Beware of this scam while on the road
I’m not a frequent poster, but I want to let everyone know what happened to us while traveling through Kingman, Arizona, although it could happen anywhere. My wife and I are both successful business p...
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fotodog wrote:
I’m the OP. I knew when I posted this message there would be some negative replies. It happens on every forum. I decided it was worth it if it helped someone avoid a similar scam.
Not negative but advice going BOTH ways....thank you for sharing your experience as a warning to others, and also advice from others as to how YOU could have avoided being scammed in that situation. Consider these comments as pointers to other folks on how they could respond in a similar situation to avoid being scammed like you were.
Scammers have been fleecing tourists and passers-through since the beginning of time. Back when gas was a nickel a gallon, the attendant would pop the hood and pull the stick as soon as you shut the engine off and before the oil drained back to the pan. It would always show a quart low and so they would sell you a quart of oil. Then after you bought the quart, they would spill some putting it in and say "Better let me have a look at that leak."
