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It's a relatively common thing for criminals to do, and is known as a 'long firm': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_firm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_firm
by mryan 14y ago
It's a relatively common thing for criminals to do, and is known as a 'long firm': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_firm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_firm
1) Run a legit business for a few months
2) Build up credit history with suppliers
3) After a while, buy a huge amount of stock on credit
4) Sell all of the stock for cash at massive discounts
5) Disappear with the cash, leaving a pile of unpaid debt in your wake
- CamperBob2 14y agoSure. Someone does that when they are looking to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars, or millions of dollars. Someone looking to put one over on PayPal is not going to do all that crap. Sorry. I need to hear some actual examples if I'm going to change my mind.