Great Day in the Neighborhood! NOT!

[1969Mach1]

Thanks, that is appreciated. Sorry Jenn I've stole your thread. hehehe... this is the low down. I was never truely trained on how to accpect Visa or Mastercard in our store. I work at a very little store, I'll take a picture of it tonight if I remember. We only have 4 employees and pretty much all of us are new. The other guy and I are really new. Like I've only been there for like 3-4 weeks along with the other guy. And the manager has been there for less then 3 months. Now all the stolen cards have been used agaist the new guys. Honestly at this point I don't even care if I loose my job, I just don't want to be charged for neglegence (which he said was on my part). The job is just a part time job for me to earn some cash. If I loose it I can get a job in many other places as I've been offered a few already, but this location was convient, and it's in a mall so I get to watch the beautiful woman walk by all day. =) I think my mistake was not double checking the signature on a few of the purchases. Which I kick myself for now, but I wasn't even really trained. It was pretty much here ya go. I was closing the store all by myself the 3rd shift. I don't believe I will be using this job on my resume though. lol I can't see much good coming out of it. But it's okay my other jobs I left on excellent terms, + I worked for the goverment so everything is great with them. Well I work at 5 so it's going to be a fun filled evening of crap.

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Originally posted by Mr 5 0
Originally posted by 1969Mach1

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Sorry to learn of your troubles. I don't know Canadian law or the details of this situation so I can't offer any specific advice but apparently the assumption is that you and the other guy set up a fraud operation. Friends with fake or stolen credit cards buy tons of stuff, you wink at them, approve the sales and split the stuff or sell it and split the money later, claiming ignorance when it hits the fan. You can understand why this could look fishy to your employer and the police.

I would guess that your personal liability will rest on what kind of ID you required and what kind of record you made of the ID the thieves gave for these big purchases. If it's on file and you followed normal procedures you should be O.K. If you got sloppy and didn't verify everything correctly, you could have a problem. Your employer and the police will be looking for a connection between you and the buyers with the fake/stolen credit cards. If there is one, you're toast, if not, you can probably skate but even so, your job is probably in jeopardy unless you are really well-liked and a valuable employee with a perfect record. It's a 'trust issue'.

Assuming you're perfectly innocent here I would think that once everything has been checked out, you'll be O.K., legally. Thieves make purchases with stolen or fake credit cards all the time, unfortunately, and low-level store employees are not held liable for the losses nor should they be, as long as all normal verification procedures were followed. Don't be too defensive but don't let yourself be bullied, either. If you did nothing wrong, say so and don't let anyone involved make you feel guilty for what some low-life thieves did. You're as much a 'victim' as the store. Remind them of that and be sure that your employment record is cleared of any negative remarks concerning this incident. If not, getting another job could be tough.

You have to look out for your interests here and I wish you well in doing so. I only regret that I can't offer more help at this time. Keep us informed as to what's happening with this. Best of luck to you.