Con-Fessions: Auto Extortions

Summary

Scam Goddess – "Con-Fessions: Auto Extortions"

Hosted by Laci Mosley with co-host Priscilla Davies
Episode Release: September 2, 2020

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Episode Theme Overview

In this lively installment of "Con-Fessions," Laci Mosley and Priscilla Davies dive into a series of listener-submitted scams centered around cars, driving, and adjacent hustles. From post-pandemic jumpstart scams to parking permit forgeries and hotel interlopers, the episode celebrates ingenious (and sometimes wild) stories of “auto-extortion”—where ingenuity, opportunism, and a dash of luck collide on the streets and parking lots of America. As always, Laci keeps things packed with humor and genuine insight, exploring not just how scams work, but also the motivations and missed red flags along the way.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Rise (and Evolution) of Car Scams

• [00:25] Laci observes how many scams involve cars, noting that while classic car thefts are less common, insurance fraud and more creative rackets remain prevalent.
• Discussion of old-school anti-theft devices, like removable radios and steering wheel locks, with amusing personal anecdotes.
  • "Remember back in the day when you used to have the removable radio in case somebody stole it? That was crazy." – Priscilla [00:48]

2. SCAM #1: The Postmates Jumpstart and Check Cashing Con

Story from "Gary" (listener alias)

a. The Breakdown:

• Gary's partner, delivering for Postmates, finds himself stranded with a dead car battery ([02:50]).
• Initial attempts to get a jumpstart from the delivery recipient are awkward and ultimately unsuccessful.
• Another Postmates driver (a woman in a beat-up SUV) appears and offers to help. She drives him to AutoZone for jumper cables ([05:22]).
• Rather than pay the $25 for cables, she "knows a guy" and, as it turns out, simply shoplifts them ([06:19]).
  • “I know a guy across the street who sells them cheaper…” – Laci [06:12]
  • “His name is Five Finger Discount.” – Laci [06:20]

b. The Escalation:

• The helpful driver then asks Gary’s partner to cash an $800 check for her, claiming she can’t do it herself on a Sunday and offering $60 for the trouble ([07:32]).
• Despite mounting red flags—shoplifting, odd logic, and generous compensation—the request is fulfilled. The bank initially blocks the withdrawal due to daily limits, but Gary raises the limit by calling in ([10:07]).
  • “Gary, sometimes you have to let the universe tell you it’s time to stop.” – Priscilla [10:26]

c. Universe Throws Up Warning Signs:

• The woman gets a parking ticket, but sweet-talks the police officer with her jumper cable story ([11:28]).
• Gary and his partner enjoy chicken sandwiches from Popeyes while they wait ([12:02]).
  • “How do you go from, hey, I need a jump, to now we’re having Popeyes and I’m cashing checks for you?” – Laci [11:49]

d. The Scam Unravels:

• The next day, the bank calls: the check bounces. A police report is filed, and tracking down the woman reveals the “motel job” connected to her check is from a seedy establishment, not the claimed Motel 6 ([12:55–13:53]).

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Scammers have a sixth sense. It’s called robbery.” – Laci [08:38]
• “She didn’t even tell you she was going to steal [the cables]... This person crazy.” – Laci [09:49]
• “You got way too involved with this hoe. You needed your car jumped, bruh, but how did you end up with Popeyes and cashing checks?” – Priscilla [11:44]
• “Gary, you stayed on this ride too long.” – Laci [11:58]
• “If someone’s really overkilling it, trying to make it worth your while, there’s something wrong.” – Laci [16:06]

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3. SCAM #2: The Wedding Crasher/Vintage Car Event Freeloader

Story from "Rowena" (listener alias)

• Rowena, a former hotel worker, recounts an event at a fancy castle-turned-hotel during a luxury car rally ([20:52]).
• A woman pretends to be Porsche staff for perks (free Pellegrino), then, in civilian clothes, tries to crash the staff catering area. Eventually, caught as a clever interloper, she disappears before staff can stop her ([20:53–21:39]).
  • “Smart bitch. I love when a motherfucker knows when to tap the fuck out. That’s how you get taken down with scams. You can’t be greedy.” – Priscilla [21:19]
  • “A lady always knows when to leave.” – Laci [21:28]

Takeaways:

• Public spaces in hotels and events are rife for light scams/freeloading.
• The secret to getting away with it: don’t overstay your welcome, don’t get greedy.

