USED AN OLD SCHOOL TRICK
TO SCHEME A WALMART
CASHIER OUT OF
21-HUNDRED DOLLARS ...
AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN
REALIZE IT. AS NEWS 13'S
JEANNIE NGUYEN REPORTS
NOW INVESTIGATORS NEED
YOUR HELP TRACKING THE
DUO DOWN.
NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU
DON'T.
1:12 "It's impressive. I
mean these guys are
really good." 1:14 IT
ALL STARTED A FEW WEEKS
AGO AT THIS WALMART ON
CARLISLE. TWO MEN APPEAR
TO BE MAKING SIMPLE
TRANSACTIONS, BUT THEY
DEFINITELY HAD SOME
TRICKS UP THEIR SLEEVES.
1:54 "He'll purchase a
small item and have $100
give that money back
over, he'll
hold the money and say
actually can you break
this down in a different
way." 2:06
2:07 "He'll ask for
money back maybe four
$5s and two $10s, and
cashier thinks that
she's breaking change
but he's actually
scheming off the top
every time there's a
transaction." 2:20
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY
THEY ARE PURPOSEFULLY
CONFUSING THE CASHIER TO
THE POINT WHERE SHE
THINKS THEY ARE MAKING
AN EVEN TRADE. AND THIS
IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE
CON- ACT THEY HAVE SEEN
IN A LONG TIME.
3:09 Officer Simon
Drobik - Albuquerque
Police "It's probably
the biggest one the
detectives here in the
Northeast have ever
seen. Usually it's for
$100-150 and the person
leaves." 3:16 POLICE SAY
THIS IS ONE OF THE
SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN THE
MAGIC TRICK. FROM A
SMALL 4-
DOLLAR TRANSACTION, BOTH
SUSPECTS WERE ABLE TO
WALK AWAY WITH
21-HUNDRED DOLLARS
BETWEEN THEM. IT
WASN'T UNTIL THE CASHIER
WAS DOING A FINAL CHECK
OF HER REGISTER AT THE
END OF THE NIGHT, THAT
SHE REALIZED SHE WAS
SHORT ALL THAT MONEY.
POLICE SAY THEY ARE NOT
SURE IF THE SUSPECTS ARE
LOCALS OR IF
THEY ARE PASSING
THROUGH.
IF YOU'RE A FAN OF
