A man was arrested after authorities connected him to a scam involving more than 50 Targets across the state, including Sacramento.
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@kimking59286 ай бұрын
I’m so sick and tired of these damn scam artists. One of them somehow got into my account and stole money from me. Luckily my bank alerted and compensated me. I’m so sick of them all.
@AP90x6 ай бұрын
Just tracked you ip address, hacking your internet activity now. Will be in your bank account by tomorrow morning 😊😘
@ggeorge41446 ай бұрын
This is what happens to countries who are soft on crime. The constitution was written to protect criminals. Every right in it is to protect criminals.
@NoName-hh5nq6 ай бұрын
@@ggeorge4144so we shouldn’t have rights?
@mariakristinahawl16406 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, I had a visa gift card, money was put on it with a fee... and there was only 3 cents balance on it.
@julieinthenorthwest45946 ай бұрын
@@ggeorge4144 No! The constitution was written in opposition of tyranny, granting inalienable rights, and protecting its citizens (which include the innocent). However people like you want to tear down and eliminate the constitution under a facade of lies. Your first sentence states what the majority of people already know but then attack the constitution. The constitution isn't the problem, following the constitution, following the laws, and enforcing both ARE the issues.
@brendareed50506 ай бұрын
These should be sold in a vending machine that the store and employees cannot have access to.
@terenarosa47906 ай бұрын
Who stocks them?
@glock1inthetop456 ай бұрын
@@terenarosa4790company
@noseraph6 ай бұрын
@@terenarosa4790 A single poorly-paid contractor who is being watched by a single poorly-paid security guard.
@macmiller16786 ай бұрын
A lot of places have digital gift cards that you can buy and scan on your phone.
@mkrp46 ай бұрын
Happened to me earlier this year
@naomiverdugo21806 ай бұрын
I was going to give out gift cards this year until i saw a video of a Texas lady that lost over $800 because of this. This is so sick.
@richarddeleon86016 ай бұрын
I wonder if HEB is safe?
@marysaade43436 ай бұрын
I saw that video also
@DokesConspiracyNetwork6 ай бұрын
Gift cards are for people you hate. Thoughtless gift
@richarddeleon86016 ай бұрын
@@DokesConspiracyNetwork yes! It's for the company Christmas party. Lol
@RobimusPrime6 ай бұрын
@@DokesConspiracyNetworkno, its not. SMH
@Jorr2356 ай бұрын
The stores don’t care because they are not at risk, it’s the consumer that loses here.
@mike88576 ай бұрын
Also, the charge backs.
@Salem_Wolf11076 ай бұрын
True I have bought 2 payed 150 each and when I tried using them it had nothing in it both times I call customer service they kept giving me attitude each time I called n when I called Walgreens they say we can't do anything about it...bc its not their problem once u buy it
@NotLikeUs8696 ай бұрын
@@Salem_Wolf1107I just watched a news clip of a woman who bought a thousand dollars worth. She lost $800 from Walmart gift cards and Walmart won’t take accountability.
@beautifulsky44816 ай бұрын
Its not just target. Last week a lady purchased 3 gift cards totaling a thousand dollars at walmart and when she went to check the cards balance before she gave them out, the money was gone. It's everywhere.
@notmebutyou83506 ай бұрын
Damn!!! That is awful!!
@MK-tq5ec6 ай бұрын
Gift card maxes at 500 dollars. How can she put thousands
@MissCertifiedKicks6 ай бұрын
@@MK-tq5ecthe pantry lady in Houston Tx purchased 10 gift cards at $100 each totalling $1k.
@herculesbrofister2656 ай бұрын
@@MK-tq5ec"3 gift cards totaling a thousand dollars" "A thousand dollars"= $1000 1000/3 = 333.33
@dunkinherdonut84716 ай бұрын
@@MK-tq5ec learn to read! He said she bought 3 gift cards that totaled (add up to) $1000. 🤦♂️ You voted for Biden didn’t you, no? I can tell….🤣😂
@TheBagjunkie6 ай бұрын
It happened to me. Target doesn’t want to refund your money. Don’t buy gift cards! Give cash instead!
