Had my wallet nicked!
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I had my wallet nicked today from my jacket whilst hanging up inside my secretary's office...and whilst I was treating patients in the room opposite only 3 feet away!
First thing I know is when she receives a strange phone call from someone wanting to speak to me "urgently and in strict confidence".
I can't come to the phone because I'm in the middle of a minor op on a patient so he phones back a few mins later purporting to be from my bank:
" A number of odd transactions in the last few minutes on your bank cards, Sir...has your card been stolen?"
I think "not" but then check my jacket to find that within a small window of maybe 20 mins when the office was un-manned that my wallet has indeed been stolen!
Along with a very eloborate spiel about how they are about to apprehend the villian: "Could you give us your card number to cancel the card?"
"Nope..."
"Obviously, you can't remember the whole card number so could you just give us the 4 digit security number (i.e PIN) to cancel the card..."
"Nope...I can't give you that." Several times over.
He keeps pressing with details to validate himself but would have been easily gleened from the remainder of the contents of the wallet e.g receipts of recent card transactions, address, telephone number, wife's name etc.
"Nope...I can't give you that."
Finally the b
d just hangs up.
But within little more than an hour they'd had already tried unsuccessfully to withdraw money on my VISA and Mastercard at ATMs about 50 miles away in quick succession!
First, I'm fleeced royally for my earnings by this government to pay to support these Chav bds who then have the free-time and front (because I've paid for them with my taxes) to then rob me whilst I'm trying to earn an honest crust treating sick people!
No money stolen on the cards thankfully but £30 quid cash, £20 for a new driving licence, a shed load of hassle still to sort out etc etc.
Honest, hardworking people are going nowhere slow in this country.
I'm so fed up.
First thing I know is when she receives a strange phone call from someone wanting to speak to me "urgently and in strict confidence".
I can't come to the phone because I'm in the middle of a minor op on a patient so he phones back a few mins later purporting to be from my bank:
" A number of odd transactions in the last few minutes on your bank cards, Sir...has your card been stolen?"
I think "not" but then check my jacket to find that within a small window of maybe 20 mins when the office was un-manned that my wallet has indeed been stolen!
Along with a very eloborate spiel about how they are about to apprehend the villian: "Could you give us your card number to cancel the card?"
"Nope..."
"Obviously, you can't remember the whole card number so could you just give us the 4 digit security number (i.e PIN) to cancel the card..."
"Nope...I can't give you that." Several times over.
He keeps pressing with details to validate himself but would have been easily gleened from the remainder of the contents of the wallet e.g receipts of recent card transactions, address, telephone number, wife's name etc.
"Nope...I can't give you that."
Finally the b
d just hangs up.But within little more than an hour they'd had already tried unsuccessfully to withdraw money on my VISA and Mastercard at ATMs about 50 miles away in quick succession!
First, I'm fleeced royally for my earnings by this government to pay to support these Chav b
ds who then have the free-time and front (because I've paid for them with my taxes) to then rob me whilst I'm trying to earn an honest crust treating sick people!No money stolen on the cards thankfully but £30 quid cash, £20 for a new driving licence, a shed load of hassle still to sort out etc etc.
Honest, hardworking people are going nowhere slow in this country.
I'm so fed up.
That's a really s**t thing to happen and like you say mainly it's the hassle of sorting it all out.
It's about time the law and how it deals with criminals got a lot bloody harder. I wonder how much theft would take place if the penalty was loss of a couple of fingers each time? on the other hand (!) they'de probably just have another excuse not to work then get more handouts. Scum.
It's about time the law and how it deals with criminals got a lot bloody harder. I wonder how much theft would take place if the penalty was loss of a couple of fingers each time? on the other hand (!) they'de probably just have another excuse not to work then get more handouts. Scum.
My mother-in-law had her bag stolen from the hospital where she works, and within hours, thousands of pounds worth of credit had been taken out in 'her' name.
I've since heard that medical professionals are often targeted since they're likely to be creditworthy, and easy to access since anyone can wander in and out of a hospital.
I've since heard that medical professionals are often targeted since they're likely to be creditworthy, and easy to access since anyone can wander in and out of a hospital.
I hope they get caught on camera trying to use one of the cards you've cancelled.
The only good thing about tossers that are too thick or lazy to work, and so resort to theft, is that I now overpay my mortgage.... because I don't want to leave money on my bank account.
