Frank Buchanan, 30, has 192 purchases on two of his credit cards and 183 of those purchases were returned. This came to $23,178 in refunds. The majority of these purchases were video games which were returned to the stores for a refund. It sparked interest and was looked into, following a purchase-return scam. Buchanan bought video games, took out the disc, replaced it with a blank replica and then sold the 477 games he sold on eBay for a estimated $19,562. He used Target, Wal-Mart, ShopKo and Kmart stores for his scam and is now charged with three counts of felony. U.S. Postal Service searched his home and found 41 items related to the scam, including a heat-sealing packager and sealed and unsealed video games with purchase receipts attached to each game. Buchanan expects to appear in court of June 9th.

One count alleges Buchanan got about $12,373 worth of credit through his scheme from Dec. 1, 2006, to May 31, 2007; another is for about $6,836 in credit from June 1, 2006, to Nov. 30, 2007; and the last is for about $3,969 in credit from Dec. 1, 2007, to Feb. 28, 2008.

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