walmart receipts?

[mswils411]

Does anyone know of a way to make fake walmart receipts? Is this even possible? Well anything is possible , But is it complicated more than its worth? Any input is appreciated

[Rage]

in theory i would say yes, just get a receipt or two and look at them close. Use photoshop or a picture editor to make changes on the image and print. you would probably have to find a special printer/paper combo. The only thing i would think of that would put a halt on this would be the barcode on the receipt. i donno if they scan it or not but if you don't observe them doing so it would seem plausible to do. Just my two cents tho

[etc.]

I would see if I could steal a roll of the paper that they put into thier recept printer.
That would make things a lot easier if they have some sort of print on the back (Never been to walmart, I live in the UK).

Do they have a store on the internet, you could say that you bought it from there and forge a "Conformation of Order" email of something.

I don't know much about your situation though,
what is the product??

[richierichtx]

printing a fake receipt itself would be simple, just buy/steal a receipt printer and calibrate it correctly and make a walmart receipt template, but the problem is that barcode, when you try to return items and such, they scan that barcode to bring the sale up in the computer. i guess you could print any barcode and rip half of the barcode off and crumple up the receipt and claim it was on the floor around the house a couple days before you found it. but idk if they can refund something without the sale number.

[RallyNoChaos]

Originally Posted by richierichtx

printing a fake receipt itself would be simple, just buy/steal a receipt printer and calibrate it correctly and make a walmart receipt template, but the problem is that barcode, when you try to return items and such, they scan that barcode to bring the sale up in the computer. i guess you could print any barcode and rip half of the barcode off and crumple up the receipt and claim it was on the floor around the house a couple days before you found it. but idk if they can refund something without the sale number.

Damaging the barcode to the point it can not be read my work, assuming there isnt a purchase ID also on the receipt that they can just type into the computer. With the damaged receipt you most likely would be given store credit.

If you know someone who works in the customer service at Wal-Mart you could ask them about the return procedure.

[Steiny]

you can buy recipt paper from most office supply companys, which would be alot easier thrn stealing it.

[lemon]

don't fake wal-mart reciepts, they have barcodes on them. All sales are stored in a database so when they go to do an exchange or return they just scan the barcode.

mainly they do this because wal-mart is changing the prices all the time and they want to look up what you paid, but with xbox 360s and laptops and items like that they scan the serial number as well.

besides wally world is a huge fucking corporation do you think that they have not thought about idiot kids trying stuff like this before?

[shetlan]

The barcode on a reciept is mearly the receipt number - plainly visible on the front of most reciepts. This aspect would be easy to fake.

More to the point, you need walmart receipt paper (so the proper writing is on the back), a thermal printer, and the appropriate software.

Here's the glitch - all this would allow you to do is duplicate existing receipts. If the transaction doesn't exist, the forged receipt is useless.

To answer your question directly: Yes, you can forge a Wal-mart receipt, it would just be udderly useless.

[dudewheresmytardis]

Reciepts can be tricky, depending on the store, I don't have any experience with WalMart, however, if their system is anything like Home Depot's was a couple of years back, then all reciepts should look the same so long as the item is paid for by cash. Try it out, on two separrate days, at the same time buy the same item twice, bring the reciept home, scan it, return the item (if it's high dollar) or keep it (if say, it's gum). Either way run each barcode through a barcode program and compare the results, also look for what is different in the reciepts themselves. Try a different WalMart and try the same, is the third one different from the first two? If not have fun, you could pull a really good take off the whitehouse scam this way.

[Call_Me_Bitches]

On a busy day, pick up any recent receipts you find at a store, find some of it's items in the store, return them for money in the return department.

Perhaps fade the name or any other personal info off the receipt, you don't want another name on there. Use a pencil eraser to produce an ink shortage. Fade other parts too for realism. But not anything vital.

Be cautious of the prices, i.e. stay in a reasonable range that doesn't seem suspicious, like under $50. Don't go crazy with hundreds. Gotta be honest, if your receipt is bad, but your story is convincing enough, depending on the cashier, they may refund it anyways. I know this because in legitimate cases of lost and bad receipts, I was able to return the products anyways for money back. (yes, lost receipt too - but that was with a buy-back program, so they're a little more lenient with items they can accept back at the time. 80% refund on a $150 item used for several months.)

