Eh, I can see how Ed, or anyone could be alarmed by all the
emails out there. I commonly tell folks that if they get a email asking them to
'forward it' to simply first research it at either www.snopes.com and/or www.urbanlegends.com You will be
surprised at how many of them...a majority, are old hoaxes. Some I remember from
when Al Gore 'invented' the internet while he was filming Love Story movie...a
few of my favorites in no order but they STILL get around world by being
forwarded:
Microsoft will send you money (or Pepsi) if you forward a
email I know because I am a attorney, blah blah....this one has been around
world hundreds of times for many years!
Microsoft can trace your emails. This one also been around,
sure wished they could trace all my rich Nigerian friends.
AIDS needles are being left in coin return slots at public
phones. Please....when was last time you saw a damned public phone? Now if we
could just get those same needles stuck to drivers who use cell phones while
driving then I would buy case of needles.
Gang members will kill you if you flash your headlights This
one is just dumb. If any of you ever drive on I-10 south of me where it is 24
lanes wide it is lit up like you would not believe, and many people drive with
lights out at night not realizing they left mall, or store, or drunk, and no
lights, so not uncommon, I carry a 250,000 spotlight in my 82 Eagle to 'beam'
them when I see one, usually gets their attention as the spotlight has range of
almost mile.
Dying kid in UK wants you to send him business cards. That kid
ain't dying and family had to move if I recall due to this hoax, last I heard
the 'kid' is in his 20s, but people still send business cards to his old address
in attempt to help him break a world record before he dies. Not sure who the
poor SOB is how lives at that old address however but sure do pity
them.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:29
PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Not AMC
but worth knowing
Yeah snopes that shit before telling us the skies falling please.
Bart
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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