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Why the surprise here. This "scam" (or theft) is as old as stores taking "no questions asked" returns. I knew someone who did this a time or two back in the
by pwg 6y ago
Why the surprise here. This "scam" (or theft) is as old as stores taking "no questions asked" returns. I knew someone who did this a time or two back in the mid-90's to Circuit City and/or CompUSA. I warned them that this could be traced back to them if the stores became interested enough to do so, that did not deter them much.
- nvahalik 6y agoYeah, back in the days when tech didn't move so fast, it wasn't uncommon for some of the circle I moved in to go grab a 160G drive from Best Buy and swap out a 20/40G drive that had died and claim it didn't work out of the box. Free upgrade! Same scam, different day.
- diehunde 6y agoI wonder what the consequences can be for doing this. Just pay full price or also face legal actions.
- sukilot 6y agoIt depends on how much the local DA wants to nail you. It's definitely criminal behavior, some kind of theft or fraud