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Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
happyinva
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Date: June 18, 2011 05:17PM
Two Italian guys driving a Mercedes SUV pulled up to me at KMART off of rt 50 in Fairfax asking for directions. I thought I was doing a good deed and gave them directions. The one guy asks me if I speak italian and if I like Armani. After some pleasantries he offers to give me a jacket as a gift as he is driving to Boston to catch a flight back to Italy and has extra jackets. My instincts told me to walk away, yet I stood there while he gave me 5 leather jackets (Emporio a Collezione) brand and how he did not want to pay for shipping these. He then asks me to help him with gas money as he only has Euros. He shows me his airline tickets, his passport. I gave him $200.00 while alarm bells are going in my head.
I got home and realized, the jackets are very nice imitation leather.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/18/2011 05:20PM by happyinva.
I got home and realized, the jackets are very nice imitation leather.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/18/2011 05:20PM by happyinva.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists
Posted by:
Warhawk
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Date: June 18, 2011 05:19PM
happyinva Wrote:
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> Two Italian guys driving a Mercedes SUV pulled up
> to me at KMART off of rt 50 in Fairfax asking for
> directions. I thought I was doing a good deed and
> gave them directions. The one guy asks me if I
> speak italian and if I like Armani. After some
> pleasantries he offers to give me a jacket as a
> gift as he is driving to Boston to catch a flight
> back to Italy and has extra jackets. My
> instincts told me to walk away, yet I stood there
> while he gave me 5 leather jackets and how he did
> not want to pay for shipping these. He then asks
> me to help him with gas money as he only has
> Euros. He shows me his airline tickets, his
> passport. I gave him $200.00 while alarm bells
> are going in my head.
>
> I got home and realized, the jackets are very nice
> imitation leather.
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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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> Two Italian guys driving a Mercedes SUV pulled up
> to me at KMART off of rt 50 in Fairfax asking for
> directions. I thought I was doing a good deed and
> gave them directions. The one guy asks me if I
> speak italian and if I like Armani. After some
> pleasantries he offers to give me a jacket as a
> gift as he is driving to Boston to catch a flight
> back to Italy and has extra jackets. My
> instincts told me to walk away, yet I stood there
> while he gave me 5 leather jackets and how he did
> not want to pay for shipping these. He then asks
> me to help him with gas money as he only has
> Euros. He shows me his airline tickets, his
> passport. I gave him $200.00 while alarm bells
> are going in my head.
>
> I got home and realized, the jackets are very nice
> imitation leather.
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sounds like a variation
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Date: June 18, 2011 05:34PM
... of the white van speaker scam. Enjoy the smell of your rich Corinthian leather. LoL.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
TheNorthman
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Date: June 18, 2011 06:16PM
I say troll. People dumb enough to fall for something like this tend not to have $200 to their name, much less, walking aroun money.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Br00klyn
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Date: June 18, 2011 06:33PM
Same thing happened to me over in the parking lot by Jason's deli. Only thing, I didn't give the two dudes any money and told them I wasn't interested in their jackets. It was fishy from the jump. One dude told me that he sold designer suits in Italy (gave me a card) and the other said he made the interiors in Ferrari's. SCAM.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Joe and Bobby D
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Date: June 18, 2011 08:45PM
Everyone knows the best deals are made from the back of a van.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
cable
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Date: June 19, 2011 03:40AM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists
Posted by:
Cdo.1988
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Date: July 20, 2011 09:17PM
So I live in Toronto, ON Canada and my dad came home with 4 of the coats... Who cares? They're real Armani leather. Cost $1,200 each and got a deal.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
I like me a big Italian
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Date: July 20, 2011 09:20PM
If you know what I mean.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
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Date: July 20, 2011 09:38PM
also, they will give you GREAT deals on autobody work...........o_0
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Qwerty
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Date: July 20, 2011 10:13PM
Reminds me of this scam:
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A"heads up" for those men who may be regular Home Depot customers.
Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.
Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.
When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot. You agree and they get in the backseat. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen November 4th, 9th,10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, & 24th 29th. Also December 1st, 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th, 30th, three times last Saturday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful.
P.S. Walmart has wallets on sale 2.99 each
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A"heads up" for those men who may be regular Home Depot customers.
Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.
Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.
When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot. You agree and they get in the backseat. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen November 4th, 9th,10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, & 24th 29th. Also December 1st, 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th, 30th, three times last Saturday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful.
P.S. Walmart has wallets on sale 2.99 each
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
klepto
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Date: July 21, 2011 05:50PM
Qwerty Wrote:
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> Reminds me of this scam:
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> A"heads up" for those men who may be regular Home
> Depot customers.
>
> Over the last month I became a victim of a clever
> scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get
> supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic.
> Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen
> to you or your friends.
>
> Here's how the scam works:
>
> Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls
> come over to your car as you are packing your
> shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping
> your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their
> breasts almost falling out of their skimpy
> T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.
>
> When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say
> "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another
> Home Depot. You agree and they get in the
> backseat. On the way, they start undressing. Then
> one of them climbs over into the front seat and
> starts crawling all over you, while the other one
> steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen
> November 4th, 9th,10th, twice on the 15th, 17th,
> 20th, & 24th 29th. Also December 1st, 4th, twice
> on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th, 30th, three times
> last Saturday and very likely again this upcoming
> weekend.
>
> So tell your friends to be careful.
>
> P.S. Walmart has wallets on sale 2.99 each
The only factual problem I can find with your story is that wallets do not cost 2.99 each at Walmart... they are 2.97.
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> Reminds me of this scam:
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> A"heads up" for those men who may be regular Home
> Depot customers.
>
> Over the last month I became a victim of a clever
> scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get
> supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic.
> Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen
> to you or your friends.
>
> Here's how the scam works:
>
> Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls
> come over to your car as you are packing your
> shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping
> your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their
> breasts almost falling out of their skimpy
> T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.
