Three business owners in Victoria, Australia were duped out of a total of AUD$160,000 by two con artists who claimed that they would be able to double their money by soaking it in chemicals.
The chemicals used in the “procedure” were nothing more than bleach, baby powder and hair spray, and not surprisingly and was conducted out of site of the unwitting victims.
According to police, the two suspects would substitute the money that was to be doubled with paper and wrap it in aluminum foil, or another covering that would not reveal the contents. The business owners were instructed to leave the package enclosed in its casing for 24 hours while the reaction took place.
Two Caroline Springs men, aged 23 and 25 were arrested and charged with theft after suspicious business owners opened their package to find that they had been duped.
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