Police are reminding business owners to be vigilant when using their EFTPOS machines as a result of a recent spate of fraudulent transactions.
Authorities said a number of retail stores throughout the Metropolitan area and regional districts close to Perth have fallen victim to cardless fraud scams.
It's been reported to police that a person will purchase a number of items from the store and manually enter the credit card details without necessarily having the actual credit card with them.
Police suggest that businesses check the merchant copy of their receipt, in particular, for letter codes “M” “K” and “H” which show a manual transaction has occurred.
If you are unsure of the letter codes or have concerns about current transactions, please contact your financial institution in the first instance.
This morning Mundijong Police reported a a local business fell victim to a scam similar to the one described by WA Police, where a man described as African in appearance made off with $500 in cash.
Are you a Trusting, Gullible business owner. Another fraud attempt last night -Mundijong - on a business where a male, described as African appearance, presents a stolen card to pay for goods, say 50$, accidentally (NOT) enters $550 then asks for the $500 in cash back. FRAUDðŸ˜
— Mundijong Police (@MundijongPol) June 11, 2018
Police said if business owners believe their stores have been used for fraudulent transactions, to report it to police on 131 444.
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