I didn’t know there was a ‘clear’ button on the pumps! Have to check it out. (Dale, Mom, Mimi)
Subject: FW: FW: Using credit/debit card?
>>> Maybe you knew this all along, but just maybe you are like me and
never noticed it before.
>>>
>>> Using credit/debit card? Read this note very carefully. I did not
know about the clear button, but I will be pushing the clear button
before I swipe my gas or
debit card and after just to be safe.
>>>
>>> People are getting really desperate due to the constantly rising
gas
>>> prices. A friend just told me
>>> about something that happened to one of his coworkers.
>>>
>>> She used her credit/debit card to purchase gas at the pump (like
most
>>> of us do). She received her
>>> receipt like normal.
>>>
>>> However, when she checked her statement, there were 2 $50. charges
>>> Added in addition to her
>>> purchase. Upon investigation, she found out that because she did
not
>>> press the 'clear'
>>> button on the pump, the employee inside the store was able to use
her
>>> card to purchase his/her
>>> own gas!
>>>
>>> To keep this from happening, after you get your receipt, you must
press
>>> the 'CLEAR' button or your
>>> information will be stored until the next customer inserts their
card.
>>>
>>> Be sure to tell all your friends/family so that this doesn't happen
to
>>> them!
>>>
>>> I had never noticed the clear button but I got gas the other day
and
>>> sure enough it is there. I shall
>>> be using it from now on
