£ note money trick

[Steph86]

Hi geeks,

I am sure most of you are aware of the £20 note trick (can be done with £5, £10, £20, £50 notes)

We have had it tried twice in the past two weeks and again today, but the lady on reception fell for it (thankfully it was only £5)

So if you retail things like drinks/creams-other small cost items be wary if a passer by calls in to buy such product (odd in its self)

They get you first of all, flustered by taking asking questions-opening times, price of this or that...

You give them change, then they ask you "Oh could you change this for *insert what ever amount* and this for *what ever amount*" & so on.

You end up giving them the product AND the original amount they gave you.

Annoying! Xx

 

[LIME]

I must be having a 'blonde' day - I don't get it lol

 

[Steph86]

I don't know exactly how the trick works, but they con you in to giving them their money back...

Let's say they buy something for £3 with a £20 note-in the end they get the product their change and the £20 note back. (You end up £20 down)

Its a lot of talking and confusing you when you are dealing with change.

Its not usually something a customer ie having their nails does, just random people call in and try their luck. And with xmas coming up I can only imagine it will get worse.

I'm going to have a look on youtube as it was on TV bbc3 hustlers programme how it is done so we can keep our eyes peeled! Xx

 

[Steph86]

BID Preston

Llinks to an explaination

http://scams.wikispaces.com/Change+Rising

 

[dolled up]

We've had it happen at my non industry job (chippy) when the queue is out the door and everyone's running round like a headless chicken! Wasnt me tho, I don't fall for it but I know it's easily done. Some people are so evil! Xx

 

[jenny miles]

This went on in a salon I worked in about 10yrs ago, they wait until the busiest time of day & try to catch you out.....its awful!xxx

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[wonderwoman]

join the que i have bimbo moments all the time, i almost this happen to me in the end i said HOLD ON, stop asking me all these bloody questions, one at a time! (they love to interupt themselves!) In the end they sussed out that i wasnt gona have my receptionist money down! Nice little digs of manners always helps! So does a calculator! hehe! xoxo

 

[taggyboy]

Ooh what sneaky people. Think I would simply say, sorry cant give you any change we need as many coins as possible when we are busy.

 

[Tomme]

They are cheeky people, and the sad part is... They make it into a profession, the notes they originally gave you were probably scammed.
Iv seen it done and had to tip off a member of staff to step in at the till. They didn't get away with anything luckily xoxo

 

[Violets/Ruperts]

It really annoys me! Fake notes can be just as frustrating though, you don't realise you have it until it's in the till when you're busy.
I once got told I had a fake pound when trying to pay in Tesco! I can understand checking for fake notes, but the amount of fake pound coins in this country?! Something I must be more vigilant about in future.

 

[JuZz'<3]

It's terrible, You can tell its Christmas again, all these silly scams come out around this time of year xx