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| idoru |
| quote: | LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- Police here are asking for the public's help locating a man and woman who bilked a woman out of $60,000 in cash in a confidence scheme.
Police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said the con began July 2 when the victim, a 63-year-old Mukilteo resident, was approached by a woman in the parking lot of the Costco store in Lynnwood.
The woman told the victim that she was from a wealthy family in Africa and wanted to give money to a charity before leaving on a flight that evening.
She went on to say she was looking for two honest people to whom she could give $180,000 and trust that the two would distribute the money to charity. The scammer's elaborate tale also included claims that her own family was being held hostage in Africa and would be killed if she did not return.
According to police, the con woman showed the victim a roll of $100 bills and pretended to call her attorney, who directed them to a McDonald's parking lot to find a "second honest person" to help with the charitably distribution.
When they arrived at the McDonald's restaurant, they encountered a man who played the role of the other honest participant, but was actually part of the scam.
The woman claiming to be from Africa told the victim and her partner that she needed to know they were honest because "poor people would keep the money for themselves," police said.
The man left and returned with what looked like a bag of jewelry and cash, and the con woman gave him what looked like half of the $180,000.
She then convinced the Mukilteo woman to withdraw cash from her own bank to prove herself as reliable.
The victim was driven to her bank where she withdrew $60,000 in cash and gave it to the scammers. The con woman then said she needed to be able to trust both of the participants and asked the victim to drive away and let her and the man hold the money as a show of trust.
The Mukilteo woman drove a short distance and returned to find the man and woman gone, along with her money.
The scam is a variant of the classic "Pigeon Drop" scheme, in which an unwitting victim is convinced to part ways with cash or valuables as a show of good faith in the hopes of soon having access to a larger sum promised by the team of con artists.
The female scammer was black, about 5'1" to 5'3", possibly in her 30's or 40's, was wearing a wig, and spoke with a thick accent. She was wearing a pink blouse and black pants.
The male involved in the con is described as Hispanic, about 5'8", 35 to 45 years old, no accent, and about 225 pounds. He was wearing a multi-colored shirt and a flat hat with a snap button in front.
Security cameras showed the scammers driving a newer, possibly 2008, black and tan Ford Expedition
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Scott Dilworth at 425-670-5619. |
I'm ashamed to admit that I live no less than three minutes from the idiot that actually fell for that. How stupid can some people be? :stongue: She deserved it, in my opinion. |
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| Beat Blog |
How did someone so stupid get $60,000 in the first place, that is the question!
In Australia most banks have a daily withdrawal limit, you can only take about $500 cash per day out of a standard account, to prevent stuff exactly like this from happening. |
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| JD8180 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beat Blog
How did someone so stupid get $60,000 in the first place, that is the question!
In Australia most banks have a daily withdrawal limit, you can only take about $500 cash per day out of a standard account, to prevent stuff exactly like this from happening. |
i work at a financial institution here and we have a cash withdraw limit of i think $1,500 if you go to a teller, or $500 from an atm. people have done more under some exceptions, but never have i seen anyone withdraw anywhere near 60k. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| Human stupidity is the greatest form of entertainment. |
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| Beat Blog |
| quote: | Originally posted by JD8180
i work at a financial institution here and we have a cash withdraw limit of i think $1,500 if you go to a teller, or $500 from an atm. people have done more under some exceptions, but never have i seen anyone withdraw anywhere near 60k. |
Hmmm, it makes me think that this story might be fabricated or misreported in some way. |
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| JD8180 |
| and technically she just publicly admitted that she's a bitch and can't be trusted. the 90,000 she was supposed to receive was meant to go to a charity. now unless she didn't mind giving away 60,000 to receive the 90,000 to give to a charity, then she most likely was planning to keep it for herself. so the scammer became the scammee, so this is a good news story! |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by JD8180
and technically she just publicly admitted that she's a bitch and can't be trusted. the 90,000 she was supposed to receive was meant to go to a charity. now unless she didn't mind giving away 60,000 to receive the 90,000 to give to a charity, then she most likely was planning to keep it for herself. so the scammer became the scammee, so this is a good news story! |
LOL so true. Never looked at it that way.
Now I really don't feel sorry for her.
Ps. Can we get a link? |
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| Jake Benson |
| I wouldn't have donated even if it wasn't a scam. |
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| Intuition |
When I read the title, I thought you were talking about this:
| quote: | Nigerian football conmen exposed
An undercover BBC investigation has exposed how young African footballers are being conned out of thousands of dollars by Nigerian fraudsters.
They prey on the thousands of amateur players who post their details online hoping to be spotted by English agents.
One gang which was confronted pretended to be Manchester United officials working with manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Another conman was impersonating the chief talent scout for Chelsea to trick naive teenagers into wiring him cash.
Victims are often duped into sending money in the false belief that they are paying official registration fees to have a trial to play for their favourite English Premier League clubs.
The fraudsters simply pocket the money and disappear. |
Make sure you watch the video too.
Source: Link. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intuition
When I read the title, I thought you were talking about this:
Make sure you watch the video too.
Source: Link. |
owned. |
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