Stay away from items that have obvious signs of not being purchased like items with exterior plastic security devices.

Don't get mad, don't be silly - if they refuse, just walk away. Reply something politely like "that's fine, don't worry about it." like they screwed up, and your giving them a break. haha, take that Walfart.(put the item back)

If things do work out, leave the store, don't continue shopping.

[shetlan]

Originally Posted by Call_Me_Bitches

On a busy day, pick up any recent receipts you find at a store, find some of it's items in the store, return them for money in the return department.

Oldest trick in the book.
This idea isn't as effective as people think, especially when the descriptions of items on most receipts give almost no hints as to what the item is. Unless you want to read every barcode in the store looking for the items, this isn't going to help you.

Originally Posted by Call_Me_Bitches

Perhaps fade the name or any other personal info off the receipt, you don't want another name on there. Use a pencil eraser to produce an ink shortage. Fade other parts too for realism. But not anything vital.

An "ink shortage"? There are still stores using ink based receipt printers?

This might be feasable at your local cornerstore; but, at any place worth stealing from, they'll have a thermal receipt printer - no ink.

Originally Posted by Call_Me_Bitches

Be cautious of the prices, i.e. stay in a reasonable range that doesn't seem suspicious, like under $50. Don't go crazy with hundreds. Gotta be honest, if your receipt is bad, but your story is convincing enough, depending on the cashier, they may refund it anyways.

That depends more on the store's systems than the cashier. At many stores, they just plain can't refund your money without a valid receipt - the system won't let them. This is largely to prevent internal (employee) theft.

Originally Posted by Call_Me_Bitches

I know this because in legitimate cases of lost and bad receipts, I was able to return the products anyways for money back. (yes, lost receipt too - but that was with a buy-back program, so they're a little more lenient with items they can accept back at the time. 80% refund on a $150 item used for several months.)

They let you bring it back because you had a buy-back program, which is better than a receipt. Receipts are statements that you made a purchase, a buy-back program is a contract that they'll take it back if you want them to.

Originally Posted by Call_Me_Bitches

Don't get mad, don't be silly - if they refuse, just walk away. Reply something politely like "that's fine, don't worry about it." like they screwed up, and your giving them a break. haha, take that Walfart.(put the item back)

If things do work out, leave the store, don't continue shopping.

If they refused a legitimate return, the customer would be pretty pissed - why are you suggesting that the person act less than realistic? You're trying to portray yourself as a customer making a valid return, so act like one.

[thedevil]

you can buy the reciept paper right there in walmart itself. great thing about walmart is there receipts dont have graffics or words on the back. receipt paper is otherwise known as thermal paper. if you try to make a receipt on regular paper they will know by scratching the paper to see if it turns black. Now as far as faking a receipt about the only way to do it is if you paid for something buy check and you want to return it for cash. you can buy something with a bunk check and then scan receipt into photoshop and erase the word check and put in the word cash in its place. then tape your receipt paper onto a regular peice of paper and run it through your printer and walla you know have a receipt that says you payed cash for the item. barcode down at bottom doesnt distinguish how you paid for item. it just confirms when were and how much the item on the reciept is worth.

[shetlan]

Originally Posted by thedevil

you can buy the reciept paper right there in walmart itself. great thing about walmart is there receipts dont have graffics or words on the back. receipt paper is otherwise known as thermal paper. if you try to make a receipt on regular paper they will know by scratching the paper to see if it turns black. Now as far as faking a receipt about the only way to do it is if you paid for something buy check and you want to return it for cash. you can buy something with a bunk check and then scan receipt into photoshop and erase the word check and put in the word cash in its place. then tape your receipt paper onto a regular peice of paper and run it through your printer and walla you know have a receipt that says you payed cash for the item. barcode down at bottom doesnt distinguish how you paid for item. it just confirms when were and how much the item on the reciept is worth.

