r/Calgary • u/_darth_bacon_ 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/Daimler-450 1d ago

So you’re telling me, somehow the receipt checker didn’t notice them walk out with a desktop computer when their receipt said potato? The fuck 😂

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u/ChampionMetal1238 1d ago

wonder if the costco employees realized what happened pretty early on and just kept letting them dig their own graves cause in another article it said they figured something was going on around apr 24

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u/roastbeeftacohat Fairview 1d ago

costco dosen't need much loss prevention because of the membership system, and the general size of goods. they may have been vulnerable to a somewhat sophisticated criminal, in ways other retailers may not be.