Kuwaiti Treasure
Apologies for length...

Well, when I was in Iraq a few years ago I was lucky enough to get something called OSD. Operational Stand Down, where 4 lucky guys a week get to go to Kuwait, stay on the American camp and have fun and explore the city (which is very much like Dubai/Qatar).

As it was the first time I'd been out of the desert in 5 months I went a bit overboard with 5 months worth of untouched wages (with overseas extras) in the American PX. We're talking new DSLR's, Lenses, clothes, knives, presents for people, huge cigars, food....new bags to put it all in. I was having a blast.
What I didn't know, is that this was flagged up back in England with my bank as 'strange behaviour' as my card had gone from not being used for so long to being rinsed. What I also didn't know, was that the American ATM's and chip & pin machines on base, were routed through America first, not Kuwait.

I got a phonecall off my dad a few days later (who was managing my mail etc. for me whilst I was away) saying the bank had detected fraudulent activity on my account and someone had been spending my money in Texas.
I didn't click on at first and neither did he. He had already told the bank I was in Iraq, not America and could prove it.

I got back every penny I spent there as the bank assumed it was fraud and got to keep everything.
( Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Mon 25 May 2009, 16:36, 4 replies)

Hey mate, can you grab me a couple of things please?
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Mon 25 May 2009, 20:47, closed)

You sir,
sound like a Nigerian scammer. Haha
( Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Tue 26 May 2009, 14:34, closed)

And now you are due $600?
You are a spawny git :)
( chthonic, Wed 27 May 2009, 9:24, closed)

I know!
It's the first bit of luck I've had since when this QOTW answer happened. I thought for a while though it was karmas revenge as I found out about the video being stolen literally 10 minutes after I submitted this via a PM on here.
( Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Wed 27 May 2009, 14:39, closed)