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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 27, July 2, 2017, Article 28

VICTORIA'S SECRET TURNS TABLES ON COUNTERFEITERS

Here's another dumb counterfeiter story, this time from a Connecticut Victoria's Secret. -Editor

Police in Fairfield, CT, say a couple of no-goodniks recently spent $780 dollars in counterfeit cash at a Victoria's Secret, but scamming the lingerie retailer out of undergarments apparently wasn't enough.

No, these same folks returned the very same day to return the items they hadn't actually paid for — effectively trying to turn fake money into intimate apparel and then into real cash.

Problem is, the bills the cashier gave back to the couple were from the same pile of funny money the scammers had handed the store just a few hours earlier.

Rather than learn a lesson — that you should probably wait at least a day to make sure the fake cash is out of circulation at the store — and admire the grim humor of their situation, the couple actually complained about receiving counterfeit cash.

That prompted the cashier to call the police, prompting the man and woman to make their exit while hopefully realizing that they are incredibly bad at their chosen profession.

To read the complete article, see:
Scammers Use Counterfeit Cash At Victoria's Secret, Get Upset When They Get Their Fake Money Back As Refund (https://consumerist.com/2017/06/29/scammers-use-counterfeit-cash-at-victorias-secret-get-upset-when-they-get-fake-their-money-back-as-refund/)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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