So I was working my first day as assistant manager (read my post about that in general work area) and I had a gentleman come up to the register with about $100 worth of merchandise which I rang up in my usual cheery manner when he handed me a credit card...like always I flipped it over for the signature....check....flipped it back over to look at the type of card....Visa....then looked at the number... which started with 5....
Immediately I was and told the man "Im sorry I cant take this card...its not a valid credit card" he replied "sure it is...its a visa" to which I replied..."Im sorry sir...the logo on the card might say visa...but the number tells me different." to which he replied "you cant tell what type of card it is by the number" and I told him that yes you definately can..and informed him that the first numbers of credit cards tell what type of credit card it is (I didnt inform him what the numbers/types correspond to each other). He turned white as a ghost...left his stuff along with the card on the counter....I called the mall office and informed them of the man and they said that they would keep an eye out for him...mall security came around with an officer to pick up the fake card....not sure what happened beyond that.
FYI:
Visa starts with 4
Mastercard starts with 5
Amex starts with 3
and discover starts with 6011
Immediately I was and told the man "Im sorry I cant take this card...its not a valid credit card" he replied "sure it is...its a visa" to which I replied..."Im sorry sir...the logo on the card might say visa...but the number tells me different." to which he replied "you cant tell what type of card it is by the number" and I told him that yes you definately can..and informed him that the first numbers of credit cards tell what type of credit card it is (I didnt inform him what the numbers/types correspond to each other). He turned white as a ghost...left his stuff along with the card on the counter....I called the mall office and informed them of the man and they said that they would keep an eye out for him...mall security came around with an officer to pick up the fake card....not sure what happened beyond that.
FYI:
Visa starts with 4
Mastercard starts with 5
Amex starts with 3
and discover starts with 6011
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