Ontario woman's $7 taxi ride cost her nearly $7,500 instead
CTV
A woman visiting Toronto from London, Ont. last month said she nearly lost $7,500 after using her debit card to pay for a $7 taxi ride.
A woman visiting Toronto from London, Ont. last month said she nearly lost $7,500 after using her debit card to pay for a $7 taxi ride.
"It was terrible. It was horrific. It made me wonder if I would ever take a taxi again," LeAnne Beauchemin told CTV News Toronto.
Beacuhemin said she was visiting Toronto with friends to see the sold-out show, "The Tina Turner Musical." After the performance ended around 11 p.m., she said they searched for a taxi to take them to Union Station.
"There was a black sedan parked right there, and it on it's roof it said taxi," said Beauchemin.
After a short ride, Beacuhamin said the driver wouldn't accept cash.
"The fare came to just $7, and I handed him a $10 bill, but he wouldn't accept it and said, 'No cash, just debit,'" said Beauchemin.
Reluctantly, she paid with her debit card and thought everything was fine until the following day when she went to use her card again and saw it had been switched, and there were multiple fraudulent charges on her account -- a total of $7,485.
