Fraudster’s Fake Receipt Scam

Monday, 21st December 2020 at 1:52pm

According to The Leamington Spa Courier website, a man devised a scam to defraud Boots stores by printing fake receipts and claimed more than £17,000 in refunds.

Matthew Twigg made purchases amounting to £4,867, but had obtained £17,756 in refunds, resulting in a loss to Boots of £12,889 over a period of 14-15 months.

During a search of his home, police officers seized a thermal printer, and when it was switched on it automatically printed a receipt.

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