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Originally Posted by DavidI

A car thief searched for the exact make, year, and model of a car he wanted. After locating it, he stole it and stripped it leaving it in a very visible space to be found by police. He waited for the stripped car to go to auction, then bought it for next to nothing. He re-assembled the car and now legally owned the car of his dreams. It was clever, until it was not!

Wow! That's clever. Just, apparently, not clever enough. I'll bet you've got some stories.