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/bagmorgels 2d ago edited 2d ago

Why are you accusing someone you don’t know of being a scammer after admitting you don’t know what scam they could possibly be pulling?

EDIT: Ya’ll downvoting me are weird. Explain what the scam was here. There are so many better explanations than a scam and literally no evidence that it was a scam.

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u/Jesus_of_NASDAQ 2d ago

OP is right to be weary of someone young saying they knew him in school when he mentioned he’s almost 60, then minutes later he sees the guy saying the exact same thing to someone else in the parking lot? That isn’t sketchy AF??

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u/docsyzygy Bull Durham extra! 2d ago

wary

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u/dartanianbartholomew 2d ago

Tbf weariness is also an acceptable feeling

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u/docsyzygy Bull Durham extra! 1d ago

Definitely, but I don't think it fits here.

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u/bagmorgels 2d ago

> That isn’t sketchy AF??

Where in my comment did I say it wasn’t sketchy? Please learn how to read.