Warning - Xmas scam (this story originated in NZ)

[panda]

CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT

A friend of mine bought a heap of stuff the other day while holidaying in Australia (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'd have to take the $20 because she 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.

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 before him and by the end of her shift how much money she pocketed?

His wife went into a “Coles 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 IT!

So she called “Coles” who investigated but could not see the cashier pocket the money.

When back in NZ 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 come to NZ, especially around Christmas time.

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 Coles; they are just one of the largest retailers so they 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 RETAIL OR WHOLESALE LOCATION!!!

IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. CHECK YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT........CHECK YOUR RECEIPT!!!!!.

I've since seen people do just that….. SO NOW I'LL START!

[Komeuppance]

Uh... doesn't anyone look at the totals on the screen before signing??

-Robert

[leoca]

Thanks for your interesting story Panda but mine is worse.

About 2 year ago, I purchased some fuel from the local BP service station.Now as you know they often ask if you would like cash out also .Well I asked for $50.
I left and so on.

Now it was about 3 days later that I went to pay for something with cash...i knew I had some in there...but there was only about 10.
Now I thought to myself...where is that $50 I took out at the BP?.

I checked and had kept the receipt...looked frantically for 5 mins ..nothing.

So I took the plunge and decided to ring BP about it to see.i thought it was gonna be a waste of time I must admit but it was worth a try.

I got onto the manager who wanted the receipt details ...told me to wait ...and then says "yes we have suspicions about an employee - can you come down?".
So I arrive and he leads me into a little office at the back...and I didn't know but they actually FILM everything.
So he proceeds replay to me the transaction ,( a bit spooky) and you can see that sneaky theif bloody well watching me walk back to my car , and then sticking the money in his bag!!!!.I remember he asked me a question immediately he gave the card back, must have interupted my concentration...

He had been fired a day before for giving his mates free smokes when they present some voucher or something too.

Funny thing was they JUST refunded the cash with an apology (not a very good one) and gave me his phone number and said"you could actually make money from this" .What they wanted me to extort money from him or I'll go to the police???.

Anyway...glad I kept thet receipt or I'd have lost it.

Yep, keep receipts , or don't risk it I don't do it anymore.