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Re:The 'brushing' scam that's behind mystery parcels by ndesaulniers on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:04PM (#24413352)
> I think if I'd kept the laptop I'd have been guilty of receiving stolen property

It sounds like the laptop was paid for, but potentially with stolen credit cards? Is that the same as the laptop being considered stolen property?

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Re:The 'brushing' scam that's behind mystery parcels by ardy42 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:16PM (#24415645)
> It sounds like the laptop was paid for, but potentially with stolen credit cards? Is that the same as the laptop being considered stolen property?

I'm not a lawyer, but that's my logic. The situation definitely wasn't on the up an up, and I'm not taking any legal risk over an $800 laptop I don't want. Morally, I knew who the rightful owner was (Best Buy), so I returned it to them.

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