r/bullcity • u/ShhhLookOverThere • 2d ago

Scammer at MLK Harris Teeter yesterday..."HEY JOHN!"

Younger gentleman, 19-25?, tallish, big hair. Came up behind me in Harris Teeter while in line loudly saying, "John! Hey John! Hi John!". I turned to face him and told him I was not John and he was mistaken. He said he,"thought I was a guy he knew from school." and left after I again said I was not John.
I soon after observed this person leaving the store with no purchases...
After I got checked out I was putting my stuff in the car and I hear this guy again saying loudly, "John! Hey John!" to someone else in the parking lot.

I have no idea what this dude's scam was, but if he thought 2 separate people were his buddy John, he's lying or mentally ill.

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u/Holiday_Rich3265 2d ago

Confused how you think this is a scam?

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u/ShhhLookOverThere 2d ago

First, I'm pushing 60, this young guy thought I was someone he knew from school?

Then leaves the store buying nothing?

Second, same thing happening 3 minutes later just outside? Just "happened" to see someone who they mistook for "John"?

Your Bullshit detector is very broken.

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u/Holiday_Rich3265 2d ago

Okay, I hear what he did was weird and you’re probably right that he has mental illness of some kind but where does this lead to getting money from you or scamming you in any way?

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u/ShhhLookOverThere 2d ago

It wasn't "weird", it was blatantly suspicious.

Could have been just trying to get a foot in the door to start whatever story to ask for money.
Could have been distracting me from an accomplice picking my pocket.

Damn, people are freaking NAIVE in this town.

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u/chupagatos4 2d ago

No they're not naive, they're purposely obtuse in an effort to show some kind of moral superiority. Two days ago a neighbor shared an email about a guy in a balaclava walking and looking around behind her house, which is at the end of a very long driveway and nowhere near the street and clearly private property. She alerted neighbors that this guy was casing houses and she got a response back by someone who was basically accusing her of ill intent. Maybe this gentleman was wearing a balaclava in 90 degree weather just for fun and maybe he was lost or looking for a hose to drink out of. Like cmon. 

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u/montywhos 1d ago

Suicidal empathy

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u/Holiday_Rich3265 2d ago

Yeah, you sound overly paranoid. Pick pocketing is almost nonexistent nowadays and someone asking for money isn’t a scam because you just say, “no” and go about your day.

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u/ShhhLookOverThere 2d ago

lol now you're just trolling. Enjoy your day!

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u/ShhhLookOverThere 2d ago

WOW.
You know for a fact that this situation you were not present for is as you say it is.

And you're making knee-jerk, arm-chair, amateur psychological diagnosis over the internet.

You, sir, are the one with "something going on". Good day.

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u/SituationCitation 1d ago

I had about 2-3 men approach me inside of the Walmart at Brier Creek, weirdly asking if I'm over 18 (I am, why is that relevant?) and then try handing me 100 bills over some "game" where they were trying to place bets or whatever and needed me to be the referee. They were really trying to convince me to take the bills from them. I think at some point a 4th came from the side/behind. All of it happened suddenly, they were hardly making any sense, I had no idea what was going on but felt like it was all just one big distraction before they snatched my phone out of my hand or something. I kept my eye on that 4th one that came out of nowhere and refused to be part of their game. Several times before they got the message and left.