  Fraudulent (?) transaction on MIL's account  (11 Posts)  This
is weird - wondered if anyone can explain it?  MIL is over 90 &
hardly ever goes out on her own any more; if she does it's very
local to her (Lancashire). SIL noticed an odd transaction on her
bank statement this week - £200+ at "York Smokers" (tobacco
kiosks) in early April.  DH went into the bank with her this
morning & rang to find out more about it (he had tried yesterday
but was on hold for ages & he had work to do). It turns out the
transaction took place in Hull confused. She's never been to
Hull!  The bank says that both the card & PIN were used &
started asking about carers (there aren't any) & grandchildren
(there are some but they've never been to Hull either) - they
seem to be suggesting that they're not liable. There have been
no further transactions though so could it have been some sort
of mix-up over card numbers rather than deliberate fraud?  DH
has changed the PIN now & arranged for internet banking (he has
this account jointly