just a warning reminder. all this week
scam #1
son responded to a car on cl. the customer, through e-mail
it directed him to e-bay
owner sent tons of pics, and car fax but would not take pay-pal, said car was in washington
son sent back he would pay for an independent mechanic to look at, also , asking about why not pay-pal , and he would buy it at the buy it now price if through pay-pal. he also contacted e-bay
e-bay contacted himj, wanted all the info adn copies of all the e-mails
add disappeared that day, he found out, from e-bay, it was all a scam it all originated in portugal ( how e-bay found that out I dont know)
( it was not for a bmw)
scam #2 sent to me
Subject: Christmas Time. Check Your Receipts
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 went 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" 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!!!
scam #1
son responded to a car on cl. the customer, through e-mail
it directed him to e-bay
owner sent tons of pics, and car fax but would not take pay-pal, said car was in washington
son sent back he would pay for an independent mechanic to look at, also , asking about why not pay-pal , and he would buy it at the buy it now price if through pay-pal. he also contacted e-bay
e-bay contacted himj, wanted all the info adn copies of all the e-mails
add disappeared that day, he found out, from e-bay, it was all a scam it all originated in portugal ( how e-bay found that out I dont know)
( it was not for a bmw)
scam #2 sent to me
Subject: Christmas Time. Check Your Receipts
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 went 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" 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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