wombling in tesco - what's safe

laura_j_2k

it cannot be classed as 'obtaining money by deception'. That's just ridicolous.

there may be a clause in Tesco's T&C's about transferring points but it's hardly a fraud issue. You will probably just get your card confiscated and thrown off the scheme, they are unlikely to take you to court it's just laughable.
As for the deception part, if the cashier is aware that you have a receipt from a 3rd party then you are not deceiving them.
where's the fraud?

dervish

MarkyMarkD wrote:

"Wombling" is fraudulent.

Agreed. It is theft.

Not only is this legally bad but it is also morally wrong too.

What will we see next on this forum - ways to scam pensioners?! :mad:

jackieb

dervish wrote:

Agreed. It is theft.

Not only is this legally bad but it is also morally wrong too.

What will we see next on this forum - ways to scam pensioners?! :mad:

You're comparing pensioners to a multi-million profit making company? :rotfl:

I don't do it but I don't see the harm in it. It's not like the points are getting added twice. They were just thrown away.

MarkyMarkD

Laura

If you read my post, I said that if you LIE or IMPLY that it was your receipt, that would be fraudulent. If you tell the staff it's someone else's and you are wombling the points, that's not fraudulent.

And "it cannot be classed as obtaining money by deception". Grow up! It is obtaining something of value (points) by deception (telling the staff you "forgot" to claim the points on YOUR purchases).

Just because you are unlikely to be taken to court for something doesn't make it right.

zippybungle

dervish wrote:

Agreed. It is theft.

Not only is this legally bad but it is also morally wrong too.

What will we see next on this forum - ways to scam pensioners?! :mad:

I'm sorry, but that is the most ridiculous thing I've heard :rotfl:

Zippy x

ramellous1

dervish wrote:

Not only is this legally bad but it is also morally wrong too.

What will we see next on this forum - ways to scam pensioners?! :mad:

Probably not, but let's start with this if you are so bothered about Tesco and morals, responsibility and loveliness.

Selling whale, dolphin and porpoise meat
Through its subsidiary C Two- Network, Tesco sells whale, dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) meat, both fresh and in cans. In 2003 the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) carried out a survey which discovered that all the canned cetacean products were sourced from Japan's two major whaling companies, Nissui and Kyokuyo. These two companies own the majority of shares in Kyodo Senpaku, the company who leases whaling boats to the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research so they can carry out Japan's so-called 'scientific' whaling policy.

The scientific whaling policy was implemented in 1987 after a moratorium banned commercial whaling. Now around 700 whales are killed each year in the Antarctic and North Pacific in the name of 'scientific research', including minke whales, Bryde's whales, sei whales and sperm whales. All the meat and blubber is then sold commercially within Japan. Up to 22,000 dolphins, porpoises and small whales are also killed every year around the Japanese coast in unregulated and unsustainable hunts.

laura_j_2k

MarkyMarkD wrote:

Laura

If you read my post, I said that if you LIE or IMPLY that it was your receipt, that would be fraudulent. If you tell the staff it's someone else's and you are wombling the points, that's not fraudulent.

And "it cannot be classed as obtaining money by deception". Grow up! It is obtaining something of value (points) by deception (telling the staff you "forgot" to claim the points on YOUR purchases).

Just because you are unlikely to be taken to court for something doesn't make it right.

I had a right laugh at your response. You obviously took my post very personally. Some people really need to get a life.

It is NOT obtaining money by deception - I can assure you.
Also, I think you should read my post again. I did not say that it was right because it does not get to court. If I did, then I would not be able to work in my profession.
In my line of work I deal with a number of fraudulent cases that are far more serious than 'wombling' tesco points, and they are often just written off.
What I am trying to say is - it is highly unlikely that you will go to court or get into trouble with the law.
I would seriously suggest you think before writing abusive posts, I do not appreciate being told to grow up by someone that doesn't even know me.

ramellous1

dervish wrote:

Agreed. It is theft.

Not only is this legally bad but it is also morally wrong too.

What will we see next on this forum - ways to scam pensioners?! :mad:

If you found a winning lottery ticket on the floor and cashed it in would that be theft? If you found a £5 note on the floor and spent it would that be theft?

A till receipt is the property of the original purchaser. On that receipt he has the opportunity to aquire clubcard points. If he throws it away what is the difference between it and a lottery ticket or a fiver?

artydoll

dervish wrote:

Agreed. It is theft.

Not only is this legally bad but it is also morally wrong too.

What will we see next on this forum - ways to scam pensioners?! :mad:

:mad: :mad: :mad:
If it is morally wrong,this pensioner doesn.t give a fig .
I.m quite happy to womble a few extra points to give me extra clubcard vouchers ,makes my pension go a little further.What.s the harm in that?

laura_j_2k

ramellous1 wrote:

If you found a winning lottery ticket on the floor and cashed it in would that be theft? If you found a £5 note on the floor and spent it would that be theft?

A till receipt is the property of the original purchaser. On that receipt he has the opportunity to aquire clubcard points. If he throws it away what is the difference between it and a lottery ticket or a fiver?

But surely if the person throws it away it is no longer their property. If the person stood in front of me threw a fiver on the floor and I knew they had thrown it away on purpose, I would not hesitate to spend it. Also, if a person stood in front of me had a winning lottery ticket and threw it away, i would not hesitate to cash it in.