@winning33296 ай бұрын
Sue target It's their fault because the security people who watch the cameras are usually goofing off or staring at women. Because of their neglect you got your hard earned money stolen. Staring a class action suit
@bumblbesss6 ай бұрын
give digital GC
@qrgaming14216 ай бұрын
Times like these target should change up their policy. Or they can lose alot of customers. But I highly doubt they ever care.
@sonyadrake78436 ай бұрын
@@winning3329 Exactly, this dude's criminal ring is just taking the Gift Cards and then return to put them back tampered 😳🤯 Target needs to DESTROY ALL OF THEIR EXISTING GIFT CARDS AND PROCESS A NEW BATCH THAT NEED TO BE LOCKED UP.
@terenarosa47906 ай бұрын
I've never understood gift cards. Unless you're giving it to a crack addict who you're afraid might spend the cash on drugs. But addicts are very resourceful and will probably find a way to sell it for drugs anyways. So with a gift card you're just being controlling and oppressive for no reason. Cash is always better.
@inthesun38846 ай бұрын
I stopped buying gift cards years ago. I can’t count the number of times empty ones were given to me. I thought maybe they were given by mistake. Apparently this has been going on for years.
@evilsharkey89546 ай бұрын
Maybe the people gifting them stole them or bought them at self checkout, not realizing they have to be loaded by a human being.
@Ms.RatherUnique5 ай бұрын
Yep, I got a empty Subway card. Luckily, I had enough money on me or I'd have been embarrassed.
@dmpi4836 ай бұрын
He must be a low-level member of the crime organization since he's actually doing the real work.
@disguiseddv8ant4866 ай бұрын
Do not believe this story. Why would this dude walk into Target and openly start switching cards right at the Gift card stands especially during the holiday when knowing that stores and authorities are on to them. Remember, the media is used to lie and manipulate the viewer. This story is to tell the people that "Hey everyone, we're doing our job running sting operations to crack down on this holiday scam so that you can feel safe spending your money on store gift cards."
@user-qc6wi3dw5x6 ай бұрын
And why dont they ever show the faces of these people🤷
@Jed676 ай бұрын
Makes you wonder
@phallondavenport4706 ай бұрын
He's asian
@scooby21816 ай бұрын
If he was white, they would of.
@helenatube6 ай бұрын
So what? You think the media protects everybody but the poor victimized white man, don't you? @@phallondavenport470
@lucycan63636 ай бұрын
@@phallondavenport470 American-Asian. Don't disown your citizens. The majority of crime in America is done by American citizens, not foreigners
@ZN-nz9uu6 ай бұрын
I got scammed $200 on a target gift card target refunded me but it’s also targets responsibility to do something to prevent this
@selfmasterylife58516 ай бұрын
This isn't a new scam. My son brought his father and I a target gift card last Christmas when we tried to use them we were told we had a zero balance. I called corporate and they said it was nothing they could do. We haven't brought gift cards from target since.
@winning33296 ай бұрын
You could have sued target for negligence
@terenarosa47906 ай бұрын
@@winning3329 suing would probably cost more than the lost, but if I were rich I'D do it. It's about the principle.
@GorgieClarissa6 ай бұрын
@@winning3329 read the terms and conditions..... you also have to consider the legal fees of going after a major corporation for a 20$ gift card....
@mewho87146 ай бұрын
That is wild. They sell them, they should stand behind them.
@azeleapark6 ай бұрын
That must've SUCKED!! 😡👎
@RIfMlLVrdhpPYbHCcTqjnEFGgNyKku6 ай бұрын
"Target isn't out anything" Except for the pissed customers never coming back 🤣
@brigreen6896 ай бұрын
So he committed a crime and his identity is withheld?? Wow😒🙄
@pornneliushubbard19676 ай бұрын
You need to blame target loss prevention. How in the hell do they steal all those gift cards and then put them back and not get caught
@b.b.s75456 ай бұрын
They are train not to care cause it's not a loss to target.
@TonioDC796 ай бұрын
@@b.b.s7545 Good answer, I worked for target many years ago. The one thing Target has better than any retail company was/is their surveillance system. When I tell you those cameras can read your credit card number off your card as you pull the card out of wallet. That was over 20 years ago, so I know the cameras are much better now. If the AP team wanted to, they could zoom-in and track every move, the major flaw is they are still human operated. So, your answer fits the narrative. Target should be ashamed of themselves.
