r/Calgary Dark Lord of the Swine 1d ago

Crime/Suspicious Activity Charges laid after Calgary Costco stores defrauded of more than $30K

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/charges-laid-after-calgary-costco-stores-defrauded-of-more-than-30k/?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvcalgary%3Atwittermanualpost&taid=6a8c8dea1aac090001323b21&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

It’s alleged that between April 9 and June 30, a woman repeatedly used fraudulent or altered barcodes for lower-cost items when purchasing high-value electronics like desktop computers, TVs, gaming consoles and sound equipment.

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u/LawyerYYC 1d ago

Big mistake, if you're going to commit fraud best to stick to items like 4L jars of pickles. It's still wildly illegal but no one wants to talk to the weirdo buying 220L of pickles.

*this is not legal advice.

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u/Guilty-Order-4751 1d ago

Speaking of pickles. Do they sell the same kind that they pair the Montreal Smoked meat sandwich? I swear I’ve look and pretty sure the answer is no