SCAMS - WARNINGS - ETC. ETC.

Might be worth having a "Watch it" thread



This has just beem posted to me from a friend
Not sure if it's true but worth watching..
Don'y know if this is true, but worth watching anyhow.





ANOTHER SCAM

I bought a bunch of stuff, over £150, I glanced at my receipt as the cashier was handing me the bags and 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. She then called her niece who works for the bank and her niece told her 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 just Sainsburys; they are one of the largest retailers so they have the most incidents.

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!!!!!

Wow thanks for the warning Roger

Parcel Delivery Scam

Just been made aware of this one, so in case you're not aware.

A 'You've missed a delivery' card (from PDS in this case) is posted through your letterbox - you call on 0906 6611911, as soon as you get through to the recorded message you get billed for £315!

If you do get a card Royal Mail Fraud would like you to advise them on 020 7239 6655