Tennessee man charged $85,000 for a tank of gas

[WoodysGirl]

By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News | The Sideshow – 2 hrs 29 mins ago

Feel like gas prices are making a dent in your budget? Imagine how Ray Crockett felt when he received a bill for nearly $85,000 after filling his gas tank.

Nashville's News Channel 5 reports that Crockett charged about $30 in gas from a local station to his Citibank debit card last week during a seemingly routine fill-up.

"I stopped here because they had the cheapest gas at the time," Crockett told the station. But that's not what his bank statement showed. "$84,522.54 to be exact," Crockett said.

Crockett says he made the discovery when he attempted to use the card to buy lunch, and the card was denied. When he checked his balance, his statement claimed he was more than $84,000 overdrawn.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/tennessee-man-charged-85-000-tank-gas-183952664.html

 

[Doomsday101]

Super duper unleaded premium.. :laugh2:

 

[DallasEast]

Even crazier is that Crockett was caught between a rock and a hard place when the bank claimed it had made a payment to the gas station for the full amount. But the gas station says it never received a payment from Citibank.

O M G! Citibank computers AND customer service are on crack!

You PAID the gas station?

Yes sir.

For a tank of gas?

Yes sir.

How much did Citibank pay the gas station?

Wait one moment and I will check.

It was $85,000.

$85,000?

Yes sir.

For a tank of gas?

Yes sir.

What exactly do you think I drive? Exxon???

 

[Yeagermeister]

That's one way to turn a profit :laugh1:

 

[Sarge]

Bank fees are getting ridiculous.

 

[Cythim]

This is nuts, the two banks I use would have called me about such a huge charge. This is what happens when you use a large corporate bank who cares naught about the customers.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Wut? Isn't that how much gas cost? That's what I always pay. :laugh2: