Wednesday night I left work and was on my way to a political
meeting.  I stopped at a diner for a sandwich.  I then tried paying
with my debit card.  Service denied.  The same at my local
grocery.  This despite well more than enough money in my account. 

This morning, Key Bank explained my card had been flagged.  Tuesday
someone at The Turning Stone Casino in Upstate New York attempted to use my
account number for nearly 4,000 dollars in expenses.  Three attempts were
made and luckily the bank denied all three. 

A state police investigator suggests since I’m not out any money I notify
Delaware State Police.  There are no reports of mass thefts of numbers
from Key.  The suspicion is someone locally grabbed my number, perhaps a
gas station attendant.  It was then used
at the resort in New York.

Delaware State Police also say
since I’m not out any cash there isn’t a need for a report.  Excuse
me?  Someone used my account number!  They probably collected several
more.  I shop at three groceries in the Long Neck area and at two gas
stations.  It would appear I’ve narrowed things very much for
investigators and for the record there are no revolving payments charged to the
card and I don’t use it for payments over the internet.  I may not be out
any money but the use of my number must be considered theft and/or fraud.
Right?  And I may not be alone.