>
> When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say
> "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another
> Home Depot. You agree and they get in the
> backseat. On the way, they start undressing. Then
> one of them climbs over into the front seat and
> starts crawling all over you, while the other one
> steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen
> November 4th, 9th,10th, twice on the 15th, 17th,
> 20th, & 24th 29th. Also December 1st, 4th, twice
> on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th, 30th, three times
> last Saturday and very likely again this upcoming
> weekend.
>
> So tell your friends to be careful.
>
> P.S. Walmart has wallets on sale 2.99 each
The only factual problem I can find with your story is that wallets do not cost 2.99 each at Walmart... they are 2.97.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: July 21, 2011 05:59PM
Don't talk to strangers folks. Uhhh unless it't on the internet. Don't talk to strangers in person. There, that's better.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
FurfaxTownie
()
Date: July 21, 2011 06:07PM
I had a similiar incidence a few years ago at the Exxon at rt50 & Centreville Rd.
Same set up. Asks for directions, asked if i spoke italian, offered to sell me clothes, flashed a pocket book of 12 credit cards with a shit eating grin across his face yadda yadda yadda. Except, it was one olive skin dude driving a BMW. .
Same set up. Asks for directions, asked if i spoke italian, offered to sell me clothes, flashed a pocket book of 12 credit cards with a shit eating grin across his face yadda yadda yadda. Except, it was one olive skin dude driving a BMW. .
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
question?
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Date: July 21, 2011 06:10PM
Who buys shit out of a van?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: July 21, 2011 06:12PM
Don't talk to strangers in person and don't buy things from a van.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Knockoffking
()
Date: November 10, 2011 03:02PM
What are you guys complaining about? I just got 6 jackets for $260, 1 womens, and 5 mens from this same dude and you know what, they look great. My wife looks hot in that leatherette tight euro jacket and i cant wait to wear mine. I thought this guy was for real too, as a matter of fact , this is the second time i bought from him and i believed his story two times!! But you know what, i want his Armani and Dolce Gabbanna suits, if i can get these sharp knock off for 150 bucks i want them, they are $1500 at Holts.
So stop crying, and start sporting your new knock offs that know one has to know.
So stop crying, and start sporting your new knock offs that know one has to know.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
db
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Date: November 21, 2011 10:38PM
Same scam in Home Depot Merrifield 11/21/2011. Italian in appearance guy driving a silver gray Infinity SUV, VA tag, asking for direction to go to JFK to catch a return flight home to Italy. He was on a business trip and lost all his money & wallet. He had to change his flight to go back to Italy and needed $160 to change his ticket. Showed his airline ticket & Passport. Said working for Armani and trying to give 3 leather jackets as gift. Beware.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bullshitting a bullshitter
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Date: November 23, 2011 11:01AM
Too bad I havnt ran into 'em yet.. Would love to give them counterfeit $20 bills..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rocky
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Date: November 26, 2011 08:06PM
they Jackets are fake and highly toxic PVC chemicals emitted from them are carcinogenic , and you will get headache, nausea, and the odor from the noxxioius chemical will linger in your sinus and taste for many hourrs later. Your Car will stink for as long as you have these in them and your closet. Someday somebody wi ll see them, demand money back, not get the money, and then the scammers will be shot. It is a no brainer considering how many people they have deceived/cheated/betrayed. in Dante's Inferno, the most tormenting place in Hell is for Traitors, Betrayers, this is their fate. Stop blaming the victim. The criminals will face justice , or karma will catch up with them. Then they will be victims of what they have sown.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rex
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Date: November 26, 2011 08:15PM
Only a fool , or a country bumkin can not tell fake leather by touch. If you like tacky fake crap it's great, but they are frauds and the people selling them are committing a crime by selling the counterfeit as real. They are racqueteering , collusion, and fraud, guilty of counterfeit. Also they are associated with prostitution and child pornography. In short, they are scum sucking swine that would be doing the world a favor by simply being locked up, or whatever
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tony
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Date: November 26, 2011 08:29PM
The young man with horrible buzz mohawk hair cut w/ Grey metallic car seen Wednesday night outside Home Depot in Gaithersburg , Md rte 27O exit Shady Grove. Inside car chain of crucifix hanging from mirror, and mother Mary near just below. Claims he is a "Designer" From Armani, gives jackets that he says are real and worth thousands. Says he needs money for Airport. This guy is going to get hurt. He needs to get arrested for his own good . I think they are part of a crime ring that is part of prostitution and child pornography. Probably the young man , who shows probably fake passport paper inside, claims to be Matteo SALVATI.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
DbHXb
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Date: November 26, 2011 11:56PM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rex
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Date: November 27, 2011 02:33AM
Best collection of scams was done by Christophe Rocancourt. He targeted rich greedy people primarily. Rocancourt did not target the poor, or even middle class(other than one, a physical therapist). These scum bags target working poor , and as such will unddoubtedly receive far more wrath
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bobby
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Date: November 27, 2011 03:58AM
this happened to me and my brother well over 10 years ago (loehmanns plaza area), itilian guy in a white suv. Asked for directions back to rt 50 which was only a few blocks away, then asked my bro if he liked armani and said he had a new suit that was a little too small for him but was the right size for my brother. tried to sell it. at first glance any moron can tell neither of us are the type to wear armani lol. he kinda had the girly hair Bono d-bag look to him.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tokyo
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Date: November 27, 2011 09:53AM
I don't think it's a troll. This very well could be a legit story. Something similar happened to me in Centreville Plaza outside of the Tippy's Taco House. Only it was 2 white guys in a van trying to "get rid," of some speakers. Tehy really weren't being too secretive about it either seeing that they were yelling halfway across the parking lot. Anyways I have heard of Nigerians coming over to Fairfax and doing the same kind of scam only they prey on the foreign airline employees staying in hotels around Dulles.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Carlos
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Date: November 29, 2011 09:06PM
This question is for Rocky : are they really toxic?? If so im thinkin about gettin rid of them..'cause the same story happened to me this morning... :(
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
japajapa
()
Date: November 30, 2011 11:59PM
Same thing happened to me. I was asked for directions on a side street near yonge and finch, in toronto, ontario area. He wanted to show his appreciation by giving me 3 jackets as gifts but said the 4th one was 800$. i told him all i had was 300$ and he accepted and was very polite and kind. He was about 5'6 with black spiky hair, kind of chubby, well dressed and was driving a silver chrysler suv. I really hope he asks me again..... anyway he showed me a car rental bill, and he pulled into a condo building, so i know i can get the license plated, but the cops don't give a fuck anyways, what he's doing is not illegal. The tags match the inside tags, and if you look at the clothing products tag, it'll tell you 20%cotton blah,blah. so really, we are all to blame for failing to notice these things, he is just a con. I REALLY hope i see him again.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
MRS
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Date: December 02, 2011 12:00PM
I think they're in Massachusetts now
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lew Nelson
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Date: December 02, 2011 02:31PM
Toronto Canada
Dec 02/11 1hour ago, Italian guy pulled said he have to fly back to Italy but have these Emporio jackects he will have to pay to take them on plane. He said one cost
$1000.oo after talking with him he gave me 3 for $200 Canadian. I should have checked the net before.
