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Thieves Take the Cake

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-eat-it dept.

Two very hungry German couriers ate a fruit cake destined for a German newspaper and in its place mailed a box of credit card data. The data including names, addresses and card transactions ended up at the Frankfurter Rundschau daily. The mix-up triggered an alarm, and police advised credit card customers with Landesbank Berlin to check their accounts for inconsistencies. Fruitcake must be different in Germany for people to want to use it as something other than a paperweight.

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  1. because.. by db10 · · Score: 2, Funny

    German couriers like to have their cake and eat it too.

    1. Re:because.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Also, pretty much everywhere, old gets meme.

  2. Re:Whatever. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whatever, fruit cake is delicious. Just don't buy the cheap, sucky grocery store kind and you will be in for a treat or find a recipe and make some...

    Fruit cake is handy stuff. My dog is still using the piece from last year as a chew toy and I used the rest to weather strip the windows. I asked for more this year so I could redo the doors as well what with fuel oil prices so high and all. It also comes in handy to plug mouse holes with. It's the only thing I've found they won't chew on.

  3. Re:Stollen! by himizu · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean, the cake is a lie?

  4. Re:Stollen! by Adrian+Lopez · · Score: 2, Funny

    Christstollen? Gestohlen!

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    "In prison you just have to shut your eyes and take it. Here you have to shut your eyes and give it."
  5. ACH!!! by snowgirl · · Score: 4, Funny

    ACH! Mine stollen ist stolen!!!

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    WARNING! This girl exceeds the MAXIMUM SAFE standards established by the FDA for BRATTINESS