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#1 2015-08-22 13:51:45

Beestonplace
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"You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Last weekend I was walking down St James's Street and was approached by one of those Indian con-men. "You are a very lucky man, Sir" he said to me. Well, I was having none of it - I went closer, stared into his yellowish eyes and told him that HE is a very lucky man. And repeated it. Like a psycho. He stopped smiling and seemed scared. I then told him, in the same insanely smiling way, that I am going to tear him apart and eat him alive. All this coming from a middle-aged dude in a suit and Hermes tie, haha. Needless to say he ran away.

About the "Lucky man" scam:

http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/indian-fortune-teller-scam-melbourne-metro-area-victoria-c308673.html?page=2

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#2 2015-08-22 14:13:16

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

I had this twice a few years ago, identical approach.

 

#3 2015-08-22 14:34:22

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Identical approach? You also threatened him?

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#4 2015-08-22 14:47:44

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Not as good as the gypsy women who beg while holding life like baby dolls covered in blankets. They go nuts if you rip the doll off them and kick it down the road.

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#5 2015-08-22 14:49:30

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Kick em in the sponge

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#6 2015-08-22 14:59:44

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

I'd never do that Mr.B. I did once grab a male gypsy and threaten him when he wouldn't leave a woman alone...shaking a coffee cup in her face...at a tram stop in town. They (the powers that be) keep saying their going to make begging here illegal. The sooner the better for me, its not an understatement to say its a bit annoying and fairly out of control. Doesn't seem anywhere near as bad in the uk.

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#7 2015-08-22 15:16:38

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Shyster: You've got a luck face sir, think of a flower...

M. Formby: ...er....Omithoalum.

Shyster: Um...er...think of a number between 1 and 5...

M. Formby: 2.71828182.

Shyster: Er...Good day sir.

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#8 2015-08-22 17:07:26

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Never break your stride when these people approach you, just slow down and affect mild interest so they walk with you, then speed up gradually, see how far you can get them to go with you. Then pretend to make a phone call on your mobile. They are an opportunity for fun.

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#9 2015-08-22 21:01:56

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

 

#10 2015-08-22 21:06:43

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Once a telemarketer rang me up so l did the usual dog woofs. She then said "you're not a dog,you are a person doing that, why are you doing that for". I then said in a theatrical voice "BECAUSE i CAN!!!" and then let out a massive demented out of control witches cackle and laughed and laughed until they hung up. I humoured myself sooo much that l even burst out laughing at my carry on theater.

 

#11 2015-08-22 23:49:50

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The Indian knowledge export is one thing, but letting in scammers and con artists, because we have a shortage of our own is getting ridiculous!

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#12 2015-08-23 11:39:41

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Roma are bad with the lost "gold" ring scam and the teenage girls with clipboards as cover for picking pockets.

God Bless Eastern Europeans. They persecute the bar stewards.

And they deserve it.

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#13 2015-08-23 11:53:36

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Last edited by Yuca (2015-08-23 15:55:48)

some sort of banal legitimacy

 

#14 2015-08-24 01:47:40

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

And why not? They will have a very lucky face afterwards.

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#15 2015-08-24 12:03:19

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

If you aren't seeing through all three eyes at once day and night you are up shit creek without a paddle. The Shooman

 

#16 2015-08-24 12:13:23

Goodyear welt
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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

I'll tell you what was persecution last xmas...the gypsy that got on my tube home 3 nights on the trot murdering Jingle Bells on the accordion.

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#17 2015-08-29 02:16:56

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

There use to be a scam, at least I think it was, on the motoway service stations in England: an Italian gent would say he's coming back from a fashion show and that he had loads of Armani and other fashion label jacket and coats to get rid of cheap before he boarded the plane back to Milano. I was caught with this and to be fair, he had a load nubuck jackets in his car boot and then he pulled out his credit card reader......and I was gone in a flash. He wanted 400 quid for the lot.

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#18 2015-08-30 14:00:40

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

David Tang published an article about it a few months ago in FT weekend.

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#19 2015-08-31 03:25:03

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

I tried to find that article, but to no avail. His one on Blue Nun was interesting though.

That scam I wrote about was going on in the late 1990s and early 2000's, are they still running it now?

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#20 2015-08-31 12:36:26

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Re: "You are a very lucky man, Sir"-Scam in London successful counterstrik

Actually, it could have been Simon Kuper or Tim the Undercover Economist. In any case there were several letters from readers, confirming the scam.

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