London Student PC Scam
You do know what PC stands for right?
Well in a bizarre scam that it targeting students in south London [England], the ‘P’ stands for ‘Potato’ and the ‘C’ stands for ‘Chips’ [no not Crisps or Fries]!
Here a clip from the Register:
“South London students are being warned of a scam in which they may end up parting with up to 200 quid of their hard-earned cash for nothing more than a laptop bag full of spuds [potatoes].
Police say two scoundrels have targeted Southwark unis and colleges, claiming to have a laptop or other mouth-watering piece of kit for sale at a knock-down price. They show their intended victims a PC in a car boot but, after trousering the wonga [money], hand over a case packed with potatoes.”
I never fail to be amazed at the gullibility of people, in this case just to get a new potato computer for a knock-down price, when all they’ll get for their money is the raw material for some chips [fries to the Americans out there]! 
At least the unfortunate victims that can’t tell the difference between a bag of spuds and a computer full of chips can use their new purchase to power a clock [see picture above]. So in this case PC stands for Potato Clock.
So, maybe the scammers should ask their customers; “Do you want salt and vinegar with that mate?”
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