Archived Your Weirdest Scam/Fraud Moment?

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They replaced our carbonation/syrup system a few weeks ago so we had the signs out & the nozzles removed from the fountain drink bar but there was still a bit of pressure in the lines.
In comes Mr. Cheapskate who ALWAYS brings a large cup from elsewhere & fills it at the fountain without paying.
He looked at the signs a little disappointed but then looked around to see if anyone was watching so I stepped to the back just inside the door.
I heard a blast of carbonation followed by a loud expletive & came out to the sight of Mr. Cheapskate trying to wipe off his shirt.
I looked at him passively while his emotions ran the gamut across his face.
He glared at me then took his cup & stalked out angrily.
Always look for the nozzles 😉
 
redeye58 said:
Ain't nobody got time fo' dat!
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Our jobs would be so much easier if people bothered to read.

Anyway, today I had someone try to use a credit card to buy a $400 Visa card and some other items. She gave up after a few tries and just walked away from her purchase. Just love when that happens.

Later on I had a guy come in for one item which he had already opened, then he realized he left his wallet and went outside. The opened item sat at my lane for the rest of my 8 hour shift. Not sure what happened to him.
 
He was hoping you'd just say "Oh, here....just take it."
When they 'forget their wallet', 99% of the time they're not coming back.
 
Not exactly fraud but..I had these two girls in electronics come up to me and ask me in all seriousness what happens if you try to cut spider wrap.

I was like "weeeelllll it sets off a very loud alarm that everyone will hear". They nodded and walked away.

Seconds later, AP called me on the electronics phone and asked me if I had seen two guests and gave me a description which fit those two girls. I was like "yep". He stayed out of his office for a while
 
SalesFloorSylph said:
Not exactly fraud but..I had these two girls in electronics come up to me and ask me in all seriousness what happens if you try to cut spider wrap.

I was like "weeeelllll it sets off a very loud alarm that everyone will hear". They nodded and walked away.

Seconds later, AP called me on the electronics phone and asked me if I had seen two guests and gave me a description which fit those two girls. I was like "yep". He stayed out of his office for a while
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Should have told them.nothing happens and grabbed some popcorn.
 
When I was making a purchase at the electronics boat recently, a newb was winding up the spider-wrap just taken off my purchase & asked "I wonder what would happen if I cut this?"
The veteran TM said "Let me get my earplugs on before you find out."
Newb: "Really? That loud?"
Veteran TM: "Yeah. Really."
Three kids nearby dropped the spider-wrapped items they were carrying & walked out.
 
I found a cut spider wrap once. It wasn't going off, so I'm assuming it was dead and wouldn't unlock....so a TM had it's way with it with a pair of scissors.
 
SalesFloorSylph said:
Not exactly fraud but..I had these two girls in electronics come up to me and ask me in all seriousness what happens if you try to cut spider wrap.

I was like "weeeelllll it sets off a very loud alarm that everyone will hear". They nodded and walked away.

Seconds later, AP called me on the electronics phone and asked me if I had seen two guests and gave me a description which fit those two girls. I was like "yep". He stayed out of his office for a while
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Those are the sort of questions I answer with a line of 'deterrent BS' followed by an immediate walkie call to AP the moment they're out of earshot. Hopefully by the time they try it, if they try it, APs already all over them like white on rice.

I've been asked whether our security cameras actually all work, or are real, for example. I say "yes, and they can even see through walls and shelving in high risk areas, super cool right?"
 
aj76257 said:
A couple weeks ago I had a guy buy $2000 worth of Visa giftcards in cash, but it was all new $100 bills and they all appeared to have watermarks. They also passed the counterfeit scanner (although I don't trust that thing), but it still seemed very shady.

When I was brand new, someone came to my lane with a receipt and asked me to do missed coupons for her, only they were all fake. I hadn't been trained to look for that though, so the GSA had to come over and deal with it.
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Our store does not allow that amount of GC's to be sold to a guest in one day. I believe the max is $500. I thought it was a company policy.
 
Oh. I have no idea. Guess I'll have to ask about that.

Honestly, Target should stop selling the $400 Visa giftcards. Only sketchy people buy them.
 
I didn't know $400 gift cards existed. I've only ever seen the $25, $50, and $100 denominations.
 
mrknownothing said:
I didn't know $400 gift cards existed. I've only ever seen the $25, $50, and $100 denominations.
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Yeah, they're a stupid pain in the ass. They're in a black and Silver package, I think by Visa. $400 is such a random amount. The only people who try and buy them are people using fake credit cards.
 
Target NPC said:
Yeah, they're a stupid pain in the ass. They're in a black and Silver package, I think by Visa. $400 is such a random amount. The only people who try and buy them are people using fake credit cards.
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We've had a couple sketch people steal them.. can't use them of corse.
 
The other day when I was opening electronics this guy wanted to buy some video game stuff. He was flirting with me a LOT and being extremely chatty. I rang up his crap and he starts pulling out a check. This guy was about my age and no one under 40 carries checks so I was like "huh" and it looked a bit off too. It got declined instantly and he pulled the whole "I left my wallet in my car" shtick even though he had his fucking wallet on him the whole time. Nice try buddy.
 
I thought I posted in this thread for sure but guess not. About a year and a half ago I had this guy at the service desk trying to "return" a stroller he claims was up for recall back in 2005 and that per Target policy we were to honor the return in the form of a GiftCard in an amount which would be given from Guest Relations when we called. I'm pretty sure this was a common scam and it usually worked because my ETLs were spineless and the people at Guest Relations were idiots who would "approve" the return. The strollers were usually a decade old and most likely never even purchased at Spot.

Well one day our ETL-AP is LOD when this guy comes in and she was the only LOD willing to say no to scammers, pretty much. She immediately tells him no and when he tries to counter with "Well I spoke to Guest Relations," she responds, "Guest Relations answers to me." It was great until he refuses to leave for like an hour and begins to call me a racist (we're the same race) and calls AP Hitler and all sorts of shit before she finally escorts him from the store.

Fucking crazy. Never since, at Target or my current job, have I dealt with anything that ridiculous. But had he gotten away with it he would have gotten about $600 in store credit so I can see why he stood his ground.
 
Flabber, that reminds me of when there were several crib recalls because of the drop sides (before fixed sides turned cribs into tall playpens basically).
We'd had several returned in pieces & barely recognizable but guest relations was approving them all with the barest of details.
One couple brought theirs in as well; the 'baby' was walking by this time.
 
First guests as I have just clocked in.

"Hi there! Would you like a bag today?"

(I was already sketched about the guests as they were looking around too much)

Guest 1: " Well aren't you the cutest? Do you remember me???"

My response: "oh yea.. 🙂"

(Wtf)

Ring up every item, lots of bedding, and cleaning essentials. Food for their EBT I believe. Some electronics. And your total is.. Oh wait that doesn't sound right!! I then proceed to void every single item and touch every single barcode. A lot of the bedding had stickers for similar bedding items that were cheaper. I then type in each dpci for each item and tell them the actual price. Then they proceed to say oh no but the sign over there said!!

My response: "yes mam but it appears someone, not saying yourself, has placed stickers over the actual bar codes in an attempt to trick the cashier. Unfortunately I cannot honor this price. I can call my manager over if you want."

Guest proceeds to tap fingers and shake and say oh then I don't want them.

As they leave they said see you next time cutie pie it was great seeing you and they left. I immediately report to AP and write the time down.
 
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