Big Time Retail Fraud

[needamiracle1000]

Let me recap what happened the other day.

I was returning the merchandise for a higher amount. While making the return the clerk noticed that the price of the item was incorrect on the merchandise. At that point I had to agree with him. The return clerk asked the manager for a void. The manager voided the item. The correct price was entered along with my license #. I signed the receipt and got a gift card (actually for the correct dollar amount).

At that exact point this other lady (who looked like a cashier) came swooping in behind the manager and the return clerk and asked (then grabbed) the receipt right out of the return clerk’s hand. She ran to her register and paged some guy – probably store LP. I proceeded to leave the store. On my way out she had the receipt in hand and glared at me – I guess whoever she paged was busy.

Now they have me on video trying to push this item to the return cashier. Is that not incriminating enough? What would LP’s next steps be when they arrived to get the receipt from this lady cashier?

[PaulE]

If the 'lady' who grabbed the receipt could convince the LP to dig into it and if he felt like it was worth the time and effort of looking into, all things considered a case could be made. You may feel like clearing the air and getting this off your back, but why go looking for trouble? If the store is going to put a case together.....let them. If they don't then you dodged a huge bullet, just my opinion....I'd stay clear of the store no matter what happens.

[travelplus]

Hate to say this but if it were my store I would be on your case so quickly you can't even say your name. I would be so upset someone is trying to decieve us and make us lose money. Think about how much rent the store pays,the cost of employees,insurance etc. I would keep a close eye on the cameras. What you are doing is so criminal and it's not fair to the honest customers(me included) that we have to pay more for a product because you get the lower price.

Owe up to it and I wish you all the best but you need to learn a lesson. I won't cry tears if you go to jail because you set yourself up for it. You did it more than once and you are deceiving your family. Don't show your kids or family that it's right to lie or change price tags on items.

[souperdave]

Hate to say this but if it were my store I would be on your case so quickly you can't even say your name. I would be so upset someone is trying to decieve us and make us lose money. Think about how much rent the store pays,the cost of employees,insurance etc. I would keep a close eye on the cameras. What you are doing is so criminal and it's not fair to the honest customers(me included) that we have to pay more for a product because you get the lower price.

Owe up to it and I wish you all the best but you need to learn a lesson. I won't cry tears if you go to jail because you set yourself up for it. You did it more than once and you are deceiving your family. Don't show your kids or family that it's right to lie or change price tags on items.

Since when did you change professions travelplus? Couldn't have been more than 30 or 40 minutes ago!

And since when did you become "the honest customer"? My guess on that would be 30 to 40 seconds ago.....

Scaredin... you're already in enough of a fix. Do a little research on this site as to what "travelplus" has posted about. Most likely he's posting from the common room during freetime at the county lock-up!

Do whatever it takes to make a complete and total 180 Scaredin.. !

Travelp.....I'll see ya next time at the door when I'm puttin' cuffs on ya....

Y'all have a nice evenin'.

[cissycicle]

Since when did you change professions travelplus? Couldn't have been more than 30 or 40 minutes ago!

And since when did you become "the honest customer"? My guess on that would be 30 to 40 seconds ago.....

Scaredin... you're already in enough of a fix. Do a little research on this site as to what "travelplus" has posted about. Most likely he's posting from the common room during freetime at the county lock-up!

Do whatever it takes to make a complete and total 180 Scaredin.. !

Travelp.....I'll see ya next time at the door when I'm puttin' cuffs on ya....

Y'all have a nice evenin'.

Souperdave, how bout taking those handcuffs over to the banter board? This sounds like it could be fun being "cuffed"!

[souperdave]

Me no think the wife would approve.......

Besides, I taught her how to shoot years ago. AND, she knows the combo to the gunsafe......

[TraumaFromTarget]

I find this story very hard to believe. I've worked for several department stores and at those you could only make 3 to 5 returns a year per drivers license number without a receipt. I remember trying to return something at Target without a receipt years ago, and when they punched in my license number they told me I had exceeded the allowable limit for returns without a receipt.

Like Bam! said, the store LP has to go through several avenues to be able to pursue charges. Then after that, enough evidence has to be presented to a police detective to take on the case, and it usually has to be very concrete.

I'm not sure I would do what Bam says here. Every store is different as far as how managment handles things. A store manager at one store might appreciate your honesty and work with you, but another store manager might really take it personally and want to prosecute you.

Most stores in a case like this will alert all the employees to be on the look for you. They would prefer to catch you in the act and try to coherse you into confessing for what you have been doing.

Another thing you need to do is go see a psychiatrist so they can diagnose what you are suffering from. My guess is that its some kind of obsessive/compulsive disorder. In case you do get brought up on charges, your defense lawyer can show you've been getting treatment for your illness.

[bam!]

Trauma is right, you are taking a gamble by going back into the store and coming clean. You were also taking a gamble by perpetrating the fraud in the first place.

What happened in this case? How long has it been and what has occured since your last post?

This is an interesting thread, even though I think I know how it will play out if it is "Real" in the first place.

[elliottdelilah]

I think that if the man wanted criticism for his actions, he'd look in the mirror. He is looking neither for sympathy, nor condonation. He needs help. Please help him with legal advice, or just write to someone else who is in need for moral high horses. Please.