Be sure to read Scene 3
Quite interesting.
This is a new one. People sure stay busy trying to cheat us,
don't they?
SCENE 1.
A friend went to the local gym and placed his belongings in the
Locker.
After the workout and a shower, he came out, saw
The locker open, and thought to himself, 'Funny, I thought I
Locked the locker.
mm, 'He dressed and just flipped the
Wallet to make sure all was in order.
Everything looked okay - all cards were in place..
A few weeks later his credit card bill came - a whooping bill of $14,000!
He called the credit card company and started yelling at them, saying that he did not make the
Transactions.
Customer care personnel verified that there was no Mistake in the system and asked if his card had been
Stolen..
'No,' he said, but then took out his wallet, pulled out the credit card, and yep - you guessed it - a
Switch had been made.
An expired similar credit card from
The same bank was in the wallet.
The thief broke into his locker at the gym and switched cards.
Verdict: The credit card issuer said since he did not report the card missing earlier, he would
Have to pay the amount owed to them.
How much did he have to pay for items he did not buy?
$9,000! Why were there no calls made to verify the amount
Swiped?
Small amounts rarely trigger a 'warning bell'
With some credit card companies.
It just so happens that all the small amounts added up to big one!
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SCENE
2.
A man at a local restaurant paid
For his meal with his credit card.
The bill for the meal came, he signed it and the waitress folded the
Receipt and passed the credit card along.
Usually, he would just take it and
place it in his wallet or pocket. Funny enough, though, he
actually took a look at the card and, lo and behold, it was
the expired card of another person.
He called the waitress and she
looked perplexed.
She took it back, apologized, and hurried back to the counter under the watchful eye of the
man.
All the waitress did while walking to the counter was wave the wrong expired card to the counter cashier,
and the counter cashier immediately looked down and took out the
real card.
No exchange of words --- nothing! She took
it and came back to the man with an apology.
Verdict:
Make sure the credit cards in your wallet are yours.
Check the name on the card
every time you sign for something and/or the card is taken away
for even a short period of time.
Many people just take back the credit card without even looking at it, 'assuming'
that it has to be theirs.
FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DEVELOP
THE HABIT OF CHECKING YOUR CREDIT CARD EACH TIME IT IS RETURNED TO
YOU AFTER A TRANSACTION!
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SCENE
3:
Yesterday I went into a pizza restaurant to pick up an order that I had called in.
I paid by using my Visa Check Card which, of
course, is linked directly to my checking
account.
The young man behind the counter took my card, swiped it, then laid it on
the counter as he waited for the approval, which is pretty standard procedure.
While he waited, he picked up
his cell phone and started dialling.
I noticed the phone because it is the same model I have, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. ?
Then I heard a click that sounded like my phone sounds when I take a picture
He then gave me back my card but kept the phone in his hand as if he was still pressing buttons.
Meanwhile, I'm thinking: I wonder
what he is taking a picture of, oblivious to what was really going
on.
It then dawned on me: the only thing there was my credit card, so now I'm
paying close attention to what he is doing.
He set his phone on the counter, leaving it open.
About five seconds later, I heard the chime that tells you that the picture
has been saved.
Now I'm standing there struggling
with the fact that this boy just took a picture of my credit
card.
Yes, he played it off well, because had we not
had the same kind of phone, I probably would never have known what
happened.
Needless to say, I immediately cancelled
that card as I was walking out of the pizza
parlour.
All I am saying is, be aware of your surroundings at all times.
Whenever you are using
your credit card take caution and don't
be careless.
Notice who is standing near you and what they are doing when you use your card.
Be aware of phones, because many have a camera phone these days.
FORWARD
THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN THINK OF. LET'S GET THE WORD
OUT! JUST BE AWARE
Never let your card out of your
sight.....check and check
again!
