i think the customer pulled the "i gave you a 50!" when they only gave them a 20

which is why, op, i always leave their cash in front of them on the counter while giving them their change

This, this, a milllllllion times this. Next time call for an audit. I'm assuming there are count out procedures to make sure your till is even, so put all the money in and shout the draw. You have to be smarter then the film-flammers and the till tappers. Although, I feel like there's more to the story than OP is saying. How would the scammer know that he/she had $30 in their pockets?

Reading this a scene from Southpark Scott Tenorman Must Die plays through my head: Scott: How much did I charge? Uh, oh yeah. Ten dollars. You got change for a twenty? Cartman: Oh. Uh, lessee. [pulls out some money] I only got six dollars and twelve cents. Scott: Oh. well... that's okay. Here. Just... give me the six dollars. [done.] And then I'll... give you the twenty. Cartman: ...Okay. Scott: Now, give me the pubes, and I'll give you back two dollars. Cartman: Right. Scott: Now, give me the twelve cents, and I'll give you the rest of your change back. Cartman: Cool. Scott: And then give me the twenty, and I'll give you the pubes. [walks back in the house with his money back] Cartman: Sweet! [the door closes] Uh. Oh, goddamnit!

I don't understand how this is possible if the cashier never revealed/showed the customer that she had cash on her.

people say they gave a 50, really gave a 20, accuse the cashier of stealing. they usually count the drawer but probably had the cashier turn out their pockets or search them which i don't believe is allowed but that's beside the point, and found the additional 30.00.

the cashier probably used her own money so her till wouldnt be off on money and she wouldnt get written up, too

most businesses also record audio now not just sound.

#10 do you even english?

Sound = Audio. And you're 20… Dear God…

I'm pretty sure 10 meant video instead of sound. She probably just typed her comment too quickly and didn't proofread before submitting.

*someone gets stabbed and dies* "YDI for bleeding out from knife wound", "YDI for approaching a killer", "YDI because you couldn't sniff out that some psycho is approaching you". Because logic.

Without more information I can't tell if it was YDI or not. But the OP says that they were ' forced to give ' which sounds to me like the OP's boss ( head manager, CEO, etc. ) is the one that was 'giving into a scammer' and pulled rank on the OP.

someone can't pull rank on you and make you give up YOUR money. The company must pay you for time worked and if they try to force you to give it up you could HR, corporate, hell even a lawyer to force them to give you your money back. and to the first commenter you sound like an idiot. you can not compare this situation to being stabbed. He DOES deserve it because he gave in to pressure and handed over HIS money. He could've said no. He could've said watch the tapes. He did not have to hand over his money.

I'm ASSUMING the scammer saw OP put their money in their pocket, then threw a fit and tried to accuse OP of stealing said money from the scammer during a transaction. Manager gets involved and has OP turn out their pockets, showing that they did indeed have money that would have allegedly been stolen. OP would then be forced to give the money to the scammer. At least that's the only thing I can think of right now. I could be totally wrong!

Why would they be forced to give money to the person who pointed out the theft? That's like me reporting a bank robbery and then being given the money instead of it being returned to the bank.

That is a lot of assumption.

Not really? Accusing OP of theft (and convincing others it's true) is the only thing a customer could have done that would force OP to have over their own money. OP could have just held their ground, but maybe they got flustered and caved in, or the manager threatened them.

That's when you count the till & see if there are any discrepancies.

This is probably a highly accurate assumption

If the customer is accusing OP of stealing the change, counting the till would be useless.

As someone who has worked as a cashier for some time, counting the till might not always work. There will be small discrepancies over the course of a day almost all the time...

Most businesses that have cashiers where I've worked and friends of mine have worked have a rule about nobody who handles cash can have cash on them when they work because they could have stolen it.

Actually, it's not that hard to prove it's your money. At my retail store, if we have a customer claim we shorted them, we call a manager and the till gets counted. It will show an overage or shortage in change, and a third uninvolved party counted the drawer. though the wise decision is to not keep any money of your own on you. Though how OP got scammed out of their own money I don't understand. Why would you have your own money out when you're standing at register? That makes you look super suspicious.

Exactly, if this happened to me I would immediately print a till content and have my drawer counted.

that doesn't always work. I once left without getting my change (16$). went back, explained. they counted down the register, and they were only 4¢ Over. had his register been short, he would have likely been fired immediately for it would basically prove he was stealing money, even if he actually wasn't.