Lego Scammer Caught In A Rut
from the diversification? dept
Swapping bar codes on products is an old trick used by scammers, but if you're going to do it, we'd suggest not always doing it on the same product. A man was arrested recently after being accused of swapping barcodes on hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Legos and then reselling them on the internet. The scam isn't all that noteworthy or different, other than the guy's apparent focus on the colored building blocks. It's that focus that seems to have gotten him in trouble. Target noticed a similar problem across multiple stores having sold Legos at the wrong price, and warned other stores to be on the lookout for someone buying lots of boxes of Legos. Still, it took years to catch the guy. He apparently sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Legos over the years. It's unclear if he's been building anything with them, too, but authorities needed a 20-ton truck to cart away all the Legos in his house.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Reader Comments
Subscribe: RSS
View by: Time | Thread
No Subject Given
"Please -- it's LEGO, not Legos"
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re: No Subject Given
Legoslegoslegos.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
No Subject Given
Mm... I Google Earth? Mapquest? Using Target's own web site to find store locations?
[ link to this | view in chronology ]