Barcode Scam Redux - Target's $4.99 iPod

abscondment writes "Nearly a year ago, two couples were charged with scamming WalMart for nearly $1.5 Million by creating custom barcodes with reduced prices. You'd think that in the intervening months, other companies would guard against such shenanigans - but today we see that Target just caught a scammer buying iPods for $4.99! The 19 year old used BarCode Magic to create fake barcodes, buying expensive electronics suspiciously low prices. Personally, I would have gone for a less blatant discount, or refrained from visiting the same store so soon afterwards."

Comments

Personally...

[im_thatoneguy]

"Personally, I would have gone for a less blatant discount, or refrained from visiting the same store so soon afterwards." Personally, I wouldn't steal said iPods in the first place.

Re:What's wrong with people?

[Trogre]

Personally, I wouldn't have bought an ipod.