Dec 02/11 1hour ago, Italian guy pulled said he have to fly back to Italy but have these Emporio jackects he will have to pay to take them on plane. He said one cost
$1000.oo after talking with him he gave me 3 for $200 Canadian. I should have checked the net before.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
labatt
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Date: December 02, 2011 03:11PM
what's with all the fuckin canucks on this thread? Damn hoserheads!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dear
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Date: December 02, 2011 03:54PM
To heck with them!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
amaretru
()
Date: December 09, 2011 05:43PM
Pickering, On Canada
Dec 09/11 1hour ago, Italian guy in a grey/silver SUV pulled at Kingston Road and Notion Road in Pickering Ontario asking for directions back to HWY 401 he has to fly back to Italy but have these Armani Emporium jackets and asked me if i could be interested. He said just one cost $2000, but he'll give me 5 for $900 sure enough, greedy me, decided that they will be great Christmas gifts. He drove me to the bank and waited for me to withdraw the money, and drove me back where I was, Then I came to check the net and bad surprise... I should have checked the net before.
Dec 09/11 1hour ago, Italian guy in a grey/silver SUV pulled at Kingston Road and Notion Road in Pickering Ontario asking for directions back to HWY 401 he has to fly back to Italy but have these Armani Emporium jackets and asked me if i could be interested. He said just one cost $2000, but he'll give me 5 for $900 sure enough, greedy me, decided that they will be great Christmas gifts. He drove me to the bank and waited for me to withdraw the money, and drove me back where I was, Then I came to check the net and bad surprise... I should have checked the net before.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mart
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Date: December 12, 2011 07:57PM
St-Lambert, qc, Canada
Dec 12/11, an italian guy waived to my friend and told him he has nice leather jacket to sell. 900$ for 5 and they are worth lot more. We finally took 6 of them for 500$. Italian guy with ford Escape from Avis. Same story as the rest. Jacket are nice but not sure they are real and/or stolen!!! be careful
Dec 12/11, an italian guy waived to my friend and told him he has nice leather jacket to sell. 900$ for 5 and they are worth lot more. We finally took 6 of them for 500$. Italian guy with ford Escape from Avis. Same story as the rest. Jacket are nice but not sure they are real and/or stolen!!! be careful
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rochy
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Date: December 13, 2011 11:56PM
Happend with me too. They are in around Framingham-Ma. But I got 6 to $ 150, becouse I had just $ 150. just a question, are those jackets highly toxic PVC chemicals. I got 6, if someone want 1, I`ll re-sell...lol.. Thanks
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rudy
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Date: January 11, 2012 09:21PM
In California now! My dad bout 3 for 60 ( not a bad) but still wana let you guys know . Marina, CA be careful guys
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Übermensch
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Date: January 11, 2012 09:28PM
Oh, Italians...such a sneaky people.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BEH
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Date: January 12, 2012 07:46AM
The only thing you should buy from Italians is New York Style Pizza
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Übermensch
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Date: January 12, 2012 04:44PM
And discount electronics, cigarettes, and booze.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
simon 5413
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Date: February 10, 2012 04:44PM
They were in brampton today fyi just 1 guy pulled up to me in my work van asked for direction n the whole 9 and he was doing me such big favor because I'm italian 2 smelly coats for 100$ hope I catch him again
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
robert g
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Date: February 13, 2012 06:55PM
Just an hour ago in Oxnard, CA. Ripoff artist- similar story as above.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
deepak r
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Date: February 17, 2012 06:29AM
I WAS APPROCHED BY GUY IN SUV with pennsylvannia plate,with the same story and he gave me 4 jackets and the direction to jfk and asked for 200 dollars,THIS guy had an italian passport and wanted to go back to italy,so guys beware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BEH
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Date: February 17, 2012 10:02AM
Italians are the scariest white people of all.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ralph Pootawn
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Date: February 17, 2012 11:14AM
Why would they be asking for directions to JFK while in FFX County?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
TR
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Date: February 27, 2012 07:17PM
They are now in Queens working their scam
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Shadholligan
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Date: March 01, 2012 04:05PM
Just happened to me in laredo tx. It was an Italian prick asking for directions to the airport. He sold me 3 for 140 I smelled something fishy because he started with 600 and brought it down to 140. Keep your heads up guys don't feel bad, shit happens right. These guys will get what's coming to them sooner or later. At least we learned two things....1.never trust Italians 2.If it feels weird, Run! Punch him in the face first then run lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Albert
()
Date: March 02, 2012 03:32AM
I'm from Las Vegas, NV. I can't believe this has been happening this long. Quite a shame too b/c this happened to me this afternoon. I was shopping at a Costco in the Summerlin district and I feel quite the fool now but here's how it went.