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4. SCAM #3: The University Parking Permit Forgery

Story from "Gwendolandra" (listener alias)

• Gwendolandra describes a university scheme: buy one real parking permit sticker (costly), photocopy it, sell the forgeries to classmates at a discount, and make a profit ([24:30]).
• The scam was successful until the university caught on, upgrading their sticker tech ([26:24]).
  • “You serve the people. You are a person of the people. You did right, girl. You did right.” – Priscilla [26:38]
  • “College is expensive...They charged you to have [your car] and register it like they were the damn DMV.” – Laci [25:24]

Insights:

• These “righteous scams” often arise as responses to perceived injustices, like overpriced student services.

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Recurring Themes & Lessons

• Heed Red Flags: Both Laci and Priscilla repeatedly underscore how ignoring or rationalizing warning signs quickly leads to becoming a scam victim.
• Economics of Scams: Many scams discussed are rooted in systemic frustrations—crappy wages, overpriced permits, inaccessible amenities—prompting people to “even the score.”
• Scammer Psychology: Opportunists don’t need elaborate plans; sometimes they simply sense vulnerability and leap at the chance for a quick score.
  • “When people go out of their way for people you don’t know...That’s a red flag.” – Laci [17:02]
• The Art of Not Getting Greedy: Success in small-time scams often hinges on knowing when to exit before attention is drawn.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Intro & Car Scam Nostalgia – [00:02–02:35]
• Postmates Jumpstart & Check Cashing Con – [02:35–15:35]
• Red Flags and Lessons from Gary’s Story – [15:35–19:45]
• Vintage Car Rally Event Scam – [19:50–23:15]
• University Parking Permit Scam – [24:15–29:15]
• Reflections on "Good" Scams & Sign-Off – [29:15–30:10]

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Additional Memorable Moments

Comedy and Social Commentary:

• Laci and Priscilla riff on the racialized experience of “being neighborly” and general social anxieties of helping strangers ([04:20–05:16]).
• “Weddings are a scam party in themselves…if you go make everybody come to your wedding and buy you something, you at least got to get them drunk.” – Laci [23:19]
• Running jokes on “Five Finger Discount,” stealing for strangers, and the cosmic signs telling you to dodge a scam.

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Conclusion & Takeaway

"Con-Fessions: Auto Extortions" brings listeners on a hilarious, cautionary exploration of real scams—from accidental marks to righteous pranksters. Laci and Priscilla demonstrate that not every con requires elaborate setup; sometimes, a little audacity and quick thinking are all it takes (for better or worse). Through laughter, incredulity, and a dose of social wisdom, the episode embodies the Scam Goddess motto: “Stay schemin’—but know when enough is enough.”

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And as always: Keep schemin’!

Transcript

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What's poppin Congregation. And welcome back to another Stitcher premium episode of Scam Goddess Confessions hosted by me, Lacey Mosley, Scam Goddess and my

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amazing co host, Priscilla Davies.

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Yes, we're back. Another day, another, Another day, another scam.

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And I'm so excited. I don't know.

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I the this first what we're gonna talk about here, like they all have to do with a vaguely have to do with a car. But I just found it very interesting how many scams around cars have been

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written in about that makes sense.

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Do people steal cars anymore? Like is that still, I think a thing?

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Well, yeah, right. Like it's like remember back in the day when you used to have like the removable radio in case somebody stole it? That was crazy. I think people do actually. People do still steal cars, but I think like it's more like insurance fraud. You know what I mean?

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Yeah, that's what I was thinking because I'm like, remember when people had the steering wheel joint where you clipping on the steering wheel? I had that.

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I don't know why I had that. That shit was so worthless. It was so fucking worthless.

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I wish I had thought of that. But you felt safer. You'd be like, oh, I've been in a rough part of town. Let me get out the little cha chunk cha chunk chunk bitch.

