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Amidst all the shopping, wrapping, and returns, the Florida Retail Federation says this holiday season is also expected to feature a spike in fraud.
The FRF says retailers expect fraud to reach more than $2.2 billion nationally, an increase in fraudulent activity of 3.5 percent over 2014.
The biggest offense- criminals who try to return stolen merchandise.
“Wardrobing,” or the return of used, non-defective merchandise, is also common, the state’s retailers say.
And increasingly, fraud generated around e-receipts is becoming a problem as well.
“Due to the spike in retail fraud that takes place this time of year, we can’t…
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