@CSAccetura5 ай бұрын
It's not that hard. Something that small is easy to manipulate
@perfecenglish75796 ай бұрын
Does the reporter actually have to be standing out in the rain or does that make for a more dramatic effect?
@happytimeharry3636 ай бұрын
@perfecenglish7579,...pointless. He could have been inside the mall, in front of Target.
@johnnytran8006 ай бұрын
Makes it look like hes doing some hardcore reporting at Target
@taotzu13396 ай бұрын
Target doesn't want news cameras in their stores. By allowing the cameras in the store to report the news, they are acknowledging the crime(s), and are now obligated to reimburse customers.
@stevenmitchell16 ай бұрын
I guess you have never seen or been in a Target store. Most Targets are in strip malls. It's actually part of their business strategy.
@stevenmitchell16 ай бұрын
@@happytimeharry363 Since when are Targets located inside a connected mall?
@janelbbuck6 ай бұрын
Definitely not a new scam. It’s been going on with multiple brands for years. It’s the most annoying thing so I’m glad authorities are looking into it.
@lucycan63636 ай бұрын
Finally!
@sarahhuntington85956 ай бұрын
I bought a $500 gift card for Home Depot. By the time I opened it to use it it had $15 left on it. I was pissed. Lucky for me the guy used it for online purchases and they were able to get his name and everything he bought on it. The store even refunded me my $500.
@chaverarv6 ай бұрын
You were really lucky 🍀… most stores don’t refund customers back their stolen money …
@lucycan63636 ай бұрын
They did q good investigation. Some merchants don't care to do all that
@singmysong11676 ай бұрын
Was he also a foreigner or Chinese illegal thief like this guy here?
@AdelineCowgirl6 ай бұрын
@@karlwithak.Gift cards are manipulation!? Lmao!! What about traditional gifts? If I buy someone a sweater or a train set, am I manipulating them?
@donsturtevant23966 ай бұрын
The gift cards need to be removed from public access until the packaging is replaced with tamperproof packaging. In the meantime, the only option is to pass.
@ganderson77906 ай бұрын
That’s correct the way they used to be
@babybirdhome6 ай бұрын
These were in tamperproof packaging. They just replaced the packaging with counterfeit tamperproof packaging.
@sillyeve975 ай бұрын
@@ganderson7790yes I was going to write the same. I remember seeing them behind the cashier along with those calling cards too.
@ericknoblauch91955 ай бұрын
Several retailers now have what is called an e-gift card you purchase online, and is electronically sent to the recipient's e-mail. I've purchased some from Macy's this way, and there is no plastic card on display in some store that people you don't know have their hands on.
@DaveW_googleplus6 ай бұрын
I'd like to see at least two years in prison followed by permanent deportation back to China.
@kimking59286 ай бұрын
Or Africa.
@4670766 ай бұрын
2 years? 2 fucken years? You’re to soft, you’re the reason these people do what they do. You’ll probably only want 3 years on someone with murder charges because he “might change.”
@o0R3stless0o6 ай бұрын
More like 10 yrs
@Htl36486 ай бұрын
Nah, its just more taxpayer money wasted. Send ‘em back
@bone35946 ай бұрын
Life sentence or Capital Punishment.
@randyearles16346 ай бұрын
Make retailers more responsible for what they sell.
@j.trulyrandom6 ай бұрын
Bad sign for the gift card industry
@briankachor5666 ай бұрын
It's time say goodbye to gift cards nice knowing you 😮
@jasonbell59056 ай бұрын
That man should pay the price, take him for everything he has and then fine him 3 million dollars and 10 years in prison for every million.
@charles-cl6xj6 ай бұрын
I would say deport him but, with the border that's not an option 🇨🇳
@b.b.s75456 ай бұрын
Target doesnt wanna monitor the giftcard section nor warn customers of the scams
@babehc6 ай бұрын
Let’s just normalize gifting cold hard cash so people can spend it wherever they want. All I want for Christmas is groceries and I’m sure I don’t want to shop at target for that.
@weldinggirl6 ай бұрын
🤣🤣you and me both
@KM-zu9we6 ай бұрын
I do to my nieces and nephews close to where I live, but I can’t trust the US mail to deliver cash across the country.