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And you know what? When you had one of those, you could get an insurance discount.

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Really?

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Yeah.

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So like partnered with the insurance company.

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I was able to call my insurance company and be like, I got the. I forgot it was something locked. Something lock. As I have that now and they're like, okay, well that's 10% off.

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That's crazy. How could you couldn't even prove it. Everybody could have just called and been like, I got the steering wheel lock.

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I think. Yeah. I'm trying to figure out how I knew. I think it said something like in the packaging, which is how I knew to do it or something like that.

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Huh.

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Well, yeah, now you're thinking about getting one home.

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I don't even think you can buy those anymore. Could you imagine if I put like a tire lock on a Mercedes?

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I would love it. I would literally.

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That's how you know I'm still a real one. I can put a tire lock on it. Oh my God. Well, this first one isn't about car theft, but they do take a trip to AutoZone. So I need a name.

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P. Gary. Gary.

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I like Gary.

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Feels like an AutoZone name.

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So Gary actually is writing in about his partner.

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Okay.

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Yes. So Gary Says, my partner drives postmates in our used Volkswagen. And while he was delivering to an apartment on Sunday, the car battery died. He. Damn. Can you imagine being your postmates? And the battery just died on your car? Like that's your job. That mean your job just died.

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It's a rap, right? You might as well eat the food, right?

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Apparently it was after he delivered the food because he said he. He asked the person that he had just delivered to for a jump, but they couldn't help. Yeah, I'm sorry, postmates. If I got a postmate, you asked me for a jump, I'm like, look, I really would, but one, I don't know how.

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Okay.

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Two, my car's in the garage.

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Three. Okay, you want me to take my

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car out the garage? What the hell?

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That's fucked up.

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Three, Like, I need to eat this pad Thai.

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I'm sorry, okay? My shit's gonna be cold by the time I come back. But your car's gonna be fine.

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But also, that's the responsibility of the patriarchy. Like, if you a man, you need to be out here jumping everybody's car, okay? To make up for all the horrible things you've done to society.

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Preach, queen, preach.

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That ain't my responsibility. I'm a woman. What I look like trying to help somebody jump that car? Next thing I know, I'm in they trunk, okay?

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Wouldn't be the first time.

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Listen, I'm just kidding. So listen, ladies, don't. I mean, if it's another lady, maybe I would help the lady out, but I don't know. It depends on how strong she looks. She might put me in the trunk too. I'm afraid of everything.

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I just. I feel. You're black. That's it.

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You know what I mean? Shit, when you black, you wake up every day afraid, you know? The other day I was supposed to leave my house to go on my daily social distancing walk. Why I opened the door and the damn popo is at my neighbor's door. I looked at the police officer and just closed my door and stayed. I know you did.

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That's exact. I know you did, bitch. Cause I would have done the same damn thing. I'd have been like. And closing my door now and never back in stage. Did plan with some jumping jacks in my living room.

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Plans have changed. And you know, I was listening at the door. Cause I was trying to see if it was gonna get popping off. Cause you never know, child. I was trying to put my camera lens through the peephole.

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Okay, Using your Spy glasses. So you can look forward and look back, right?

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I ain't had no spy equipment. I had a cup, you know, put a little cup on the door. Did that work?

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You know what I've always wanted? I've tried it as a kid I was like, I don't hear anything. I don't understand this.

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Why is every movie telling me to do this? I'm not exactly sure but yes. So I want to be more neighborly. But I'm black, you know what I mean? So I can only do what I can. So he asked for a jump and the first person says no. Eventually another postmates driver appeared and she offered my partner to help. And at this point he receives a text and says my battery's dead. But an angel appeared. Mmm, I don't know if she was an angel. So the woman takes my partner in her beat up SUV to AutoZone to get startup cables. Because we're still in coronavirus social distancing. My partner has to sit in the back of the car. They get to AutoZone and it turns out that the cables are $25. So the woman says don't worry, I know a guy across the street who sells them for cheaper.

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Oh my God.

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They get back into her car and she reveals that she actually shoplifted the cables.

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This is my type of bitch.

