So I bought a money order at my local amscot and realized that my spouse had done the same and already paid the bill I purchased it for. I had no idea she had gotten one so I filled the money order I purchased out to the bill I bought it for. ( my homeowners assoc . fees) Once I realized that she already paid the bill I went back to Amscot location where I purchased it with the money order and stub and asked for a refund. This was not lost or stolen I had it in my hand! The associate who I have dealt with many times politely informed me they could not refund it rather I would need to get $12 and a claim form to fill out and mail to Tampa. Less than 1 hr from my home. They are still processing my lost/stolen claim and I am out $465 +$12 and its been 2 months. I am completely finished with this company and would suggest anyone in need of a money order to go and pay the 69 cents and forget about amscot and the "free " money orders that they will not even buy back when you have the entire document. The scams going around these check cashing places are really harmful to us folks out here who live paycheck to paycheck Shame on you Amscot
Amscot Financial Services,and there deceptive practices ask the employee how much is it to cash a check, and all she could say is kept asking me for my license, finally a response they tell you $1.49-and then to cash 2 checks for no more than a total of $50,00/ they charge you $6.00/ a bit excessive and they never let you know that they charge you $6.00- that's why I asked a question of how much was it I would have just gone to the bank. Always ask for your receipt these people practice deceptive practices, and never even tell you that they charged you more money?
So I went to Amscot on a Monday to cash a personal check given to me by my elderly neighbor for helping him move his stuff since he was heading back up north since winter is over. I helped him on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and since he doesn't carry cash he asked if he could write me a check which knowing he was good for it I accepted it. He proceeded yo write me checks for everyday I worked totalling 3. So Monday I go in and cash the 1st check for $100 no problem. Well Wednesday comes and I cash the next check for $50 again no problem, then Thursday comes and I go to cash the last one which was again $100 and they tell me that they have to wait for the other 2 to clear which is no problem and they say it'll take 3 days to clear. So Monday comes again and I go to cash it and they ask me what did they tell me last time I tried like they wanted to keep up the same lie. So they say again the checks haven't cleared yet and I said I talked to my neighbor and he said they cleared in his bank and they state it can take 7 days for them to see them get cleared. Then they ask for my neighbors number which I have but now I am starting to think they think I stole his checks and are committing fraud or something.
So I wait another 3 days which is now a total of 8 days since I tried and I explain to the teller that I tried twice to cash this check and I keep getting excuses of why they can't cash it so they go through the whole routine of scanning the check and calling up some number and to my shock they hand me back the check and tell me they wont cash it and to get paid another way. Now I'm pissed because I know the check is valid and he has the funds and for them to tell me get paid some other way makes me feel like we won't honor your payment so your s**t outta luck. Now I don't have a car and the only reason I went to Amscot was because they are in walking distance otherwise their 10% fee for cashing my check wouldn't fly. So I made the 3 mile walk to my neighbors bank and they cashed it no problem. What really made me feel like a thief was that I don't know if they can do this but I tried to cash the check at Check N Go and it was declined I think Amscot flagged my check as Fraud. The thing I don't understand is they asked for my neighbors phone number and never called him which if they did they would have known that everything was on the up and up. None the less I'll never go to Amscot again after treating me like a common Criminal they can go to hell.
On April 12 2016 visited Amscot Money Superstore at 9620 sw Coral Way Miami Fl 33165. to claim a western union money transfer in the amount of $58.00 i had the information from sender with transaction id# the store clerk Alexandra pointed out the proper western union form i filled out with all the requested info on the form and handed it to the teller with my drivers license, she asked me several personal questions about myself and the sender that i felt were invasive and irrelevant to the transaccion among them she asked me quote: what is the money for?
I asked her i dont have to answer that question for this transaccion right? she asked me again (what is the money for?) i was appalled out of frustration i answered for drugs then imidiately i said no really dont feel i need to answer that. she replied we can't process your transaction. I asked for what reason and she would not respond she moved to the other window and ignored me,
I requested to speak to the manager and the other clerk a young man that was standing near bye listening responded i am the manager (i suspected he was lying and he was) i asked him to please give me a reason for not being able to process my transaction in writing specifying the transaccion id# he replied i cant do that call this 800 # pointed to it on window and walked away also ignoring.
