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The Spanish Prisoner scam—and its modern variant, the advance-fee scam or "Nigerian letter scam"—involves enlisting the mark to aid in retrieving some stolen money from its hiding place. The victim sometimes believes they can cheat the con artists out of their money, but anyone trying this has already fallen for the essential con by ...
Such scams rely on lead generation, designed to confuse potential customers into believing that the scammer is a legitimate, but low-priced, locksmith: [4] [20] [6]. Creating websites, [21] search engine advertisements and business directory listings designed to resemble those of legitimate locksmiths.
Return fraud is the act of defrauding a retail store by means of the return process.There are various ways in which this crime is committed. For example, the offender may return stolen merchandise to secure cash, steal receipts or receipt tape to enable a falsified return, or use somebody else's receipt to try to return an item picked up from a store shelf.
Detoxification foot pads are pseudoscientific alternative medical adhesive foot pads or patches that manufacturers claim can dramatically improve health when placed under the feet during sleep. Some of these pads may contain ingredients such as "distilled bamboo vinegar " that allegedly pull toxins from the body, but critics have shown that the ...
A booster bag is a handmade bag used to shoplift, typically from retail stores, libraries, and any other location employing electronic security detectors to deter theft. [1] The booster bag can be an ordinary shopping bag , backpack , pocketed garment, or other inconspicuous container whose inside is lined with a special conductive material ...
Coin-rolling related scams are a collection of scams involving coin wrappers (rolls of coins). The scammer will roll coins of lesser value or slugs of no value, or less than the correct number of coins in a roll, then exchange them at a bank or retail outlet for cash.
Yondr is an American company founded by Graham Dugoni in 2014. [2] [3] [4] Yondr sells its products to households and leases them to schools, courthouses, and venues around the world.
A couple of Scrub Daddy sponges. Scrub Daddy Inc. is a cleaning product company best known for eponymous sponges it manufactures in the shape of a smiley face.Most products are made of a polymer which changes texture – firm in cold water and soft in warm water. [1]