An Italian guy with a spiky mohawk type hairstyle, black shirt, and ridiculously big sunglasses drive up to me in a big black Mitsubishi SUV as I'm about to unload my groceries. He first asks for directions to McCarren airport saying that he's going back to Italy. I give them to him and I didn't even finish and he thanks me and gives me his business card, I should have looked at it first but I pocketed it thinking nothing of it, b/c it was an obvious fake. Not only did it look shitty but it had his ph# listed as a US area code, not Italian.
Then he tells me he's in town for a convention and that he got free Giorgio Armani cloths but doesn't want to bring them back to Italy b/c they will tax him. Then he gives 4 to me saying they're gifts, he even had a catalogue of Armani to show me their prices. I should have looked at them, but he was a smooth talker and I got swindled. He then tells me it's his son's birthday and he wants me to give him $500 for an ipod in exchange for the cloths. I should have just walked away at this point, I knew it was fishy that a gift all of a sudden turned into an exchange and I even thought he didn't get all my directions to the airport before he went into this business. I told him I only had $40 and gave them back, he then tells me how about in your bank account. I told him I only had $100 in there, then after pleading for more money he asks for $140 as he got that info out of me (I should have said I don't have a bank account or told him to take a hike). So I go to my bank where he follows me and I glanced at his license plate but he was cleaver he drove up behind me to a spot where I couldn't see it and I forgot to look at it later. And after I gave him the money he pleads again for more but I told him that's the best I can do, so he takes back one of the fake jackets and drives off. And I mean quickly by the time I backed my car out of the lot he was already gone.
When I got home I found this and a few other websites. And if it was a good knock off I'd say I got off cheap and really it wasn't bad considering what he originally asked me for. But it wasn't, besides having a big "A" it didn't have any of the Armani logos, the least these scumbags could have done was use them. One told me to report him to law enforcement, so I did, but they ended up pissing me off even more. The dispatcher told me to come into the station, which was pretty far from my home. But when I got there the receptionist wouldn't do anything saying it was a civil matter. Really asinine!
I also noticed the smell emitting from it and it's way too strong. I might have to just eat my losses and get rid of them, not even cheap jackets to keep. But I have a feeling he's a repeat scammer in the area so I'll try and see if I can run into him again tomorrow looking for more victims. Nevertheless, I should have never even talked to him for one thing HE'S ITALIAN, they come as as the most racist and politically incorrect people I've ever met and this doesn't help my feelings about them.
An Italian guy with a spiky mohawk type hairstyle, black shirt, and ridiculously big sunglasses drive up to me in a big black Mitsubishi SUV as I'm about to unload my groceries. He first asks for directions to McCarren airport saying that he's going back to Italy. I give them to him and I didn't even finish and he thanks me and gives me his business card, I should have looked at it first but I pocketed it thinking nothing of it, b/c it was an obvious fake. Not only did it look shitty but it had his ph# listed as a US area code, not Italian.
Then he tells me he's in town for a convention and that he got free Giorgio Armani cloths but doesn't want to bring them back to Italy b/c they will tax him. Then he gives 4 to me saying they're gifts, he even had a catalogue of Armani to show me their prices. I should have looked at them, but he was a smooth talker and I got swindled. He then tells me it's his son's birthday and he wants me to give him $500 for an ipod in exchange for the cloths. I should have just walked away at this point, I knew it was fishy that a gift all of a sudden turned into an exchange and I even thought he didn't get all my directions to the airport before he went into this business. I told him I only had $40 and gave them back, he then tells me how about in your bank account. I told him I only had $100 in there, then after pleading for more money he asks for $140 as he got that info out of me (I should have said I don't have a bank account or told him to take a hike). So I go to my bank where he follows me and I glanced at his license plate but he was cleaver he drove up behind me to a spot where I couldn't see it and I forgot to look at it later. And after I gave him the money he pleads again for more but I told him that's the best I can do, so he takes back one of the fake jackets and drives off. And I mean quickly by the time I backed my car out of the lot he was already gone.
When I got home I found this and a few other websites. And if it was a good knock off I'd say I got off cheap and really it wasn't bad considering what he originally asked me for. But it wasn't, besides having a big "A" it didn't have any of the Armani logos, the least these scumbags could have done was use them. One told me to report him to law enforcement, so I did, but they ended up pissing me off even more. The dispatcher told me to come into the station, which was pretty far from my home. But when I got there the receptionist wouldn't do anything saying it was a civil matter. Really asinine!
I also noticed the smell emitting from it and it's way too strong. I might have to just eat my losses and get rid of them, not even cheap jackets to keep. But I have a feeling he's a repeat scammer in the area so I'll try and see if I can run into him again tomorrow looking for more victims. Nevertheless, I should have never even talked to him for one thing HE'S ITALIAN, they come as as the most racist and politically incorrect people I've ever met and this doesn't help my feelings about them.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
FeVa 7
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Date: March 02, 2012 09:57PM
so i guess we are part of this scam as well. San Antonio, TX
An "italian" guy stops my partner WHEN HE'S WALKING OUT OF THE BANK! Asks him if he likes Armani And offers 3 jackets for $450. He showed him a list of the jackets w/ thousand $$ prices a book, even puts A LIGHTER TO THE BLACK JACKET to show it doesn't burn (apparently proof that its real italian leather). He gives him a card 2 his shop in Italy (address exists, not the store) He tells him he got them from a fashion show he just came from and will pay 2x as much to ship them home to Italy w/ him and needs to take his rental car back before he catches a plane
My partner calls me to ask if he should buy 'em and I tell him don't. We're getting to spring already, winters are hardly ever that cold to need a leather jacket in TX, and it sounds wierd to say Armani is thousands of $$$. I worked at Macy's in the Young Mens dept and these type of jackets barely go past the $600 mark here. My stubborn man buys them for $100. The guy even tries to push him for $150 and give him 6 so my man could sell off the others sizes that were too small for him!!! He only did the 3 tho for $100.
