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Originally Posted by TimeConAlan
Wasn't the Scotia Bank ATM was it? We got warned off that by our Dominican friends last year who told us it was rife with fraud... Maybe that was a bit of a sensationalism though!
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Okay...NO it's not sensationalism...That one does that (not sure if it's intentional) BUT regardless, ANY TIME you get $ handed to you...via ATM, Banker, or change from a caja, COUNT IT. The ATM thing happens A LOT! My dh has had it happen 2x (& I had it happen once) in JD where he is given money but they short him. The key here is to always print your receipt and keep it. Then contact YOUR personal bank (wherever) where the ATM was issued and challenge it. It takes 2-3 weeks for them to sort it out but they do. In my case, I went right into the bank and told them (this requires Spanish) and they did a recount of their $ in the ATM when they later refilled it that day. I rec'd a call and went to pick up my 1000 pesos.
Cashiers and gas station attendents will short you; I can't say if it's intentional or the inability to make change. It happens. Count your change.