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QUICK-CHANGE CON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quick-change scam
1, record 1, English, quick%2Dchange%20scam
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quick-change scheme 2, record 1, English, quick%2Dchange%20scheme
correct
- quick-change con 3, record 1, English, quick%2Dchange%20con
correct
- ringing the changes 4, record 1, English, ringing%20the%20changes
correct
- ringing the changes scam 5, record 1, English, ringing%20the%20changes%20scam
correct
- short-change scam 6, record 1, English, short%2Dchange%20scam
correct
- short-change scheme 7, record 1, English, short%2Dchange%20scheme
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fraud consisting in the offender's using a large bill to pay for a small purchase, waiting for the shopkeeper to put change on the counter, and then, by a series of maneuvers involving changes of mind - such as asking for some other article of little value or for smaller change for some of the money on the counter - creating a confused situation in which the offender picks up much more of the money than is really due. 8, record 1, English, - quick%2Dchange%20scam
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shortchange scam
- shortchange scheme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vol au rendez-moi
1, record 1, French, vol%20au%20rendez%2Dmoi
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- escroquerie au rendez-moi 2, record 1, French, escroquerie%20au%20rendez%2Dmoi
correct, feminine noun
- rendez-moi 3, record 1, French, rendez%2Dmoi
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Escroquerie dite «vol au rendez-moi». On englobe sous la formule «vol au rendez-moi» des agissements qui tournent autour de l'exemple suivant : une personne entre dans un magasin, prétend faire un achat, paie avec un billet et empoche la monnaie, puis renonce à cet achat, demande la restitution du billet mais profite de la confusion pour conserver la monnaie. De telles manœuvres relèvent de l'escroquerie, dès lors qu'elles sont accomplies dans le cadre de relations contractuelles. 4, record 1, French, - vol%20au%20rendez%2Dmoi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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