money stolen?

[lindseyjames10]

i often get a member of my family who goes to get y money from the bank but when he comes back he says their is no money but i got a statement fro mthe bank that i (the member of my family) withdrawn the money from the account.

is the statement lying or is the member of y family.

he is a compulsive gambler and my dad

[mccfluff]

i would say if the times the money is withdrawn, match when you sent your dad to get money, then he is lying.

sorry but i wouldn;t give him access to your account again

[lindseyjames10]

ok, thank you, i think i should also try to get him help with addition. gambling is a nasty habit

[bednobs]

statements don't "lie"

[gingejbee]

Sorry, but the statement's very unlikely to be wrong on several different occasions: one-off mistakes do happen, but not again and again.

[redcrx]

werent you asking a few months ago about the bank saying that money had been removed from your account via cashpoint?

hardly likely that the bank is at fault.

[Dris]

You could also say that you were going to get the bank to check their cctv to see who had taken the money-as they can do this.
Perhaps you could phone Gamblers anon for advice in dealing with the problem your dad has and how its impacting on you.
Good Luck.

[spudqueen]

How is he withdrawing the money? From a cashpoint? All banks have in their terms and conditions something which says you are not to disclose your PIN to anyone. As the card remains the property of the bank at all times if they are aware that you giving your PIN to someone else they can take the card back, or cancel it and not issue you another one. I'm sorry, but the only way to keep a track of your finances (and stay within the banks rules) is to only withdraw money yourself.

[Whoever]

Is the bank account statement yours? Is the account yours? Have your given your father your pin number to be able to access your account?

If the answer is Yes to all these questions and you know your father is a compulsive gambler, then I can only suggest that you change your pin number immediately, keep it secret and never allow him access to your account again. Gamblers, drug and alcohol addicts sadly all lie through their teeth to get the money they need to feed their addiction, and giving them any money at all only served to feed their addiction.

Bank statements are usually 100% accurate. I can't imagine any bank where it would be a regular occurrence for cash withdrawals from a cash machine not to show up on statements, and for the machines not to issue the money either. Time for you to have a serious talk with your father about getting some help for his addiction.

[boxtops]

Lindsey, sorry to say but it looks like your dad has been stealing money for his compulsion. The bank won't be impressed that you have given someone else your PIN, so you will have no redress there. All you can do is go a cashpoint and change your PIN, sharpish, and don't tell anyone else. I'm afraid your dad has been using you for a bank. You may want to challenge him about it, or (given his addiction) just make sure it can't ever happen again.