Shell Game in Stockholm Old Town May 2012

This is the crew which has played three shell game in the Stockholm Old Town for years. This time, they have a younger man in training, to carry on the legacy.



The young man came to block my view after a while:

The guy in a white jacket pretends to be a Chinese tourist:

The female shill tries to play, but is generally ignored by the thimble rigger during this session:

The thimble rigger tries to get some marks to make a bet:

This guy has operated the thimble rigging for years, but is now doing the lookout duty. He normally wears a hat when playing the matchstick boxes, to avoid being recognized:

The scammers are driving a dark blue VW Passat sedan with Swedish registration plates STH-959, and a dark blue VW Bora with SWJ-292.

The cars are registered to:

Agim Zeqiri, born 11:e juli 1964, phone: 070-496 08 96

Senapsgatan 12 Lgh 1102

424 43 Angered

and

Nazmi Haxhija, born 1:e january 1972, phone: 031-714 19 16

Almgården 7  

424 39 Angered   

Scammers are back after winter

The scammers are back from their winter hiatus, about two weeks earlier than last year. Here they are doing their normal routine:



There is a total of seven men in the scamming crew. Two are lookouts, one is shuffling the boxes, and the rest pretend to be playing.

The guy on the left is the boss, while the big guy in the center is the thimble rigger, doing the playing. He wears a hat when playing, to avoid being recognized.







Here is one of the lookouts:



They are driving a dark blue VW Passat sedan with Swedish registration plates STH-959, and a dark blue VW Bora with SWJ-292.



The cars are registered to:

Agim Zeqiri
Senapsgatan 12 Lgh 1102
424 43 Angered

and

Nazmi Haxhija
Fjäderharvsgatan 42 Lgh 1201
424 66 Angered