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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes
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http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=v...&storyid=42794 "Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 ; 06:57 PM Incident happened at Ohio Valley Mall CVS pharmacy. Story by D.K. Wright ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Belmont County authorities are on the trail of an alleged "quick change artist." The man walked into the CVS pharmacy at the Ohio Valley Mall Monday night, with five rolls of coins in dime wrappers. He asked for $50 in paper money, in exchange for what he claimed was $50 in dimes. According to Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson, the clerk checked the rolls and found they were all filled with pennies. Then he allegedly said he was an undercover police officer and said he did that to catch possible criminals. Deputies are now trying to get the store's surveillance video. ... |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Penniesas Dimes
Arizona Coin Collector wrote:
FROM: http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=v...&storyid=42794 "Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 ; 06:57 PM Incident happened at Ohio Valley Mall CVS pharmacy. Story by D.K. Wright ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Belmont County authorities are on the trail of an alleged "quick change artist." The man walked into the CVS pharmacy at the Ohio Valley Mall Monday night, with five rolls of coins in dime wrappers. He asked for $50 in paper money, in exchange for what he claimed was $50 in dimes. According to Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson, the clerk checked the rolls and found they were all filled with pennies. Then he allegedly said he was an undercover police officer and said he did that to catch possible criminals. Deputies are now trying to get the store's surveillance video. .. The trick is not to trade pennies in dime rolls, but to ask for penny rolls, and when they open the till, tell them you want the blue wrapper rolls, or green, etc. -- anything but the red. |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes
Hello
On your posting below. I would really like to know how these pennies were wrapped. The story does not not give me enough informaiton on the scam. To pass off rolled pennies as dimes, it has to be package in a (green colored) flat coin wrapper, or shotgun coin wrapper. color standards on coin wrappers are as followed: Red - Penny Blue - Nickel Green - Dime There is also the problem with the size of a dime and penny. The penny is much larger. See the specifications link below. http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint...specifications The scammer could have used thick green paper cut-and-shape to penny size roll, and marked as "ten dollars" dime rolls. ... "Edwin Johnston" wrote in message ... The trick is not to trade pennies in dime rolls, but to ask for penny rolls, and when they open the till, tell them you want the blue wrapper rolls, or green, etc. -- anything but the red. |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Penniesas Dimes
Tony Evans wrote:
"Edwin Johnston" wrote in The trick is not to trade pennies in dime rolls, but to ask for penny rolls, and when they open the till, tell them you want the blue wrapper rolls, or green, etc. -- anything but the red. Translation please? In simpler terms, you don't pass off something for what it is not, as the suspect allegedly did in trying to pass off rolls of pennies for rolls or dimes, instead you want to try to capitalize on the potential ignorance of a teller, who doesn't know the difference between a cent roll that you are asking for, usually in a red wrapper, and a nickel or dime roll, which are usually other colors but similar in size. I'm joking, of course. |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes
"Edwin Johnston" wrote in The trick is not to trade
pennies in dime rolls, but to ask for penny rolls, and when they open the till, tell them you want the blue wrapper rolls, or green, etc. -- anything but the red. Translation please? |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Penniesas Dimes
On Aug 19, 7:01*pm, Edwin Johnston wrote:
Tony Evans wrote: "Edwin Johnston" wrote in The trick is not to trade pennies in dime rolls, but to ask for penny rolls, and when they open the till, tell them you want the blue wrapper rolls, or green, etc. -- anything but the red. Translation please? In simpler terms, you don't pass off something for what it is not, as the suspect allegedly did in trying to pass off rolls of pennies for rolls or dimes, instead you want to try to capitalize on the potential ignorance of a teller, who doesn't know the difference between a cent roll that you are asking for, usually in a red wrapper, and a nickel or dime roll, which are usually other colors but similar in size. I'm joking, of course. Many coin rolls delivered to stores these days are clear plastic, so you can see the coins. There is no writing on the clear wrappers to indicate denomination or totoal amouont in rolls. Cashiers must know how much is in a standard roll of each denomination and know what they look like. Dimes come in $5 rolls, so 5 rolls of dimes would be $25, not $50. This entire report seems suspect. |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Penniesas Dimes
On Aug 19, 4:42*pm, "Arizona Coin Collector"
wrote: FROM:http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=v...&storyid=42794 "Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 ; 06:57 PM Incident happened at Ohio Valley Mall CVS pharmacy. Story by D.K. Wright ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Belmont County authorities are on the trail of an alleged "quick change artist." The man walked into the CVS pharmacy at the Ohio Valley Mall Monday night, with five rolls of coins in dime wrappers. He asked for $50 in paper money, in exchange for what he claimed was $50 in dimes. According to Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson, the clerk checked the rolls and found they were all filled with pennies. Then he allegedly said he was an undercover police officer and said he did that to catch possible criminals. Deputies are now trying to get the store's surveillance video. .. maybe they were all 1943 cents? |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes
.. Cashiers must know how much is in a standard roll of each denomination and know what they look like. Yes, they must but often don't. Besides, it's a psychological game. they mess with your head. We lost $100+ to a quick change artist. They call them artists for a reason. mk Dimes come in $5 rolls, so 5 rolls of dimes would be $25, not $50. This entire report seems suspect. |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Penniesas Dimes
He is a SHORT CHANGE artist
This is a QUICK CHANGE artist http://www.metacafe.com/watch/337593...change_artist/ |
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"Quick Change Artist" On the Loose; Tries to Pass Rolled Pennies as Dimes
Frank Provasek wrote:
He is a SHORT CHANGE artist This is a QUICK CHANGE artist http://www.metacafe.com/watch/337593...change_artist/ I've seen these people perform live. -Very- impressive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-wUgnyGv0 |
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