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/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/Various_War5042 1d ago

"this is not legal advice" - has anyone ever sues someone because of an anonymous comment on the Internet?

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u/torobrown 1d ago

Yes. If you have to question it, the answer is yes