@user-kr6gw8bq4o6 ай бұрын
Some people are prone to save the cash instead of buying a gift. Gift cards make you spend it.
@maryricketts73376 ай бұрын
@@KM-zu9we and you trust the postal service with gift cards?
@KM-zu9we6 ай бұрын
@@maryricketts7337 they are shipped via UPS
@bostongirl35076 ай бұрын
If the retailers are not somehow held responsible, then nothing will be done! Stop buying gift cards!
@terihaynes-yf9jb6 ай бұрын
3 million dollars stolen on gift cards. This has to stop. Customers beware. Retailer don't reimburse your stolen funds.
@Jane-yg3vz6 ай бұрын
That would just be another way they can scam money. Tamper with the card yourself and go back and claim it was like that when you bought it.
@Wynner36 ай бұрын
With a potential cost of 3M dollars I hope they send him to prison on several counts of grand theft.
@jamesrivera49476 ай бұрын
The technical term for this scam is called "card draining."
@wopalongcassidy6 ай бұрын
He cannot be alone in this.
@janeclayton1516 ай бұрын
Absolutely correct. This is organized crime & a network....big $$
@DeepDishPizza6 ай бұрын
This has been going on since the mid 2000s. Surprised law enforcement just caught on. Hmmm.
@TheRealdal6 ай бұрын
Target still needs to be responsible for paying these people back. They weren’t controlling the cards, who had access to them . And they were the ones selling them and are ultimately responsible for. I’m sure the same thing has been happening to Walmart.
@Nomeonportaloquesogas6 ай бұрын
No people are aware at thier own risk
@kw93776 ай бұрын
Time to put these gift cards behind counter
@jimbronx-mb3ct6 ай бұрын
Nice try. You work at target? Half the employees at target are thieves themselves.
@mnmz69346 ай бұрын
Something is not right...I've been scammed of Target gift card twice now. I've always bought the gift cards from the cashiers. Not at the gift card isle. Must be an inside job as well
@chrmurr16 ай бұрын
Operation bad elf. Good job officers.
@EM-mw2qr6 ай бұрын
It's about time they started arresting these scammers! It's crazy what they've been getting away with!
@donnyhud6 ай бұрын
imagine... if they just had this kind of wisdom in the form of working skills!!!
@RedsHitpostMedia6 ай бұрын
I say screw it this year just go to easy route and give your loved ones cash
@janetr59296 ай бұрын
Maybe stores would take better precautions if they were responsible for scammed gift cards. Keep them behind lock and key like they do tobacco. Thieves really need harsher penalties and restitution. Scammers are out of control.
@stevenmitchell16 ай бұрын
Exactly, or in glass cases.
@grandmapamm6 ай бұрын
It is sad that nothing is safe anymore. I am on hard times but I would never stoop to stealing from others. I remember when my .Amazon account got hacked and someone spent over $400. Of my money and this was right after my husband died of cancer. I never got my money back and I just couldn’t believe how low people can go to steal from others it is sickening.
@marlonmoncrieffe07286 ай бұрын
I am so sorry! How awful!
@rosep84816 ай бұрын
Im sorry that happened to you at such a bad time. Amazon should have refunded you
@OB.x6 ай бұрын
Your amazon account was "hacked" probably in one or a few ways. You used the same password for everything (judging from your username, you are older and probably did). Not judging, just this happened to a coworker, who is 80+ and he couldn't understand how something like that could happen. It sucks, but truth is e-fraud/crimes aren't really saught after as they fall under FBI, not local police, and FBI doesn't have time for "small cases" like this. While you may say "you can't believe how low ppl can go", the 12 year old from Africa who stole your money, now has enough to feed his extended family and buy a car, probably thought "I cannot believe this lady has all her passwords her husbands name, without 2 factor authentication". Not to victim blame, but I kinda agree (like 5%) there are a lot of features on amazon ppl don't use that would stop this. It's mind-numbing how many ppl I tell them there's "literally nothing I can do to help them get their stuff back, but all of this could have been prevented if you just followed the alert/notification to do so"
@davidswanson56696 ай бұрын
Criminality isn’t something that desperate people resort to just because they are desperate. The rich and the poor can possess morals, and can also be devoid of morals. That determines how you’ll act.