Even if I was to successfully get money back that was stolen fraudulently (i'm sure it would be my fault somehhow), I hate to think that the thieving scum have money.
The only good thing about tossers that are too thick or lazy to work, and so resort to theft, is that I now overpay my mortgage.... because I don't want to leave money on my bank account.
Even if I was to successfully get money back that was stolen fraudulently (i'm sure it would be my fault somehhow), I hate to think that the thieving scum have money.
Thanks guys!
I'm not sure it was a patient...though I did have a somewhat 'dodgy one' during the course of the morning who booked in and then 'disappeared' for a few mins during the course of proceedings. However, our head nurse did see another 'character' loitering in the corridor. It's impossible to know really?
Had a call from West Mercia Plod late this evening (because they've been so busy)following it up. I actually feel sorry for them too....this is bks that they should have to waste time and resource on this kind of thing to?
Makes you feel like just giving up though, huh?
I'm not sure it was a patient...though I did have a somewhat 'dodgy one' during the course of the morning who booked in and then 'disappeared' for a few mins during the course of proceedings. However, our head nurse did see another 'character' loitering in the corridor. It's impossible to know really?
Had a call from West Mercia Plod late this evening (because they've been so busy)following it up. I actually feel sorry for them too....this is b
ks that they should have to waste time and resource on this kind of thing to? Makes you feel like just giving up though, huh?
A1 said:
Last week from our warehouse office, which was left for 30 seconds i had my laptop, blackberry and £80 in cash stolen....................gutted!!
That's a nightmare A1...worse than mine! I thought mine was a small window of opportunity but yours trumps mine! I too had my BlackBerry in another pocket of the same jacket and car keys.Sorry to hear that.
I would advise that in future your wallet, keys and mobile are not all in the same unsecured space. Are there no lockers or lockable drawers, or a staff room with a lock on the door?
It is unfortunate that these things are required in places of work, especially in healthcare facilities, but I think that is the unfortunate society we live in!
It is unfortunate that these things are required in places of work, especially in healthcare facilities, but I think that is the unfortunate society we live in!
The sad thing is that 8/10 of these s know that they can get away with it.
I'm sure you deal with enough at work without having to sort this st out after hours. I hope it gets sorted painlessly. 
On another note, I got mugged a few months back. Nothing major but they roughed me up a bit. Theses took £20 from my wallet and threw the wallet back saying it was a gay wallet.
I'm glad they thought it was gay tbh, it's a Paul Smith mini wallet worth many multiples of the score they pocketed
s know that they can get away with it.I'm sure you deal with enough at work without having to sort this s
t out after hours. I hope it gets sorted painlessly. On another note, I got mugged a few months back. Nothing major but they roughed me up a bit. These
s took £20 from my wallet and threw the wallet back saying it was a gay wallet.I'm glad they thought it was gay tbh, it's a Paul Smith mini wallet worth many multiples of the score they pocketed
derin100 said:
I think "not" but then check my jacket to find that within a small window of maybe 20 mins when the office was un-manned that my wallet has indeed been stolen!
20 mins is not a small window - more than enough time for a tea leaf to do his business. Lockers for you and your staff is the only way TBH. Most businesses have them for their staff, and they are especially important in a job where you have to (urggghhhh) mix with the general public. Even in the military, if your kit is nicked and it's not secured then it's your own fault. Much like the motorcyclist motto 'assume everybody on the road is out to kill you', adopt the saying 'everybody is thieving pikey scum', and you can't go wrong. A sad sign of the times, yes, but if it's not nailed down, they will steal it. Even if it's nailed down, they'll still try and steal it.
oldbanger said:
If you think that's cheeky, a GP I know had his car keys taken out of his coat during surgery, and the car was then used in an armed robbery.
A friend of mine is a nurse at the local GP surgery. She's had random stuff nicked by tealeafs; a sphygmomanometer, several stethoscopes, staplers, a hole punch, and assorted drug rep freebies.Mind you, it's not just the great unwashed. She used to keep Dolly Mixtures in her desk for rewarding kids after jabs and to give the polio innoc with; it started emptying itself overnight. Then one time she prepared the polio dose for one of her sons along with a couple of Dolly Mixtures, to be administered by one of the GPs(medics aren't allowed to treat kith and kin); son returns complaining to mum that 'it tasted disgusting'. When asked about the Dolly Mixtures(used to make yucky tasting Polio stuff go down), 'What Dolly Mixtures?' came the reply; bloody doctor had scoffed them!
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