Is It Necessary to Press the Clear Button After Paying at the Gas Pump?
Forwarded email advises service station customers to press the ‘clear’ button after using a debit or credit card at the gas pump so subsequent users won’t be able to ‘piggyback’ charges on their accounts. Description: Email rumor Circulating since: May 2008 Status: False Example #1: Email contributed by Yvonne H., June 2, 2008: Fwd: FW: Be sure to hit the ‘CLEAR’ Button This may be helpful to all! This has happened to me but it was more extreme. I was at the Cowboys/Kangaroo gas station on Tallapoosa . My account was hit inaccess of 24 times @ $45.00 a pop! Needless to say I haven’t been there since then. My bank shut down my account and another account had to be opened. Jim 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 foun
