Time was, a burglar needed a gun or a knife to hold up a store. But kids today, they got all sorts of new-fangled ways of pulling heists, like the Walmart in Ohio that is now short over $11,000 because of a phone call.
According to police in Columbus, OH, someone called up a local Walmart around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning and 'tricked a clerk' into activating money cards over the phone and giving the suspect the activation numbers.
When all was said and done, the criminal had helped themselves to $11,054.60 in money cards.
While we certainly don't condone retail crime, this is certainly a more inventive use of the phone than the Wendy's robber who later called the restaurant -- twice -- to complain about the pittance he stole from the till.
Suspect Steals $11K With Phone Call To Walmart [NBC4i.com]
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