Suspicious Credit Card Activity at Scottadito in Park Slope

Has anyone heard of any problems with credit card charges at Scottadito Osteria Toscana on Union Street in Park Slope?

I was at Scottadito on May 20 for an evening meal. Somehow, I managed to leave my credit card in the restaurant.

When I realized the card was missing a couple of days later I called the restaurant, and someone called Bradley told me they had the card and I could come and get it any time. My wife picked up the card a couple of days later.

I thought nothing of it until a few days ago when I checked my credit card statement and saw a $69 charge for the meal I had followed by a $474.15 charge a couple of days later.

I called the restaurant straight away and was soon contacted by a manager called Katherine, who said she was new having just replaced the old manager.

Katherine said she would look into the charge and apologized (insincerely) before giving me a brief lecture about how she would like to cut up credit cards that get left behind in restaurants.

I contacted my credit card company who canceled my card straight away.

The following day I received a voicemail from a woman called Rita who said she was Scottadito's bookkeeper. Rita said she would look into my problem.

One day later Rita called to explain that my card must have been swiped in error on a busy night. She offered to refund the $474.15 immediately. (When I told her Chase had canceled my card because of suspicious activity she told me I should find a different bank.)

By now I was a little suspicious. A $474 bill would have to be a pretty big table in a restaurant where entrees cost about $20. And I found it difficult to believe that someone could swipe my card by mistake.

I told Rita I wanted to speak to the owner. Rita told me the restaurant was owned by Nomidi Corp but she did not know who the owner was.

When pressed she admitted that she knew who the owner was but she said she "won't give out that information" and that she would get him to call me.

A little later she sent me an email showing the charge had been refunded to my card and I replied saying I still wanted to hear from the owner.

That was about four or five days ago. Needless to say, there has been no phone call.

i find it strange that the owner does not seem concerned about this.

Has anyone else had a problem with this restaurant?

And does anyone know who the owner is?