Zman77 wrote:
This is an old ongoing scam. I knew a guy , new to CR who got scammed exactly like this yrs ago. The scammer can smell a newby somehow. He paid 200$.
Myself I fell for scam about getting residency, citizenship for money. I went with him to the Caja and other government agencies. And he seemed to have the run of the places.
Anyway I only had 80$ on me so that's all I lost. He kept calling me for days and days leaving angry messages. Guess I would been blackmailed or something if I would have followed thru with it.
Another time I was with a friend at the plaza near the Jade museum. A scruffy guy approached us offering weed for sale. I waked away and scanned the area. My friend went over and took a look at the weed. It did not look like weed. So no sale. I noticed a guy intensely watching us. Sure enough as we were leaving he called us over and showed a badge. Had a radio, called for backup. The scruffy guy came over and honestly told the guy with badge what had happened. And he let us go with a stern warning.
He never mentioned a bribe or money. So I guess it was a police setup.
Scruffy guy must have been a cop also.
Not a police set up.
1. CR cops are kinda busy with lots of downtown petty crime, they don't have time, nor do they care to set up "stings" for potential purchases of minute amounts of weed.
2. Cops are instructed not to hassle tourists for no reason. Now if you're loud and drunk, or trying to do drug transactions with street dealers, or anything else serious, that's different.
These were a couple of low rent cons with a badge you can get anywhere, toy store, dime a dozen.
Don't give them any money, don't talk to them in any way...
Carry pepper spray, let them have it, walk away, lol...