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I know a gu who gets them for cheaper. His name is Five Finger Discounts.

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Okay, Five Finger Freddie, AKA my hand.

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Hey bitch, I don't know. First of all, you pull up in this beat up suv, you're very eager to help me. And yeah, some people are actually nice in the world. But then when we get to the autozone you gonna steal your joints.

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I mean that's some real shit.

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Y' all ain't even ask the autozone people. Cause a lot of times the autozone people would be nice. Well maybe that's just if you're a woman. Cause I'm like they have changed my and jump my car and sometimes I just go over there like a surprise. Couldn't faze my car.

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Couldn't. Well you have a relationship with them but couldn't they like jump it for like would they charge? Even if they charged you, wouldn't it be like a nominal ass amount to jump your car?

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I guess it's better not to find out because as soon as you tell them you can't afford the jumper cables, they're gonna be looking at your ass. So I guess you just gotta steal first. So she does the five finger discount and they head back to The Volkswagen. But then she asks him if it would be possible to cash an $800 check she received after being laid off from a motel because of coronavirus. She says she can't cash it at her check cashing place because it's a Sunday. She offers to give him $60 for the hassle.

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Oh, God. It always. No matter what, it doesn't matter. You can be on the moon, you can be at the beach. It always comes down to, can you cash this check for me?

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Right.

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Always.

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Also, like, if you were offering $60 for him to cash the check, why don't you just pay for the jumper cables and be like, hey, I'll buy these jumper cables for you if you'll cash this check for me.

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Right?

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Like, girl. And also because it's Sunday, you can't cash a check. That's not how banks work. Everything ain't adding up here. Also, like, this lady is a excellent opportunist because obviously she had no way of knowing that this man was gonna be out here with a dead car battery.

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Yeah. I'm trying to understand how like this other postmates delivery deliverer just shows up. He decided to ask the person to deliver food. And to ask, yeah, how does, like, did she sense it? Did her spidey senses go off?

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Listen. So scammers have a sixth sense, okay? It's called robbery. They're like, I think a robbery could happen right now.

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Do you feel that? That smells like crime.

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It's time for crime. I think that this is important because a lot of times when we think about scams, we're thinking about like, oh, okay, this person has set up this whole elaborate trap. And now I'm looking out for this trap. But sometimes scammers can just pull up on you and they just happen to notice a vulnerable person. And they're like, I'll help them and in return, I'll run a scam of my own. Like, right? So it doesn't always have to be like pre planned.

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Right? Right.

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Because this woman obviously saw an opportunity by helping somebody to go ahead and get this check cash.

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That's so wild.

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I know. And you're obviously probably feeling very grateful to this person. They're helping you out. You didn't have to pay for the jumper cables. Cause they stole them for you. Like, this person was like, but you should have known by the fact that they stole the cables and didn't even tell you they were gonna steal them that they probably weren't on the up and up.

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Okay, Right there.

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Cause like, she could have been like, hey, I'm just gonna get them. Or like, I got it. No, she, like, waited till y' all left the store and was like, I stole them. Like, this person. Crazy.

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So fucking crazy. I would be like, I need. I would literally jump out of the moving vehicle at that point with my jumper cables. Cables, of course, right?

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Jump out with them attached to you. So she offers $60 for the hassle. They go to Gary's bank, and she endorses the check, and he deposits it. He immediately cashes out the $800, but gets blocked because of daily limits. So he calls the bank to increase the limit.

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Oh, my God, Gary, your bank was

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trying to help you. Gary.

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Sometimes, Gary, sometimes you have to let the universe tell you it's time to stop, you know, you can't force against shit sometimes. You know, that's usually whenever you find yourself having to force yourself against something, you know, that's the universe telling you, maybe you should chill, B. That's the universe looking out for your ass.

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And also, like, bruh, if your bank set a limit, like they do that for this very instance, that's the reason you can only get $300 out, because they're like, you rather lose 300 than 800, wouldn't you?

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Okay, wake up, Gary.

