One of the first days I worked in a station, I got my first ever short-change scam. It was a particularly petty example; they claimed I'd given them a penny instead of a pound. This was easily disproven, as we don't keep pennies in our floats! I suspect they wanted a chocolate bar or soda & had underestimated the cost of their ticket... Thinking back, I'm quite surprised I never had someone try this when I worked in petrol stations in the 90s - although that would have been easier to disprove as the cash drawers were always kept relatively empty, all big notes were immediately shoved into the safe so any claims that they'd given me £20 or £50 could be shot down without a count.
Someone tried the old change-up scam at my local cafe the other week; the server was far too sharp to get caught & brilliantly dismantled the attempted scammer's shenanigans.
Someone tried the old change-up scam at my local cafe the other week; the server was far too sharp to get caught & brilliantly dismantled the attempted scammer's shenanigans.
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