| There are a variety of methods that con artists can | | | | check kiting which is to use a check to make a |
| use in order to take money from cash registers in your | | | | purchase then withdraw the money from the bank |
| dollar store business. These usually involve a variety of | | | | prior to the check clearing. This ends up coming back |
| different forms of payment and depend on the | | | | as a bad check to your dollar store business. |
| particular circumstances. For example use of a stolen | | | | Multiple forms of payment are fairly common. In fact |
| credit card, fraudulent check, or using multiple forms of | | | | most people on public assistance might use food |
| payment. These are often paying with partial cash and | | | | stamps on one card and then use another card or |
| partial credit or check or the use of multiple credit | | | | cash to pay for the items not covered. There are also |
| cards in order to make a purchase. There are also | | | | individuals who will pay with debit on part of the |
| instances of individuals asking to charge credit onto a | | | | transaction and cash for the rest. These are fairly |
| debit card rather than use the pin. | | | | common practices and because of this con artists |
| While some of the instances may not be con artists at | | | | have an easy way to walk away with a number of |
| work they should be viewed with caution to protect | | | | items. Since it is a fairly standard practice it is not |
| your dollar store business. There are instances where | | | | something that arouses a lot of questions in the mind |
| an individual may have forgotten their pin number and | | | | of the employee. They simply accommodate the |
| wish to use the card as a credit card. This is usually | | | | customer. Your dollar store business faces the |
| encouraged by banks because of the fees they can | | | | challenge of understanding and then training all cashiers |
| earn but it also leaves a wide open angle for con | | | | to properly handle these challenging transactions. |
| artists. They can easily pull this off due to the lack of | | | | Credit card companies will call to verify or request a |
| signature checking run through a register, swipe, and | | | | phone call to receive verification if a large amount is |
| deal the card as credit, sign and go. | | | | charged to a card over a short period of time, or for |
| There are also individuals who will pass stolen or | | | | example a large amount in an out of state location. To |
| checks which belong to non existent bank accounts. | | | | avoid this, con artists will make a large purchase |
| While stolen checks may be easier to spot since | | | | charging only part of it to the card, making the |
| driver's licenses are becoming more and more of a | | | | purchase small enough to go unnoticed and then |
| requirement, when it comes to using checks, fraudulent | | | | purchase the rest with another form of payment. |
| checks may be harder for cashiers who are not | | | | These are just a few of the methods used by con |
| trained to notice smaller details. These checks are | | | | artists in order to obtain items without paying for them |
| usually made by professionals and appear to be real. | | | | at the cash register. Be sure to protect your dollar |
| The only difference is that they are usually attached to | | | | store business from these problems. |
| non- existent bank accounts. The is also a practice of | | | | To your dollar store business success! |