EBENSBURG, PA — Local husband Bill Schafer was surprised to learn his debit card had been locked after the bank issued a fraud alert because his wife spent less than $100 at Target.
According to sources, Schaefer's wife, Amy, spent only $25.76 at Target on Sunday, well below her typical $487 average. This triggered a red flag by the automated banking software that led to the card being immediately frozen because of how the shopping trip deviated from her normal spending practice.
"There's no way this charge is my wife," said Schaefer to customer service at the bank. "She would never spend so little at Target. It makes no sense!"
Schaefer's wife was confused, too. "I didn't think I had spent less than I usually did on my weekly haul of random knick-knacks that we absolutely need for the house," said Schaefer's wife, making a little pouty face. "What's going on? How do banks and money work? Does that mean I have to put all this back?"
At publishing time, it was revealed that the cashier had made an error on the sale, and Amy Schaefer had actually spent in excess of $400.00 during that Target visit.
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