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Subject:	Re: Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
Newsgroups:	lugnet.mediawatch
Date:	Sun, 20 Nov 2005 01:37:09 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Steve Lane wrote: > In lugnet.mediawatch, Andrew Bulthaupt wrote: > > William A. Swanberg, the inventory admin on Bricklink was arrested for switching > > UPCs on Lego sets. > > That's so simple I'm surprised I never thought of it, not that I'd ever commit a > crime of course. > > Steve Actually, it's one of the oldest scams in the book; that's why those automatic tellers at Home Depot, etc, have the weight system setup. I'm surprised it worked so well, I guess the cashier's display just said "ITEM LEGO TOY" or something like that.

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		Re: Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
(...) Most cashiers working in huge toy stores simply don't care. Pick the one that looks most inexperienced, tired, or both, and you can probably get away with the most amazingly simple scams, provided you don't do it too often. That, I think, was (...) (18 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)

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		Re: Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
(...) That's so simple I'm surprised I never thought of it, not that I'd ever commit a crime of course. Steve (18 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)

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