@evilsharkey89546 ай бұрын
The people doing this aren’t doing it as a side hustle to make ends meet. They’re professional crooks doing it for the money.
@JC-gs4fx5 ай бұрын
Consumers should come together and file a lawsuit on this. Stores are negligent on not putting the gift cards in a protected areas.
@GenXLostInTx6 ай бұрын
Good for this police dept. for stepping up and trying to combat this issue. I’ve not seen much concern from most police depts. around the country because of it being so hard to track.
@saylsen6 ай бұрын
All you need is a shirt or vest that shows a giftcard vendor. Nobody questions them.
@sedmitch33116 ай бұрын
So we don't get to see his face? But they show crime that's way less than $3-Millon dollars. Face all on TV as if they robbed a 1000 banks nope just clothes.
@kurtdowney14896 ай бұрын
What exactly does Chinese National mean. And what is the punishment for this kind of crime in CA?
@RBzee1126 ай бұрын
A Chinese citizen here a work or student visa.
@cornondacob6 ай бұрын
Its someone who supports their own country while being in another. Get that man tf out.
@4670766 ай бұрын
A communist spy.
@Sidicas6 ай бұрын
Child of rich criminals in China
@nedtaylor19836 ай бұрын
Lord forbid he be convicted of the crime he obviously committed. But it is California where the criminals run free. @@Mario_M1989
@takishasmith10806 ай бұрын
Why didn’t they show his face?
@knotthemstudios6 ай бұрын
Because he was a scamming asian and wasn’t black
@zerotodona14956 ай бұрын
Got to protect the enemy.
@codingvio73836 ай бұрын
If only people used these forms of skills on benefiting society and doing something that isn't illegal. Like a job.
@bear1776.6 ай бұрын
Lock the cards up
@gasmith74866 ай бұрын
Happens with all kinds of gift cards. I saw a video yesterday on here about a woman who got ripped off by the same scam at Walmart
@crush91976 ай бұрын
At this point just sell the cards at banks. I don’t trust that target could handle this or any other retail store.
@jamesnguyen_16 ай бұрын
Digital cards my dude.
@kirbywaite15866 ай бұрын
Why aren't the cards locked up like cigarettes?
@Shinemylight6 ай бұрын
In short do not buy gift cards. This happened to guy at my walmart. He said before he even left walmart each 250.00 dollar gift card had ready been drained. He was an elderly man and I feel bad for him. Walmart wouldn't do anything even though he never left the store like he just bought them 😢😮
@stevenmitchell16 ай бұрын
Then he should have filed a police report at the time and taken Walmart to small claims court. I think a judge would have been sympathetic, especially if he had documented it when it had happened.
@lokokrz.gaming6 ай бұрын
@karlwithak. Didnt they day cash will be obsolete someday
@Mr.SparkleOG6 ай бұрын
I work for a delivery company and ive seen people many times swapping the cards out. Always check the back of the card before purchasing. This is getting out of hand
@Thunder-sf4qy6 ай бұрын
This has been going on for a while! Not just this year. Especially at Target 🎯. One group walks out with the gift cards, another separate group enters store and re- hangs gift card on pegs. Customers then purchase the tampered gift card thinking the cash is loaded to the card, but nope, a fraudulent bar code is replaced and that cash is going to unknown bank accounts, possible outside of U.S.. Retail treats cards like cash in respect to property so once you leave store with it, its all on you not them! And Retail is not doing anything about it because they made their money in advance. And its getting difficult to identify if the package has been tampered with. Cards should be sold from behind counter only, and inside locking cases to help eliminate folks walking out with them before they get scanned for actual legit purchases. Customers should demand retail stores take more responsibility for sales with these cards only behind Guest services desk or inside of individual locked cases. Thousands-Millions are being ripped off. Crazy its just now making the news. 💯. Its Organized retail electriconic theft. At your own risk, buyer beware.
@DecrepitBiden6 ай бұрын
I agree with karl. Gift card is sorta a scam in itself by the seller. You trade cash for a fund that has restrictions, blackout dates, can't use on certain items, expiration dates, blah blah blah. Just give cash to the person instead of gift cards, so they could spend how they want it, instead of going to a particular store or seller.
