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Card shows are filled with people who conduct cash transactions with no receipts. Taking off my rose-colored glasses for a moment, I wonder what would stop a pair of con men from committing fraud this way:
Criminal #1 sets up a table at the show Criminal #2 "steals" a high-dollar card from that table Criminal #2 sells the high-dollar card to a legit dealer Criminal #1 "discovers" the card and claims they are the rightful owner of stolen property The criminals now have the card back and the money paid by the dealer A slight variation: Criminal #1 sets up a table at the show Actual Customer #1 makes a legitimate purchase of a high-dollar card from that table Customer #1 sells the high-dollar card to a legit dealer for a small profit Criminal #1 "discovers" the card on the legit dealers table and claims they are the rightful owner claiming it was stolen. Let's say he goes through the whole process of filing a (false) police report making up a fake description of the person stealing it. Now the Criminal dealer has the original price he sold it for and the card back. Some people really disgust me. Bob |
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