Law enforcement is searching for a Georgia man accused of using a ‘hack’ he discovered on TikTok to steal “thousands of dollars” from Walmarts in three separate cities.
TikTokis known for getting trends to spread like wildfire — but not all of these crazes are positive.
In fact, one of these so-called ‘hacks’ cost major American retailer Walmart “millions of dollars” before it finally got fixed… but one man is on the lamb afterreportedly getting caught using it.
The hack in question allowed customers to get cash back on certain kinds of purchases, putting a huge dent in the company’s pocketbook.
As told by TikToker B Hayes, it seems thieves managed to fool the machines into thinking they’d already paid for their items when they actually hadn’t, allowing them to get “double the money back” on their purchase.
Det. Sgt. Nathan McNamara says the suspect canceled his transaction “about halfway through,” tricking the POS machine to give him “double his money back.”
Now, Georgia police are searching for a male suspect accused of using this same hack to steal “thousands” from Walmarts in Newnan, Peachtree City and Fayetteville.
Surveillance video supposedly shows the suspect, a man in his 20s – 30s, using the self-checkout machine to get some extra funds.
However, he isn’t the only one they’ve supposedly seen using the hack.Reports from Fox 5say that other thieves were also seen doing the exact same thing — and they’re asking for help finding him, urging anyone with information to phone the Newnan Police Department.
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Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
