I couldn't decide whether to put this in the funny forum or security forum or what. So I'm just putting it here. It's more scary than funny.
A man wanted to know if ripping up a credit application would stop dumpster-drivers from using it. So he tore a credit card application, taped it back together, filled it out with a different phone/address, and submitted it. Sure enough, a few weeks later, he was sent a nice new credit card at his new address.
Full story (although it doesn't say much more than I did)
And here's a picture of it, if the site allows hotlinking:
![](http://www.boingboing.net/200603101119.jpg)
If that doesn't work, just go to the full story. It's right there.