.
That brought the bill to $4,334.33.
The electronic charge drained a checking account and left Beane and his wife wondering how they'd pay their mortgage.
But everything worked out. Burger King didn't charge the Beanes for their meal and the couple later got their money back.
A debit card with a 4 digit PIN can be used at cash machines when traveling abroad. The exchange rate is usually competitive and better than traveler's checks or cash advance credit cards.
Here in the US, I only use credit cards and never the cash advance feature.
Not a problem for me...I'd barely have money enough to cover the Whopper in my checking account.
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