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Texaco Customers in Ponce Report Irregular Card Charges; Cooperative Blames System Error

Published Nov 11, 2026, 12:00 PM ASTvia WAPA TV

Several people have reported on social media what they call irregularities in charges made by a Texaco gas station in Ponce, Puerto Rico. One of those affected, Abimael Valentín, said he spotted "strange transactions" on his bank account a week earlier, and that when he went to file a claim the station’s manager told him the case was under investigation.

"At the moment, the banks are not showing their faces and the transactions appear from August and old dates," he said.

"At the moment, the banks are not showing their faces and the transactions appear from August and old dates," he said. In a written statement, the savings and credit cooperative that serves this brand said the transactions had already been made but the debits had not been reflected in the corresponding accounts. The cooperative said the situation stems from a system error that caused some transactions not to be debited at the proper time and to remain pending.

Valentín said the transactions do not match up, that there are several cases and that people from Texas have written to him, and he called on the owner to come forward.

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  • Ponce

    132,760Census estimate, 2020–20241692Founded114.9 sq mi (297.7 km²)Area
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