The bait is tempting, but it remains bait. To better rob their victims, crooks place a 50 euro note on the windshield of a car. Very often, it is only once they are behind the wheel that the victim sees the note slipped under a windshield wiper.
Flat tires, 50th notes on the windshield, theft on the road map... Be careful! They deceive your distrust to better rob you. Be vigilant #AgainstArnaques and dial 17
Published by Haute-Garonne National Police on Thursday March 21, 2024
His reflex is naturally to break away to retrieve what seems to be a gift falling from the sky, without thinking of closing the car. The crook then appears and takes the opportunity to break into the vehicle. All he has to do is flee under the nose of a stunned owner.
The flat tire scam also popular
" Attention ! They deceive your distrust to better rob you,” warns the Haute-Garonne national police in a message published on Facebook. The 50 euro note scam is not new, but it continues to claim victims. The police regularly communicate on this with the aim of prevention among the general public, and in particular the elderly.
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In the same vein, the flat tire scam is still rampant. The crooks slash a vehicle's tire themselves, before offering to help. They then encourage their victim to go to the ATM to receive compensation, sometimes under duress, and rob them of other objects (credit card, telephone, jewelry, etc.) in the process. If in doubt, “dial 17”, recommends the police.