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A WOMAN pulled off a wild ticket-switching stunt at Walmart and walked out with hundreds in goods until surveillance video caught up with her.

She racked up 19 visits using the same sneaky trick, cops said.

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Hailey Wildfong, 38, is charged with one count of felony retail theftCredit: Seehafer News
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Wildfong is accused of swapping barcodes on merchandise at the self-checkout (stock image)Credit: Getty

The alleged scheme went down in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, roughly 80 miles from Milwaukee.

Hailey Wildfong, 38, is now charged with one count of felony retail theft, Seehafer News reported.

She’s accused of swapping barcodes on merchandise at self-checkout, paying next to nothing for pricier products.

A loss prevention employee flagged the strange transactions and showed the footage to police.

Walmart’s loss prevention team claims Wildfong stole over $500 worth of items in total.

The videos reportedly show her scanning swapped tags during nearly 19 separate trips.

Wildfong has appeared in court where she was released on her own recognizance and slapped with a $1,000 bond.

Court Commissioner Patricia Koppa signed off on the conditions, which include a ban on returning to Walmart.

Wildfong’s next court appearance is scheduled for June 16.

Cops say she is not the only shopper using high-tech checkouts to pull off low-tech scams.

How Two Shoppers Stole $141k from Target and Walmart Across 21 States

In another case earlier this year, a man named Speedy Gonzalez was arrested in Georgia for ripping off Walmart stores with a trash can trick.

The 40-year-old allegedly stuffed pricey products into empty bins, scanned the bins, and walked out with the loot.

Gonzalez reportedly stole items like nicotine, diabetic strips, and gum, all while avoiding staff detection.

Authorities say Gonzalez pulled the scam off at least 20 times across stores in Georgia.

Walmart shoplifting arrests

  • Ashley Cross was caught on security cameras using an old watch battery barcode to scan expensive products for just $1
  • Ex-officer Mark Leenerts stole $317.88 worth of merchandise from Walmart stores in Topeka, Kansas
  • Jeremiah Boyer raked in $52,800 in fees on 874 orders while working for Walmart’s online delivery service Spark
  • Brent Adam Brooks, of Sylva, North Carolina, was arrested after trying to steal a $198 Frigidaire ice maker
  • Kabreshia Caldwell targeted innocent senior citizen customers at Walmart stores across Northeast Florida, stealing a total of $10,000
  • Katherine Gordon allegedly stole $80 worth of groceries by replacing barcodes on certain produce items

The Gainesville Police Department says they finally caught Gonzalez after a surveillance camera showed him in action.

Lieutenant Kevin Holbrook told WAGA that Gonzalez returned to the same store just 10 days later, and police were waiting.

The police conducted a search of his vehicle and discovered stolen belongings that linked to other theft incidents in Georgia’s Hall, Barrow, Gwinnett, Habersham, White, and Lumpkin counties.

Back in 2020, Gonzales was busted for trying to use stolen checks to buy $3,000 in goods at Home Depot, police said.

Investigators learned the checks came from a mailbox in Suwanee, just outside of Atlanta.

DON’T FORGET FLORIDA

Meanwhile, in Florida, another Walmart shopper tried to pull off a grocery version of the scam.

Cops say Katherine Gordon used the “banana trick” to scan cheap fruit barcodes on expensive food.

She was able to bag $83 in groceries for a fraction of the price.

Walmart has since rolled out smart cameras at some kiosks that track hand movements and check barcode accuracy to prevent future scams.

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Walmart has since rolled out smart cameras at some kiosks that track hand movements (stock image)Credit: Getty
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