Wal Mart clerk helps a customer from being scammed
@Deepizzaguy (94790)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
December 22, 2017 7:05pm CST
During the Christmas holidays, people have to look out for scam artists who attempted to use his "Grandson in trouble" ruse to attempt to steal $2,300 from a senior citizen named Cecil Rodgers a few days ago.
The scam artist made a call to Cecil claiming to be his grandson who had a "traffic accident" and he needed at least $2,300 dollars to make bail so he could see his grandfather.
Then the scam artist had an "attorney" to ask Cecil to send the bail money. Then Cecil went to a Wal Mart store in Cincinnati Ohio to withdraw the money.
Wal Mart clerk Audrella Taylor then told Cecil that she felt like Cecil was being scammed by a con artist and she refused to make the transaction telling Cecil to call his grandchildren to confirm the story of the grandson being in jail;
When Cecil called his grandchild to ask them if he was in jail, his grandson said he was safe and sound.
Audrella thanks to her quick thing saved Cecil from blowing his hard earned savings to a scam artist.
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@averygirl72 (37748)
• Philippines
23 Dec 17
The clerk is really smart she figured out what is happening. Lots of scam artist so we should be careful
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Dec 17
That is true since the Wal Mart clerk was alert to stop a scam artist from ruining a senior citizen.
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Dec 17
Me too since people like ourselves work very hard to earn our savings.
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@xuliweiuu (8)
• Beijing, China
23 Dec 17
During the Christmas season,you should be careful to these fraudsters. But in Buddhism. Everything has its effect. These scammers will not have a good end.
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Dec 17
You are correct since what we sow so shall we reap.
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Dec 17
Very true trying to get money with a phony story to attempt to steal money to an senior citizen.
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Dec 17
The clerk at the Cincinnati Wal Mart is a hero in my book.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Dec 17
That's a variation of an age scam with the elderly.
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Dec 17
It really bothers me that scam artists take advantage of senior citizens to be victims of scams.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 17
Lucky the clerk knew well enough not to proceed with the transaction! Huge relief for Cecil I'm sure.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
27 Dec 17
I wonder why they did not call prior to this? So many fall for scams
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Dec 17
@CookieMonster46 Or the caller was able to take advantage of him by telling him some bad news.
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Dec 17
The grandpa was probably in shock when the scammer made the call.
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@kobesbuddy (74697)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Dec 17
This is tragic, that anyone would scam another person out of their hard earned money! Thank God, Audrella told Cecil to call his grandson
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Dec 17
That is true because had Audrella not acted on her feeling of a scam artist, Cecil would have his life savings wiped out by a crook.
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@Deepizzaguy (94790)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Dec 17
@kobesbuddy I know what you mean. Making a phony story to steal from a senior citizen.
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@kobesbuddy (74697)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Dec 17
@Deepizzaguy What a mean thing to do, to this poor man!
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