DISQUS

Consumerism Commentary: Merrill Lynch Broker Allegedly Steals $320,000

  • jim · 3 years ago
    Wow, that's over $10,000/check... it's unfortunate that people take advantage of less tech-savvy consumers who can't just check their balances electronically.
  • FMF · 3 years ago
    Amen to the concept of checking all your records. I track mine like a hawk.
  • FMF · 3 years ago
    Forgot to mention that I found a double charge from a bookstore this month on my Amex bill. If I hadn't looked it over and reconciled the account, I may never have found it -- and would have been $32 poorer.
  • thc · 3 years ago
    The victim in this story was 95 years old and didn't have online access to her account. But the forgeries were spread out over 19 months so she either knew what he was doing or wasn't paying attention to her monthly statements.