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A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump — double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas!

Unfortunately for her, you can’t do that, prosecutors said. The 45-year-old woman was arrested March 6 and faces felony theft charges accusing her of a crime that cost the gas station nearly $28,000.

Prosecutors say the woman exploited the system over a period of several months. Police learned of the problem in October when the loss-prevention manager at Bosselman Enterprises reported that the company’s Pump & Pantry in Lincoln had been scammed.

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[–] zenharbinger@lemmy.world 101 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The article says she let another person use her card for a fee.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 123 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That should be the illegal part. Taking advantage of a loophole should not be illegal. Charging other people so that you can take advantage of the loophole, on the other hand, is a scam.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Pretty sure that was the illegal part and the title left that step out.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 7 months ago

In which case she would be charged with racketeering or something not theft.

[–] the_frumious_bandersnatch@programming.dev 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, charging other people so that you can take advantage of a loophole is called Tax Preparation

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

It's still a scam though. Just, unfortunately, a legal scam.

[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 66 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

There it is. She got greedy. If she would have just minded her own business and not told anyone and kept it on the down low it would have probably never been figured out. Regardless, this is 100%. The business is responsibility and should not be blamed on anyone else.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

So what? Why do we cheer when regular people get caught abusing the system while the ruling class does it every single day?

I think most of ya'll are just jealous while thinking you're "so much smarter than her" because you wouldn't have been caught.

Children, the lot of you.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How about people shouldn't steal, no matter who?

[–] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I am 100% cool with stealing from rich people since they only get rich by abusing others.

Fuck'em.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, okay, the rest of us aren't criminals

[–] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sure you are.

Ever jay-walked?

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's not a criminal court issue, you only get a fine for it.

Stealing tens of thousands of dollars is a jail time issue

[–] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's still a crime, which makes you a criminal.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Okay, let's concede I'm a criminal. I'm not a thief, though

[–] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Unpopular opinion: being a thief is bad

Depends on who you're stealing from.

I don't think you're capable of understanding this, though.