Posted on 11/30/2015 7:31:22 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Kyri Viehman came out of the Michael's Craft store after buying Christmas decorations in Fenton, Missouri, to find a $100 bill tucked under her windshield wiper blade. Unfortunately for her, the bill was a fake and part of a scam to lure potential victims out of their cars to rob them.
In the case of Viehman, it wasn't until after a few minutes of driving down the road that she did what most people would do: get out of the car and focus on not letting that $100 bill blow away.
A note on the fake bill said:
"Ha you thought this was real didn't you?"
After researching on the Internet, she found that this was a common tactic for criminals. They plant the fake bill on a car, wait in the car next to that car, and hope that someone gets out of the car when they return from shopping.
At that point the criminal will rob the unsuspecting and distracted shopper, sometimes with a child to further distract them, and the criminal is gone without having to lure a victim out of the car or worry about giving a victim time to prepare against a mugging.
Viehman had her son in the car.
She posted a picture and her story on her Facebook account to give people a heads-up this Christmas shopping season. Protecting yourself against theft takes many forms, of course, but Viehman is calling on shoppers to be careful about their surroundings and always think about safety, even in what they may consider a safe place.
(Excerpt) Read more at conservativetribune.com ...
Or ... it could be me ... I still haven't figured out how to work the damn thing.
Is this about Obamacare?
Use your imagination, FReepers!
Anybody notice that America is turning into a CRIME $hithole?
Reminds me of the tale of that notorious robber El Paso slim. He would toss a seated liberty dime on the ground by the Stagecoach step at rest stations to distract travelers enough to take their coins and trinkets. Things never seem to change.
Not mine. If I get out to check, the keys go with me and most of the time I lock the door.
But he never, I repeat never, stole the stage coach.
He always had his trusty cahoose hid out back of the livery. IIRC.
Pic at link.
Police looking for the suspects in a counterfeit cash case
Sons of Obama.
I would be happy to exchange some lead coinage for anyone wanting to take my fake 100 dollar bill? LOL.
:)
Why does Free Republic allow this kind of garbage to remain up? It makes the whole site look silly.
Not silly at all. I’ve seen worse. You have a right not to click on it.
It IS silly. It’s a fake story. This snopes garbage is counterproductive and shouldn’t be on FR making the site look foolish.
I, too, have seen worse, but that’s no justification for stupidity.
Again, it is NOT stupid. Don’t click on it if you don’t like it. It’s not about your personal taste in articles. Selfish.
Hoax or not, this information could save a life or prevent someone from being robbed, particularly during this time of year. VERY SIMPLE.
It’s a hoax. It’s fake. It’s stupid. It’s as stupid as the global warming articles posted all over the leftist media.
t’s embarrassing to see such stupidity posted on this website.
Proverbs 6:12...”A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.”
It’s embarrassing to see such ignorance posted on this thread by immature, selfish, troublemakers and villains going about with a corrupt mouth. GROW UP.
Yes, you can take home roadkill game animals. The beef belongs to the rancher, of course.
Goldblatts ???????
Just how old are you ?
You wouldn’t be embarrassed if you hadn’t slefishly and immaturely posted ignorant hoax garbage like a villanous troublemaker.
Quit posting hoax garbage and being nasty and i won’t have reason to post about nasty people posting hoax garbage, will I?
That was my first thought... they could nail you when you have your hands full with all your packages and stuff. I must be missing something in this story.
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