this joke on YOU

[redneck]

a news story were explaining how to take people money by stealing stove doors /wrapping the door with bubble wrap/with labels and selling the door as a television set, what will crooks think of next ?

[BigDaddyCustoms]

If there's one thing in this world that I HATE is theives! This is just a form of theivery to me. Hope the *%$@^$ get caught and rot in jail.

Big D

[xzotic ink]

redneck thats the oldest scam going here on nyc streets,,,they fill boxes with bricks and seal them and say its a radio inside,,,

[Joyce]

Freaks...Too lazy to get a real job.

[HerpHandler]

One time in the late 80's I was in NYC with a few friends. A guy comes up to one of my less smart friends and asks him if he wants to buy a switchblade. My friend said yeah let me see it.

This guy pulls out a switchblade all nice and shiny and they agree to a price of 40 bucks. this guy says "Let me get you one new in the box because this one is scratched" and runs around the corner and comes back with a box inside a brown paper bag. He then tells my friend not to open it until he gets home because NYPD was around and he would get in big trouble.

To make a long story longer, on the train going home he decides to pull the bag out and we hear a snapping sound. He looked like he just shot someones goldfish

He opens up all the wrapping and box and it turns out he paid 40 bucks for a BUTTERFINGER candy bar. We laughed so hard the rest of the trip home that I think my sides still hurt 20 some odd years later.

[Joyce]

That's a sucker punch. LOL.....

[xzotic ink]

haaaa, i always say how do people fall for that stuff,,they say a sucker is born every minute

OOOO EVERY WEEK THERES A CREW AND yes i know them cause they come near my spot,,blowing up my table for the cops to come,,,they have a cardboard box,,

and the they flip it,,,saying "3 CARD MONTEY" the scam is,,,one black lady shes kinda heavy,,,she wins 40 bucks,,than some stupid looking white guy comes buy and acts all nosey,,and the card handler starts to yell at him,,(I KNOW THE ROUTINE VERY WELL,,THEY ALWAYS SAY HI TO ME) makes him look like hes really an outsider, not part of the crew,,,he losses 30 bucks,,,and fusses and moans,,while on the corner are two drug addicts being lookouts for the cops,,,(THEY TOO COME OVER AND SAY HI TO ME) and than last but not least MISS CUTIE black girl comes over about 19 years old,,dressed nice,,lays money out,,by this time a bunch of stupid tourist (not you guys who visit nyc,,ab artist are smart cats) are around and thinking should i lay my money down,,,and she SO HAPPENS to win her dinky 20 dollars back,, saying to the crowd,,i wouldnt bet that much but ill bet maybe lets see 20 dollars,,,OOOO YEAH,,JUMPING UP AND DOWN,,,(now it looks real) AND everyone falls for it,,,,

WOULD YOU BELIEVE they took an innocent 16 yr olds money,,100 bucks last week,,,he came back with his mom who was in the next store and THEY WERE GONE,,,I FELT BAD FOR HIM,,,the mother scolded him in public,,,I MEAN SCOLDED HIM REAL BAD,,,kid turned all red,,,

THERES LIKE 5 GUYS IN ON IT,,,they told me they make 5 grand a week,,,cough cough,,bullshit,,,and they said its just a desk appearance ticket in court

[xzotic ink]

heres one

I BET YOU DONT KNOW THIS:::::

K,,THE CRIMINAL,,SCAMMER,,whatever you call him,,or her,,,
buys a lotto ticket,,this too is here all over nyc,,,
now they play the numbers that won YESTERDAY,,and they take A PENCIL eraser and softly erase the top tickets date AND change it to look real,,THEY ARE ONLY CHANGING THE ONE NUMBER,,so most people dont catch on to it,,,,,,

they than go to people walking on street and say, i dont have citizenship or a id card to cash this,,you can have half my winnings if you cash it,,,

OF COURSE EVERYONE FALLS FOR IT,,and hands the complete stranger half the winnings because the guy says,,"O NO YOU CANT TAKE MY TICKET WITHOUT paying me first ,,,i dont know if you will come out of the store and hand over my half of the money,,",
so now the victim gives the money,,goes to cash it INSIDE the store,,finds out its fake,,RUNS OUT OF THE STORE and the guy is GONE!!!

