The couple realized something was wrong on May 31, when they were shopping and their credit card was declined. According to the police report, "Jenelle immediately called her credit/debit card company, (VB) Bank of America. Jenelle was told by Bank of America that suspicious activity was found on their account."
At home, Jenelle York checked her account online, and found several charges which neither she or her husband had made. The purchases had been made overseas to a jewellery website, Netflix and FTD, an online florist company. David York stated the purchases ranged from the East Coast to England and Germany.
Three days later, David York opened his front door and found a black box sitting on their front step. He opened the box and discovered a rose, a vase and a card attached that read "Thank You." "We were wondering where it was going to go," he said. "We didn't expect it to arrive here. I called up my wife and said, 'Honey, I know where the flowers went. Here.'" Bank of America have given the couple a full refund.
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At first I thought it was just the criminal taunting their victim. But a professional criminal will probably not bother with such antics.
I'm guessing that maybe buying a flower for one's home address allows for other unusual purchases to go through a bank's algorithm. Presumably regular customers will make less common purchased for special occasions such as an anniversary, so if purchases are made along with a flower purchase it is less likely to trigger an alter from the banks.
Just a hypothesis.
I like that hypothesis, Tadashi. Makes sense to me!
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