Husky Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 ok so im not normally one to even read these fwd'd emails but this one seems plausable enough it might be worth taking note of. EDIT: WARNING CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT 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 Credit card & 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 , Sainsburys 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 Sainsburys 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 the queue. Please, please, please check your receipts right away when using credit or debit cards! This is NOT limited to Sainsburys; they are one of the largest retailers so they have the most incidents. I am adding to this. My husband and I were in Sainsburys 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 canceled 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!!! BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT........CHECK YOUR RECEIPT!!!!! THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. CHECK YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE LEAVING THE STAND. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO JUST THAT. NOW I'LL START! Quote
M13KYF Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 hoax http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cash-back-scam-warning.shtml Quote
Husky Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 dammit, i will keep to not reading fwd'd crap then you give them one little chance and it turns out to be BS Quote
M13KYF Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 dammit, i will keep to not reading fwd'd crap then you give them one little chance and it turns out to be BS your a s bad as my dad for sending chain emails Quote
Stew Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 I was reading it and it was americanised but with Sainsburys lobbed in. Quote
Husky Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 dammit, i will keep to not reading fwd'd crap then you give them one little chance and it turns out to be BS your a s bad as my dad for sending chain emails i have a rule of hating them and only ever recieve a few of which i only read a small amount. My dad always sends the fwd'd jokes that are 5 pages long and end up not being funny Quote
sparky370z Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Surely u would realise that it's 20 quid more expensive. But 40 quid. I would defo question it. As said it's a silly US hoax. Quote
narcotix Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Hahaha ... These sorta messages make me laugh ... I think you'd have to be an idiot to fall for something like this .. Quote
Husky Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 Hahaha ... These sorta messages make me laugh ... I think you'd have to be an idiot to fall for something like this .. Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Similar thing happened at my Local pub... A girl was doing this and pocketing the money, she got prosecuted Quote
Stew Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Similar thing happened at my Local pub... A girl was doing this and pocketing the money, she got prosecuted Customer: Can I have a pint of lager please? Barmaid: Certainly. Barmaid: Here you go, that's £13.40 please. Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Similar thing happened at my Local pub... A girl was doing this and pocketing the money, she got prosecuted Customer: Can I have a pint of lager please? Barmaid: Certainly. Barmaid: Here you go, that's £13.40 please. Mmm - not quite, she was a bit brighter and more selective than that If people we're pi££ed up asking for £10 cash back she would stick £20 on and pocket the tenner.. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 the fact that when you pay by card the price comes up on the little stand thing, and if that doesn't match with the little screen on the card reader i'd be asking questions. i suppose it helps that i'm a tight arse with money. Quote
Ricey Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 People who send chain emails need a knob glassing. Luckily for them them then to be female and therefore cannot benefit from such a corrective treatment. Quote
Husky Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 People who send chain emails need a knob glassing. Luckily for them them then to be female and therefore cannot benefit from such a corrective treatment. the repetetive use of the term knob glassing makes my days so much happier, thankyou! Quote
Ricey Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Its up there with classics such as 'I'm going to bum you in the gob'........no amount of overuse can lessen the effect. I actually managed to say that to my manager once.........along with setting up an out office when I went on holiday that specifically emailed him back with 'your a ****, your a ****, your a ****'. Its a wonder I'm still here to be honest! Quote
Husky Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 Its up there with classics such as 'I'm going to bum you in the gob'........no amount of overuse can lessen the effect. I actually managed to say that to my manager once.........along with setting up an out office when I went on holiday that specifically emailed him back with 'your a ****, your a ****, your a ****'. Its a wonder I'm still here to be honest! you have skills sir Quote
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