who IS the bank sending $150 to?
The store simply sends the receipt totals to the bank, then collects the money owed for the card charges. It's automatic,computerized.
I'm thinking maybe the store chain might be getting hacked. too many reports like mine to the bank for the same date/area would be showing up at the bank's end. The bank obviously has to be talking with the store about the reports, alerting them.
I guess a smart hacker could be adding the fake charge into the computer code that goes to the bank, the bank
pays it, the hacker can change the amount that goes back to the store, so both places see the same amount going
in and out, and the fake amount disappears into another account somewhere.
We don't know if a few grand didn't show up in hundreds of account statements, all for the same date, most weren't caught perhaps.
Has to be a lot of money involved in a lot of hacks in a lot of places tho. Otherwise not worth it.
A hacker could be hitting one place, then moving on to another store in the chain, It would take some time for all the stores to realize the problem.
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