"CASH BACK" you did not ask for; cashier pocket the $$

twincougars · Dec 7, 2009

I received this in an email:

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"CASH BACK" you did not ask for. <o

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[FONT=&quot]THIS SCAM CAN BE DONE ANYWHERE, AT ANY RETAIL OR WHOLESALE LOCATION!

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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!
TAKE THE TIME TO SEND THIS TO YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS

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GXS · Dec 7, 2009

didn't act like a cash advance

i made a mistake at walmart and they gave me $20 cash. i thought it would be treated as a cash advance with interest accruing from that date forward.

it appears that cash given in this manner is not treated as a cash advance as there was no interest when i paid my bill IN FULL.

Siskiyoumom · Nov 7, 2010

Thank you for the heads up.
:ld:

pbnichol · Nov 26, 2010

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/atm/cashback.asp

This is not possible; a cashier has no way of initiating a "cash back" transaction unless you give them control of the key pad. They are not able to make any changes through their register.

Pb

jbow · Feb 23, 2011

I once had a girl at a grocery checkout change the amount I wrote on a check... I noticed it in the parking lot and went back in. She sort of turned her back and changed it.... I didn't reaize she was up to anything but I looked at my receipt and knew something wasn't right. It was like 20 bucks, I don't remember exactly, it was 20+ years ago. I didn't press charges but she got fired.
You gotta pay attention. Honest people naturally think other people are honest too, but you have to check.

J

peekaboo · Feb 23, 2011

pbnichol said:
http://www.snopes.com/fraud/atm/cashback.asp

This is not possible; a cashier has no way of initiating a "cash back" transaction unless you give them control of the key pad. They are not able to make any changes through their register.

Pb

I work PT as a cashier, not a wally world. It is absolutely possible for me to add cash back to any transaction without someone turning control of the outer key pad to me because threw my cash register I have control of the key pad.

mythreemonkeykids · Mar 15, 2011

I agree with Peekaboo, I too can do this at my register. I don't. But the possibility is there. Also, just so you know, it is against the law in some states to request ID when you pay with a credit card. So anyone can use your credit card, even if you say request id on the back.

"CASH BACK" you did not ask for; cashier pocket the $$

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