I immediately knew he was ripped off w/ the logos, no tags to say the materials [just a tag that says Made In Italy], and the smell is soooooo overbearing. Never heard of a blue leather jacket either..It's not as bad a burn compared to these other stories I'm reading but it sucks that we are part of this problem. Gonna try to report it anyway. To be continued....
An "italian" guy stops my partner WHEN HE'S WALKING OUT OF THE BANK! Asks him if he likes Armani And offers 3 jackets for $450. He showed him a list of the jackets w/ thousand $$ prices a book, even puts A LIGHTER TO THE BLACK JACKET to show it doesn't burn (apparently proof that its real italian leather). He gives him a card 2 his shop in Italy (address exists, not the store) He tells him he got them from a fashion show he just came from and will pay 2x as much to ship them home to Italy w/ him and needs to take his rental car back before he catches a plane
My partner calls me to ask if he should buy 'em and I tell him don't. We're getting to spring already, winters are hardly ever that cold to need a leather jacket in TX, and it sounds wierd to say Armani is thousands of $$$. I worked at Macy's in the Young Mens dept and these type of jackets barely go past the $600 mark here. My stubborn man buys them for $100. The guy even tries to push him for $150 and give him 6 so my man could sell off the others sizes that were too small for him!!! He only did the 3 tho for $100.
I immediately knew he was ripped off w/ the logos, no tags to say the materials [just a tag that says Made In Italy], and the smell is soooooo overbearing. Never heard of a blue leather jacket either..It's not as bad a burn compared to these other stories I'm reading but it sucks that we are part of this problem. Gonna try to report it anyway. To be continued....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: March 03, 2012 08:03AM
I ran into these guys. I asked them to videotape me and my family in a fountain. They took off with my camera and the next thing I know a video of my wife singing in the shower was on the street, marketed as a porno.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pauly
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Date: March 07, 2012 01:57AM
Same old story. Scam is now happening in Woodside (The Bay Area), CA. I got 5 jackets for $50.00. Yes it was a scam, and I realized it as such, but all the same 5 for 50 and they are well made.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ThePackLeader
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Date: March 07, 2012 08:05PM
LOL. I would've given them fake money in return and bid them a good day.
Btw, to the OP, five imitation leather jackets could very well be worth $200, possibly even more. A lot just depends upon build quality. Regardless, the guys most likely jacked a shipment of them or have some hook-up, and that's how they make the bread.
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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).
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Btw, to the OP, five imitation leather jackets could very well be worth $200, possibly even more. A lot just depends upon build quality. Regardless, the guys most likely jacked a shipment of them or have some hook-up, and that's how they make the bread.
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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/2012 08:14PM by ThePackLeader.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Albert
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Date: March 08, 2012 04:21AM
The sad part is that people won't know about this unless they are scammed like us and come here to talk about it. Someone needs to do something about it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
fd
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Date: March 08, 2012 08:06PM
Happen to my dad today in San Francisco, my dad was washing his car, same old story he got 3 jackets and a watch for 140.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Nogoats
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Date: March 08, 2012 08:21PM
Qwerty-I about spit out my drink LMAO at that one! :D
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
hhahahahah
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Date: March 09, 2012 03:01PM
same story yesturday in dallas tx
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SamaThinga
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Date: March 09, 2012 03:57PM
Today in Italy 2 greasy white guys drove up to me in the parking lot with a white van and asked if I had any leather jackets for sale.
WTF?
WTF?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
George
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Date: March 10, 2012 10:03AM
Happened to me yesterday, one of the guys, same SUV, business card from Milan, the whole nine yards. As I gave him JFK directions, and said there was a toll on the Tri-Boro, he waved that aside. Not too many minutes later, having shown me all the wonderful jackets he wanted to get rid of--he had been at an industrial show at the Javits Center and didn't want to pay overweight--he said he'd gone to Atlantic City and spent everything. Did I have any money? No. (I should have asked how he planned to pay the Tri-boro toll, but didn't.) So, he suggested, maybe we could go to my bank. Ciao, babe, I was gone. Happily.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
FAISAL
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Date: March 12, 2012 11:24PM
They are now in Queens( NEW YORK )working their scam .2012 FORD SUV .THEY SCAM $100.00 FOR 3 JACKETS 03-12-2012
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Martin27
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Date: March 15, 2012 02:07PM
Happened to me about 1 hour ago in Andrews, Texas. Same scenario: gas station, italian man in suv. Had 4 jackets for $500, was heading to airport, showed me his passport. I knew they were fake but I couldn't get rid of the guy. Said no over and over, but finally have him $50 for one just so he would leave me alone. Haha
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chris
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Date: March 19, 2012 08:57PM
3/19 Little Neck Queens (New York)the old Italian guy sold my father in law 3 coats for 100$ same story as everyone els. Be aware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bill
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Date: March 20, 2012 07:31PM
Their crusing the bronx right now just ran the same scam.silver nissan suv driver is bald and wears extra large sun glases. Same story didnt want take them back to italy to pay taxes. My father said if its too good to be true it usally is.tried hard but no sale.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ceecee
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Date: March 23, 2012 05:12PM
Darn, i knew i shouln't have bought those jackets. old bald chubby italian scum bag approached and told me and my co worker that he was on the way to the airport going back to italy. he have 4 jackets that he just got from his company's fashion show. he then go on saying he dont want to take it back with him because he will be taxed for the jackets. He told me he just want the money to pay his car rental. he even showed me his rental receipt of $380. So he's asking $400 for 4 jackets. me and my co worker has $170 on us and as you maybe already know... we took the 4 jackets for $170. totally regret it now. i hope karma get them soon. :(
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
silly me too
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Date: March 24, 2012 06:41PM
Just happened to me too in Houston Tx.
Bought 4 for $ 450, and then he wanted to sale me the rest (16) for $ 1000,
Same bold man with silver suv, same fake cards, I went and got the $1000 from the bank and had him load all into my trunk. Then I wiser up and told him my girlfriend who is a policewoman is on her way with the money and to check them out, I pretended to go back to the Bank and the guy drove off!
