September 22, 2013

ATM scam

We have heard about ATM scams in Antigua, a tourist town in Guatemala, but last week we discovered that our very own tourist town, Chichicastenango, has been hit, too!  We found out firsthand when our ATM card was cloned and used in Spain and Venezuela to drain our account.  Fortunately, our bank returned all our money to us!  So we are no longer using ATMs here and are investigating other methods of getting cash, which is essential in this cash-based society.