LAKELAND, Fla. – A local dinner outing ended in a bank account nightmare after a Lakeland waitress allegedly stole a customer’s debit card information to fund an $893.88 shopping spree, according to Polk County Sheriff’s Office records.
The incident began on April 16, 2026, when a woman and her husband went out for dinner at a Lakeland sports bar. They paid their bill using a debit card. By the next morning, the victim received a string of bank alerts for three unauthorized charges: $600 at the Posh Day Spa in Winter Haven, $93.88 at a Chili’s Bar & Grille in Lakeland, and $200 at the Florida Cosmetic Center.
The victim contacted the Winter Haven day spa and learned that the $600 charge was used to buy six gift cards. While the victim was on the phone with the business, a second line rang. It was a woman named Angela trying to book an appointment using those exact gift cards. The spa did not have any openings, but the business’s caller ID caught the name Angela Borrero…