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Con Man Preys on Artists, Musicians
Los Angeles police say a con man has stolen thousands of dollars in cash from traveling bands and sports teams by posing as a member of their entourage. Investigators say the man used Web sites and social media to dig up information on the whereabouts of the visiting athletes and artists and then smooth-talked his way into their hotel rooms. In August, the man convinced a hotel desk clerk to give him keys to the rooms of salsa musicians, from whom he stole $9,000. The next month, wearing a Chivas soccer jersey, he used the same scam to steal $10,000 from the soccer team. And in October, he sneaked into a locker room and made off with $26,000 in cash and jewelry from an Israeli basketball team playing the Clippers. The man may also be the “office creeper,” who absconds with laptops from office buildings. He is still at large.
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The "con man" is not conning the musicians. He is "conning" the hotel employees. "Con Man Preys on Artists, Musicians," is off ther mark.
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He is preying on the artists and musicians, and conning the hotel employees to facilitate it. Therefore, the headline is correct. "Man cons artists, musicians" would have been incorrect.
Don't you have anything better to do than muckrake, without proof reading, on things of no consequence, that are actually correct to begin with?
Ok, now we know someone is pilfering booty from the bands and the teams. With a few adjustments made by the hotel clerks, such as 'no ID, no key', and a little security around the locker rooms at sporting events will give the thriving thief enough degree of difficulty to produce a career change.
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