Just go shopping. Don't dress too nicely. Do whatever it takes to make it appear as if you might have stolen something. Ten billion dollars a year is lost by American stores due to shoplifting.
Stores hire security guards to prevent theft.
Sometimes the guards make mistakes, like the rest of us, and wrongly accuse someone of shoplifting. If you're the person wrongly accused, you can make an easy million. In October we told you the story of Alonzo Jackson and his two friends, who were awarded a million dollars after an Eddie Bauer security guard wrongly accused Jackson of stealing a shirt. The latest winner is Paula Hampton of Kansas City. The case hinged on the fact that Ms. Hampton was denied a free fragrance gift.