Scams

[Cori]

I was just alerted by a friend that there seems to be some scamming going on in the retail market, I won't name the store involved as I don't know if its true. With Christmas shopping season upon us, I thought it might be a good time to remind everyone to look over your receipts before you leave the stores.

The scam goes like this: The cashier rings up your purchase, and tacks on a cash back of say $20 to $40 which she/he doesn't actually give to you. When you tell the cashier you didn't ask for a cash back, they will tell you they can't remove it and try to get you to just take the money.

In some instances, cash backs trigger paying of interest which just makes the ripoff even worse. It is my understanding that the money from the cash back, if you leave the store and never noticed it, gets handed off to someone else so the cashier never gets caught. Anyway, heads up everyone..don't let anyone scam you.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

Thanks Cori,,, got to love the holiday spirit (sigh)

 

[martha1014]

I am glad you brought this to our attention. I never check my receipts from a purchase. I guess I just assume that it is correct. This is a good way for cashiers to make them a quick buck. I always check my totals on my online banking account but it would be too late to prove you didn't get the cash.

 

[Cori]

This time of the year seems to bring out the dishonesty in many or perhaps because its a holiday we just assume everyone should be jolly, happy, and honest... I don't know. It makes me sick when I hear about stuff like this.

My husband got scammed of sorts just recently. He asked for $100 back in cash when he deposited some checks at the drive through. The bank teller swears she gave it to him, even though he opened the envelope there and there was no cash. He went into the bank and they counted her drawer. Of course the drawer rang up correctly. Not really sure what happened, I assume the bank teller was on camera at all times so stealing it would have been hard. However we ended up having to eat the loss, the bank would not do anything about it. Made me so mad I wanted to switch banks then and there. We have never had an issue like this happen at the bank before or since then.

 

[Cori]

One of our members, Osculum, has alerted me to a site that says that the scam my friend sent me is just a myth. While the wording was not exact I do see enough similarities in one of them that now I feel silly. At any rate, be careful you guys, it sounds like it would be easy enough to do. Thanks Osculum for clearing this up.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

Thanks anyway Cori for thinking of us.., I agree it's something that sounds like they could do and pull off.. never hurts to pay more attention anyway.

 

[Mary Kay]

Don't feel silly..while this may not have been the case..this time, it is a real problem! I don't use debit cards or rarely use a credit card when shopping, my daughter does and this DID happen to her. She couldn't prove it and it was for $10.00. The store in question did find a pattern of complaints with one cashier and fired him.
A heads up is always helpful!!!!
I found an artical on-line about CVS, it seems it's cheaper to pay fines then hire extra people to check expirey dates on things like baby forula, Milk, and other pershiables. Buyer beware!
CVS in court (again) for (even more) expired drugs, milk, eggs, and formula -- DailyFinance

 

[rocketvapor]

This is a myth...check out snopes.com for the real story.

It's a great web site where they research so-called "urban legends". They de-bunk a lot of rumors.

 

[Aquarius]

now im curious as to who it might be... i blame best buy cuz they like ripping people off