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Scam or Not?

The_Illuminator · 2011-05-15 13:34:08

A few weeks back I was walking along the docklands in Dublin, when a middle-aged guy approached me, stopping me and looking fairly worried about something. He immediately started into this long and dodgy-sounding story about his wife being broken down out on the M50 and her having the keys to his flat, which he was locked…

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#52 16-05-2011 1:45am

Delancey

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Busaras is the pits for this shyte - if they're not scamming bus fare then they're begging cigarettes - fuck them all

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#53 16-05-2011 2:08am

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enfield wrote: »

This type of thing is common and the best way to handle it is to ask him does he mind if your take his photograph? No scammers would not mind. Then if he does not give you 200 smackers you can pass his pic to the fuzz.
Tom

Hmmm, I see flaws in your logic.

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#54 16-05-2011 2:10am

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"Wallet Inspector"

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#55 16-05-2011 2:42am

Coriolanus

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Was in OHare airport recently waiting when a guy sat down beside me looking for $11.50 for a bus ticket home. Looked legit enough but I didn't have any cash on me and wasn't arsed getting to an ATM. He apologised for disturbing me and moved on.
Two minutes later and armed policeman sat down and asked had he been looking for money. I said yeah, not really thinking much of it, but then he marched off, grabbed a buddy and arrested the guy.

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