Check your receipt printout

When we make payment, what do we normally check? the amount paid right? Well, for the next time when you make payment, please also go through others print out at your reciept, because there are some code which will make your payment goes to other people's account.

Here is my latest experience. I made payment for astro bill at a nearby post office. As usual, I only check the total amount paid then keep my receipt. After one month, I receive sms from Astro saying my account has due and need to make immediate payment before they cut my line.

Upon checking my latest bill, I notice that my payment on 5th June was not printed in the bill. Which mean my payment has not reach astro. I dig out my receipt and preparing to call and complaint to astro for not updating the bill...then only I notice that there is something not right at my June receipt.

The account number printed at the bottom of the receipt by the post office is wrong. It printed xxxxx55567, but my account is xxxxx55671. I went to the same post office and told them the probelm. It is lucky that the staff at post office accepted that is their mistake and assist me to contact astro for the mistake.

So next time, when make payment, check all the printed out in your receipt.