Cash Register Scam, or Hoax?
Are cash registers, or cashiers, adding cash-back money to your receipt? Snopes.com may have deemed this a hoax, but SafetySmart Lilburn isn't so sure.
Anytime emails with bold letters scream that there is a danger to everyone, I am inclined to check www.Snopes.com. When “Walmart Cash Back Scam” was entered, Snopes reported that this is a false report: That the only way cash back can be requested is from the customer side of the card reader. The site went on to say that it is probable that the customer “mistakenly hit the wrong button” to verify their signature. However, on Thursday I received a response to the alert sent from SafetySmart Lilburn to neighborhood leaders regarding this concern. Someone in Gwinnett County -- contacted by SafetySmart Lilburn -- made purchases a couple weeks ago at a big-box store and noted a $40 cash back charge added to her receipt. After repeated attempts …
