Short Changed At Currency Exchange

[Jim Fraser]

Are the places mentioned actually "official" change offices or are they simply privately owned businesses giving that impression.

[heather07]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

This topic is 4 years old.

My experience was four weeks ago.  The last time I used it was three years previous.  Just thought I would let folk know that an old scam was still going on which is why I ressurected the old topic..  I was aware but thought they may have been caught out enough to be honest by now.  I was wrong.
It was the big exchange shop opposite the mosque in Hisaronu.
Jacqui -I changed 100 pound so knew how much to expect. ( unlike the last time when I changed sixty after much vino and couldn't work it out )
Jim - I am not sure if it is an official shop or not. ( Do know they are robbing gits though[!]()

[Scunner]

You can trust me Heather, my comment wasn't directed at you  

[heather07]

Didn't think so Scunner.  I have seen the search facility being pointed out before so choose to use it to underline the scam has been going on for some time.

I read back the topic and one of the comments you made was how do they do it.
He started with the fifty, which made it more difficult to keep up as he counted.  Which was why I decided to check in full view of him.  
I had fifty, four twenties and the rest in tens. I separated money out into piles of 100 liras X 2 + 38Tl  He  then took money off me and shuffled it about and lo and behold there was fiver twenties where before there was only four.  Must think we are thick.

[tribalelder]

Something is not adding up here.  You exchange £100
At a rate of shall we say 2.50 Means you have 250 TL.  You have one 50 TL note which leaves you a balance of 200 TL you then get 4 x twenties i.e.80 TL  So the balance is now 120 TL.  How can you possibly get piles of 100 TL when the balance is only 120 TL[?][?][?]

[heather07]

I Changed £100 = 258tl
I received 1 x 50 tl
4 x 20 tl
the rest in tens, plus dross.
I put 1 x 50 with five 10s = 100
           4 x 20 + 2 x 10 = 100
I was then left with  38 tl which was 20 tl short of what I expected.
He took money from me and put it into a pile with fifty, twenties and tens together and counted it out. That is when the Fifth 20tl note appeared.
Is that ok?

[tribalelder]

Tis now you have moved the goalposts:D

[heather07]

quote:Originally posted by tribalelder

Tis now you have moved the goalposts:D

I know what I mean!!!!!

[scouser2]

Yep, they tried it on with my daughter a few weeks ago when she changed 50 quid.. Luckily my knows the difference between 126TL and 116TL they attempted to give her!!

[heather07]

quote:Originally posted by scouser2

Yep, they tried it on with my daughter a few weeks ago when she changed 50 quid.. Luckily my knows the difference between 126TL and 116TL they attempted to give her!!

Nice little earner if they take ten or twenty Lira of customers.  We need to sort them out!!!!!!!!!