Man fakes heart attacks 20 times to avoid paying bills at restaurants

January 5, 2026 3:59am CST
A middle-aged man in the United States of America has been arrested for faking heart attacks in 20 different restaurants to avoid paying for his meals. He has been sentenced to prison but one wonders how he was able to deceived the restaurant owners for that long.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40605)
• Philippines
5 Jan
Yeah that’s pretty clever to do having 20 victims. I guess those victim restaurants have been observing him of his modus and l guess they needed enough evidence to prosecute him.
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Emmanuel Adelakun
@ogbenishyna44 (1141)
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6 Jan
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40605)
• Philippines
6 Jan
@ogbenishyna44 Sometimes you needed enough evidence that he’s faking his heart attack. A single incident is hard to prove that he is indeed faking but when a pattern is established can you only properly indict a person of suspected of scamming them.
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Emmanuel Adelakun
@ogbenishyna44 (1141)
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6 Jan
@rsa101 He was doing it at different places, thats enough evidence to indict him.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (23818)
• Palisade, Colorado
6 Jan
What he did definitely isn't right. That just makes other people that might have a real heart attack look bad.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (23818)
• Palisade, Colorado
6 Jan
@ogbenishyna44 No they won't and that is so sad.
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Emmanuel Adelakun
@ogbenishyna44 (1141)
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6 Jan
Yea, the restaurants wouldnt take sick customers serious again
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snowy
@snowy22315 (202220)
• United States
8 Jan
That'd crazy!
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DB
@dgobucks226 (37303)
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10 Jan
A creative way to have the restaurant pick up the tab. I don't think he will enjoy the free prison food as much.
The Fly One
@aureliah (24675)
• Kenya
5 Jan
I can say that is such a talent but very wrong. At times we must think about the repercussions. What if he fakes and it happens to attack him?
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Emmanuel Adelakun
@ogbenishyna44 (1141)
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6 Jan
Yea , its a real talent
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Rachael Alice
@lifecoachjerusalem (1449)
• Israel
6 Jan
I am without words. The restaurants should have sent him the bill anyway. I hope that when he does get a real heart attack he will go to the hospital emergency room and get treatment.
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