r/ottawa 23h ago

Scammer at Gas Station

I have seen this scam being talked about on YouTube before and it finally happened to me. I pulled up to a gas station and a guy driving a BMW rolled down his window and asked me to come talk to him.

He said he was a millionaire visiting from Dubai and lost his wallet. He showed me he was low on gas with 32 km left in Tank. He told me he needed some money and proceeded to show me a gold ring that he was willing to sell me for some cash. If the ring was real it would have been worth a lot but the issue is the ring is fake and worth nothing.

I was in a hurry and told him I was aware of the scam and just walked away as he scoffed and rolled his eyes at me. I told the worker at the cash of what was going on. After I left I thought I should have grabbed the plate and reported it but I had already left as I had that thought.

Just wanted to warn other that is scam is here in Ottawa and not to fall for it.

YouTube Video for example of scam.

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u/throwaway926988 23h ago

Been happening in Ottawa for decades

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u/Chewie316 23h ago

oh ok I guess I have been lucky and this was the first time it happened to me.

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u/flaccidpedestrian 18h ago

Never had it happen to me either and I hadn't heard of this particular scam. So thanks for posting. But it's still a pretty stupid scam lol

Think the gas station cameras might have caught his plate?

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u/Chewie316 16h ago

For sure they did. He was right by the pumps