California man allegedly swapped LEGO bricks for dry pasta, returned 70 boxes to Target for $34K in refunds

Irvine police say 28-year-old Jarrelle Augustine poured dried semolina into empty $400 Star Wars and Marvel boxes to mimic ...

More arrests made in LEGO scheme where thief ‘filled boxes with pasta to get refunds’

The arrests are similar to one earlier in the week where a suspect was accused of trying to return Lego boxes filled with ...

Man allegedly returned Lego boxes stuffed with pasta to Target stores

The suspect is allegedly tied to more than $34,000 worth of stolen goods nationwide.
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Police say scammer purchased $34K of Lego sets, then returned them filled with dried pasta

Police in California say they busted an alleged Lego scam where *** suspect was buying sets and returning them filled with dried pasta. In *** post, Irvine police say the California man allegedly ...

California Man Allegedly Stole Lego Sets, Returned Boxes to Target With Dried Pasta Inside

Irvine police arrested a California man accused of a Lego refund scheme involving store returns, after detectives reviewed ...
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Man accused of stealing LEGO figures from sets, replacing them with dried pasta

A man was arrested in Irvine for allegedly stealing valuable LEGO figurines from sets and replacing them with dried pasta.

A man turned LEGO boxes into a bizarre refund scam with dried pasta, and the real shock is how long the trick kept working at Target

A man scammed Target out of $34,000 by returning LEGO boxes filled with pasta. Discover the hidden environmental cost of ...