Sainsbury's issues fraud warning over self-checkout 'trick' as it launches crackdown
Sainsbury's bosses have spoken out about a self-checkout 'trick' being used by some customers to get money off their shopping. The supermarket giant has labelled it fraud and has launched a crackdown on the issue.
One trick being used is scanning money-off coupons repeatedly in order to get larger discounts on their shopping. Staff have also been put on alert for anyone presenting "fraudulent" coupons, while Sainsbury's said it had "in-store detectives monitoring for fraudulent attempts".
Notices have appeared at some Sainsbury's stores, including one in Wolverhampton. Customers have warned they may temporarily face a "slightly longer" checkout process as a result of more stringent checks.
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A notice said: "We have seen an increase in fraudulent coupons in our stores and we have processes in place to detect and block them. This may temporarily lead to a slightly longer checkout process and we are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.
"We have in-store detectives monitoring for fraudulent attempts and are working with the police on this issue."