You've heard of the old "bait and switch," well here's a new twist: cover an oven door with plastic and a lot of Best Buy stickers and try to sell it as an HDTV. That's what cops say a California man did in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart this week where the alleged scam artist was trying to sell what he claimed was a 37-inch Sony HDTV for $100.
According to police, it was just a variation on the "rocks in the box" scam where a crook tries to pass off a box of rocks as electronics gear. The alleged...