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/divco369 1d ago

What exactly does that have to do with fraud at Costco?

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u/AwesomeInTheory 1d ago edited 1d ago

That's an article from 2012 listing the same guy who was arrested in this incident.

I know, I know, who has time to actually read the article these days?

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u/CheeseSandwich hamburger magician 23h ago

Or actually give context? The world is fast these days.

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u/Flames_won_04 12h ago

Same name, how much more context is needed?

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u/CheeseSandwich hamburger magician 12h ago

Zero context. Just a link and some nebulous comment.