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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Refund Laws?

    Please explain to me why any sales are legal in light of this.

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    (1) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention, or other state of mind; but...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Not illegal to make store returns

    I never said I had the receipts, nor that I could demonstate that I bought the items, only that I did actually buy them from the store and didn't lie to the police.

    And if that is the truth, the...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Not illegal to make store returns

    and if you don't lie to the police, and the fact is that you bought the items?

    Then what?
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Not illegal to make store returns

    "As for whether you can demonstrate a pattern of returns without receipts that ends up with you being charged and convicted of return fraud? Of course you can. The officer can ask you, as part of the...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Not illegal to make store returns

    Out of curiosity, what about this person's returns was illegal? The fact that he used a fake ID to return something? Or did you have some way of knowing the merchandise was stolen?
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    I would appreciate a more detailed explaination of exactly how this is theft.

    Please keep in mind that many others will read this and then be informed as to why not to do this.

    Many may...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    Would you care to explain it?
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    from an earlier post.

    the 2'nd store now has the merchandise, presumable in resale condition (assume it was never opened) that they VALUE at what they supplied in store credit. They will then...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    Pleaese explain how the corporation as a whole is losing money.
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    Also, Aaron, I haven't had any "discussion of why return fraud is illegal" as you noted .

    I had one person reference, "Those illegal returns", with no explaination of the topic, which is "WHY is...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    ok, I can appreciate that, and I will do some research. Except this is an "Expert Law" forum, so I figured there would be some actual discussion of law, and not just statements made like "that is...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    no takers on if this is illegal?
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    I am mostly concerned with New York. Possibly New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well. However, if this is indeed illegal, I would think that some variant of the same thing would exist in every state.
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    More to the point, legally, and exactly, why are those returns illegal? Not by the effects they may cause, but what Law actually says it illegal?
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Why Is Return Fraud Illegal?

    I understand the effects of what it can cause, and I am not debating that returning something to a store where you didn't buy it is legal. What I am saying is if I did buy something at a CHAIN...
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    Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Re: Is it a crime to buy the same item cheaper at one store and

    I have a related question to this topic. I understand that it may be fraudulant to return something for more than you paid for it. However, there are some interesting potential circumstances I would...
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