this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
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A Boring Dystopia
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Fraud is definitely a crime - and it is undeniably a form of fraud. No doubt you would have a hard time getting a DA to charge someone for it, but they theoretically could.
No it isn't. Fraud requires loss caused by deception. Nobody's losing anything here. It's a terms of service violation. If we're getting technical, there are actually more requirements of the label "fraud" that are also not being met here.
Are the customers not losing their loyalty points which can in turn be used for rewards with a monetary value?
Not if they don't have a loyalty account. I actively want employees to take the otherwise lost benefit when they can