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."

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Re:The crime is in getting caught...

[giorgiofr]

Amazingly, people carrying guns don't become mindless killers that will shoot people at the slightest provocation.

But that's exactly what you would be doing according to your description. If someone pulled me out of my car through the window WITHOUT USING A WEAPON I would hit him back with punches and whatnot but I would definitely avoid killing him. Whereas you would pull out your gun and kill him. I guess when I make a mistake and step on your toe you're going to bash me in the head with a club? How about gouging out my eye if I ring your doorbell by mistake because I have the wrong address...