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Credit card fraud committed by my colleague

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Get your money back from him immediately. If he doesn't have it, let him sell some stuff (like his PC or his digital camera) to raise the money.

When you get the money back, then turn him in.
 
I can't believe there's even any question here.

1. Report to police
2. Report to CC
3. Report to boss

You can do all of this while you're waiting for your coffee to brew.
 
Depends if you are the type of person that cares about this guy... he stole from you. I would turn his ass in if it wasn't someone I liked, if it was someone I was friends with I would have to consider whether or not it would be worthwhile to turn them in. How much money did he charge to your card? And is it an amount that he will be able to pay back in less than a month? If not then turn him in regardless of whether or not you are friends.
 
I would get rid of the current CC ASAP!

Why didn't you just purchase the product for him instead of him using the card himself?
 
I am usually a really nice person... and I would probably feel the same way as you (debating on turning him in)... but this totally crosses the line.

Call the police and tell your HR department about the situation.
 
Originally posted by: Braznor
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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Send his ass to jail. I think no further comment is necessary.

I bolded all the parts where his credibility was shot.
 
Originally posted by: Braznor

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.
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If you don't proceed you have to ask yourelf this question... can you afford to buy him all that stuff. He won't pay you back.

I would give him 3 days to pay the full amount (items + interest) then turn his ass in if he doesn't pay.
 
Put yourself in jail for letting him use your card info. You are too trusting.


Also report the person to the police. This person will hate you, but you know they will repeat the same behavior again.
 
Hmm interesting.

I think it depends on your relationship. If your friends then you might want to talk to him about it and discuss what you might do. If you just know him from business and dont talk to him much i would deff put him in jail.

How long does one go to jail for this kind of thing? Honestly this guy isnt too smart. Did he just think you were not gonna notice and follow up on your CC being charged...
 
I don't think his primary dilemma is that he doesn't want to see the guy prosecuted... but rather he's afraid if he turns him in, he'll never get his money back.

Some credit card companies will reimburse him for fraudulent charges, but others won't-- especially considering he gave his colleague his number.
 
Originally posted by: MathMan
I don't think his primary dilemma is that he doesn't want to see the guy prosecuted... but rather he's afraid if he turns him in, he'll never get his money back.

Some credit card companies will reimburse him for fraudulent charges, but others won't-- especially considering he gave his colleague his number.
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Hm, good call on that. Well, maybe it'd be worth it for this guy to go to jail w/o getting all the money back in order to save someone else from getting their identity stolen. Either way, you shouldn't stop the guilty from being prosecuted. There is a difference between mercy and compromise. Mercy is when the person is really sorry for what they've done and genuinely want forgiveness because they're going to change. Compromise is when you're permissive to this type of behavior (i.e. the person isn't willing to change, and they aren't sorry. And though they still ask for forgiveness, they will continue to do what they were doing). I realize the stickiness of the situation, but the guy also has to realize that he's a grown up, and that he can't steal someone's credit cards, rack up their bills, ruin their credit, and expect everything to be okay afterward. We've all made mistakes, but if you don't realize the consequence to your actions, you will continue to make the mistakes and repeat the behavior.
 
Just forget about it and concentrate on your work. If he continues to buy things with the card then just pay for it yourself. He's your colleague after all. Show some respect.
 
Get the police involved ... and for god's sake ... keep your info private. I'd lend my best friend my credit card info, but a colleague at work? No. Teach him a lesson.
 
gotta love this forum. where else do people come in and ask:

"my best friend robbed 3 convenience stores at gunpoint, raped and killed the cashiers, bought and used several types of heavy drugs, tortured small animals, used stoeln credit cards, beat his gf, and drives drunk all the time.

what should i do?"
 
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