ˈæftɚ hiː klˈeɪmd ðætðə bˈæɡ hɐdbɪn stˈoʊlən bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː ɹˈiːtʃt hɪz dˌɛstɪnˈeɪʃən, ðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚz ˈiːɡɚli pˈɪkt ˌʌp ðə stˈoːɹi, stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ skˈɑːt ˌɔn ɐ spɹˈiː ʌv sˈɛlfpɹəmˈoʊʃən vˈɛntʃɚz.
After he claimed that the bag had been stolen before he reached his destination, the newspapers eagerly picked up the story, starting Scott on a spree of self-promotion ventures.