As stated already, this would have no chance of working. The use of a check doesn't change anything - in fact it makes it worse. Checks are held until they have been cleared by the bank, until then you can't return anything you've paid for with a check.

Secondly, the barcode tells the cashier the transaction number, when he brings it up on his screen, it will tell him how you paid.

Third, printing on thermal paper doesn't look like "thermal printing". The ink smudges and becomes unreadable.

Do some research before you try to come-up with these plans.

[dudewheresmytardis]

THERMAL RECIEPT PRINTERS ARE DIRT CHEAP PEOPLE! Seriously, look about ebay. I know I've only been HERE for a couple of days, but please don't turn this into another TOTSE, with the over-complicated, completely inane posts that profess to be the hotest scam/drug/bomb/whatever when they ammount to little more than theory. Seriously guys, I understand brainstorming, but unless you've ever actually done what this guy is asking about, you prolly shouldn't be giving tips.

Now, as I said before, Thermal reciept printers are cheap as hell on ebay. Prior to my devorce I had a ton of em "just because", $5-20 for a good one, a little more if you want colour, yes they make colour thermal. Next cover the barcodes. I do not know why people still flip out at bar codes like they are some kind of magical element, they are pretty damned easy, you have a start sequence, you have the actual bars, which represent letters and numbers etc, followed by a stop sequence. They are used because they are standardised, and standardised things are easily available. For anyone interested in pulling off barcodes, I recommend going to visit wikipedia's articles on barcodes, then google the appropriate type of code which is available freely usually as a font, AND as program, seriously kids, google (or any SE) way more convenient then registering to a forum and assking one of us.

[shetlan]

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

THERMAL RECIEPT PRINTERS ARE DIRT CHEAP PEOPLE! Seriously, look about ebay.

True, but that's not really the issue. Whether or not you have a thermal printer, you still need to duplicate the appearance of a Wal-mart receipt - graphics and all.

None the less, even if you can create a perfect duplicate of a receipt it doesn't matter unless the receipt numbers correspond to an actual receipt that the store has on record. If you duplicate a receipt you've already got, good for you - now you have two of them. If you try to create a receipt that previously didn't exist, it doesn't do you any good.

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

I know I've only been HERE for a couple of days, but please don't turn this into another TOTSE, with the over-complicated, completely inane posts that profess to be the hotest scam/drug/bomb/whatever when they ammount to little more than theory.

I've never been on TOTSE, but that sounds alot like RORTA.

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

Now, as I said before, Thermal reciept printers are cheap as hell on ebay. Prior to my devorce I had a ton of em "just because", $5-20 for a good one, a little more if you want colour, yes they make colour thermal. Next cover the barcodes. I do not know why people still flip out at bar codes like they are some kind of magical element, they are pretty damned easy, you have a start sequence, you have the actual bars, which represent letters and numbers etc, followed by a stop sequence. They are used because they are standardised, and standardised things are easily available. For anyone interested in pulling off barcodes, I recommend going to visit wikipedia's articles on barcodes, then google the appropriate type of code which is available freely usually as a font, AND as program, seriously kids, google (or any SE) way more convenient then registering to a forum and assking one of us.

Creating a barcode isn't the complicated part. Unless the barcode corresponds to an actual sale, the barcode is meaningless - as is the rest of the fake receipt.

Quoting myself:

Originally Posted by shetlan's first post

The barcode on a reciept is mearly the receipt number - plainly visible on the front of most reciepts. This aspect would be easy to fake.

More to the point, you need walmart receipt paper (so the proper writing is on the back), a thermal printer, and the appropriate software.

Here's the glitch - all this would allow you to do is duplicate existing receipts. If the transaction doesn't exist, the forged receipt is useless.

To answer your question directly: Yes, you can forge a Wal-mart receipt, it would just be udderly useless.

