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swiftyisNOTevil writes, "I have recently become obsessed with the BBC Three show 'The Real Hustle' - personally, I think of it as a 'How To' show for aspiring con artists."

Have you carried out a successful con? Perhaps you hustled a few quid off a stranger, or defrauded a multi-national company. Or have you been taken for the wide-eyed, naive rube that you are?

(, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 13:02)
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Self service checkouts
I work in Tesco and have full access to all the self service checkout functions. This includes the "reprint last reciept" function.

There is an ongoing offer where if you spend £50 on anything you get a voucher to get 5p off every litre of petrol for one fill up. So every time someone spends £50 at the self service they get a voucher, then I hop on behind them and reprint it and stick the duplicate voucher in my pocket!

On an average day I can get 50+ of these vouchers quite easily and have no problem getting £2-3 each for them

Easy money :)
(, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 0:05, 3 replies)
hmmm....
that is a good one
(, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 1:09, closed)
Which bit is the con?
Surely the con is selling them for £3?

Average 50-60 litre tank @ 5p a litre is £2.50 - £3!

Nicely done.
(, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 9:45, closed)
b1ta beat me to it.
The average fuel tank is say 45 - 55 litres. To save any money the person paying £3 for a voucher would have to fill up with 61 litres to save 5p. Total rort all round.
(, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 9:49, closed)

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