New way
of STEALING...
ESPECIALLY LOOK AT SCENE THREE...

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...

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!

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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..
(This scenario actually
happened to me at a local restaurant- Falls
Terrace-between the
waitress
and the front desk cashier.)

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 dialing.

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 canceled
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!

Scary isn't it.....

New way of STEALING...
Don't delete this
one!!