[dudewheresmytardis]

Unless you were using this to add to a whitehouse scam, if you don't know what that is look it up. I sort of doubt walleworld would issue unique identifiers for cash transactions, I also doubt that they's be able to update a database between all stores that fast. I've never run forged reciepts at walmart, but I know a lot of other major retailers have this very flaw, or did a couple of years ago. Walmart allows returns from other stores, this much I do know. I say go for it with a couple of small $20 or less purchases, if it works, try bigger, but don't go over 1k, that's usually felonious in most areas, and any purchase etc at a walmart for over 1k is going to raise eyebrows. Try it but be smart, hell I'd have tried it by now out of curiosity but alas, there are no Walmarts in NYC

[shetlan]

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

Unless you were using this to add to a whitehouse scam, if you don't know what that is look it up.

To do what?
If you have the receipt number, you have the receipt number - if you don't, you don't. The concept of making a receipt from scratch is useless.

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

I sort of doubt walleworld would issue unique identifiers for cash transactions, I also doubt that they's be able to update a database between all stores that fast. I've never run forged reciepts at walmart, but I know a lot of other major retailers have this very flaw, or did a couple of years ago.

Receipts aren't numbered by whether they're cash, check, or charge. Receipt numbers correspond to which store it came from, the date, the time of day, the register it came from, and how many transactions have occurred on that register that day. Unique transaction IDs are automatically generated in chronological order.

Knowing this changes nothing of course, as there's still no way to duplicate all of the information.

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

Walmart allows returns from other stores, this much I do know. I say go for it with a couple of small $20 or less purchases, if it works, try bigger, but don't go over 1k, that's usually felonious in most areas, and any purchase etc at a walmart for over 1k is going to raise eyebrows. Try it but be smart, hell I'd have tried it by now out of curiosity but alas, there are no Walmarts in NYC

Go for what? The only workable concept that's been talked about is the original White House scam.

[dudewheresmytardis]

yes each reciept will have identifiers even if in cash, I doubt however hat any interstore system updates in real time, which I think might be the key to doing anything with this. If you used duplicated reciepts, esp at different stores, you can fetch a matching item from the store and "return" it with a duplicated reciept at a different store. This way you can both have the item and the cash, if you do the "returns" at different stores you can double or tripple the cash. This works at home depot and lowes as well as target or did up till 05-06.

[shetlan]

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

yes each reciept will have identifiers even if in cash, I doubt however hat any interstore system updates in real time, which I think might be the key to doing anything with this.

tardis, you're basis everything on guesses and assumptions - ones that don't make sense mind you.

If the company doesn't update the return system in real time, then any receipt you have is useless until they update it. I don't know what part of this you don't get.

Originally Posted by dudewheresmytardis

If you used duplicated reciepts, esp at different stores, you can fetch a matching item from the store and "return" it with a duplicated reciept at a different store. This way you can both have the item and the cash, if you do the "returns" at different stores you can double or tripple the cash. This works at home depot and lowes as well as target or did up till 05-06.

Then why are you duplicating the receipt at all!?
This is identical to the original Whitehouse scam - you're just duplicating t he receipt to make it more complicated.

[dentree4]

As said before, scan a receipt and photoshop it.

I can confirm this works. (SWIM has done it a few times now)

The way SWIM did it is by getting an item from sports. There is a different checkout back there, so it won't be obvious if you don't walk through the checkout. Also sports items are easier to resell. Walk out the front door, If they ask for the receipt, give it to them.

Obviously, you'll need to change the date and time to sometime in the future, put a fake product name, the legitimate barcode number (they use 0, and then the UPC-A without a check digit on the receipt), and go at the time that you put on the receipt.

Make sure you fake the back of the receipt as well, or blank the front of a real receipt with Tide2Go, tape it to legal paper and print on normal. When the receipt is faked, clear the background so It won't print the folds that were scanned. As well, Spray it with peroxide after printing, and if you blank it, after putting the tide2go. it should make a white residue.

I got a bike, so I didn't need a bag, but if it is a small item, take a bag as well (keep the one from the pop)

The most important thing is that the receipt WILL STILL SCAN AS THE ORIGINAL ITEM. Purchase something small, such as a bottle of pop in CASH in case it happens, and GTFO if they go get a manager.

