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Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby Magic Newswire » April 30th, 2012, 10:33 am

... But not by a magic dealer. According to the Daily Mail, Derren Brown's house keeper made off with some blank checks from Derren's home while he was on tour and stole thousands. Read More.

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Re: Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby Richard Kaufman » April 30th, 2012, 11:03 am

Ha! Dope she is.
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Re: Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby mrgoat » April 30th, 2012, 12:54 pm

Not the smartest of moves to leave signed blank cheques lying around the place.

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Re: Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby Richard Kaufman » April 30th, 2012, 1:50 pm

We don't know the details: Derren may well have had them hidden, but the housekeeper was able to find them after spending hours looking instead of cleaning.
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Re: Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby Bob Farmer » April 30th, 2012, 4:56 pm

Method: muscle reading. See: any Kreskin performance, 1937 to present day.

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Re: Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby J-Mac » May 1st, 2012, 3:36 pm

Hidden well or not, signed blank checks? Definitely not smart!

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Re: Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby Mark Collier » May 1st, 2012, 3:39 pm

J-Mac wrote:Hidden well or not, signed blank checks? Definitely not smart!

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Obviously easier to track than cash would have been.

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Re: Another Magician Ripped Off...

Postby Magic Newswire » September 14th, 2012, 6:39 pm

The man who was accused of stealing checks from the home of Derren Brown has been found guilty in court. Details http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19604261


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