wrote in message
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"**Yup. I had a guy who brought in an NAD amp for service. It was duly
fixed. He brought it back 2 weeks later for an almost identical repair.
I was surprised, so I checked my records and noted that the serial
numbers failed to match. Arsehole. "

I know I said I almost never call the police, I lock and load, but in this
case I would have called the law and had him charged with fraud.

No doubt its a criminal offence - but so far I've never heard of anyone
filing charges.