Coverage dated August 2, 2023 to August 3, 2023

Pennsylvania Home Depot targeted in $300K with door-return scam, prosecutors say

Headline from ABC 27 Harrisburg

A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors, and then returning them without a receipt, federal pros…

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fortune

    Home Depot gave man nearly $300,000 in store credit for ‘returning’ doors he didn't buy: Prosecutors (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Dressing like a contractor, he entered stores empty-handed and took doors to service counters to supposedly return them.

  2. Kokomo Tribune

    Man is charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Federal prosecutors say a Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without

  3. WFLA

    Man charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300K with door-return scam (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt, federal prose…

  4. CBS News

    Man charged with cheating Home Depot stores, including in Maryland, out of $300,000 with door-return scam (opens CBS News)

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    A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, including in Maryland, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt, federal prosecutors allege.

  5. WTNH New Haven

    West Hartford man charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam (opens WTNH New Haven)

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    WTNH New Haven's feed description

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without …

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Man charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. >> A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt, federal prosecutors allege.

  7. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Pennsylvania Home Depot targeted in $300K with door-return scam, prosecutors say (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    ABC 27 Harrisburg's feed description

    A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors, and then returning them without a receipt, federal pros…

  8. Boston

    Conn. man is charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam in Rhode Island (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Home Depot stores in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey were involved.

  9. WSAV-TV

    Man cheated Home Depot out of $300K with door-return scam, prosecutors say (opens WSAV-TV)

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    WSAV-TV's feed description

    A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors, and then returning them without a receipt, federal pros…

  10. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    Man accused of cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    Home Deport stores in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey were involved.

  11. FOX Business

    Connecticut man allegedly cheated Home Depot with $300,000 door-return scam (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A Connecticut man is accused of defrauding Home Depot stores of nearly $300,000 with a no-receipt return scheme involving stores in at least eight states.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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