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'Desperate Housewife' swindled in ATM-card scam

May 23, 2007

BuddyTV:Even the celebs could learn a thing or two about protecting their ATM cards and PINs. Teri Hatcher, one of ABC's Desperate Housewives, discovered too late that her "lost" ATM card had been used to charge $12,000 in fraudulent transactions. After reporting to the bank too late that she had misplaced her ATM card, Hatcher learned that a fraudster had been using her card. "I called to cancel it and was actually stolen," Hatcher said.