SWIM's receipt awas 1/16 inches too thin, but at this walmart its either retirees or special olympics competitors for greeters.

[shetlan]

Originally Posted by dentree4

As said before, scan a receipt and photoshop it.

I can confirm this works. (SWIM has done it a few times now)

The way SWIM did it is by getting an item from sports. There is a different checkout back there, so it won't be obvious if you don't walk through the checkout. Also sports items are easier to resell. Walk out the front door, If they ask for the receipt, give it to them.

That doesn't effect the concept of the scam in the least.

Originally Posted by dentree4

Obviously, you'll need to change the date and time to sometime in the future, put a fake product name, the legitimate barcode number (they use 0, and then the UPC-A without a check digit on the receipt), and go at the time that you put on the receipt.

Congradulations, you've now got a useless receipt.
Changing the date doesn't do anything, since they likely won't check the date, but trying to add a product that wasn't there before doesn't help you.

The receipt number on your transaction (linked to a file in their returns system) says you bought "X" items - if it's not there, you didn't buy it.

Originally Posted by dentree4

Make sure you fake the back of the receipt as well, or blank the front of a real receipt with Tide2Go, tape it to legal paper and print on normal. When the receipt is faked, clear the background so It won't print the folds that were scanned. As well, Spray it with peroxide after printing, and if you blank it, after putting the tide2go. it should make a white residue.

Tide2Go is just color bleach, it will have no effect on heat transfer receipt paper - other than likely dissolving it.

Originally Posted by dentree4

I got a bike, so I didn't need a bag, but if it is a small item, take a bag as well (keep the one from the pop)

The most important thing is that the receipt WILL STILL SCAN AS THE ORIGINAL ITEM. Purchase something small, such as a bottle of pop in CASH in case it happens, and GTFO if they go get a manager.

SWIM's receipt awas 1/16 inches too thin, but at this walmart its either retirees or special olympics competitors for greeters.

There's nothing in the above section that actually matters.

For future reference, maybe you should read the thread before you post a tutorial (however incomplete) on something we've already discussed and confirmed to be useless.

[dentree4]

Originally Posted by shetlan

For future reference, maybe you should read the thread before you post a tutorial (however incomplete) on something we've already discussed and confirmed to be useless.

To Quote the OP: Does anyone know of a way to make fake walmart receipts? I tried to explain how.

It's not useless, It works very well for lifting large bulky items, and just as well for things that can't fit easily into a pocket. If the OP meant for the purposes of a return, then you're right, it is not possible as the purchase history is stored in a central database. Any chain that does not do this (a la Loblaws/Superstore/Supervalue) there is no reason I can think of that it would not work.
My mistake, it was not tide2go, it was a clorox stick. The point was as you said, to eat through the receipt, not bleach it. The heat sensitive part of the receipt is just a thin layer on top. leave long enough for it to eat away, and then neutralize with peroxide.

[shetlan]

Originally Posted by dentree4

To Quote the OP: Does anyone know of a way to make fake walmart receipts? I tried to explain how.

How har already been explained, and several details of your explanation wouldn't work.

Originally Posted by dentree4

It's not useless, It works very well for lifting large bulky items, and just as well for things that can't fit easily into a pocket. If the OP meant for the purposes of a return, then you're right, it is not possible as the purchase history is stored in a central database. Any chain that does not do this (a la Loblaws/Superstore/Supervalue) there is no reason I can think of that it would not work.

I stand corrected. Using a falsified receipt as a pass-on might work.

Originally Posted by dentree4

My mistake, it was not tide2go, it was a clorox stick. The point was as you said, to eat through the receipt, not bleach it. The heat sensitive part of the receipt is just a thin layer on top. leave long enough for it to eat away, and then neutralize with peroxide.

Interesting, I'll test that out tomorrow.

[richierichtx]

I answered the question 3 posts in, yet people still kept it up ~10 posts down. =P
(not counting of course the people who mentioned stores that do not use a central sales database) ...

Originally Posted by richierichtx

...the problem is that barcode, when you try to return items and such, they scan that barcode to bring the sale up in the computer.