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$21,000 unauthorized withdrawals from checking via Macy's credit card

Macy's credit card made four unauthorized withdrawals totaling $21,000 from a consumer's checking account. A pending $3,000 withdrawal was stopped only after the consumer called the bank. Severe unauthorized transaction incident.

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