The Luxury Card Scandal
The day before my wedding, I went to the beauty salon for a skincare treatment.
After the session, I handed over my membership card at the front desk to pay as usual. But the moment I glanced at the receipt, I frowned.
"The balance is wrong.
"I topped up this card with 100,000 dollars just last month. I've only used it once. How is there only 2,000 left?"
Without missing a beat, the receptionist pulled up the transaction history and turned the monitor toward me.
"Why don't you take a closer look yourself?
"Your mother comes in three times a week using this card. Last time, she even bought one of our premium luxury skincare gift sets for 60,000 dollars.
"The money on the card doesn't magically replenish itself. Of course it's gone."
I stared at the endless list of transactions on the screen and stopped arguing with her.
Instead, I pulled out my phone and dialed the police.
"Hello, I'd like to report fraud. Someone has been using my card without permission. The amount involved exceeds 80,000 dollars."