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They were called “quick-” or”short-change artists”. They still exist, just not as common because people carry far less cash than they used to.
One of them almost got me back in the day as a cashier. It was one of my first days. After the transaction I felt something was off so I told my supervisor. The supervisor had gotten scammed by the same guy when he was new. Apparently this guy sought out the new cashiers. My supervisor actually went and got the guy before he left and actually said "excuse me sir, I believe the cashier gave you too much change." The guy didn't even dispute it and gave exactly the amount he shorted me. ($50) He absolutely knew what he was doing, and almost got away with it.