I get lots of emails from folks who want me to write about their lives. I have no idea why, since I don't write biographies. The query I got today struck me as particularly odd.
hello, my name is jeremy XYZ. i have recently been convicted of fraudulant practice. just wondering if you or any other author would be interested in making a book. i am still not found guilty in court. but i am convicted of changing bar codes on products. this is a new trending crime. i am looking to do a tell all, once all court business is taken care of. i am not much of an author, but i feel that i can help someone publish a detailed book with alot of info that will catch readers minds and have them spreading the word. please feel free to call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx or e-mail me back.
I'd call him, but there's a real glut of adventures set in the thrill-packed world of barcode fraud.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/lego-bar-code-scam-thomas-langenbach.html
Who knew? I had never heard of it.
Charles Schultz already said it all: “Oh, good grief.”
Two couples have been charged in a price-switching scheme that allegedly defrauded Wal-Mart stores in 19 states of $1.5 million http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-664128.html
Lee — put this guy in touch with me. He might make a dandy guest for True Crime Uncensored 🙂
Burl
Will do!
Lee
Wasn’t the barcode switch a plot point on the of the old MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE episodes?? Memory foggy, but it sounds familiar.