In Atlanta, a growing wave of street-level scams is turning routine traffic stops into financial traps.
The scammers are local ‘water boys,’ teenagers who approach cars at intersections under the pretense of selling bottled water.
But victims say they have been stung by unauthorized bank withdrawals after scanning QR codes presented by the group or giving their cellphones so the youngsters can enter their bank details
Tristen Richardson is among those who have fallen prey to the scam after buying what she was told was a $2 water bottle earlier this month.
Instead, she found herself staring at a $1,100 transfer on her Cash App account.
‘One of the boys came up to my window,’ Richardson said in a TikTok video detailing the events.
She did not have cash with her, so she offered to send the money through Cash App.
‘He was like, let me just, let me just type in the right [username]. When he gave the phone back to me and I sent the payment, it was $1,100.’
Stupid, what was Tristen Richardson thinking ?
She got what she deserved.
I don’t feel sorry for these people who fall for these scams. Most people today are aware of the fact that you can’t trust anybody. It’s a shame that’s the kind of world we live in today, but unfortunately it is.
Why would you hand your phone over to anyone like this? In addition to this scam, you’re obviously risking having someone just run off with your phone. It’s just stupid.
Why would you even open tour window, let alone hand over your phone? Talk about stupid.
A fool and his money are soon parted…