Posted on 10/14/2008 4:41:03 PM PDT by mojito
NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO. -- A North Kansas City couple has been left scratching their heads after they became the victims of a political scam.
Steve and Rachel Larman say a strange credit card charge appeared on their statement this month -- a $2300 donation to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The Larman's say they don't want this to be about their political affiliation, but they say they're not about to give the Obama campaign any help from their pocketbook.
They said they notified Chase, their credit card bank, to report the fraud.
"(They) said that they had seen-they were familiar with this," said Steve Larman. "It was fraud, they believe through telemarketing but they were going to be doing some more investigations."
The Larman's don't want their politics to enter into what is essentially just a fraudulent charge. But they say that the charge involves the Obama campaign adds insult to injury for the registered Republicans.
"They (Chase) kept on asking me 'are you sure you wouldnt have gone to a site in support of Obama'," said Rachel Larman. "And I repeatedly said 'Im voting for McCain - I would not be going to an Obama site'."
Chase dropped the charge from the Larman's card. The couple is thankful thay they caught the charge on the card, but worried that others may not see that type of fraud on their own credit cards before it's too late.
"You always get emails saying be on the lookout," said Rachel. "So I just wanted to get the word out, that there's someone out there perpetrating this against people, and to pay attention."
The Obama campaign said they were aware of the Larman's story, but did not have any comment.
Coming soon to a credit card near you.
Ethics, my a**
Doesn’t exist in the old Dhim Party and even less in The New Party.
i knew it. home payments are being skipped and credit card industry being abused to send money to obama. I bet community organizers are involved too.
will obama give the money back saying sorry
obama and his pals are making this election third world country
voter fraud
rigging of the election
media not telling the truth
trying to close freedom of speech
warnings of riots and marches in the street if he looses
this is disgusting and I am sick and tired of it
MEDIA YOU ARE PATHETIC YOU FORGOT WHAT YOUR JOB IS REALLY ABOUT
I am sick of the media after what I have seen by them
I would have thought that at least there was one just one journo out there who actually would want to do their job instead of how they are acting
MAKES ME SICK
do you know that I still meet poeple who know nothing of Ayers, Odinga, his birth certificate and then when I tell them I have to explain about how biased the media is and give them instances of it
That’s a federal felony. Goes right to his campaign. WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO WAKE UP?
BTTT
This is important info. Freepers should check their credit card statements.
BTTT
No matter the “vote” that scumbag will never be my president
Bump!
And the left have been using these tactics for years, everyone knows it, most of all the left themselves. I give you a prime example of the tactic to transfer blame.
Just as many homosexuals have falsely reported crimes perpetrated on them, when they themselves did it, here the media reports sever O signs damaged, some even burned. Now you know and I know, and those folks who did it know, these were self inflicted, same as other things the left does, so the reports will show in the media as “both sides are doing these things, making the country divided” and blah blah blah. Only this time, I have my doubts they will be proven as liars. (much like those at the McCain/Palin rallies)
I have never ever met a conservative who doesn't have a conscience, and isn't a law abiding citizen. We don't hate, and we do not cause or even want harm to others.
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