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A con man allegedly offered collectable Beanie Babies toys for sale on Internet auction sites for up to $1,000 each, and then never delivered after people sent him money. To add insult to injury, he then allegedly posted messages to his victims saying “Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Never see the person, never meet the person, never speak with the person and then get upset when you get ripped off. You must be a bunch of morons.” That made one victim mad enough that he contacted the Sonoma County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department, which has arrested James Denlinger, 28. They say Denlinger may have conned collectors out of as much as $100,000. (Reuters) ...You’ve heard that “A fool and his money are soon parted.” Now you know how the fool got his money in the first place.


Publication Date: 8 August 1999

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