Over a barrel: As economy worsens, so do the scams
In 1934, during one of his bank robberies, Chicago gangster John Dillinger famously refused to take a one wad of cash because it was still in the hands of the customer. Now, a Virginia man wants the same respect.
The man, John M. Cheatwood, 52, says that a huge bank robbery has occurred at BB&T but that because all the money was yanked from his account in a wire transfer, he's the one stuck with the bill. It's quite a bill– nearly $329,000– and he's suing the alleged robber and the bank.
"I kept thinking the bank would figure it out and pay me back," says John M. Cheatwood of Warrenton. "But they're not helping; they're obfuscating."
The bank, however, doesn't see it that way. In a response filed in late July, BB&T blames Cheatwood's company for "its own acts and/or admissions."
"They think I compromised my information," says Cheatwood. "They think I wasn't careful with my password."
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