A monkey with a bag he stole from a Chinese woman at the Batu Caves
So wandering the shopping district on Saturday I decided to take out some money at an ATM. I always check that the machine has a PLUS icon which means it will accept my card. So I go to a major National bank – CIMB – and ask for 1000 ringit. Well the machine whirrs away and nothing is happening so I cancel and try for a lesser amount. It does the same thing but this time I wait and it eventually gives me back my card but nothing. No money So I go to the teller and he says to try an International bank which I do and succeed in getting money. So I am checking my bank account the next morning and lo and behold but the other two amounts have been taken out of my account.
The same monkey successfully opens two of the herbal medicine bottles that were in the bag
So needless to say I am pissed off and am now having fun trying to work with my bank long distance to try and get my money back. If I do not well expensive lesson learned and a terrible waste of money. But I am hoping I will get it back even though it may take up to 65 days. It just really makes me angry.
UPDATE: So checked my bank account today as I was speaking with a German tourist and she said the same thing happened to her but then in a couple of days the money was put back and the transaction reversed. So the same thing seems to have happened — at least those transactions just totally disappeared. I spoke to RBC today and they said that that can happen because of the time delay that the system registers something before it is verified. Man – I thought computers were supposed to make things easier!
Strangely enough I had a similar thing happen to me at a machine , everything seemed to work o.k. but no money came out so I t ried canceling it and trying again but the same thing happened and like you I find out that it has been deducted from my bank – it was an evening and the bank was closed so have been unable to do anything about it – fortunately it was not for very much money as I never carry cash as I always use my credit card – just needed a few dollars for coffee or such.
I wish it was just coffee money but unfortunately it was about 2/3 of what I budgetted for Malaysia. Hopefully it isn’t a global scam thing that the bank can’t help me with. I’ll just have to keep my fingers crossed. It would be nice to know a way to stop it once you suspect it is happening since just pushing cancel doesn’t do it.
Grrrrrrrr!!!
That is terrible, Sara – I hope there is a chance that you will get it back. By the way do you want me to send you money for your birthday?
Think we`ve covered the birthday and money thing Mum- not possible.
Hi Sara
What a wonderful blog, so descriptive and I love the pictures. Happy Belated Birthday!
Pam
Thanks Pam. Glad you came a took a look. I’m having fun keeping the blog. Gives reason for all the pictures or vice versa.