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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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