my glasto funds have been robbed, and the rest of my money!

[crimeblitz]

a bit bummed out here, it turns out my debit card has been skimmed or cloned or something and some A*****e has spent £2393 on it. i only had £150 in the account ( all that was left for some glasto spending money after bills) and they have rammed me into my overdraft............. i now have zero money in the world...........gonna be a tricky one this year, why do people do it

[Graylor]

You should get it all back but might take some time....Heres hoping anyway.

Not what you need a few days before the festival, I hope it works out for you.

[DevilMadeMeDoIt]

Wow really sorry for you, have you got onyo your bank? Your should get the money back but not sure how long it takes.

I'll be the first to say i'll buy you a beer or 3 if your still skint after these scum bags have cleaned you out.

[crimeblitz]

cheers folks, i have filled out the paperwork at the bank and have been to the copshop about it but the banks fraud department wont recieve it until monday and thats when the investigation kicks off so definatly wont have the funds back in by Wednesday so have to do some scrounging from friends until its all sorted (which hopefully it will be)

[travelling mr pastry]

mate thats shit, you could "make your own money" there, but getting nicked at glasto would be quite crap. just eat at the krishnas as much as possible and im sure you'll be fine

[siblin]

there seems to be a wave of it at the moment, happened to my bro too.

Your bank will investigate and you should get your money back but it could take a while....

I'll join the pool and give you a couple of tinnys!

[travelling mr pastry]

not to take the piss but your name's abit unfortunate given the circumstances

[spammachine]

This happened to my wife a few years back. You will get your cash back, but not in time for Glastonbury .

It's possible to do Glasto on a serious budget.

When I graduated I had £40 to last for 5 days for me and my now wife. We made excessive use of the Hari Krishna tent - having 3 very good meals a day for free (donated lots to them on subsequent visits). On the Sunday we spent the 40 on food stalls and such - we still had a blast .

Edited June 21, 2009 by spammachine

[TheSeventhOne]

Ouch, sorry dude.

Still, if you take enough food and alcohol with you to last the whole festival then you should be able to get by without spending anything anyway.

[DevilMadeMeDoIt]

If i was skint at Glastonbury i would offer my services to carry people stuff from the gate to there camp site. I would charge anything from a 5 to 10 pounds depending how much stuff they had.

I know i would quite happly pay for this service!!!!

[travelling mr pastry]

hey thats an idea, legal, helpful, friendly and a service people would like. and you could explain your story on the way to their campsite and theyd probably double your money and or give you some party treats as a gift.... f**k i might do it

[crimeblitz]

lol @ name reference. ive had this as a screen name for everything since i was 17. ironically its actually meant the otherway round, as in to blitz crime and teach it a lesson, it was a superhero name lol. 11 years later its just still the screen name i tend to stick with

[markeee]

that is a shame, and deff no chance you will get funds back in time, ive heard it can take a month or two!!

an absolute hassle at the best of times, your still have a good time, no doubt..just have to borrow some money/rely on friends

im sure you know, but try to avoid using any type of card in petrol stations, shell/bp garages are notoriosly rife for card fraud

[Laura_Babs]

How awful!

Really sorry that it has happened, and even more so as it is so close to the festival.

Do you have kind family/friends who will lend you some cash? Will the bank temporarily extend your overdraft to allow you access to funds?

Good luck! I hope you can it sorted.

And as said above, it can be done on a real budget.

[crimeblitz]

im sure ill be fine, just home alone at the mo and needed to vent. ive always said everytime ive been, that i could turn up with no money and still have an amazing time, and im sure i will. I have some good friends coming with me so ill be ok.

[travelling mr pastry]

Will the bank temporarily extend your overdraft to allow you access to funds?

[staggerlee]

they arent in the habit of doing that sort of thing at the best of times, never mind crunch time

Edited June 21, 2009 by staggerlee

[mouth]

f**karama thats not good, hope you manage to get something sorted.

[verrymerry]

Come meet me at PGC around 11-12 on Weds and you can carry my stuff for a fiver heh I would be WELL up for that

[Laura_Babs]

You'd be surprised. I have a terrible credit rating, I thought a beggar on the street would have more chance of getting money from the bank. However I went into Barclays and within literally 10 minutes I was given another £100 on my maxed out overdraft, no questions asked! That was about a month ago.

[glastoman417]

Depends on your bank. I'm with the co-op and when I realised my card had been stolen I rang them up, and they returned the money to my account within 24 hrs whilst they investigated it.

If you explain the situation they might expidite it or up your overdraft temporarily.

When I was mugged in Amsterdam, I rang Barclaycard to stop my credit card (which was pretty much up at it's limit) they offered to courier up to £500 in cash to me within 24 hrs as an emergecy loan. So even if you're not sure about your credit rating, it's always worth a try!

[Billy09]

This happened to me 3 years ago. £1600 was taken from banks around Italy, shortly after a holiday in Spain/France/Basque area. Never really got an explanation from the bank. Don't remember my card ever leaving my sight, anyone spotting my PIN, or using any dodgy cashpoints. Took about 4 months to get the money back.

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-37...h-machines.html

[chuckley]

borrow a camping stove and bring ya own food if u cant borrow money.

[shazbam]

If i was skint at Glastonbury i would offer my services to carry people stuff from the gate to there camp site. I would charge anything from a 5 to 10 pounds depending how much stuff they had.

I know i would quite happly pay for this service!!!!