this guys could ruin us all
Apr 25, 2014, 7:54 am
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this guys could ruin us all
He was arrested for buying gift cards with stolen/fraudulent CC's.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25330742/n...gift-card-scam
That's all your going to hear now from WalMart and Staples managers. I wouldn't be surprised if the police are called next time I try to load up some Ink.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25330742/n...gift-card-scam
That's all your going to hear now from WalMart and Staples managers. I wouldn't be surprised if the police are called next time I try to load up some Ink.
Apr 25, 2014, 8:52 am
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"They said Luc Beaubrun, 26, of Brooklyn, NY, bought multiple gift cards with other gift cards."
"The reproduced cards were then used to purchase legitimate gift cards in order to transfer money from stolen accounts to non-traceable gift cards."
lol
"The reproduced cards were then used to purchase legitimate gift cards in order to transfer money from stolen accounts to non-traceable gift cards."
lol
Apr 25, 2014, 9:36 am
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You do realize that this happens 24/7.
This is a major common issue for the industry.
I wish stores would all swipe ID's and have a method of verifying your Id with the state. This would remove 99% of criminals and allow me to walk in there every day and purchase 5k GC and no one would bat an eye.
This is a major common issue for the industry.
I wish stores would all swipe ID's and have a method of verifying your Id with the state. This would remove 99% of criminals and allow me to walk in there every day and purchase 5k GC and no one would bat an eye.
Apr 25, 2014, 10:11 am
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You do realize that this happens 24/7.
This is a major common issue for the industry.
I wish stores would all swipe ID's and have a method of verifying your Id with the state. This would remove 99% of criminals and allow me to walk in there every day and purchase 5k GC and no one would bat an eye.
This is a major common issue for the industry.
I wish stores would all swipe ID's and have a method of verifying your Id with the state. This would remove 99% of criminals and allow me to walk in there every day and purchase 5k GC and no one would bat an eye.
The amount of work and caution people have to put in only keeps this game away from every john and mike.. Even then, there are noobs everyday..
Apr 25, 2014, 10:33 am
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He was arrested for buying gift cards with stolen/fraudulent CC's.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25330742/n...gift-card-scam
That's all your going to hear now from WalMart and Staples managers. I wouldn't be surprised if the police are called next time I try to load up some Ink.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25330742/n...gift-card-scam
That's all your going to hear now from WalMart and Staples managers. I wouldn't be surprised if the police are called next time I try to load up some Ink.
Apr 25, 2014, 11:08 am
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Things like this are less of a problem if you build trust with cashiers and managers through months of successful transactions. I am always polite and if I have time I will let other customers go in between my multiple transactions. I was doing $5500 at a grocery store the other day and forgot it requires an override at $2500 since I usually do $2000 or less per card. They have a new GM but since I use the same cashier every time and she knew my history it was not a problem.
It won't override a corporate memo stating cash only but it helps when you scale up and need to do larger amounts.
It won't override a corporate memo stating cash only but it helps when you scale up and need to do larger amounts.
Apr 25, 2014, 11:37 am
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Apr 25, 2014, 12:14 pm
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