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Dumb Criminals: Conmen Try To Pass Off Ice As IPads To Collect Insurance On Melted Items
Last edited Thu Aug 15, 2013, 01:56 PM - Edit history (1)
Two bungling conmen who tried to pass off ice cubes as iPads were rumbled when they melted, a court heard.
Nathan Meunch, 29, and Nigel Bennett, 39, stuffed ice in a parcel then insured it for the tablets “inside”.
They planned to post it by special delivery then claim £2,500 compensation from Royal Mail when it failed to arrive at the other end.
But Post Office staff contacted investigators after the parcel started leaking.
During the trial the court heard the parcel had ‘disintegrated’ in front of shocked postal workers.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/conmen-who-tried-pass-ice-2158969
Nathan Meunch, 29, and Nigel Bennett, 39, stuffed ice in a parcel then insured it for the tablets “inside”.
They planned to post it by special delivery then claim £2,500 compensation from Royal Mail when it failed to arrive at the other end.
But Post Office staff contacted investigators after the parcel started leaking.
During the trial the court heard the parcel had ‘disintegrated’ in front of shocked postal workers.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/conmen-who-tried-pass-ice-2158969
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