A scary moment for The Horse this morning.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
October 2, 2024 1:20pm CST
I logged into my bank account this morning to move some funds around, including paying my credit card bill.
When I got to my account it was zeroed out. Looking at recent activity, I saw some large sums had been deducted from my checking account.
I tried to call my bank. After 15 minutes of bots and transfers, I was informed that the call center was down.
I returned to my account, and then remembered that with withdrawn funds corresponded with the amounts I had previously transferred to an investment account.
Still frustrated, I went on a cleaning frenzy, taking "stuff" out to the dumpster. I had to do something "within my control."
After an hour or so, I went back to my computer and logged into my account. "We are sorry. But the current screen shows yesterday's values." So my bank must have a server down or something. But at least I do not have to deal with trying to track down tens of thousands of stolen dollars.
I need a beer. It's Noon somewhere.
Have you ever had something like this happen?
Photo is from Monday evening's hike.
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@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Oct
When I moved from Vancouver to Guelph and transferred my account, they lost my $85,000...
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@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Oct
@TheHorse About a week later, and I made sure they paid me the interest it wasn't earning while in limbo.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Oct
@BarBaraPrz Heh. Glad you stood up.
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@Tina30219 (82056)
• Onaway, Michigan
2 Oct
Yes years ago I had money taken from my account they found the person that did it the money was returned to my account . This person also got money from others also and it was also returned
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@Tina30219 (82056)
• Onaway, Michigan
5 Oct
@TheHorse I believe so because they knew where he was at .
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Oct
@Tina30219 I don't think they bothered to track down the person who stole my $4000 check.
@aninditasen (16505)
• Raurkela, India
3 Oct
It would have happened to me but my son blocked my account in time. Now I am careful and my bank has increased its security.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Oct
@aninditasen I always worry. California USA is like the Wild Wild West.
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@aninditasen (16505)
• Raurkela, India
4 Oct
@TheHorse That's nice. So you don't have to worry.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
3 Oct
Yikes! This is my biggest nightmare come to pass. I'm glad you remembered where the $$ went. Try and have a good day.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Oct
@LindaOHio I feel old and full of sleep today.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
3 Oct
Arrgh! That would be enough to give me heart failure.
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@Cristi_Ichim (3743)
• Bucharest, Romania
12 Oct
Sorry for that. So, what happened in the end? Did you lose your money or not?
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Oct
@Cristi_Ichim But the fear remains.
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@xander6464 (44387)
• Wapello, Iowa
3 Oct
I've never had anything like that happen. It pays to be broke!
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@xander6464 (44387)
• Wapello, Iowa
3 Oct
@TheHorse It's especially well suited to boredom addicts.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Oct
@xander6464 Boredom? Every pig farm smells slightly different from the next!
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@moffittjc (121656)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Oct
I tried logging into my bank account last night to move some funds into my investment account, and both my bank and my investment fund (two different companies) were both down for maintenance. Why do they do that on a Friday? Don't they know that payday for most people and that's going to be the day when they need access to their accounts the most?
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@moffittjc (121656)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Oct
@TheHorse Major inconvenience to some I'm sure. It was a minor annoyance for me. Both sites are back up and running this morning, so I was able to move the funds that I wanted to move last night. Hopefully all's good on your end with your bank account.
@RevivedWarrior (2448)
• India
3 Oct
It came in papers .There were many accounts which showed zero balance due to the unavailability of data centers. I recollect a situation few yearsago , when i could not login at all for 6 hours to a bank account and could not do anything with the money in the account. This was because of a security breach and the bank was evaluating the things and hence the delay. I am pretty sure, you would have been living in axiety for sometime. It would have been the case with most and in case happened to me, then I would as well would have been terrified. Glad the ordeal is over!
@somewitch (1406)
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2 Oct
That is scary! Yet a nice excuse for a cleaning frenzy. Glad no money was stolen. 
And no, it has never happened to me. You got to see a beautiful sky that evening. How was the hike?
And no, it has never happened to me. You got to see a beautiful sky that evening. How was the hike?1 person likes this
@somewitch (1406)
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3 Oct
@TheHorse Glad the hike went well, our wishes and prayers were a success! 
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
2 Oct
Ever since technology got hold of the world, all sorts of bad things have happened to me. I have lost photos I have taken and stories I have written. It seems that lately life is absolutly disposable.
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@divalounger (6117)
• United States
2 Oct
I haven't but that sounds like it was a gut wrench--Yikes--
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@kaylachan (71508)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Oct
I've had transactions fail or get flagged. nothing too serious. I could see where that'd scare you.
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@wolfgirl569 (107859)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Oct
I never have. Hope the site is fixed very soon
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Oct
Luckily no, I already have a balance that yo yos but what little I have I need so if this happened to me I would probably pass out by the PC. I had a mild anxiety moment yesterday whatever had happened after the Helene storm I could not get into mylot yesterday no matter what,
