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The original was posted on /r/newzealand by /u/2k4life on 2025-01-26 05:51:42+00:00.
My partner was waiting for her physical Wise Card to arrive for her trip overseas tomorrow when just this morning she noticed transactions totalling $2600 NZD made midnight last night, from Bunnings, Caltex, Flamingo, and Burkes Cycles.
We froze the card and reported to 105 Police and Wise. We suspect they stole it from our post box the day before and started spending as much as they could.
The card wasn't yet activated and we were under the impression that even if it was taken it couldn't be used, but looks like we were mistaken.
Massive bummer given the funds have been deducted already and she needed them for her trip overseas. We don't have insurance but hopefully the funds can be recovered somehow.
I guess this is just a bit of a rant and a reminder to be wary of theft of valueables from your postbox.