Posted on 06/02/2021 6:20:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Regina woman says her bank account was drained after what seemed like an ordinary pizza delivery.
Tara Miller ordered pizza from a Regina restaurant at around 2:30 p.m. CST Saturday. About half an hour later, she received her pizza and everything else she ordered alongside it.
She said everything about the interaction was pretty straightforward. She tipped the affable delivery man $5. She said she has had many experiences with the same restaurant in the past and nothing had ever gone awry.
It wasn't until a few hours later when she checked her bank account that she noticed something horribly wrong.
"Everything was gone."
She said $1,500 had been taken from her bank account.
She went to the restaurant to bring up the issue and said the employees told her that her order wasn't for delivery, it was for pick-up.
Miller maintained that it was in fact for delivery and mentioned that she had company over at her home can attest to that fact.
Miller said she was then told that an unfamiliar man had entered the restaurant and picked up the order on her behalf, saying that he was unsure who originally made the order.
"How could you let someone take a pizza out of the store, without even calling or confirming it with me?" she said.
Miller said she had a lot of things running through her mind.
"Was it the guy that took my call, did he set this all up?"
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She said the manager of the restaurant has personally apologized to her and handed video surveillance footage from the restaurant over to the police in hopes of identifying the man who handled her pizza.
Although she was initially furious, she said this has not dimmed her view of the restaurant, as it has always dealt with her fairly in the past.
"You read about stuff like this all the time," Miller said. "It's not just their restaurant, it's other restaurants as well too."
She said this incident will make her take greater precautions in the future to avoid being in a situation like this again. She said she worries that something bad will happen every time she uses her bank card now.
Miller also urged restaurants to perform due diligence when confirming pick-up orders.
She also warns others to be on the lookout for potential scams, despite how savvy they may think they are.
Never use a debit card linked to a bank account.
NEVER, unless you absolutely have no alternative.
Use a credit card only if possible because of the protections from the card company and law that protects you.
That man who was the story behind “Catch Me if You Can” told me that.
Save gas and $$$ with homemade.
No such thing as delivery here.
Yes, so confusing.
Thank you.
What moron wrote this article? What exactly is the scam?
> Mine is set at $250. Ended up charging $600+ on hotel at CPAC. Charge went through... <
Thanks for mentioning that. I would have thought that all charges over a debit card’s limit would have been declined. I’m going to check with my bank tomorrow.
We probably watched the same speech by the same ex-conman. He said credit cards were the most secure form of payment.
But I also read that debit cards offer the same protection (if used as credit cards, maybe?). Wonder if this woman called her bank to dispute the $1500 withdrawal/charge?
With mobile apps venders can run cards at your home.
I paid a guy who put in a new garage door like that
At the best pizza place around here, they never ask for payment when we order on the phone. We pay when we pick up the pizza.
That’s my point: The guy shouldn’t have left with the pizza without paying.
Services & delivery food are 2 different matters
Yep
A pizzeria where you get scammed by your own pie!
Did you use a Wizard tip calculator to figure out how much to tip her?
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Just for the novelty of it?
I think he did pay for he pizza. He needed it to pretend to be the delivery person.
Eh. After reading it again, could be.
Regardless, it’s easy to listen in on order calls. Simple scam.
Best pizza in our area is pickup only and absolutely worth not being lazy about it.
“It’s a Willard.”
I prefer to cook food that I eat at home. Restaurant food is for eating in restaurants.
Maybe the restaurant should be held responsible for giving her order to a guy who was “unsure who originally made the order” and who then used that order to steal her money.
Crazy story. Glad I always pick up the pizza and pay in person.
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