Cops warn of a particularly manipulative scam at American stores this time of year. A little boy in checkout line claims not to have enough money to buy Christmas shoes for his dying mom, who just might "meet Jesus tonight." If you see this lad ahead of you, do not look directly into those big, dewy, tear-filled eyes when he turns to you. Cuff him on the ears, grab him by his scruffy neck and call store security immediately. Some nights, they're rounding up a couple dozen of these smarmy little con men in a single mall. In one instance, cops pulled over a bus containing 40 of 'em and hundreds of boxes of shoes from all over the city. Bus was being driven by some dude claiming to be a Nigerian prince.