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And the crazy thing is, let's say Gary didn't have a lot of coins in the bank, or maybe Gary does. We don't know. But if he had $300 and took out the 800, the bank will credit you $300 on a check before it clears. A lot of banks will. So technically, you just paid that rest of it yourself, right?

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Basically, yeah. He's fucking up.

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Yeah, Like Gary. So he calls, raises the limit. Meanwhile, the cop shows up to ticket the lady's car, because, of course, she parks it in a legal spot while she was getting Popeyes for the both of them for lunch. How did they.

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You, Gary, you got way too involved with this hoe. You don't know.

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You needed your car jumped, bruh. How do you go from, hey, I need a jump, to now we're having Popeyes and I'm cashing checks for you

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in the parking lot.

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Gary, you stayed on this ride too long.

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For real? For real.

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So she talks the cops out of a ticket with the jumpstart cables, explaining that she's just helping a friend. By this point, Gary managed to increase the withdrawal limit. He gets his Popeye's sandwich. Oh, not the chicken sandwich. And the $60. And they jump start his car the next day. My partner's bank call him saying, of course the check is bounced. They start doing paperwork to see what he can do, and he calls the lady since they exchanged number. She tells him that the check was written by a Motel 6, which Google Maps shows to actually be a sex worker motel called the Isabella and not a Motel 6. Oh, this is. So they said. The story's still developing, but I'm in awe of this scam queen. The bank opened a police report against her, but I'm certain she'll disappear when it's her time. Well, the good thing is, is that the bank is opening a report because maybe there's a chance that he'll get his money back.

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Well, don't they automatically give it back when you can prove that you got scammed or, you know, basically prove that you got scammed?

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It depends. If you write a hot check, a lot of banks will just drop you.

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Oh, for real? I've never. Never.

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Depending on how big, how much the check is worth.

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Oh, really? I didn't know that.

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Yeah, but I bet because he increased his withdrawal. Cause, like, if he must have had enough money in the account to cover the $800, because if you don't, the bank be like, oh, you gotta go get a new bank. Yeah. If you leave immediately. If you bounce a check with no money, they're way less nice about it. But it's crazy because so technically, she wasn't lying. She said that her motel job got. She got laid off because of the coronavirus. Maybe it's less people going to the. To the motel right now to get their. Their sexual.

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Their happy endings.

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Their purchases. Their sexual purchases. What's the p. Way to call. What you supposed to call it?

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I think sexual purchase works.

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Sexual purchases. Yeah.

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A purchase of the sexual type.

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Hi. I'm here to invest in a sexual encounter. No, it wouldn't be an investment, would it?

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I mean, it is. It is. It is an investment. Absolutely.

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So, yeah, like, maybe people are social distancing a little bit more and not necessarily going to their favorite sex worker. Because, I mean, if your sex worker is out here. Look, a mask can't help when you got. You got to be less than six feet to do most sex things.

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Yeah, that's. Yeah, most.

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Right.

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That one time that I. Well, no, no.

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Okay.

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Just. Yeah, most. Most.

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Exactly. So I'm like, maybe business was not booming, so she really did lose. Maybe she got furloughed from working at the sex motel.

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She did. I mean, she. I believe her. I believe her. When I found out that it was a sex motel. Now it makes sense.

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But the crazy thing is that universe interfered so many times. And you have to pay attention to the universe because, Gary, now all the signs were there, and you ignored all of them. For $60 and a Popeyes chicken sandwich.

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And a jump.

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And a jump. Which, I get it, you got things that you needed. But, like, she stole from the AutoZone without telling you. Y' all go to the bank, and the bank is like, do you really want to do this?

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And they sang it, and they sang it.

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And they say the atm, as soon as you deposit the check, the bank was like, do you really wanna do this?

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Okay,

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so you're getting signs everywhere. Then the po Po pull up for a random ticketing my n. It's like

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every sign in every red flag that could have been thrown was thrown. And you were like, I'm determined to help this lady who helped me.

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And anytime, like, it's a favor being done. Like, if someone's really overkilling it, trying to make it worth your while, there's something wrong. Like, bruh, you jumped. You jumped her. She jumped your car, right? And gave you $60 to deposit a check. That's enough. Now she had Popeyes getting you chicken sandwiches.

