QUESTION
How can I best protect myself after close friend repurposed a card I gave him for his personal use, and then opened a second card without permission?
Asked on May 18th, 2016 on Consumer Fraud - Florida
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Handed friend my a credit card to purchase items for my business as needed, but instead he "accidentally" ran up a large bill for his personal use. Before I discovered the misuse of that card, he fraudulently opened a second card totally without my knowledge or permission. How do I clear my liability, restore my credit, yet avoid getting this person arrested? Do I have to fill out credit card company forms?
1 ANSWER
Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
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You can't have your cake and eat it too. How convenient that you made a poor choice and just want no responsibility for it, no repercussions to the person YOU are accusing of criminal fraud and that the bank should just eat all that money while your friend enjoys the benefit of the free stuff he purchased. Sounds pretty ridiculous when put that way right? If its criminal fraud you have your freind prosecuted criminally so he goes to prison like all criminal should and you will have a better chance of arguing with the bank about some of the charges. Short of that, you will have to accept the fact YOU placed trust in someone not deserving of it and your price to pay is YOU just bought all those charges and can spend your money and time suing the friend for reimbursement, if thats even viable financially.
Answered on Jun 01st, 2016 at 1:28 PM
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