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Friday, August 4, 2006
Show me your wallet and I’ll show you…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A man reported that he was at a Citgo Gas Station around 10 p.m. when a woman walked up to him and said she wanted to talk to him. She then tried to kiss him. She then tried to show him her breasts. She then took his wallet from the center console of the car. No fair!
And what part was a surprise?
The victim said that he allowed a woman to move in with him because she said she needed a place to live. She told the man that she used to run scams on guys to get their money and credit cards. (This is what we call a clue that this might not be a good situation.) He reassured himself that this was a part of her past and she had reformed. He woke the next day and his wallet was gone. The wallet had $213 cash, credit cards, SSN information and his ID.
You ought to be in pictures
A woman reported that her Suntrust bank card has been used to withdraw money on a number of occasions.
She found out that a co-worker would steal her card while the victim was in the bathroom. The co-worker would use the card and then at some point return it. She did this several times to the tune of over $3000.
Once the victim found out about the charges, she worked with the bank. Of course the co-worker’s photo has shown up a few times withdrawing money on the victim’s account number. The arrest is pending.
Folks, anything having to do with banks is photographed. This is pointed out in our new book “Fraud for Dummies.�
Happiness is not a cold beer
A 32-year old woman was charged with drinking in public. She was at the bus stop with a Colt 45, not the gun but the beer.
Talk about stuck in traffic
On July 28th sixteen cars were involuntary cemented when a cement truck accidentally started spilling cement while traveling on I-285 East near Northside Drive. The company is working to repair the damages to the cars.
What did we learn?
It was a bad week if you were drinking Colt 45
Be selective as to whom you let stay at your home and if they talk about their criminal past, take the hint.
Don’t tailgate cement trucks