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And, like, that's where you fucking lost me. Gary.

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It's too much.

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I got lost when she said she stole the fuck. Like, right there. I mean, honestly, I'm not gonna lie. Fuck corporate America. I would have probably enjoyed that if I was in the ride in the car with her. But even still, like, my. At that point, my spidey senses would have been crazy tingling. Like, this bitch fucking went out of her way to help me and then potentially got a. Like, because if she had gotten caught shoplifting, like, and she doesn't know me, you know what I mean? She's doing too much. Carrie.

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Yeah, Gary, she didn't even know you. Gary. Like, she. Like, when people go out of their

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way to me for people you don't know.

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I don't. I have never stolen from someone that I did not know.

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Like, what? I don't even steal for people I do know, right?

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Let alone people I don't. So, Gary, this woman had nothing to lose. And you gotta look at the scammers. Normally don't have shit to lose. You know what I mean? When you get into a life of crime, unless your life is built around the crime. And even then you do, you work very hard to keep the crime up. Cause you don't want to go down. So, like, Bernie Madoff Life built of crime. But you know what? He was working hard at crime. He was. He was doing everything he could to keep crime above ground.

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It was a nine to five for him.

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Yeah, but a woman who will just steal for you out of the blue didn't tell you she was stealing. No.

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Yeah.

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Also, she didn't have jumper cables. I think that was the first red flag. Like, bruh, she didn't have jumper cables. And she said she was gonna jump your car. So, like, how normally if people have jumper cables, they be like, I don't got jumper cables, bro.

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Like, sorry.

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Right, right.

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Next car, she was like, you know what? Let me drive you to the. Get in my car. Also, too. Like, the fact that she was very comfortable having a random man in her car. Like, the average woman is not gonna do that shit. Okay?

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Now, I will say that this letter said partner a lot. And that might mean that this is a Two women. We don't know if Gary is a man or not.

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So it says while he was delivered. It says while he was delivering apartment. Oops. Well, he decided. Yeah, yeah, women don't do that.

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Women don't just let random men in their car and drive them around. It's not the 70s no more, okay? We ain't trying to be. They don't even put bitches on milk cartons no more. Like, how they gonna find me when you have your cereal? You can't even look for a bitch no more.

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Okay? I need that age progression sketch out there, okay?

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Scam. That age progression shit is such a scam.

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It probably is, I think. I feel like I heard a recent story that someone got found from an age progression sketch.

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And did they look like the age progression, you know?

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Oh, you know what it was?

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It was.

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Did you hear about that story about the. It was in China, the Chinese guy who was kidnapped by, like, kidnapped and, like, raised by some other people, like, his whole damn life. And it was. That's what it was, an age progression sketch. And, like, I think somebody called in for him. I don't remember if I saw the sketch, though. I don't know if he looked like. But, hey, a family's united, reunited.

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I mean, hey, that's a scam in itself. You got somebody else to raise your child if they didn't do no harm to him.

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I mean, I would rather raise my child than a raise stranger who stole them from me.

[A]

I would rather raise my child. Fair, fair, fair, fair. All right. Speaking of random, this is just a short little ditty that surrounds a vintage car rally so just around cars again. So basically, this person says, I'm gonna call you Rowena. Rowena says, I used to work in a very fancy castle turned hotel that hosted a lot of events like weddings and conventions. One big yearly event was a vintage car rally that took over the whole building and courtyard, with lots of car brands having representatives and events there, as well as independent cooks and winemakers wooing rich people. One woman in a black polo shirt with an embroidered Porsche logo and lettering on the breast stopped me in the hallway next to the registration room and asked for another bottle of Pellegrino. We were supposed to just give the staff what they need and add tallies to a list in the back room. So I brought her the water, which is what I would have done. Like, I've worked at these events before. I'm not gonna check your credentials. I'd be like, okay, one water coming up. They paying me $9.25 an hour, bitch, I don't care.

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Okay.