[HerpHandler]

Heres another one,

A guy I went to college with used to dress all shabby and homeless looking and go to Penn station and beg for money. He would do this a few days a week for a few hours at a time. He would make on a slow week about 2500 and his best week (x-mas week 1994) he made close to 10k. I saw this with my own eyes.

I work in Newark NJ. For those of you that do not know its not the safest place on the planet, so I have to deal with people begging for money on a daily basis. But knowing what this guy used to do makes me not want to give cash. So heres how I solve this.

If they say they need money because they are hungry I will offer to take them to one of the million food places and buy them and their family whatever food they want. 99 times out of 100 they decline and just curse at me.

Ill be damed if Im going to give my hard earned money to someone who walks around the corner and jumps into their Jaguar, or someone that will buy booze or drugs with it.

If your hungry and you ask I will feed you but cash is a NO NO.

[BigDaddyCustoms]

Originally Posted by HerpHandler

Heres another one,

If they say they need money because they are hungry I will offer to take them to one of the million food places and buy them and their family whatever food they want. 99 times out of 100 they decline and just curse at me.............If your hungry and you ask I will feed you but cash is a NO NO.

Back in another life as an Army Recruiter.........When they'd ask for money, I'd reach into my pocket (I'd see the glint in their eyes thinking they had another sucker) and pull out my business card! I'd offer them one of 212 jobs that would provide guaranteed pay and benefits for them and their family, plus paid training of their choice, college benefits, and 4 weeks paid vacation a year.........only had 1 taker. Of course, this always cut off the "I can't find work, and I'm down on my luck" sob story, because everyone knows us Army Recruiters are the most unsavory lot on the face of the planet, and would have him in boot camp enjoying Uncle Sam's hospitality by way of a Drill Sergeant with Anger Management Issues within 48 hours!! LOL. Memories.

Big D

[stormer]

What I'm afraid of is people that sell things on places like ebay and when the package arrives it's full of bricks! So every time I buy something from a place like that, I open the package with a post officer watching in case I need a witness!

Niclas

[redneck]

Originally Posted by xzotic ink

haaaa, i always say how do people fall for that stuff,,they say a sucker is born every minute

OOOO EVERY WEEK THERES A CREW AND yes i know them cause they come near my spot,,blowing up my table for the cops to come,,,they have a cardboard box,,

and the they flip it,,,saying "3 CARD MONTEY" the scam is,,,one black lady shes kinda heavy,,,she wins 40 bucks,,than some stupid looking white guy comes buy and acts all nosey,,and the card handler starts to yell at him,,(I KNOW THE ROUTINE VERY WELL,,THEY ALWAYS SAY HI TO ME) makes him look like hes really an outsider, not part of the crew,,,he losses 30 bucks,,,and fusses and moans,,while on the corner are two drug addicts being lookouts for the cops,,,(THEY TOO COME OVER AND SAY HI TO ME) and than last but not least MISS CUTIE black girl comes over about 19 years old,,dressed nice,,lays money out,,by this time a bunch of stupid tourist (not you guys who visit nyc,,ab artist are smart cats) are around and thinking should i lay my money down,,,and she SO HAPPENS to win her dinky 20 dollars back,, saying to the crowd,,i wouldnt bet that much but ill bet maybe lets see 20 dollars,,,OOOO YEAH,,JUMPING UP AND DOWN,,,(now it looks real) AND everyone falls for it,,,,

WOULD YOU BELIEVE they took an innocent 16 yr olds money,,100 bucks last week,,,he came back with his mom who was in the next store and THEY WERE GONE,,,I FELT BAD FOR HIM,,,the mother scolded him in public,,,I MEAN SCOLDED HIM REAL BAD,,,kid turned all red,,,

THERES LIKE 5 GUYS IN ON IT,,,they told me they make 5 grand a week,,,cough cough,,bullshit,,,and they said its just a desk appearance ticket in court

card sharks travel the express circuit and stage a card game at the rest stops to involve the truck drivers and any anyone else who think that they can win easy money that is tax-free