'Stupid People' Trick Lures 10 for Arrest (Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2003)

Relying on the assumption that people love freebies and can't read foreign languages, San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies arrested 10 wanted people by luring them to Big Bear to receive a free pair of hiking boots made by "Stockdum Scelestus" -- meant to be a mix of German and Latin meaning "utterly stupid criminal." If you've never logged onto the LA Times before and don't feel like registering, you can use the username plasticuser and password plastic.