ROBBERY WARNING

I have just had my wallet stolen whilst shopping in the Chinese Merca Benijofar.
As far as can ascertain it happened whilst walking around the store and I came across an elderly Spanish gentleman who could not reach a box on the top shelf.
So I did my bit to help and reached up and got it for him. He thanked me and off I went.
When I got to the counter to pay for the articles I wanted to purchase I discovered that my wallet was not in my pocket.
When I got home an hour later after reporting it to the police I phoned my bank to cancel my debit card.
The manager told me that 570 Euros had already been taken from my account.
I am putting this warning on the Forum to make others aware of what is going on at that Chinese shop.

How did the take money from your account without a PIN number or have you written it on something in your wallet

jpeg wrote:How did the take money from your account without a PIN number or have you written it on something in your wallet

Just what I was going to ask (??)

Sorry to hear this though.

Thanks for your replies.
You are correct JPEG.
I know it was wrong but my memory is so bad I had to have the PIN number written on a piece of paper inside the wallet. It did not contain any information that it was a bank account PIN.

(I am putting this warning on the Forum to make others aware of what is going on at that Chinese shop.)

Not just at the Chinese shop???

Been quite a few happenings at that Bazaar lately

It´s bizarre.

Sorry to hear you had your wallet stolen.

Wallets are a godsend to pickpockets. As far as pinnumbers always change them to an easy remembered number e.g. birthday, part of phone number, house number etc. Don't leave it on a piece of paper in the wallet.You are making life easy for thieves.

brandyboy wrote:It´s bizarre.

Sorry to hear you had your wallet stolen.

I repeat BAZAAR

if only it was allowed to remove a digit each time someone was found guilty of thieving. it would be a useful deterrentand the thief would have limited opportunities.