@krislarsen65466 ай бұрын
Or make sure in order to actually put the gift cards back on the shelf you have to use a key or something. In other words a redesign of the shelf
@dannydaw596 ай бұрын
There's a barcode sticker over the real barcode right?
@rogerrosen23235 ай бұрын
i didnt know they were changing the bar codes and it still loaded the caard amazing some are just capturing the same codes and then packing them back and stealing pin if they need to in some cases the purchase can be racked and its in the usa and drained that way
@rogerrosen23235 ай бұрын
the scam dosent slways use a new bar code a cop showed the card is cut and put back in package
@MeepMeep886 ай бұрын
Target letting this happen. Blame the criminal but blame the retailors more.
@lucycan63636 ай бұрын
😅😅😅😅😅😅
@DrTLEvans6 ай бұрын
This is why I purchase virtual gift cards. Ridiculous!
@johnferguson63896 ай бұрын
Put a picture of the person arrested on this video so people will know who it is.
@CA-tk8yn6 ай бұрын
Then they let him bond out using said gift cards. All retailers should cover the thefts. It's their carelessness that contributed to this. I've heard of this for a long time and am stunned the cards are still out in the open. They sure protect things like shaving razors so why not gift cards.
@randosando446 ай бұрын
What is the purpose of a gift card? You take perfectly good money that can be spent anywhere and then make it only available to spend at one place.
@gabby30m6 ай бұрын
Gift cards are for gifts for people that you don’t persay know their taste but know they are frequent shoppers at [insert store name].
@qrgaming14216 ай бұрын
Lazy folks shop online chose not to use debt/credit card. But also sometimes for other gift cards like game cards and stuff... that's like Gaming Addicts..(including Google play cards) its somehow a way people think they saving money but they are really not 😂😂
@bpxl53yewz296 ай бұрын
It's not tacky like giving cash
@Pinky-lg3lz6 ай бұрын
and what dribbles are left you can't redeem, they keep. Multiply that by millions and its sweet change.
@pppaaattt84016 ай бұрын
Targets will sometimes sell the gift card with a 5% discount on the amount you pay for them. I was going to get a few for Xmas, it’s going to be cash from now on.
@benderbendingrodriguez66975 ай бұрын
That's actually really elaborate and I'm equally disgusted as impressed.
@solomonoverhead5 ай бұрын
Give these fools, even with a plea, a minimum of 30 years.
@digdug236 ай бұрын
Probably gets a slap on the wrist and back out doing it
@Light23K6 ай бұрын
Could this be the reason the gift card a customer gave me had a zero balance? I just assumed he gave me the wrong card and I didn’t tell him about the zero balance.
@singmysong11676 ай бұрын
Yes, my friend Pam, who works at WAL-MART, said that many people are embarrassed to tell the gifter that the card has 0 balance. So the blatant theft is never reported or investigated. God forgive them!
@J4sse6 ай бұрын
Yet another reason not to shop at Target 💀.
@jaymoor89956 ай бұрын
Before long the grocery store is going to look a lot different. The store is going to be a line of people waiting at a desk asking if what they’re looking for is in stock. No shelves. No picking your own stuff out. That’s gonna be gone in a matter of a few years at this pace.
@heather15066 ай бұрын
This happened to me. Glad they caught him
@inthesun38846 ай бұрын
I don’t think they caught him, they are just looking for him.
@tylerkinley2686 ай бұрын
Bought an apple gift card for someone, and the card had been swapped out. So the card tied to the package got the money, and the one I bought remained empty. Pretty common nationwide these days.
@carlotaestrada98695 ай бұрын
I NEVER SHOP TARGET AND NEVER WILL!!!!
@milfyymunch325 ай бұрын
my mom was a victim and it was heartbreaking that she couldn't get any of those funds back.
@BitSmythe6 ай бұрын
1:56. Gift cards are actually *quite expensive.* But they are easy/convenient. Not only do you pay the $$, but an extra expense is charged by the vendor to enable the card. Give actual cash instead. And it’s more versatile.
