Again, don't know who wrote this but it's interesting in that when using your credit or debt card we usually don't check the receipt until later when unloading the bags. I don't know if this is a real scam but it makes a lot of sense to check the receipt. It should show at the bottom cash received.
At Walmart they give you a receipt off hand, as does the Kohls that I go to. But a lot of grocery stores don't and I usually don't ask for one. How come? Something to think about.
By the way, always check your receipt listing of purchases that show up on your credit card bill. Nonprofits that you might contribute to have a nasty tendency to automatically take a contribution without your consent.
SHOPS NOW ASK IF YOU NEED A RECEIPT - (otherwise you don’t get one!!)
LEAVES IT WIDE OPEN DOESN’T IT ! (I’ve noticed this lately) KEEP THE RECEIPT . . . This is worth reading if shopping at stores with a credit card . . . They do not automatically hand you a receipt anymore if the sale is under $30. YOU MUST ASK FOR IT!!!
CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT!!!
An associate bought a heap of stuff the other day while on holiday (over $450) and, when he glanced at his receipt as the cashier was handing him the bags, he saw cash out of $20. He told her he didn't request any cash and to delete it. She said he would have to take the $20 because she simply couldn't delete it.
He told her to call a supervisor. Supervisor came and said he'd have to take it. He said NO Bloody way! Because taking the $20 would be a cash advance against his Credit Card and he wasn't paying interest on a cash advance!!! If they couldn't delete it, then they would have to delete the whole order.
So the supervisor had the cashier delete the whole order and re-scan everything! The second time he looked at the electronic pad before he pinned in his number and again . . . cash-back of $20 popped up!!!
At that point he told the cashier and she deleted it. The total then came out right. The cashier said that the Electronic Pad must be defective. Obviously the cashier knew the electronic pad was defective because she NEVER offered him any cash after either of the transactions.
Can you imagine how many people went through this check-out line before him and by the end of her shift how much money she pocketed?
His wife went into a Kohl’s Warehouse last week. She had her items rung up by the cashier. The cashier hurried her along and didn't give her a receipt. She asked the cashier for the receipt and the cashier seemed annoyed, but gave it to her.
She didn't look at her receipt until later that night when back at their Hotel. The receipt showed that she had asked for $20 cash. SHE DID NOT ASK FOR ANY CASH, NOR WAS SHE GIVEN ANY!!
So she called Kohl’s who investigated, but could not see that the cashier pocketed the money. They then spoke with a friend who works for one of the banks; they told them that this was a NEW SCAM that was bound to escalate.
The cashier will key in that you asked for cash and then hand it to one of her friends when they next come through the check-out queue. This is NOT limited to Kohl’s as they are just one of the largest retailers to have the most incidents.
I wonder how many "seniors" have been, or will be, "stung" by this one?????
To make matters worse... THIS SCAM CAN BE DONE ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY RETAIL OR WHOLESALE LOCATION!!! IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. CHECK YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT . . . . .
I SAY AGAIN, CHECK YOUR RECEIPT!!!!!
I've since seen people do just that . . . SO, NOW I'LL START TOO!
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