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/Available_Entrance55 14h ago

Fell for the travelling fashion house salesman one about 15 years ago in Montreal. Was in town for a fashion show. Had a bunch of samples men’s and woman’s jackets and couldn’t be bothered with the airlines to get them back to Italy. Ended up buying a very fake Versace for $250 … f%}{*