(only slightly off topic, but this made me think of it.)

My old barber told me a story. Essentially, when his kid went to college, the scam artist lanlord he stayed under never gave anyone their deposit back. If one out of 10 successfully sued him, he was still way ahead. When you call, you get the old, "The check is in the mail." routine. Even if you go to his office, the secretary tells you to wait, and he never sees you. So the barber went to the guy's office with a baseball bat, but didn't threaten him. He used the bat as a cane, and wouldn't sit down and wait. He just kept pacing back and forth with the bat as a cane. Clump, clump, clump! He got his check in a few minutes.