[P95Carry]

The thread on teenagers robbing a guy in AK got me thinking on this.

How many things can you think of - experienced or known about that can fit this category. I will name a few that come to mind.

Roadside breakdown - pretty girl requesting a stop for help - her BG accomplice appears from bushes if someone stops.

The approach for ''a light'' for cigarette - tho could be innocent.

As we had brought up on another thread - baby crying on your front porch.

Selling ''insurance'' at your front door.

The hitch-hiker.

Panhandlers (maybe some).

In fact anything that brings a stranger close will have me very keyed up - decreasing said distance if possible. Me paranoid? Naw - but darned leary of the unusual - and even the apparently innocent too.

 

[P95Carry]

True enough Hank - we too can have our scams - to exploit usefully we hope.

 

[P95Carry]

Sheldon - yep ''gas money'' is indeed another possible.

The phishing thing yeah - well not that it is a scam geared toward one's defensive environment - but it is for sure scamming at a high level - I too have reported quite a few but fear those things net plenty of gullible folks.

Often you'll see if reading the URL that it is not only suspicious but - no https for secure use.

 

[P95Carry]

The more I look around, read your posts and think on it - the number of scams is limited only by the human imagination!!!

It is very sad overall tho that because of the fraction of a % of evil no-gooders, we have to deprive good folks of our trust - just to try and stay ahead of the game. It will be ever thus.

 

[P95Carry]

Funny you mention the tire thing K9 - a sorta reverse of that was this summer I was at a red light behind an SUV with a very soft rear.

As I was in with several vehicles and so not alone, I opted to quickly get out and go fwd to tell the driver - who was grateful. I did tho turn that round in my head re my reactions to same event!!!

But then I watch my mirrors at all times so would have been prepared - plus as I said, in this case several other vehicles around so not quite like a deserted scene deal.

We have to play 'em as we see 'em!

 

[P95Carry]

Yep - true Otis. This is one reason (apart from shere utilitarian convenience) - I have two motion detector lights out back and one at front.

Those can at night be enough to make a BG think twice and go look elsewhere. One or two neighbors tho not that close, have the sodium discharge lights on poles and they also provide a low ambient light too which benefits us slightly.

Door to door - heck I am suspicious of any!! Always feel a shade sorry for some of those folks who may well be squeeky clean but - I play pretty safe. Reckon most of us do.