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 This kind of story deserves its own new word: Chutzpidity. Because a guy in Minnesota had both in equal and voluminous supply for this particular scam. Over a full year, this guy bought nearly 200 games, worth more than $23,000, replaced them with blanks, got the refunds, then sold the real games on eBay. The re-sale netted him almost $19,000.
Now, while the alleged scammer was clever enough to forge a label on the blanks, and then repackage the games to make them look brand new (and also avoid an inspection that would discover the blanks) did he honestly think no one would notice 192 REFUNDS on a credit card and start asking questions? It takes enormous gall or a lack of brains, or both — hence chuzpidity — to keep going with this after getting $10K in tax-free ill-gotten booty and leaving a paper trail that stretches to Sioux Falls.
Someone finally did, and he was collared in October 2007. Best part? His 68-year-old mother is implicated too. She faces a single felony count of "theft by swindle," which is an awesome charge. If she was a dude I'd imagine her to look like Snidely Whiplash.
All of the above is alleged, not proven in court. Just to stay on the safe side.
Rural Albert Lea Man Accused of Video Game Scam [Post-Bulletin of Austin, Minn.]
Note, this is a very popular story for a small-town paper's web site. The cached text is here
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| Alleged Blank-Game Scam Nets Almost $20K [Chuzpidity] | | This kind of story deserves its own new word: Chutzpidity. Because a guy in Minnesota had both in equal and voluminous supply for this particular scam. Over a full year, this guy bought nearly 200 games, worth more than $23,000, replaced them with blanks, got the refunds, then [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-Apr-2008 by Owen Good in chuzpidityNewsScamssnidely whiplashswindlers
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| Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Curious Consoles [Crime] | | Not sure exactly how this alleged scam works/worked. Yewchoo Ng, 27, of Boulder, is accused of ripping off a bunch of retailers for more than $180,000 by buying new 360s and PS3s, prying off their serials and slapping them on old consoles, returning them for the cash and t [..] Read complete article | | Published 28-Sep-2008 by Owen Good in Crime atari 7800 Colecovision Playstashun 4 Playstation 3 Xbox 360
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