Check Your Receipts to Protect Yourself from Potential Debit Card Scams

How many times do you simply take a receipt shove it in your pocket and then eventually throw it right in the garbage? That receipt is a ledger that tells you how much you paid for the items you ACTUALLY bought. When using your debit card, you want to make sure you pay close attention to this sales ledger. You may be the victim of a scam.

A man went into a Walmart and made some purchases. After looking at his receipt he realized somethings wasn't quite right.

Basically with a debit card and pin number you have the opportunity, in most places, to get cash back for your purchase. That is something you would choose on the pin pad. Is there another way that money being taken out can be activated. When using this method of payment be sure to be extra vigilant and always keep your information private.

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