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$1.5 Million Bar-code Scheme Bilks Wal-Mart Stores

Posted by samzenpus on from the your-total-is-one-dollar dept.

nomrniceguy writes "Two couples have been charged in a price-switching scheme that allegedly defrauded Wal-Mart stores in 19 states of $1.5 million over the last decade. Authorities said the scheme involved using a home computer to produce UPC bar codes for cheaper products and slipping them over the real codes on high-priced items. The suspects then allegedly sold the merchandise, or returned it for refunds or store gift cards that also were sold."

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  1. Greedy yankdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why do they use other people's bandwidth to sell ads?

  2. Nigger Bait by zagmar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wal-Mart is high-priced shit for niggers. Compared to the dollar store where they usually do their ghetto-shopping, Wal Mart is teh bomb.

    Fuck wal mart, and fuck niggers.

  3. Re:Too bad Re-code.com isn't still around! by DustMagnet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The days are too short. Slashdot isn't real to me. Best A.C. in years.

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    'SBEMAIL!' is better than a goat!!
  4. English as a Second Language by zagmar · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Nevermind that the folks that work at WalMart can't COUNT, most of them can't SPEAK ENGLISH, so I'm not too worried about them comparing what's sold vs. what's printed on the receipt.


    Fuck... these folks are barely qualified to BREATHE, much less participate in COMMERCE.


    But hey, someone's got to clean my cum off the floor at the adult movie theater, right?


    Want to help stop crime? Arrest black babies.

  5. hahaha by Gordonjcp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hmm, might be...