Posted on 06/02/2022 11:34:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Police are urging drivers to be on their guard
Motorists are being warned by police about a scam that sees con artists try to fleece drivers out of cash. The rouse sees drivers duped into handing over cash for 'damage' that hasn't been caused by them.
The warning comes from North Wales Police after an incident in Conwy on Monday. A man driving a Range Rover became a target for the quick cash con.
Police for the area said that fraudsters will pretend that their target has damaged their vehicle's wing mirror. They will then demand that the driver pays for the "damage", reports NorthWalesLive.
A North Wales Police spokesperson said: "The victim will be driving along and then hear a bang on the passenger side of their vehicle. A car will then follow behind, get them to pull over and then claim that the victim just struck his driver's door mirror and demand cash for repairs.
"What actually happens is that the scammer is parked at the roadside and will deliberately strike the victim's car as it passes. The damaged mirror is fake and wasn't caused by the victim."
The police said that anyone with information about the Pensarn incident should come forward. They can do so by calling 101 and quoting the reference code B078072.
Scamming is the oldest profession. It started in the Garden of Eden and is still here today.
You are correct sir. Eve was the first human to be scammed, but Satan scammed the angels first, and got a bunch of them, maybe about 1/3 of them, to follow him. 😃😀 The biggest scam artist in the history of creation. 🤗
Yep. Scamming started with that one dam rib.
The British term for what Americans call a fender is a “wing,” ergo “wing mirror.”
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