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Credit card fraud committed by my colleague

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Braznor

Braznor

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Oct 9, 2005
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Around 5 months ago, an office colleague of mine bought himself a digital camera online using my credit card. He did not have one with him (only later I came to know that his applications to get one were rejected by every bank in town)

He promised to pay me back within a week, yet it took him 4 months to do so. The funny thing was even after me paying off the bills, I was still getting billed from the vendor site for various items I never bought.

I first registered a complaint with the law enforcement authorities and also the credit card companies and the vendor as well. Now it turns out that the address the additional items were shipped to belongs to my colleague. I confronted him and he admitted to steal info about my card and using it online without permission. He offered to pay me back the money in full.

The thing is that if I proceed ahead with my action, he would end up losing his job and also going to jail for sometime and if I do not do anything and take his offer of paying up the money, then I would stand to lose credibility and also a loss of credit rating.

So should I let him face the music or should I just take the money and withdraw my complaints?
 
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Viper GTS

Lifer
Oct 13, 1999
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Pursue it, there's no excuse for that.

Oh and the next time you buy something for someone use a one time use number.

Viper GTS
 
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msparish

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Aug 27, 2003
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Um, regardless of what you want to do, the credit card company will prosecute him.
 
Akhen

Akhen

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Nov 14, 2005
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There is no excuse for what he did, you trusted him and he took advantage of you.
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

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Feb 26, 2006
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Drop the dime on him. Identity theft is only one of the potential charges, along with fraud, theft, (maybe grand larceny) mail fraud, etc...DON'T forget to notify the credit card company and ask them to prosecute as well...
 
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Mill

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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Absolutely press charges and make sure he gets punished. What he did was not ok by in any realm.
 
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Ronstang

Lifer
Jul 8, 2000
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Not even a contest here....he goes straight to jail. I would not care what happened to him. He made his own bed.
 
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AlgaeEater

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May 9, 2006
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If you do not put him in Jail, he will find another person trusting as you are and then do the same thing.

You have to end it here and put him where he belongs. If he really learns anything, it will only be behind bars after he's had some time-out time to think about it.
 
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ForumMaster

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Feb 24, 2005
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turn him in. he did a crime and deserves to be punished. there is no excuse for what he did. He deserves jail time pronto. you don't need to lose credit status because of him. and next time, use a one time use number.
 
MrColin

MrColin

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May 21, 2003
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If there is any doubt in your mind about turning him in, why don't you PM me all of your bank account & CC #'s.

No, seriously, IMO it is critical to eliminate/avoid the fvckups you encounter in life, they will always find a way to drag you down.
 
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db

Lifer
Dec 6, 1999
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If you let him get off scott free then you blew it twice, not once. Your office buddy is a total wank who has totally taken advantage of you, doesn't give a sh!t about you, and only offered to pay you b/c you "caught" him. You are a total chump and naive fool if you puss out and let him get away with this.
Your office buddy needs to get spanked!
 
Pepsei

Pepsei

Lifer
Dec 14, 2001
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wow, it is very rare to get an uniform response here at times. and i agree wtih everyone.
 
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