Weird-News: Single Tank of Gas: $84,000

[arniejolt]

Three Tanks of Gas: Around $143,000.

Reaction when getting the bill: Priceless.


There are new developments surrounding an $84,000 charge for a single tank of gas.

NewsChannel 5 Investigates first revealed the story on Wednesday, but it turns out that Ray Crockett was not the only person slapped with an outrageous charge by Mapco.

NewsChannel 5 Investigates has now found others facing the same troubles, yet Mapco has been unwilling to answer questions about exactly what's causing the problem.

In fact, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has now confirmed that at least three Mapco customers have been seriously overcharged at area Mapco stations.

"That is insane. That is just beyond mind-blowing crazy," Nikki Johnson told NewsChannel 5 Investigates.

Johnson was at the Mapco on Memorial Boulevard in Murfreesboro on Saturday.

"I bought a coffee drink, and I pre-paid for gas," she recalled.

Johnson paid $22.47 with her debit card.

But her bank statement shows she was charged $58,278.35.

When she showed friends, their reaction was, "What in the world? Did you buy the Mapco?"

There was Ray Crockett who spent $30 for a tank of gas on Friday at a Mapco in Donelson. As NewsChannel 5 Investigates reported Wednesday, his bank statement shows he was charged $84,522.54.

And the same thing happened to another customer at a Mapco in Hermitage on July 4th. He bought $10 worth of gas and was charged $84,073.85.

In all three cases, the banks processed the charges, effectively cleaning out the customers' accounts and leaving them severely overdrawn.

The rest of the article at NewsChannel5:
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19...ges-from-mapco

[LiveHomeVideo]

They should be f***ing sued! That's theft in every way.

[topdrawer]

what kind of bank overdraws that kind of cash? my bank would of called me me right away before proceeding.

[Lawdog1521]

BofA sends a guy over to my house with a lead pipe if I overdraw $5.

[Witticus]

what kind of bank overdraws that kind of cash? my bank would of called me me right away before proceeding.

That's what I'm thinking. You'd think they'd postpone the transaction of that magnitude...

[ClaptonsWig]

BofA sends a guy over to my house with a lead pipe if I overdraw $5.

Is his name Mr Body?

[charliesmile]

That's what I'm thinking. You'd think they'd postpone the transaction of that magnitude...

Maybe they figured the customer got a shiny new tank and needed to fill it up?

(seriously though, that's some BS on the part of both the bank and Mapco.)