[A]

So later that same day, the same woman, now in a flowery sundress, tried to enter the room reserved for crew catering. And when asked to show a little wristband that would identify her as crew, she said she was just looking for someone who had left. The next day, we were informed that that woman was not affiliated with the event staff or guests and swindled her way into small all day. We were told to keep an eye out for her, but she never showed up. So I'm assuming she just had a lovely day and knew when to tap out. I love to hear that.

[B]

Smart bitch. Smart bitch. I love when a motherfucker knows when to tap the fuck out. That's how you get taken down with scams. You can't be greedy.

[A]

A lady always knows when to leave.

[B]

I mean, that's a fact. Like, that's why she didn't get caught. We don't know who she is, and she's still out there scamming, I bet.

[A]

Yeah. And also, you guys, if you're planning weddings and stuff, like, you should be aware of this, because a lot of times if you're hosting an event at a hotel, random people who are staying at the hotel or random people who just come to hang out by the hotel pool, which I've done many a time.

[B]

Many times.

[A]

I haven't crashed anybody's wedding, but I know people have, and I know people's weddings have been crashed. Quite a few people when you're at a hotel, because people can just come in and out of hotels, right? So, you know, maybe have Someone at the door or. That used to be like, the guestbook lady's job, right? Like, they stand at the door and people sign the guestbook. And also we figure out if you're supposed to be here or not.

[B]

Oh, is that what that book is for?

[A]

I bet it's not, but that's what it should be used for. That's basically you put your least favorite friend on the guestbook and have her stand at the door.

[B]

Yeah, I was gonna say. I'd be mad as fuck if that was my duty.

[A]

I'm trying to party, so. Yeah, but this happens quite often. People just show up randomly. If it's a corporate event and they're trying to woo rich people, man, fuck rich people. Get in there, okay?

[B]

And that girl. And that's the thing. I'm like, she did fine by me. In my book, like, fuck them. She's getting free corporate freebies. The same freebies that those corporate people were getting that they didn't deserve.

[A]

Exactly. So. But if you are hosting a wedding or an event or something at a hotel, it's good to be vigilant because it's unfair if you pay for an open bar, which I really think that cash bar weddings are tacky. Sorry. I know, I know, I know. I know it's hard, y'. All. I know weddings are expensive, but weddings are a scam party in themselves. So if you go make everybody come to your wedding and buy you something, you at least got to get them drunk.

[B]

Okay. Okay. I don't know if I've ever been to a cash bar wedding, but I have worked them.

[A]

I've worked them. I was like, this is a shame.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's just.

[B]

Come on now, like.

[A]

And I would always pour a little extra for people because I was still like, you know, I'm trying to help these people out. But, like, come on now. Save up for the bar. And if you can't afford a plate dinner, at least get the hose a buffet. Okay. If I went to a wedding and it was just Popeyes and Hennessy, I'd be like, this is fine. It's better than trying to fake fancy and make me pull out my wallet. I'd be like, pass me a leg. Thank you.

[B]

Okay, Okay, I fucked with it.

[A]

And the last one here says, hello. Okay. This one says, I'm excited and looking forward to what alias you'll give me. So we have to give this person a good alias. What you got, Pete?

[B]

Damn the pressure. Let's call her Gwendolandra.

[A]

Gwendolandra. That feels like old world meets.

[B]

Meets the ghetto.

[A]

Gwendolandra. So Gwendolandra says that I wanted to regale you with a retired university parking scam that a friend and I tried and we got away with. So you know how universities charge an ungodly amount for their flimsy little parking permits, which they surely do, honey. If you're at a university, normally they're in, like, big cities, guys. So if you can try to go to the city, because this is what the thing is, like, most people going to big city universities are at least traveling from like 30 minutes away. Or, you know, most people don't live in the area, so they know students don't know how to work the area. They don't know to go to the DMV and just get a normal parking permit and park where you're allowed. So student parking becomes like a safe haven. And you have to pay like 300 a semester. I think was. It was at my college to have your car. So I didn't have a car all four years. I didn't need one. But it was expensive. They charged you to have it and register it like they were the damn dmv.

[B]

So that's actually really smart. I never even would have thought about that to go to the dmv, right?

