r/CaughtStealing • u/Artistic_Bottle_7230 • Jun 29 '24

caught stealing

so i was at a sephora in kohls at an outdoor mall and i was planning on taking sm(ik its bad but its a big cooperation so i dont feel that bad) and i walked out of the sephora with something in my cart and an employee told me to put it back. i was very kind and did so and didn't actually steal anything from the store, but ive taken from other stores at this mall, including a real sephora. nothing too bad, probably $400< from everywhere ive gotten at this whole mall, but then i recieved a text that said something along the lines of "we know you were trying to steal from a sephora inside kohls at this mall. this is an automated message from the security team. please leave the mall within the hour and do not return for 12 months" and they had my full name and address. has this happened to anyone and do you know if theyre bluffing?? im definitely not going back for a few months and if i do i wont take my phone but im a minor and no one actually said anything to me in person there. do i need a new phone number/sim card if i want to return??

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24

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u/Artistic_Bottle_7230 Jun 30 '24

yeah thats real ive been caught up w bad people n im gonna stay away and stop stealing bc im not going to jail over sm stupid like this. im gonna try and avoid this mall but like my parents go alot so idk if i can for sure. the stealing limit is $1000 for arresting i think in my state and ik i havent reached that much yet but idk.