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E.A. Emporio Collection
Italian jacket scam

When I was getting gas today in Mississauga, I was approached by two Italians in a Jeep SUV car rental asking me if I could speak Italian or Spanish. said no. Than they said well, we speak poor english but I hope you can understand us. They told me that they wanted to give me three Italian designer jackets that are worth at least $1, 000 each. However, they need me to do them a favour. They need to change their flight to Italy and need $280 to do that. They explained that they lost all their money at blackjack at the Casino in Rama. I said to them... can't you use your VISA to change the flight? They said they didn't have one. At that point I knew it was fishy. Than they said they would call me tomorrow and give me back my money when they are italy through western union. As soon as they said western union I should have known this was a scam. They were really friendly and asked me if I have ever been to italy and that if I ever wanted to go there that they would give me a place to stay during my visit. I really didn't believe them at that point and should have trusted my instinct, but for some stupid reason I falled for it. To be honest the jackets did look nice and i figured they would be at least $80 dollars each in a store. I knew they were not worth $1, 000 dollars each though. So i went into the gas station and was going to take out money but decided not to. I went back to my car and give them back the jackets. And than I was stupid and changed my mind after they went on again about how expensive the jackets are. So i went back into the station and took out $300 dollars. I actually gave them $285 even though they asked for an extra $20 dollars for food. I said if you want food I can buy you a bagel at the gas station instore tim hortons. They said thats okay. Don't worry about. As soon as they had the $300 dollars in their hands they quickly closed the doors and left the gas station. I knew at that point I was ripped off. I should have trusted my instinct. Afterwards I went home and did a google search and found out that they have done this scam in Canada and the US. The report on this website from Califlornia is very similar to my experience. Even the dollar amount is the same and the story of losing money at a casino. The worst thing is that these jackets are too small for me! I feel so stupid for falling for this scam.

Mississauga guy
mississauga, Ontario
Canada

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Company: E.A. Emporio Collection

Country: Canada   Province: Ontario   City: Mississauga
Address: Italy

Category: Miscellaneous

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