Cricket Communications
Stole money out of my checking account even though I don't have cricket service Nationwide

I believe am the victim of bank fraud and there may be many similar cases in the Toledo area.

I am a transplanted Toledoan who will be moving back from Columbus this week. I noticed that on 10/28, a check was coming through my bank account for $50. I didn't remember writing a check for that amount but thought that I must have. It bounced, and on 11/08 it happened again... A check for $62.25. I went to the sky branch in Grandview, and asked them about it. They said that the 2 charges were to something called Cricket. I said that I thought that was a cell phone company. I don't have cricket service though... in fact, cricket doesn't even exist down here. I filed fraud complaint with Bank, and they said it would take some time for the charges to be reversed.

I went into the branch in Grandview again this morning (11/22), and asked if the charges had been reversed. They were not... in fact, there was another charge from Cricket that had gone through for about $52. This one had also bounced. I went to the Cricket website a bit later in the day to find a phone number. There was a number (1-800-cricket). I called this number, but since I don't have an account with them, I couldn't access the system, as it was totally automated. I ended up contacting a friend in Toledo that I knew had cricket service. He gave me his information to access the system. I spoke with a woman and she said that it sounded like fraud. She gave me a California number to call and said that it was their fraud department. I called at 3:30 California time, and got an answering machine. I left a message. Some guy called me back the next day and blamed my bank for the charges... I have contacted the media in this matter.

I am out about $254 so far. This includes 3 bounced check charges. Bank on Heatherdowns Blvd has put a block on my account, to prevent anymore bogus charges from coming through. I just want my money back.

Company: Cricket Communications
Country: USA
Site: mycricket.com

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