Cybertel Security
Unauthorized checking account withdrawal *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!

On October 7 2005 Cybertel Security withdrew a check for $298 from my bank account. I have NO idea what this is for, my bank has agreed to return the check, and there is NO indication anywhere on the photos of the check (a service of my bank, available over the web) that indicates my interaction or approval.

This is obviously a case of stolen checking account information (I run a tiny internet business). Calls to the '866' phone number printed on the front of the check either result in a 'full mailbox - please hangup' message or an answering machine saying they will return the call (which they haven't done in four days).

The web phone number gives me a French answering machine. I have also contacted Cleveland National Bank Fraud Division, as they are listed on the back of the check as the 'Returns processed through' party.

Keep an eye on your checking account if you've ever given out that information on the internet.

David
Grinnell, Iowa
U.S.A.