A few weeks ago, I tried to withdraw some money from an ATM here while it was being filled with money. It spit out the card and told me to wait. When they were done, I put it back in and there were no problems. A little while later my father informed me that my bank had sent a letter informing me of “suspicious activity” with my ATM card. I had to call them up and verify the transactions (including the botched one). Today, I went down to the ATM and it told me that my bank has refused the transaction. What the hell? I’ve been using this card here, in Dubai, Istanbul, Greece, and Malta without any problems for the past year.
Now
they’re suspicious… It isn’t a huge deal just yet, but I need to straighten this out, it’s the only way I have of getting money here. Yemen is strictly a cash economy, credit cards are all but useless here. Well, I guess I’ll call them again, wish me luck…