@user-dc2ei6dk6z5 ай бұрын
I’m sick of this scammers… I’m a victim too. This person used my wedding gift card and I’m just finding out this is what actually happened.. it made no sense bc I’ve never been in California before plus I know the gift card was new smh
@Cutie110835 ай бұрын
He can’t be working alone.
@deneenogbeide50875 ай бұрын
These thieves should get serious jail time. This kind of crimes make consumer stopping shopping at the store because of PTSD. GOOD LUCK GETTING YOUR MONEY BACK.
@zenacen26696 ай бұрын
lol speaking of Asian acting suspiciously. I frequent a laundromat owned by an Asian with Asian attendants in the Bronx and I usually i buy detergent from their shelves if I run out. For months now I noticed the tide detergent was thicker than the average free flowing texture I’m used to seeing . I thought maybe tide got a new product or something. One random day I was in the car and I noticed the attendant looking around suspiciously . I look down he had placed an empty tide bottle by a barrel and was refilling it . Come to find out he’s been refilling from a barrel with their own manufactured tide the whole time and selling it back to the public . Wow
@helenatube6 ай бұрын
Yet when someone of your race commits crime, you don't go trying to remember instances of when someone of your race committed a crime so you can lump them all together, because you can actually see people of your race as varying individuals. Too bad all Asians are the same to you.
@GorgieClarissa6 ай бұрын
this doesn't even make any sense.... are you returning empty bottles for him to refill? they can't refill bottles with their own homemade tide concoction if they don't have bottles... why would they buy bottles and make their own tide? retailers aren't losing any money if they sell tide from the company to the consumer for a profit. your story literally... makes ZERO sense.
@guillermonazario93346 ай бұрын
I beleive it. They can get the empty bottles from the trash.
@urielgalvan10956 ай бұрын
Another scam was people selling 5 gallons bucket of tide or gain online or back of their car. They look legit but are fake. Who knows what cheap stuff it was made from.
@lucycan63636 ай бұрын
😅😅😅😅 you can't make this stuff up. Bring your own detergent to the laundromat. Smh
@dquan7316 ай бұрын
How hard can it be to our all gift cards behind a customer service register? Then make Target accountable for any fraud.
@eunicevillaneda-bolanos84746 ай бұрын
We lost like $200 worth of gift cards from our baby shower because of these fraudulent activities. It really really sucks. I'm glad they're cracking down.
@dennisku37096 ай бұрын
I wish I could see this person in handcuffs.
@MrJLee-ri3so6 ай бұрын
Few years in jail max, think he’s a flight risk…
@LovelyLisha36 ай бұрын
This is crazy... Then every story I see where shoppers can't get their money back off the gift cards is even crazier. Like y'all really not refunding people for something that was no fault of their own? I see two scammers here, the gift card thieves and the cash thieves. Don't want to refund, then make it harder for this to happen in the first place.
@cathysisneros40766 ай бұрын
Some one needs to get a lawyer and sue these retailers that allow cons to drain these cards!
@jeffzebert49825 ай бұрын
They need to start treating gift cards the same way that they USED to treat merchandise in general: keep ALL gift cards inside a high-security kiosk, one that customers are NOT allowed to enter. Instead, such a kiosk would have at least one shop front that comes in the form of a cashier window with bars in it. The customer comes up to a window, pays the cashier however much money they wish to load onto a gift card, and then that cashier takes the desired gift card from within the kiosk, loads that gift card, and passes it to the customer through the cashier window. In the old days, ALL stores were like that. Each store had barred cashier windows, as well as professional shoppers who did the shopping for the customers. The customers themselves NEVER entered the stores.
@debjh89836 ай бұрын
Do not buy any gift cards. None of the stores provide any security measures for these gift cards and many will leave with paying for nothing as the card has already been scammed! The stores are out of nothing and they could care less if you lose your money. Please only give gifts to family and friends in cash!
@jerseyjoyride13166 ай бұрын
"These cards need to be locked up where this thing can't happen!" Also police.. "Target isn't out any money in this scam." I think we see why it's happening..
@charlenemocksing69096 ай бұрын
And it’s nearly Xmas, how heartless.
@ghazman61416 ай бұрын
Sad how mankind continues to digress.
@nyancatnatalie6 ай бұрын
We have to keep our gift cards locked up in a bag because of this.