$450 for 20 jackets, I hope they are worth it.
Bought 4 for $ 450, and then he wanted to sale me the rest (16) for $ 1000,
Same bold man with silver suv, same fake cards, I went and got the $1000 from the bank and had him load all into my trunk. Then I wiser up and told him my girlfriend who is a policewoman is on her way with the money and to check them out, I pretended to go back to the Bank and the guy drove off!
$450 for 20 jackets, I hope they are worth it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
cris
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Date: March 25, 2012 03:56AM
It happened to me earlier today
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Suave
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Date: March 25, 2012 09:58PM
They are in Toronto now. 2 for 200. Fuc_ is the smell toxic?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
so.
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Date: March 26, 2012 03:48AM
this is fairfax underground, not where in america and canada are dirty guineas scaming dumbfucks underground...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
M.D.
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Date: March 27, 2012 09:11PM
Same scenario happened to my husband today in Vancouver,BC.(March 27, 2012)
A very polite Italian guy claimed he is travelling back to Italy and does not want to pay customs on the samples of four leather jackets... And he showed his passport and airline tickets...
200$ later my husband brought these 4 smelly jackets home...
Really people, be aware of these scumbags driving around and deceiving warm hearted and good people.
A very polite Italian guy claimed he is travelling back to Italy and does not want to pay customs on the samples of four leather jackets... And he showed his passport and airline tickets...
200$ later my husband brought these 4 smelly jackets home...
Really people, be aware of these scumbags driving around and deceiving warm hearted and good people.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
RF
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Date: March 28, 2012 12:53PM
It just happened to me at a lowes in San Antonio. Same story about not wanting to pay for the shipping and that he needed to leave.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vinny Scagazilio
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Date: March 28, 2012 04:47PM
I was just confronted!They tried to sell me a their looks and told me my capicola would grow to that long!:
Succhia le mie palle pelosa, mentre si mangia una pizza croccante! Ooooo Chi vuole andare a ballare?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: March 28, 2012 05:44PM
Sounds like these guys get around. That, or it's the same scam by different people. It's like the van with the stereo speakers. Beware!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mr. Gullible
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Date: March 30, 2012 12:55AM
Just happened to me in Denver, Colorado. Guy claimed to have lost $22,000
in Blackhawk casino. I ended up giving him $60; he wanted $160.
in Blackhawk casino. I ended up giving him $60; he wanted $160.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gullible in Ottawa
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Date: April 03, 2012 08:51PM
They are in Ottawa today...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
3wVG3
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Date: April 03, 2012 09:48PM
Gullible in Ottawa Wrote:
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> They are in Ottawa today...
I take it you are now the proud owner of some fine Italian leather jackets?
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> They are in Ottawa today...
I take it you are now the proud owner of some fine Italian leather jackets?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
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Date: April 03, 2012 10:32PM
are you out of towners finding this link from Google?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bill
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Date: April 04, 2012 12:38PM
They were in Boulder, Colorado 3/28/12. Didn't even get a fake jacket.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
anon1919191
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Date: April 07, 2012 04:09PM
Same thing happened to me in Vancouver BC. Italian guy claimed he had a flight back to Italy, and sold me 5 jackets for $200. Fuck.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Oh Canada!
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Date: April 07, 2012 05:46PM
And here in Newfoundland! Two guineas tried to hoik me, and I put a poleaxe in their heads and threw their bodies and their crap clothes into the Atlantic.
Now I'm gonna turn up the Great Big Sea and get drunk!
Now I'm gonna turn up the Great Big Sea and get drunk!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sheppard
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Date: April 10, 2012 04:54PM
Just happened to me at HW2 and Portunion
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bird
()
Date: April 11, 2012 01:59PM
Same scenario, only this time in Montreal.
Two Italian guys, one young and fashionably dressed (Ralph Lauren sweater, Fendi scarf, nice watch and slim chinos, slightly stained teeth), one older man in a grey suit who remained silent. They were in a new Jeep SUV asked for directions to the airport. They claimed they were flying on to Singapore next, wanted to ship the clothes, but the duty would be too much.
They offered to give me two black leather jackets, one suede jacket, one silver nylon bomber with fur trim. Then they asked if I would help with the car rental (~400). I said no, they tried to talk me down to 200, and I left.
Interestingly enough, the jackets seemed to be of pretty good quality. The design was iffy, but it seemed like real leather and suede. The scammer even used a lighter to show that it was genuine leather (unlike pleather or nylon, which would burn or melt).
Italian passport and immigration stamp seemed to be genuine as well.
Two Italian guys, one young and fashionably dressed (Ralph Lauren sweater, Fendi scarf, nice watch and slim chinos, slightly stained teeth), one older man in a grey suit who remained silent. They were in a new Jeep SUV asked for directions to the airport. They claimed they were flying on to Singapore next, wanted to ship the clothes, but the duty would be too much.
They offered to give me two black leather jackets, one suede jacket, one silver nylon bomber with fur trim. Then they asked if I would help with the car rental (~400). I said no, they tried to talk me down to 200, and I left.
Interestingly enough, the jackets seemed to be of pretty good quality. The design was iffy, but it seemed like real leather and suede. The scammer even used a lighter to show that it was genuine leather (unlike pleather or nylon, which would burn or melt).
Italian passport and immigration stamp seemed to be genuine as well.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bird
()
Date: April 11, 2012 02:02PM
Same scenario, only this time in Montreal.
Two Italian guys, one young and fashionably dressed (Ralph Lauren sweater, Fendi scarf, nice watch and slim chinos, slightly stained teeth), one older man in a grey suit who remained silent. They were in a new Jeep SUV asked for directions to the airport. They claimed they were flying on to Singapore next, wanted to ship the clothes, but the duty would be too much.
They offered to give me two black leather jackets, one suede jacket, one silver nylon bomber with fur trim. Then they asked if I would help with the car rental (~400). I said no, they tried to talk me down to 200, and I said no thanks and left.