[A]

So she said, I bought a real permit, which at the time was just a simple sticker that you placed on the windshield of your car. I took it home without peeling the sticker. I made copies of it at home and gave my friends the copies. Then we would sell them to other students at a discount price. The only thing our customers had to purchase was the $5 plastic placard they could keep to tape the fake permit on and hang it in the mirror. We were able to sell about five copies of the same permit as far as I without any incident. And I made my money back and then some out of the deal. Unfortunately, the university probably caught on to the scheme because the following semester their stickers became more intricate with reflectors and shit. It was a fun scheme while it lasted. And frankly, the amount of money that they charge for parking take permits. Universities deserve to be scammed. Hell, higher ed learning itself. So don't get me started. Love the podcast. What was her name? Gwenda.

[B]

Gwendolandra, I just wanted to say you. You work for the people. Okay? This is all I hear when I read this. You serve the people. You are a person of the people. You did right, girl. You did right. All power to the people, Gwendolandra.

[A]

Enter politics because you Work for the people. Because not only did you get a dis. Like you paid the full price for yours, then you copied it, sold it at a discount, made the money back from paying the full price, and everybody else got a cheaper parking permit. And college is expensive.

[B]

Yeah, Especially. Come on now. I mean, with everything they charge you for, with how much the tuition is like, come on. Why is. Why is parking not included in tuition?

[A]

Because it's a scam. Because they're like, you can walk everywhere you need to go. And that's not true. And oftentimes the kids with cars at universities are kids who are working while they're in college.

[B]

I mean, this is like. This is the kind of scam that's like a righteous scam. Gwendolandra, you're a righteous queen or king. I don't. Or what's the royal?

[A]

Royal. That's our gender neutral term for queen and king. A righteous royal. Yeah. Cause like, I mean, everything about college is a scam.

[B]

I remember. Goddamn thing.

[A]

We used to always study in our marketplace because if you swiped in on your meal plan, you could stay all day. So we would swipe in in the morning and just get a booth and study all day and eat three meals and never leave.

[B]

Oh, so was that because. So then you wouldn't have to pay every time you came back. Is that what it is? Smart. Oh, wow. I think my. I think my school had a time limit. I think there was a time limit. Like it would expire or some shit like that.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

No, they would kick people. They would kick people. Yeah. Cuz they would do like shit like. So, like, every time the meal was over, like, breakfast is over, everybody has to get out. Lunch is over. Everybody has to get out.

[A]

We didn't have that. The school was so expensive. They were like, y' all can go ahead and stay in here. And plus, it's like a buffet. No one eats as much as they think they're going to at a buffet. So when they're like, all you can eat, that's like such an American trap to be like, oh, all I can eat? Like, nobody's. You're gonna eat a regular amount.

[B]

You're gonna eat the same exact amount that you always eat. That's what. I wonder if that's what they mean by all you can eat.

[A]

Right? Unlimited breadstick. We'll give you so much bread, it literally costs us nothing.

[B]

Like, y' all right, also. Exactly.

[A]

Guys out there, I love an ingenuity. Like, just a little scam like this. I know it's harder in the modern day. But if you find those loopholes, guys, and you ain't hurting nobody, I ain't mad at it.

[B]

Exploit em.

[A]

Yes, but this has been an episode about car adjacent scams.

[B]

I think these were legit car scams.

[A]

Well, they were just like around cars.

[B]

No, this is legit. Well, yeah. Okay, okay, I'm scrolling back up. And you're right, guys.

[A]

If you want to send us your scams for a chance for them to be read on the podcast. As always, scamgodesspodmail.com Snitch on your family, your friends and yourself. We'll always keep you a night anonymous. Just make sure the scam is retired. If you want to follow us on social it's Scam Got His Pod. On all platforms if you want to follow me, it's D I V A L A C I Diva Lacey. On all platforms if you want to follow Priscilla. What's your public following handle

[B]

for the public? You can follow me@Priscilla Daviesactor on all platforms.

[A]

Yeah, Priscilla is a Finster.

[B]

You said I have a Finster.

[A]

Yeah. All right. Yes. All right, scammers keep skiing.