In most cases, police plant property an iPad, a pack of cigarettes in plain sight as the bait for thieves but make sure the car is locked so that a suspect would have to take the extra step of breaking in before being arrested.

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Bait-and-switch also occurs at car dealerships and rug stores.

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Yet car shows at art museums are often regarded more as tourist-bait than serious curatorial projects.

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