Saturday, October 16, 2010

1306 - Scam warning for older men

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men.

I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about it. A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular customers at Lowe's, Home Depot, Costco, or even Wal-Mart. This one caught me totally by surprise.

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works:

Two nice-looking, college-aged girls will come over to your car or truck as you are packing your purchases into your vehicle. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. (It's impossible not to look.) When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask for a ride to McDonald's. You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen Aug 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also Sept 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th & 27th, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of us older men. Warn your friends to be vigilant. Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones for $.99 at the dollar store and bought them out in three of their stores.

Also, you never get to eat at McDonald's. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from Lowe's, to Home Depot, to Costco, etc.

So please, send this on to all the older men that you know and warn them to be on the lookout for this scam. (The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon.)

8 comments:

Bandit said...

I finally found a solution. I quit buying wallets and then put money in each one of my pockets.

Jay said...

I live barely a mile from Home Depot. Finally something to do on Sunday afternoons!

John A Hill said...

Thanks for the warning...

Mike said...

B - Don't forget to tell them to search everywhere.

J - And on Saturdays and.....

J - You can never be too careful.

Bilbo said...

Ha, ha, ha ... the joke's on them! I never have anything in my wallet.

Mike said...

B - Yeah but you don't want to piss them off. I heard some of them are pretty big.

The Mistress of the Dark said...

LOL

Mike said...

MD - I want this to be true soooooo bad.