Man accused of running same scam for years at Bayers Lake retailer
Posted Apr 25, 2013 12:38:59 PM.
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An investigation that started three weeks ago in Bayers Lake has uncovered years of fraud allegedly involving one man.
Here’s how it worked: a man would walk into the store empty-handed and take something off the shelf. He’d walk up to customer service and try to return the item for store credit, saying he lost his receipt.
At least once, a clerk was threatened with a pair of boots after refusing the do the transaction.
Police say this scam has been going on since 2010.
They’re charging 48-year-old Jeffrey Archibald Baker of Dartmouth with 65 counts of failing to comply with a probation order, 59 counts of fraud under $5000, six counts of attempted fraud under $5000, one count of theft, and assault with a weapon.
The Financial Crime Unit is eager to hear from any victims of similar crimes.
