Ed, this is old hoax. While I am sure it may have happened to a few folks,
the widespread rumor has been around for awhile:
However! Really worth noting that if you have a credit card, many companies
are raising interest rates regardless of your past credit history! I have never
been late with one of mine, suddenly Citi decides that either I can 'opt out'
whihc means if I do, I can never use that card, will have to slowly pay it off
and then close account.....or, if I do nothing, they pop me for 29.99% rate!
That is pawn shop interest rates!
This is such a big deal it was even on news last night and amazingly, is
legal!
this is a heck of a lot worse than cash back!
Now back to our regularly scheduled AMC program.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:03
PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Not AMC but
worth knowing
Beware of this
new scam during the Holidays. . . .
It happened at Wal-Mart (Supercenter Store
#1279, 10411 N Freeway 45,
Houston, TX 77037 a month ago. I bought a bunch of stuff, over
$150, & I glanced at my receipt as the cashier was handing me the
bags. I saw a cash-back of $40. I told her I didn't request a cash back
& to delete it. She said I'd have to take the $40 because she
couldn't delete it. I told her to call a supervisor. Supervisor came & said
I'd have to take it. I said NO! Taking the $40 would be a cash advance
against my Discover & I 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 re-scan everything! The second time I looked at the
electronic pad before I signed & a cash-back of $20 popped up. At
that point I told the cashier & she deleted it. The total came out
right. The cashier agreed that the electronic pad must be defective
Obviously the cashier knew the electronic pad was defective because
she NEVER offered me the $40 at the beginning. Can you imagine how many
people went through before me & at the end of her shift how much
money she pocketed?
Just to alert everyone. My co
worker went to Milford,
DE Wal-Mart 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 a receipt and the cashier was annoyed and gave it to
her. My co worker didn't look at her receipt until later
that night. The receipt showed that she asked for $20 cash back. SHE DID
NOT ASK FOR CASH BACK! My co-worker called Wal-Mart who investigated but
could not see the cashier pocket the money. She then called her niece
who works for the bank and her niece told her this. This is a new scam
going on. The cashier will key in that you asked for cash back and then
hand it to her friend who is the next person in line.
Please, please, please check your receipts right away
when using credit or debit cards!
This is NOT limited to
Wal-Mart, although they are the largest retailer so they have the most
incidents I am adding to this. My husband and I were in Wal-Mart
North Salisbury and paying with credit card when my husband wen to sign
the credit card signer he just happen to notice there was a $20 cash
back added. He told the cashier that he did not ask nor want cash back
and she said this machine has been messing up and she cancelled it. We
really didn't think anything of it until we read this
email.
I wonder how many "seniors" or others 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!!! |
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