Interestingly enough, the jackets seemed to be of pretty good quality. The design was iffy, but it seemed like real leather and suede. The scammer even used a lighter to show that it was genuine leather (unlike pleather or nylon, which would burn or melt).
Italian passport and immigration stamp seemed to be genuine as well. They seemed like genuine Italians and spoke Italian amongst themselves.
Car rental slip gave an address in London, UK.
All in all, a very well executed scam. I would have given them the money for the jackets anyway, but they were ugly.
Two Italian guys, one young and fashionably dressed (Ralph Lauren sweater, Fendi scarf, nice watch and slim chinos, slightly stained teeth), one older man in a grey suit who remained silent. They were in a new Jeep SUV asked for directions to the airport. They claimed they were flying on to Singapore next, wanted to ship the clothes, but the duty would be too much.
They offered to give me two black leather jackets, one suede jacket, one silver nylon bomber with fur trim. Then they asked if I would help with the car rental (~400). I said no, they tried to talk me down to 200, and I said no thanks and left.
Interestingly enough, the jackets seemed to be of pretty good quality. The design was iffy, but it seemed like real leather and suede. The scammer even used a lighter to show that it was genuine leather (unlike pleather or nylon, which would burn or melt).
Italian passport and immigration stamp seemed to be genuine as well. They seemed like genuine Italians and spoke Italian amongst themselves.
Car rental slip gave an address in London, UK.
All in all, a very well executed scam. I would have given them the money for the jackets anyway, but they were ugly.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
DENVER
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Date: April 12, 2012 11:18PM
BERY NICE JACKET .. BUT SMELLY . FU@#K GOT ACAMED AGAIN, I GUESS WE BETTER ALL LEARN SOMTHING OUT THIS .. I SHOULD JUST GIVE HIM $10 IN STEAD OF $60 . ANY TIPS TO GET RID OF SMELLY PVC. ?? IN DENVER
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
G01NHAM
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Date: April 13, 2012 01:19AM
what are people doing here on ffxu not from the northern va area ??
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: April 13, 2012 02:08AM
G01NHAM Wrote:
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> what are people doing here on ffxu not from the
> northern va area ??
I think it is a common scam and people are Googling this right after they are approached by these cons.
Blessed are the murderous.
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> what are people doing here on ffxu not from the
> northern va area ??
I think it is a common scam and people are Googling this right after they are approached by these cons.
Blessed are the murderous.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Snow
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Date: April 13, 2012 10:11PM
I also encountered the very same scammers that Bird described above in Montreal (same day too) and he also did the lighter trick. They were in downtown, probably looking for students to rip off. The scammer is a guy by the name of Paolo who definitely was Italian.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Baltimore County
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Date: April 15, 2012 01:19AM
I encountered too here in Baltimore. There is also an Asian couple that hawk stolen, or maybe fake good for dirt cheap. One of them even said they could get me an ipad for half the price. The 2 asians work together, but sometimes have another much younger looking Asian kid (17?) and they always hang around the harbour area. Watch out
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
wronge
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Date: April 15, 2012 10:05AM
Um, they aren't "italians" they only ask so you don't call them out on it by speaking Italian.
THEY ARE GYPSY SCUM. They are all up and down the East Coast. Sounds like they moved from auto-body work to knock-off Armani.
THEY ARE GYPSY SCUM. They are all up and down the East Coast. Sounds like they moved from auto-body work to knock-off Armani.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Romani Fucks
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Date: April 15, 2012 10:07AM
These dudes have messed up alot of cars in the area. Each time you see a car that looks like a 3 year old rubbed gray peanut butter into a dent, that is their work.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
italianchix
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Date: April 18, 2012 09:05AM
hey people there in Brossard,QC, My boyfriend paid 75$ for 3 but me what worries more itf if thy are toxic cuz if they are yo im selling them
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WasCheated
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Date: April 18, 2012 06:23PM
Same story happed to me in Mississauga, ON last week. The guy claimed that I call Italian name if he cheated me.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Naive
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Date: April 21, 2012 05:30PM
Yes, It happend to me. Vancouver, around Granville and Broadway, 1pm. Guy is bold have glasses.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
The Littlest Hobo
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Date: April 21, 2012 07:57PM
Calgary checking in...sounds like the same two dagos peddlin' their shit that arrived in town yesterday. We gave 'em the bum rush...might be on their way to Edmonton. Better give the RCMP a call.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Stempy Boy
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Date: April 22, 2012 04:09PM
Just happened to me on the street at Dundas and Ossington. One guy in an SUV, asked for directions to the airport.Then offered 5 brand new Armani jackets for 700.00. I knew something was up when i asked to see his plane ticket, and he said it was at the hotel (yet he origianlly asked for directions to the airport) i eventually told him im not interested. He wasn't as nice after that. Quebec license plates fyi, white suv. Beware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mikey18
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Date: April 23, 2012 12:14PM
Just got approached in Toronto, same as last post. One greasy italian asking directions to the airport. Because i was so "nice" to him it was going to be my lucky day and he offered me 4 2013 Armani's for 500.00. He wanted to use the 500 to buy an ipod for his son at duty free before his flight. lol. He did ask if i spoke italian or french, he pretended like he couldn't understand when i kept saying "this has got to be too good to be true", was always responded with "i do not understand". haha, i even went to the bank and came back and said the machine only aloud me to take out 400.00 because of my daily limit. He accepted and i thought i had a great deal here. He said that it is such my lucky day when he comes back for next years (Harry Rosen) show, i owe him lunch. He is in town for a show from italy of course! i eventually told him thanks but no thanks and he said i just made a stupis mistake. I guess until i googled this i thought he was right. The coats looked and felt good quality. did the lighter trick and everything. I wonder what his cost is on those for him to make a profit? Probably 30 a jacket? He almost had me! what a great scam. I sincerly hope Karma gets this guy or guys! I tell you though if i ever see a white SUV with Quebec plates again the "Policia" will be called... Oh what really gave it away was i asked for a business card and he didn't have one, so he wrote his email down in italy. Not sure why, but a big shot Armani rep from italy has no business card and writes his email which was an @hotmail.com.. i knew something was up. Be aware all.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Timboy
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Date: April 23, 2012 12:36PM
hahaha, okay Clarke! was it called va va va voom or something? lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
GO HOME CANUCKS
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Date: April 23, 2012 01:10PM
Hey, hoserheads, this is an American forum keep your fucking canuck asses out of here! Got it? eh...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
North York Guy
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Date: April 23, 2012 10:15PM
This just happened in North York, Ont to me. Im half assuming the post above might be this guy, because i can't imagine a forum of fellow North Americans trying to help each other would post something so rude and ignorant. Either way i have reported the SUV and Quebec plates to the police (doubt anything will happen but they said they have heard of these guys) so you never know. This guy sounds like the one from a few posts ago. Ugly, older guy with thick accent, black hair. Gross teeth. He started with 700, was willing to settle for 150. What a greasy douchebag. I beg Karma destroys this guy! look out for the white SUV and an aging pathetic grease ball.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Leinad nezib
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Date: April 27, 2012 10:30PM
This just happened to me on 25,4,2012 onto me around my place around Village square Calgary Alberta.One Italian guy approach me and asked the way first and told me he closed down the store and said that he is gonna fly to Toronto.he speaks Italian language.he gave me one sute and 4 leather jacket for 270$ and its smelling bad chemicals and toxic and feel headache and feel vomiting.The guy has dark colour hear and blue eyes and has SUV black colour 4 by 4.I didn't report for police yet.I guess they are professional cheaters.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
trogdor!
