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Two brothers fined €18k for swapping IKEA barcode labels to avoid checkout fees
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On March 30, two French-speaking relatives were caught exchanging product barcodes in an attempt to bypass automatic payment systems and pay less when leaving the shop with their groceries; they have been penalized by authorities after being identified through surveillance footage inside one of IKEA's stores located near Lausanne on Saturday morning while trying this scheme.
Key Points
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1Two brothers were fined by IKEA for swapping barcodes on products to pay less at the self-checkout.
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2The incident resulted in a financial penalty of approximately €16,000 (CHF) or CHF 25'983 depending on currency conversion and reporting sources.
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3Swiss media reports indicate an initial fine amount around CHFr 47k was paid to cover the fraud cost.
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4The brothers exchanged barcodes between items with different prices at IKEA's self-checkout system.
Developments
2019-03-30
Swiss media reported the two brothers paid a fine of CHF 47,685 to cover their fraud costs at IKEA. (Source: Partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch)
2019-03-29
Swiss media reported the two brothers were fined CHF 47,685 for swapping barcodes at IKEA. (Source: Partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch)
2019-03-29
Swiss media reported the two brothers were fined CHF 47,685 for swapping barcodes at IKEA. (Source: Partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch)
2019-03-29
Swiss media reported the two brothers were fined CHF 47,685 for swapping barcodes at IKEA. (Source: Partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch)
2019-03-29
Swiss media reported the two brothers were fined CHF 47,685 for swapping barcodes at IKEA. (Source: Partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch)
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