Ontario men accused of using fake meat barcodes to activate gift cards | Globalnews.ca
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Waterloo regional police say two men from the Toronto area are facing charges in connection to a scam involving meat and gifts cards at local grocery stores.
  • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Pretty inventive plan. The article doesn’t say how they were caught, but it certainly feels like this wasn’t the first time they did this.

    Might have worked for a long time if they didn’t do too many at once.

    • vxx@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      The article doesn’t say how they were caught

      Huh?

      Police say the duo were at a store near Erb Street West and Fischer-Hallman Road in Waterloo on Jan. 29 at around 6 p.m. when alert employees spotted the suspects placing barcodes on meat products before leaving the store.

      The employees then called police and told them the pair had left the scene in a black Ford F150.

      Officers soon pulled the vehicle over and arrested the pair. A 38-year-old and a 30-year-old, both from York Region, were charged with fraud under $5,000.

      On Monday, police announced further charges against them, noting their alleged involvement in seven other incidents in the area.