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Leather Jacket Scam comes to Charlesland

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  • 23-01-2008 11:57am
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    daveco23
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭


    Was stopped by an italian guy this morning outside SQ who said he was on his way back to Italy after a trade show in the ramada in bray, and was trying to offload his spare stock of versace jackets for the knockdown price of €250 each, before he went back to italy..
    Don`t fall for it - he will show you a genuine leather jacket and ask you to try it on, then will give you one thats in a plastic wrapping that is not leather - it's pvc and it stinks..
    I politley told him whare to go.... Called the Ramada when I got home and they have not had anything like a clothes trade show there..

    See below link for more info.
    http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=18693


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    #2
    MuffinsDa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭MuffinsDa


    haha... this guy approached me -in a brand new car, probably rented- in front of my office in Cherrywood with this scam! Should've used stronger language with him that time!


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    mikedragon32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,939 ✭✭✭mikedragon32


    As with all scams, if it's too good to be true, then it usually isn't!

    Thanks for the heads-up.


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    Hammiepeters
    Closed Accounts Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Hammiepeters


    Amazing. Have seen this in Sydney at petrol stations etc. Shows pasport, card from concierge at hotel, etc. Theres another one with a guy in a truck shouting out a window about speakers. You '' buy them off the back of a truck''. they must be good value.


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    JackBlack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭JackBlack


    Ha ha had some dude try this scam on me 2day outside the AIB in sandyford. Started off by asking me if i was a businessman working in the area. I work in IT and looked like a broke student at best so for the start this had scam written all over it


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    The Real B-man
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Real B-man


    How do people fall for this? i mean would you really buy something off a stranger in the street? anyone who falls for it i have no sympathy :rolleyes:


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