Highway patrol , California (CHP) warns on the highways of the state are operating scams! Pull over, they’ll track down a good (and greedy) of Samaritans and offer them the «best» exchange.
From compassionate motorists «victims» asking for money for petrol, offering as the price of rings, bracelets, and earrings in 18-carat gold. It seemed like a good deal: jewelry is worth a lot more money, given to «gasoline». But in fact, all this «gold» is, of course, false.
Wednesday, January 23, CHP announced on Facebook that over the past few months, they received a number of calls from victims of a roadside Scam.
Posted by CHP – Central Division on Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Naive Californians bombard the most harrowing stories. In one case, the «need» stole the purse, and he needs to visit in the hospital a loved one, which in a few hours will make a complicated operation.
Scammers often work in teams and involve in their scheme, little children, by which it is difficult to pass. According to witnesses, they are well dressed, speak with a strong (often Romanian) accent and jeep ride.
In the comments to the post CHP on Facebook more than 50 people reported that they had experienced such fraud in different cities of the state.
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