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- From: "Harold Kitching" <harold.kitching01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Pam Camidge" <pam.camidge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Forum chats guade forum" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:19:42 -0000
New ways of STEALING...
ESPECIALLY LOOK AT SCENE THREE...
Be sure to read Scene 3. Quite interesting.
This is a new one. People sure stay busyTrying 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...Hmm, '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! ============================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! ==========================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 AWARENever let your
card out of your sight.....check and check again! Scary isn't it.....
You will
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