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Originally Posted by greencat
I heard that those who fell for it sometimes ended up with a box containing bricks or potatoes.
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Ah, so it wasn't a
complete loss, then?
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Originally Posted by Quexos
Actually I came across something similar a long time ago. In my case it was a person in the street, an Italian who said he was stranded in my country of Northern Europe and did not have enough cash to pay for his gas to return to Italy and would let me have Armani suits for a very good price off the back of his car ... Even though I was still a teen in my late years, I smelled something was off, said sorry and went on my way without turning back.
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No way! We have a similar scam that's been happening in Dubai for a few years now.
A car from a neighbouring country would pull up next to you (usually Saudi Arabia or Oman) and the guy will rattle on about how he came to Dubai for a vacation, had some sudden car trouble, and spent the last X amount of dollars he had on fixing it. Would we please be so kind as to give them gas money so they could get back home?
The cheeky bastard would invariably have a woman in the passenger seat and even a kid or two in the back, just to add that little extra something to the zesty flavour of emotional blackmail.
At least you guys could get a suit for your troubles...