@tamarar.46426 ай бұрын
This is crazy! Somebody has purchased gift cards for Christmas and probably don’t know they’ve been scammed. I usually buy digital gift cards for my birthday every year from target when they are on sale. Even though it’s digital, I want be buying anymore. Some thief will come up with a way to take that too. I usually just give cash for Christmas since everybody comes home.
@lindaeasley56065 ай бұрын
The cop said the retailer isn't out anything . So there's no incentive to keep the cards in a secure manner 😡
@chumbawumba19595 ай бұрын
There was a recent video news story of a Church group that was burned by this Target scam - they had bought gift cards to give to poor families for Christmas, but found out there were no funds on the cards (had been drained). They eventually noticed that the gift card details on the receipt didnt match the details on the actual gift cards. Target told them there was nothing they could do. I hope this helps them recover the losses.
@Mlogan116 ай бұрын
Anything that is cash fungible needs controlled access. Thieves are going high tech.
@John-pz6nm6 ай бұрын
Target must be held responsible They leave them uncontrolled out in the open not monitored Yet another reason to not shop at Target Target is absolutely horrible
@winning33296 ай бұрын
The security people will only watch the women and not the men because they are scared of the men
@karendjohn88036 ай бұрын
This is just not a Target problem. It’s happening at any store that sells gift cards. Also, this gift card scam has been going on for years. This is nothing new.
@lIlIlIlIlIlIIIIIIII6 ай бұрын
Won’t happen. Sorry kiddo, better luck next time 😂
@CYRUSTHEVIRUS.6 ай бұрын
But they have 5 dollar t shirts with pictures on them f what you talking about
@lucycan63636 ай бұрын
@@karendjohn8803💯! It's just getting worst now
@wendy8336 ай бұрын
Target and Macys don't want employees to stop thieves. And if an employee calls the police, they're fired. Don't shop at either place.
@JohnSmith-nj4zq6 ай бұрын
If he had 200 on him, 5000 in his car then there must be 100,000 of them in his home. They should get a search warrant for his home.
@emjay20456 ай бұрын
Doing what politicians do, (Ripping people off ) !!!!!
@ginger65826 ай бұрын
Buy money cards at the dollar tree and put money in them to give out at Christmas time. My mother did this, thus no money stollen. When you buy gift cards you are aiding the criminals. Share this video all across America. People need to know.
@lucycan63636 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Nothing wrong with giving cold hard cash, directly into the hands of the recipient for Christmas. They'll be happy and so will you!
@3x3mm6 ай бұрын
Simple smart mom my mom does same
@stevenmitchell16 ай бұрын
So you can only buy gift cards for people who live with you? How do you mail them?
@ginger65826 ай бұрын
@@stevenmitchell1 Don't buy gift cards period.
@tarasanchez82746 ай бұрын
This happened to me at a Target in Long Beach California. Got a father's day gift card and when they tried to use it nothing was on it.
@traybern6 ай бұрын
FIVE SECONDS AFTER you buy ANY gift card you SHOULD call and VERIFY its BALANCE!!!
@christianewray71756 ай бұрын
So what is a consumer to do if they have purchased one of these worthless gift cards???
@sandylynn19126 ай бұрын
I got one and I got screwed
@agentoliver19726 ай бұрын
Call the card they’ll send you and new one
@sandylynn19126 ай бұрын
@@agentoliver1972 mine was a Wawa card
@user-ey1bk5gm9k6 ай бұрын
Number behind the card and explain the situation.
@chalegend72486 ай бұрын
Can’t do anything!!! The card host is just going to say, TOO BAD!!!
@ashnew71136 ай бұрын
How does ONE person you have time to tamper/open/cut hundreds/thousands of cards!? With no one noticing seems tedious and time consuming
@musictosoothe6 ай бұрын
no one is paying attention like they should be. And it should not be hard to find a way to stop this type of crime. Why do gift cards have 'stickies' on them at all? Why don't they have the code embedded in the card, and why don't the cards have other codes embedded so a fraudulent fake card would be easily identified when brought for activation?
@stevenmitchell16 ай бұрын
Hopefully you don't drive a car or operate heavy machinery in public.
@qwerty1123116 ай бұрын
Guy probably got released on a PR bond and is now doing this at wal mart.