Ontario teen who didn't report missing bank card told to repay $16,000 in fraudulent charges

An Ontario teen who lost his bank card was told to repay $16,000 after fake government cheques were deposited into his account without him knowing.

Now, he is 18 years old and wishes he had, as his bank is saying he is responsible for $16,000 in fraudulent cheques.

Angus, Ont. teen Quinton Thompson said his bank card went missing about a year ago and since he had spent his money from working in the summer months, he said he never bothered to check his bank account for over a month.

"At the end of November 2020 I lost my bank card and then, maybe early December, I reported it lost and I got a new one shipped to my house," Thompson told CTV News Toronto.

But during the time his card was missing, someone had found his bank card and deposited a fake government cheque of $8,026 into his Bank of Montreal account and then proceeded to withdraw the money.