Cafe posts both sides of customer’s forgotten credit card to community Facebook group causing $2,000 of unauthorized charges

A North Carolina woman had thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges placed on her credit card after she left it at a coffee shop.

Rhonda Deaver was visiting Smith’s Café in Kinston on April 30 after her weekly doctor’s appointment when she accidentally left her credit card at the eatery.

While on her way home, Deaver received a call from a bank representative and warned about suspicious charges.

When she hurried back to the restaurant, management told Deaver that an employee had posted unedited photos of the front and back of her card to a Facebook group called Word of Mouth Kinston in an attempt to identify her.

When she hurried back to the restaurant, management told Deaver that an employee had posted unedited photos of the front and back of her card to a Facebook group called Word of Mouth Kinston in an attempt to identify her.

But by the time she was able to find her card, more than $2,000 in charges had been placed on her account

But by the time she was able to find her card, more than $2,000 in charges had been placed on her account.

She told me later VOS19: ‘I couldn’t believe they did that, but I was sick and thought maybe I was responsible for all those charges.

‘A lot of declines – but a lot has also happened.’

Deaver has since closed the account and disputed all charges, but says she has suffered serious financial harm.

“I live on a fixed income, and it’s not like there’s extra money every month to pay the bills that someone else has charged to my card,” the distressed woman said.

DailyMail.com has contacted Smith’s Café for comment.

She later said: ‘I couldn’t believe they did that, but I was sick and thought maybe I was responsible for all those charges’

DailyMail.com has contacted Smith’s Café for comment

Deaver has since closed the account and disputed all charges, but says she has suffered serious financial harm

But while many may think that posting edited photos of bank cards can be a safer option, an expert has debunked this myth.

Meredith Radford of the Better Business Bureau explained, “You absolutely should not put the credit card online.

“I would be concerned that people could somehow reverse that.” And even if you want to find the person, you can simply cancel your credit card and apply for a new one from your company. It is not worth it.’

This comes less than a week after a Minnesota ice cream parlor employee was fired for receiving a generous tip from a customer who was “possibly” dealing with dementia.

Emily Swenson was working a shift at the Moorhead Freez when a customer came in and tried to leave her a $100 tip.

After Emily insisted that the tip was too generous and that she couldn’t accept it, the customer put the bill in the tip jar and drove away.

A Minnesota ice cream parlor employee was fired for receiving a generous tip from a customer who was ‘possibly’ dealing with dementia

Emily Swenson received a written warning from her boss after the tip was left. Her parents, Seth and Lisa Swenson (pictured), uploaded the ’employee warning form’ to their joint Facebook post

Days later, on April 24, Emily received a written warning from her boss. Her parents, Seth and Lisa Swenson, uploaded the “employee warning form” to their joint Facebook post.

It said: ‘Emily needs to understand that some of our clients are elderly and may be dealing with dementia or other illnesses that make it difficult for them to understand their actions. No one in their right mind will leave a $100 tip at a place where every menu item costs less than $12.”

The parents explained in their Facebook post that Emily was working on her fifth season at the ice cream shop — and revealed that her boss had accused her of “taking” a customer’s $100.

The written warning further read: ‘As an employee of The Freez, it is your responsibility to protect the reputation of the establishment.

“If the customer is having problems and the family finds out she was allowed to put $100 in the tip jar, The Freez is looked down upon as a place that takes advantage of the elderly.”

According to her parents, Emily was discharged the next day.

The Freez fired her for violating the company’s policy, which states that employees are not allowed to accept bills over $20 as payment, even though the policy does not mention tipping.