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Television Scam Making Rounds ,Fraud Walmart Employee Dupes Hundreds

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Initially scam artists were figuring to trick the people in the name of walmart, but now it seems theme has been changed . Fraudsters are applying something different in order to fool the people.

In a latest news of crime world a fake store employee scammed hundreds of walmart customers. This man was very much smart in his scamming tactics , and trick the people by saying that he is an walmart employee.

How this man swindles the people and cook a story is interesting and should be noted.

He identifies himself as corporate employee from wal mar store working near by ,with identity badge. The man mislead the people by saying walmart is over stocked by Samsung 42″ plasma Tvs. But as he is the employee he could  make $700 TV into half amount. So it the best buy deal.

He further quotes they were selling it for hundreds $300 as it was price tag, but there is discount and they just want to get rid of TV’s.

Instantly to gain more confidence of victim he accompany s them till walmart store and ask them to park their vehicles side by . He ensures victim that as he is employee you cannot directly use his rights for discounts , so therefore he needed the cash for completing the whole process .He promptly asks to stay there till he returns.

But in fact this scammer never return. This scamming trends is continued and can figured out to be hundred . There fore mostly seniors should be ware of this scam.

Police are investigating the matter.

Source :msnbc.msn.com

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