I just finished talking to my bank about an unathorized withdraw from by business account by a company shown as Merch-autopay ($199.00) & home-autopay ($99.98). My bank gave me a number for the company.
I called the number and talked with a person calling himself Jose Hernandez. He said he had authorization to transfer from my account. He gave me the name of one of my managers at one of my restaurants. I told him that they do not have authorization to enter into any contracts, and donations. Jose response was that the manager authorized it so it was okay. I told him, "so if I go to your house and steal a check, I can then tell anyone to draft money from your account and it is Okay. His response it is not the same thing.
If you are in business you too probbably get these calls all the time. I do not accept any offer over the phone. Any transfers I do authorize require a void check and my signature on a transfer document. (All they have is a recording and knowing my manager he did not understand what was happenning.)
What scares me more is how easy my bank allowed someone into my account.
One mad tennessean
Fayetteville, Tennessee
U.S.A.
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