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Georgia couple tricks Walmart cashier and walks out with $6,000 worth of merchandise and gifts
Msn ^ | 12/08/2022 | HHV Editor

Posted on 12/10/2022 9:18:58 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

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To: LouAvul
Get to the point

Really. I'm surprised the article didn't begin, "Samuel Moore Walton was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma . . ."

21 posted on 12/10/2022 10:43:06 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: tlozo
When they went into the Grovetown, GA Walmart, they confused the cashier. They made several card transactions, allowing them to make off with products. Asking the cashier to allow them to press the “cash” button, it seemed as if they paid cash for their items. As a result, their credit cards were not charged, and they left with $3,400 in merchandise, along with $3,000 in gift cards.

Can someone who has worked retail translate to real life?   This makes no sense.

22 posted on 12/10/2022 10:49:42 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
I'm not clicking on an MSN link.

Maybe I'll get the scoop down below in the comments.

23 posted on 12/10/2022 10:52:19 AM PST by SamAdams76 (4,712,890 | Truth Social | 87,865,341 | Twitter | Trump Followers)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Lately, there have been all kinds of incidents at Walmart. While some situations are actually kind and heartwarming, others are disturbing. Ultimately, Walmart has become the go to place for people to shop. Two decades ago, few could have predicted the big box chain becoming bigger than the mall. However, in many ways, Walmart has claimed that position. Especially considering the unofficial ending of Sears and Kmart, Walmart has taken a bigger market share. Unfortunately, wrongdoers consist of the market.

Did a 7th grader write this?

24 posted on 12/10/2022 10:54:53 AM PST by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Major Matt Mason
I to thank you for that link above.   Why didn't this article say that the credit cards were fake?
25 posted on 12/10/2022 10:59:41 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: higgmeister; gloryblaze; scrabblehack

From another article:

“They made several transactions with the cashier, purchasing the items as well as gift cards and using a card to pay for the items.

The thieves asked the cashier to use the “cash” button on the register for their card to work.

This caused the register to ring up the sale as if cash was being paid, so it didn’t charge the thieves’ card.”

https://www.wrdw.com/2022/12/05/pair-confuse-local-walmart-clerk-get-away-with-6400-theft/


26 posted on 12/10/2022 11:52:34 AM PST by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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“ Unfortunately, wrongdoers consist of the market.”

I am not sure this combination of letters conveys any meaning in English.


27 posted on 12/10/2022 12:03:48 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: tlozo

Sounds like what the gangs of gypsies have been doing for a while. Confusing the cashier.


28 posted on 12/10/2022 12:37:20 PM PST by 4yearlurker (Meditate on Heavenly things.)
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To: higgmeister

When you go thru the check out line the device ask if you
are paying by cash or credit. Apparently the worker wasn’t
paying attention to what was going on.


29 posted on 12/10/2022 1:08:37 PM PST by deport
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To: tlozo

Either the worker wasn’t trained in scams, or the training didn’t stick.

Never, ever, let the customer dictate the sequence of events. Conclude one full transaction before starting another one.

Search “quick change artists” for some videos of how scammers work and how to prevent scamming.


30 posted on 12/10/2022 1:40:10 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: deport; Major Matt Mason
That still did not explain how the cashier was bamboozled by the crooks, but Major Matt Mason posted a link to an explanation of the scam on his post #9 above.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4115314/posts?page=9#9

The scam appears to be that the fake credit cards are only made to look like they are real but the bogus (cash only) instructions on them trick the cashier into pressing keys on the register to make her think the credit cards actually worked.   The crooks then take the gift cards and looted items along with the store receipt to another store and return them to get cash.

I suspect they might sell them on the black market instead of tricking another store into letting them return the items.

31 posted on 12/10/2022 3:30:38 PM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: CatHerd
The confusion that I had was about the credit cards.   If you use a card, you can't instead use cash.   In the link #9, above it explains the credit cards were not credit cards at all.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4115314/posts?page=9#9

32 posted on 12/10/2022 3:37:30 PM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
“Unfortunately, wrongdoers consist of the market.”

I'm struggling with that one.

And this one.

The unnamed couple in the photos above are 19-year-old, Jaylan Griggs.

I guess this is what happens when schools stop educating and just indoctrinate instead.

33 posted on 12/10/2022 3:44:40 PM PST by Allegra
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To: higgmeister

Thanks. That’s so slimy. And they bought all those gift cards. Clever crooks. I hope they get caught. There was a recent article about Wal-Mart raising prices because of all the brazen shoplifting. Whether scams like this or shoplifting, the customers pay for it all in the end.


34 posted on 12/10/2022 3:47:02 PM PST by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: scrabblehack

It was a “cash card” scam. They convinced the cashier to hit cash instead of card.


35 posted on 12/10/2022 5:52:44 PM PST by newzjunkey (How does GA end up with 2 Dem senators & 100% GOP statewide officials??? UGH)
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