A woman in Ohio claims she caught a Burger King employee taking a picture of her debit card after she handed it over to pay for her meal. His manager quickly got involved, as did the police. Now, the incident is serving as a warning to anyone with a credit card.
Trisha Ryan claims that she witnessed one of the fast-food chain’s employees take a picture of her debit card while using the drive-thru at a location in Ohio.
Speaking to WKRC, she said:
“I saw him grab his phone, line it up, hover it over something on the counter, took a picture, then he did some more handwork and then he took another picture and gave me my receipt. So I said, ‘Hey, I just saw you take a picture of my card.’ He’s like, ‘No, I didn’t,’ and he continued to argue with me.”
Ryan complained to the store manager, who took the employee’s phone and discovered numerous photos of debit cards from other customers. The manager then called 911.
The phone has been turned over to the Hamilton Police Department for investigation. No charges have been filed at this time. Ryan canceled her debit card as a precaution.
This incident in Ohio is another example where a fast-food employee assigned to a company’s drive-thru counter has been caught taking photos of a customer’s debit or credit card and then using the card’s details to make fraudulent purchases.
In Atlanta, Georgia last January, a Wendy’s employee was fired after she was caught on the store’s surveillance video taking pictures of customers’ debit and credit cards. The cashier was accused of doing this to eight customers.
The Atlanta Police Department investigated the employee after customer Angelo Marrero called them to report his debit card was used to fraudulently purchase items at a women’s clothing store.
Marrero told WSB-TV he used the debit card to pay for his meal at the restaurant’s drive-thru. He said he became suspicious when the cashier took a long time to return his card.
Watch the video report below for more details:
Sources: AmericaNow, Insideedition, WKRC, WSB-TV
