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Re: Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
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Date: 
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:24:48 GMT
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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



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  Re: Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
 
(...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)

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  Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
 
William A. Swanberg, the inventory admin on Bricklink was arrested for switching UPCs on Lego sets. Full story here: (URL) COUNTY - - Early this morning (11/17/05), members of the Washington County Interagency Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement (...) (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch) !! 

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