Posted on 07/08/2009 3:16:01 AM PDT by Daffynition
Police in Germany are hunting a gang of British conmen who passed off a bag of spuds as a hoard of iPods.
They convinced gullible bargain hunters to hand over the equivalent of £600 for what they believed to be a bag of MP3 players.
The swindlers had shown their customers electronic goodies, including laptops and mobile phones, before agreeing the price for a bag of second hand iPods.
But, after the deal was done in Braunschweig, they later opened the bag to find they had been passed off with about 2kg of potatoes.
Police say they are hunting for three British men as witnesses said they spoke with spoke perfect English and were driving a British registered car.
“Where’s the &%$@ charging port on this iPod?”
Nice looking taters. Although it would have to be a heck of a mash to make up 600 pounds.
Warning: Never, ever buy anything from the back of van.
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