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€111k stolen from man in strip club after his drink was spiked
Sunday World-Ireland ^ | 1--6-2023 | Clodagh Meaney

Posted on 01/08/2023 10:19:39 AM PST by Saije

A man has claimed that €111,000 (£98,000) was stolen from his bank account after he had his drink spiked at a strip club in London.

Vanity Bar and Nightclub, Carlisle St, Soho, is now facing closure after a string of incidents at the venue. Police have called for their license to be suspended pending investigation.

Ten men have reported that following visits to the London club they have had a combined £250,000 (€283,500) robbed from their bank accounts.

According to MyLondon, a man who visited the club November 26th 2022 said he woke up on the street near his home with no recollection of how he got there. He said his only memory from the evening was when he visited Vanity and bought a drink.

After he checked his account, more than £19,000 (€21,500) was missing after it was sent to a number of unknown bank accounts.

(Excerpt) Read more at sundayworld.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: alcohol; crime; spiked; theft
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A strip club seems like an environment where one would want to maintain situational awareness.
1 posted on 01/08/2023 10:19:39 AM PST by Saije
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To: Saije

“She’s so fine there’s no telling where the money went.”


2 posted on 01/08/2023 10:21:57 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Saije

and how, exactly, would one do that if their drink was spiked?


3 posted on 01/08/2023 10:23:43 AM PST by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: bankwalker

Someone with situational awareness would realize that Strip Clubs are places to be avoided, period.


4 posted on 01/08/2023 10:24:57 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Saije

“I woke up in a Soho doorway, a policeman knew my name,
he said’ “you can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away...””

from Who Are You?


5 posted on 01/08/2023 10:25:12 AM PST by Not_Who_U_Think
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To: Saije
A strip club seems like an environment where one would want to maintain situational awareness.

Which is precisely why the thieves drugged their victims.

6 posted on 01/08/2023 10:25:26 AM PST by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: bankwalker

Yes it seems a bit odd. Did someone steal their bank debit cards but also know what the pin number or password was, to get into their bank account?


7 posted on 01/08/2023 10:26:42 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Saije

I saw 7k on 2 credit cards while my late husband was in Spain of a layover with his crew. He claimed his drink was spiked, too. Way to nearly destroy a marriage. If I weren’t a Christian, it would have been.If one values their children, they’ll stay out of strip clubs, regardless what they might think of their wife.


8 posted on 01/08/2023 10:26:42 AM PST by pops88 ( Helping usher the glory of God into Las Vegas)
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To: bankwalker

By keeping track of the drink, assuming that it was another customer who did the spiking.


9 posted on 01/08/2023 10:26:46 AM PST by Saije
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To: Saije

Guy’s lucky he isn’t missing a kidney.


10 posted on 01/08/2023 10:27:16 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Not_Who_U_Think

I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola

-Lola (The Kinks)


11 posted on 01/08/2023 10:28:53 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: bankwalker

Don’t bring your debit card, bank app or checkbook to a strip club.


12 posted on 01/08/2023 10:29:29 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Nah - just use his phone with Face ID, open the account apps, Zelle the money.

That should all be traceable though.


13 posted on 01/08/2023 10:30:37 AM PST by Skywise
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To: dfwgator

Can I see you again?

14 posted on 01/08/2023 10:30:47 AM PST by xp38
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Yes it seems a bit odd. Did someone steal their bank debit cards but also know what the pin number or password was, to get into their bank account?

Good questions.

15 posted on 01/08/2023 10:31:09 AM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: Skywise

Nah - just use his phone with Face ID, open the account apps, Zelle the money.

That should all be traceable though.

There’s Mistake #1: bringing your cellphone to that kind of place.


16 posted on 01/08/2023 10:33:14 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Saije

I was mugged in New Orleans, right there in the French Quarter, at the tender age of 18.

I was fortunate for this to happen. I learned:

1. Never to wave your money around.

2. Keep big cash in a secret place; belt, in your sock, shoe, not your pocket or wallet. You can retrieve it, if you need some, in the stall in the men’s room.

3. Go bar/club hopping with friends. I was in the Air Force. ALWAYS have a wingman.

4. If you split with a chick, tell your wingman/men you’ll call them by X O’clock. No call means come get me.

5. If it feels sus, it usually is.

6. Alcohol can make you brave. It also makes you stupid. If you’re not a bada$$ gansta, don’t try to prove you can take on one.


17 posted on 01/08/2023 10:34:20 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Gov't declaring misinformation is tyranny: “Who determines what false information is?” )
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To: Saije

Many years ago, in a “friend’s” bar in Washington, D.C., (the one over the Post Pub,) a beautiful girl got all cuddly with me on the couch. I quickly realized she was reaching for my pockets. The while thing was a pickpocket routine. Now in mid-life I have learned a few lessons, among them: alcohol has no helpful function. It is a cunning, baffling, powerful poison. Also, nothing good ever happens away from home after 10pm.


18 posted on 01/08/2023 10:40:53 AM PST by golux
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To: xp38; dfwgator; mylife; SaveFerris; PROCON; redshawk
Protect your password.


19 posted on 01/08/2023 10:41:31 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

3. Go bar/club hopping with friends. I was in the Air Force. ALWAYS have a wingman.

Here’s To The Wingman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYkLCYiE3TY


20 posted on 01/08/2023 10:44:19 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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