So Friday night im parking my car on King Street, and i walk up to the green parking pay box. This older stalky guy runs up in front of me and says "i need change let me buy your ticket" as he sticks his credit card in. He looks normal enough so i agree. He hands me the ticket and i put it in my car, i give him the 8 bucks and thats that. So im walking down the street 30 seconds later and im thinking to myself "that guy was really nice.... wait a minute, this is toronto, people here arent that nice... whats up?"

I go back to the car and look at the ticket. It was bought at the SAME LOCATION at almost THE SAME TIME but THE DAY BEFORE. So i was lucky enough to catch up with him on the other side of the street. I approach him and said "we have a problem" and told him that the ticket was for the 19th but today was the 20th. He said "well u saw me buy the ticket blah blah blah" so he took out his card and bought a ticket. This time it was real.

Now i dont know what to think of this. Obviously its a scam but is he scamming the $8 or does it run deeper than that? My question is, how does he get EXPIRED parking tickets for the same location and the same times but on different days?

This guy was no crackhead either. He looked like a big burly blue collar type of guy.

Something stinks thats all i can say!!

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Originally posted by Jayx1 My question is, how does he get EXPIRED parking tickets for the same location and the same times but on different days?

Different sucker, different day, same scam.

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Yea.. I wonder how the scam works.. i mean it's 8 bucks.. The guy has to somehow GET the ticket. and obviously he doesn't get it back after he scams you...

Interesting though.

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Originally posted by psychosomatica Yea.. I wonder how the scam works.. i mean it's 8 bucks.. The guy has to somehow GET the ticket. and obviously he doesn't get it back after he scams you... Interesting though.

thats my point... it runs deeper than the $8 IMO

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur Different sucker, different day, same scam.

it almost worked on me...

almost...

now i have the ticket he bought with his credit card... contemplating calling the police. Perhaps they can trace it back through the ticket?

Its probably a stolen card anyways LOL

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Originally posted by Jayx1 it almost worked on me... almost... now i have the ticket he bought with his credit card... contemplating calling the police. Perhaps they can trace it back through the ticket? Its probably a stolen card anyways LOL

go away it was nice and boring and now you are back

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i wont be here long...just came to post the parking thing... and came across that ignorant guv threadL LOL

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Originally posted by Jayx1 i wont be here long...just came to post the parking thing... and came across that ignorant guv threadL LOL

and now you are here for a while I know you can't resist

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew and now you are here for a while I know you can't resist

well u are here... so it will be easy to go away again....

oh yeah right.. u are on my msn too...

damn..

LOL

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Originally posted by Jayx1 well u are here... so it will be easy to go away again.... oh yeah right.. u are on my msn too... damn.. LOL

that's how you thank me for getting ppl for your group on facebook? ass!

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew that's how you thank me for getting ppl for your group on facebook? ass!

hahahaha

u know i love ya!

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Originally posted by Jayx1 hahahaha u know i love ya!

<3

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