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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
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By Barney Fife
August 5, 2006 7:14 AM | Link to this
A woman once approached me with two 45’s. Then she pulled a gun. Then a beer. I hope some security camera caught all this because I think we got a “girls gone wild” highlight reel here.
By Christi
August 5, 2006 10:54 PM | Link to this
Cement truck! Yikes! I just got a new convertible. I realized trucks can run over me, now they can cement you too?????
By Stefan
August 6, 2006 3:02 AM | Link to this
Why is it that the people most likely to fall prey to scam artists always seem to carry large sums of money in their wallets?
By SET
August 7, 2006 5:15 PM | Link to this
How are the crooks getting the PIN code to withdraw using the stolen ATM cards at ATMs?
I have heard of spouses taking ATM cards from sleeping husbands & wives and withdrawing money at 4am then putting the card away upon returning to bed. They knew the PIN code because the spouse gave it to them or used a well known number. Yes the photos from the ATM were used to solve the mystery.
But how would the co-worker know the PIN unless the bank customer was dumb enought to write it on the card?
By Lt. Steve
August 8, 2006 2:00 PM | Link to this
Hi Set. The customer was dumb enough to do just that. Amazing huh?
By Mother Goosed
August 8, 2006 6:11 PM | Link to this
All it takes is one trip to an ATM or bank teller or even grocery store credit card maching with a friend to get the PIN. Too many people use the same PIN for credit cards and bank cards so they won’t have a bunch to remember. That’s mistake #1. Crooks know how to watch the numbers you punch in. I don’t use ATMs myself. I don’t trust them. I would rather deal with a human, then if there is a problem, it’s between me and the teller/clerk, not me and some robot.
By Az
August 9, 2006 11:45 PM | Link to this
I’ve never understood the whole “drinking in public” thing being bad. I’ve travelled to Europe, including Russia. They drink all the time (beer, not hard liquor) in public with very few problems. Heck, they have street vendors that sell beer right there on the sidewalks! Why is America such a prude about public drinking (not drunkeness)…?
-Az