2023-01-31 at 1:23 AM UTC
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/01/20/3-wanted-after-stealing-2000-family-dollar/Three suspects are wanted after stealing $2,000 at a Family Dollar on South Belair Road.
On Jan. 12 around 3:15 p.m., Columbia County deputies responded to Family Dollar in the 300 block of South Belair Road in reference to a theft of $2,000.
Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the store manager who stated three Black males walked into the store and proceeded to the gift card section, where they grabbed six gift cards.
One at a time, they paid for the gift cards in separate transactions, passing a YouTube card to the next suspect. The YouTube card was used to purchase each gift card.
When the suspect swiped the YouTube card, it acted as a cash transaction and a receipt would print. Two transactions were declined, while four transactions were approved. The approved transactions consisted of a Nike gift card, Apple gift card, Pay as You Go Starter and a Vanilla Direct Pay card- each valued at $500.
After the suspects left, the cashier notified the store manager. They checked the register, which was short $2,000.
Two of the suspects were wearing black hoodies and black hats. The third suspect was wearing a black Adidas jacket and black beanie hat.
How could swiping a card act as a cash transaction that gets approved?
Am I missing something?
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2023-01-31 at 1:43 AM UTC
What kind of dollar store keeps 2k in their drawer?
2023-02-04 at 10:04 PM UTC
Do any of you think it may have to do with the service code of the magnetic strip?
The article says that they swiped the card.
Position 3 #4 is "Cash Only". I have honestly wanted to try different combos of these a while back just to see what happens.
2023-02-04 at 11:04 PM UTC
AngryOnion
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The teller fucked up.
When the customer gave the cashier the card and tried to use it it was declined the first time then the customer says"you have to punch it in as cash" because this card is as good as cash.
The scam only works when the cashier hasn't been warned of the scam.
When I was working at LOWES we had a special meeting on this shit= they were getting fucked hard.