I called Amscot customer service 18003336130 i spoke to sherri and explained the situation and expressed that i felt that the transaction had not been processed because i sarcastically said drugs (lied ofcourse) to question that should'nt of been asked i asked what is the managers name in that store she would only provide a first name of Jonathon i mentioned to her that Edgar identified himself as the manager and asked if it was customary for employees to represent themselves as managers, she said Edgar was not the manager but perhaps was in charge,
Just for the record later that day i went to publix with the same transaction filled out the western union form they requested my id processed the transaction never asked not even 1 question
Money orders stolen from cypress trails apts. in new port richey,fl. Paid 12.oo fee to stop payment which was a useless fee! money order was cashed be for they received it . this could have been avoided if they had used their computer system instead of snail mail.now i wait for the sheriffs office to finish their investigation.the money orders that were stolen were washed and they all had the same bogus name.amscot does not guarantee the security of using their money orders!i hope others learn from my mistake
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So I bought a money order at my local amscot and realized that my spouse had done the same and already paid the bill I purchased it for. I had no idea she had gotten one so I filled the money order I purchased out to the bill I bought it for. ( my homeowners assoc . fees) Once I realized that she already paid the bill I went back to Amscot location where I purchased it with the money order and stub and asked for a refund. This was not lost or stolen I had it in my hand! The associate who I have dealt with many times politely informed me they could not refund it rather I would need to get $12 and a claim form to fill out and mail to Tampa. Less than 1 hr from my home. They are still processing my lost/stolen claim and I am out $465 +$12 and its been 2 months. I am completely finished with this company and would suggest anyone in need of a money order to go and pay the 69 cents and forget about amscot and the "free " money orders that they will not even buy back when you have the entire document. The scams going around these check cashing places are really harmful to us folks out here who live paycheck to paycheck Shame on you Amscot
Amscot Financial Services,and there deceptive practices ask the employee how much is it to cash a check, and all she could say is kept asking me for my license, finally a response they tell you $1.49-and then to cash 2 checks for no more than a total of $50,00/ they charge you $6.00/ a bit excessive and they never let you know that they charge you $6.00- that's why I asked a question of how much was it I would have just gone to the bank. Always ask for your receipt these people practice deceptive practices, and never even tell you that they charged you more money?
So I went to Amscot on a Monday to cash a personal check given to me by my elderly neighbor for helping him move his stuff since he was heading back up north since winter is over. I helped him on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and since he doesn't carry cash he asked if he could write me a check which knowing he was good for it I accepted it. He proceeded yo write me checks for everyday I worked totalling 3. So Monday I go in and cash the 1st check for $100 no problem. Well Wednesday comes and I cash the next check for $50 again no problem, then Thursday comes and I go to cash the last one which was again $100 and they tell me that they have to wait for the other 2 to clear which is no problem and they say it'll take 3 days to clear. So Monday comes again and I go to cash it and they ask me what did they tell me last time I tried like they wanted to keep up the same lie. So they say again the checks haven't cleared yet and I said I talked to my neighbor and he said they cleared in his bank and they state it can take 7 days for them to see them get cleared. Then they ask for my neighbors number which I have but now I am starting to think they think I stole his checks and are committing fraud or something.
So I wait another 3 days which is now a total of 8 days since I tried and I explain to the teller that I tried twice to cash this check and I keep getting excuses of why they can't cash it so they go through the whole routine of scanning the check and calling up some number and to my shock they hand me back the check and tell me they wont cash it and to get paid another way. Now I'm pissed because I know the check is valid and he has the funds and for them to tell me get paid some other way makes me feel like we won't honor your payment so your s**t outta luck. Now I don't have a car and the only reason I went to Amscot was because they are in walking distance otherwise their 10% fee for cashing my check wouldn't fly. So I made the 3 mile walk to my neighbors bank and they cashed it no problem. What really made me feel like a thief was that I don't know if they can do this but I tried to cash the check at Check N Go and it was declined I think Amscot flagged my check as Fraud. The thing I don't understand is they asked for my neighbors phone number and never called him which if they did they would have known that everything was on the up and up. None the less I'll never go to Amscot again after treating me like a common Criminal they can go to hell.
On April 12 2016 visited Amscot Money Superstore at 9620 sw Coral Way Miami Fl 33165. to claim a western union money transfer in the amount of $58.00 i had the information from sender with transaction id# the store clerk Alexandra pointed out the proper western union form i filled out with all the requested info on the form and handed it to the teller with my drivers license, she asked me several personal questions about myself and the sender that i felt were invasive and irrelevant to the transaccion among them she asked me quote: what is the money for?
I asked her i dont have to answer that question for this transaccion right? she asked me again (what is the money for?) i was appalled out of frustration i answered for drugs then imidiately i said no really dont feel i need to answer that. she replied we can't process your transaction. I asked for what reason and she would not respond she moved to the other window and ignored me,
I requested to speak to the manager and the other clerk a young man that was standing near bye listening responded i am the manager (i suspected he was lying and he was) i asked him to please give me a reason for not being able to process my transaction in writing specifying the transaccion id# he replied i cant do that call this 800 # pointed to it on window and walked away also ignoring.
I called Amscot customer service 18003336130 i spoke to sherri and explained the situation and expressed that i felt that the transaction had not been processed because i sarcastically said drugs (lied ofcourse) to question that should'nt of been asked i asked what is the managers name in that store she would only provide a first name of Jonathon i mentioned to her that Edgar identified himself as the manager and asked if it was customary for employees to represent themselves as managers, she said Edgar was not the manager but perhaps was in charge,
Just for the record later that day i went to publix with the same transaction filled out the western union form they requested my id processed the transaction never asked not even 1 question
Money orders stolen from cypress trails apts. in new port richey,fl. Paid 12.oo fee to stop payment which was a useless fee! money order was cashed be for they received it . this could have been avoided if they had used their computer system instead of snail mail.now i wait for the sheriffs office to finish their investigation.the money orders that were stolen were washed and they all had the same bogus name.amscot does not guarantee the security of using their money orders!i hope others learn from my mistake