Trusting people

buddyboy8 · 11-06-2009, 09:48 PM

I'm sitting at deptort maul in my truck waiting for my wife and this guy pulls up & starts talking on his cell phone.come to find out he want into wawa to get a cup of coffee and left his wallet on the front seat and when he returns ITS GONE. Now he has no credit cards & no money & hes low on gas. he trys to sell me a fresh water fishing rod [ I don't fresh water fish ] So I gave him my last $10.00 for gas & he said he'll send it to me [ he took down my address ] I guess you just have to belive in people some times. we'll see

insomniac · 11-06-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by buddyboy8

I'm sitting at deptort maul in my truck waiting for my wife and this guy pulls up & starts talking on his cell phone.come to find out he want into wawa to get a cup of coffee and left his wallet on the front seat and when he returns ITS GONE. Now he has no credit cards & no money & hes low on gas. he trys to sell me a fresh water fishing rod [ I don't fresh water fish ] So I gave him my last $10.00 for gas & he said he'll send it to me [ he took down my address ] I guess you just have to belive in people some times. we'll see

Whether he's telling the truth or not, it's good karma for you...

Freshwatergirl · 11-07-2009, 11:14 AM

The $10 does not matter. What you did does.

People like you GMH.

chlstn · 11-07-2009, 11:18 AM

He took down your address. Did you get his?
Don't worry about it, you did a good thing.

LONG OVERDUE · 11-07-2009, 01:05 PM

I had the same thing happen to me about a month ago......guy lost his wallet needed gas money . I gave him $10.
About 2 weeks later sitting in my friends pick up with him waiting for his kid to get out of work. Same guy pulls up with the same story !!!
You still have to give them a couple of $ the first time not knowing if its for real or not but when this guy repeated the same story to my buddy, I sure told him what I thought about it

MargaritaVille · 11-07-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by buddyboy8

I'm sitting at deptort maul in my truck waiting for my wife and this guy pulls up & starts talking on his cell phone.come to find out he want into wawa to get a cup of coffee and left his wallet on the front seat and when he returns ITS GONE. Now he has no credit cards & no money & hes low on gas. he trys to sell me a fresh water fishing rod [ I don't fresh water fish ] So I gave him my last $10.00 for gas & he said he'll send it to me [ he took down my address ] I guess you just have to belive in people some times. we'll see

So now he knows where you live and since you had money to spare, he probably thinks you work.

When you go in to wawa, do you take out a dollar and leave the rest of your wallet in your car?

Not many people do. Did you happen to see if he was drinking coffee? How about the fuel gauge?

I hope this does not come back to bite you, but these scams happen all the time.

Your belief in humanity should be commended.

BT3100 · 11-07-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by buddyboy8

I'm sitting at deptort maul in my truck waiting for my wife and this guy pulls up & starts talking on his cell phone.come to find out he want into wawa to get a cup of coffee and left his wallet on the front seat and when he returns ITS GONE. Now he has no credit cards & no money & hes low on gas. he trys to sell me a fresh water fishing rod [ I don't fresh water fish ] So I gave him my last $10.00 for gas & he said he'll send it to me [ he took down my address ] I guess you just have to belive in people some times. we'll see

You will get that $10 back when Whitney Houston and Bobbi Brown become drug free....

the grinch · 11-07-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bt3100

you will get that $10 back when whitney houston and bobbi brown become drug free....

lmao.............................

WOOKIEFISH · 11-07-2009, 07:27 PM

My philosophy is to always borrow from a pessimist. They never expect to get paid back.

Jimbo · 11-07-2009, 07:44 PM

A guy scammed me in Key West yrs. ago in a similar way. He approached me two days later with the same story. I got my $10 back and another $10 or I told him I was going to kick his azz. He paid gladly and left.

Jim Mac · 11-08-2009, 12:21 PM

I got caught ( now that I think about it) the same way, only I gave the guy my last $5.00. I told him no need to get my address, I would run into him again sometime.
Oh well, I felt good about myself the rest of the day and it only cost me a fin.

11-06-2009, 09:48 PM	#1
buddyboy8 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 46	Trusting people I'm sitting at deptort maul in my truck waiting for my wife and this guy pulls up & starts talking on his cell phone.come to find out he want into wawa to get a cup of coffee and left his wallet on the front seat and when he returns ITS GONE. Now he has no credit cards & no money & hes low on gas. he trys to sell me a fresh water fishing rod [ I don't fresh water fish ] So I gave him my last $10.00 for gas & he said he'll send it to me [ he took down my address ] I guess you just have to belive in people some times. we'll see

11-07-2009, 11:14 AM	#3
Freshwatergirl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 12,190	The $10 does not matter. What you did does. People like you GMH. __________________ Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. ~Robert Caspar Lintner

11-07-2009, 01:05 PM	#5
LONG OVERDUE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ballston Lake N,Y Posts: 207	Scam I had the same thing happen to me about a month ago......guy lost his wallet needed gas money . I gave him $10. About 2 weeks later sitting in my friends pick up with him waiting for his kid to get out of work. Same guy pulls up with the same story !!! You still have to give them a couple of $ the first time not knowing if its for real or not but when this guy repeated the same story to my buddy, I sure told him what I thought about it __________________ Long Overdue Breeze-Lee Marina Joe

11-07-2009, 07:27 PM	#9
WOOKIEFISH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE Philly Posts: 4,587	My philosophy is to always borrow from a pessimist. They never expect to get paid back. __________________ It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. ~Samuel Adams E-mail me @ Pangsoffreedom@yahoo.com *If you are not outraged, you are not paying attention!*

11-07-2009, 07:44 PM	#10
Jimbo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Willliamstown, NJ #1625 Posts: 10,823	A guy scammed me in Key West yrs. ago in a similar way. He approached me two days later with the same story. I got my $10 back and another $10 or I told him I was going to kick his azz. He paid gladly and left. __________________ Jimbo CSA Certified Senior Advisor

11-07-2009, 11:18 AM	#4
chlstn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NoOCo Posts: 2,341	He took down your address. Did you get his? Don't worry about it, you did a good thing.

11-08-2009, 12:21 PM	#11
Jim Mac Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Malvern, Pa. Posts: 3,413	I got caught ( now that I think about it) the same way, only I gave the guy my last $5.00. I told him no need to get my address, I would run into him again sometime. Oh well, I felt good about myself the rest of the day and it only cost me a fin. __________________ Licensed To Chill" If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back.

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