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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)

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In California, state and local police last month broke up a ring that allegedly used fake coupons to get merchandise for free or reduced prices, then brazenly resold the items at a Sacramento storefront. He said the problem also includes things like complex returns fraud, cyber frauds, near-perfect counterfeiting and more.

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