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Date: April 28, 2012 03:15AM
My momma said never to talk to strangers. That was good advice.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fisher
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Date: April 30, 2012 04:36PM
He's in Montreal now. Just bumped into him today at the McGill student ghetto. The story is pretty much the same!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: April 30, 2012 04:39PM
I wonder how much they make a day. Have to figure in cost for the gas and hotel.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dummy
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Date: May 02, 2012 12:44PM
Same story, different place. This scum bag was outside a store in North Vancouver BC. Fell for the story about jackets being worth $1,000 each and bought 4 for $200.00. My motto always was Ïf it sounds too good to be true, then it is"......
Where was my head yesterday??
Where was my head yesterday??
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Hoser Heads
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Date: May 02, 2012 12:46PM
The scammers have figured out something that I think everyone else who has read this thread has figured out: Canadians are REALLY REALLY stupid and gullible.
Since when did FFXU become a repository of posts for idiot Canadians?
Since when did FFXU become a repository of posts for idiot Canadians?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
raul
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Date: May 08, 2012 09:13PM
theyre in san diego >>>> happened to my cuzin...wish i would run into them
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jesse
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Date: May 12, 2012 02:15PM
Same shitt now this people are in Dallas.. And guess what? I fuck up cuz i gave 40 x 1 jacket its sucks careful guys
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
crocha
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Date: May 19, 2012 03:21PM
same story... happened to me today at walmart. hes in dallas tx. he had 4 jackets and was sayin he was goin to give it to us for free, and he tried to open my car to put them in, doors were lock so he couldnt... my fiance tried to grab the bag andthe guy started saying it would be 500... we didnt have.the money and kept bugging about how much cash we had and to take money out the.bank, blah blah blah. we gaven him 100 for two jackets. their will be no next time.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jaelin
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Date: May 22, 2012 04:01PM
I live in Calgary and this is exactly the scenario I just encountered not even ten minutes ago. Luckily I had no money in the first place but wow did he persist until it finally sank in that he was in fact wasting his time with someone who was literally broke. Hahaha. Interesting though I did feel like asking to see the expiry date on his Italian passport but I figured I would just let him go without making too big a deal out of the whole thing. Nice chap though. I find it even funnier though that when I look online to see about the company the first thing I see are posts saying scam, and explaining practically word for word the same thing. These guys need lessons in organized scamming because if they all stick to the same script eventually someone's gonna get busted.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Steeve
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Date: May 23, 2012 01:17AM
Today Sergio is in Calgary and parked his SUV in front of bank, I came out, he rolls down the window and ask how long it takes to go to airport. He then ask if you could help him and wants to give you a leather jacket, he produces his business card and speaks like an Italian and wants to sell his exhibition samples that he does not want to take back to Italy as he plans to go to airport. Also produces his rental car receipt. Eventually he wants you to buy 1 leather jacket (G-Armani) for $800 and gives you 5 for free. Gave him $300 for the lot but know it is fake. Anyway, beware this guy in his fifties. By the way, he also shows his passport to prove he's from Italy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Xtunitx
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Date: May 29, 2012 01:07AM
This happened to my uncle today this was in queens new York 81 and 32nd I know this has been happening in queens a lot so if you have been scamme near this location write It down so we can try to figure out were they are targeting people. A bald Italian guy with a gray suv selling emporio collezione.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rosencrantz
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Date: May 31, 2012 05:51PM
hey same thing happened to me at bathurst and finch in Toronto,Canada some guy was asking directions to the airport and said he works for armani and he has 6 leather jackets if i buy a 1 for 400 he will give me 5 free!i said i have no money and the guy kept asking me in the bank i said no at home but insisted he would givce it to me for 200 i told him no i said i only have 50 he ended up doing the lighter trick on me and i fell for it.the guy was driving in a 08 nissan altima rental but at least i didnt get that screwed over that much for the jacket SCAMER BEWARE
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Retard
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Date: June 01, 2012 12:22AM
Just got 3 smelly jackets for $300 from the toothless bastard. Small price to pay for re-learning an old lesson..."if it's too good to be true..". At least it wasn't Nortel, Bre-ex or Facebook stock...that would have been some REAL money.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Cathy Summer
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Date: June 08, 2012 07:54PM
They Just hit my husband in San Antonio. Please be aware, they will get you for whatever you have in your pockets. Same story, going to airport, showed him their passport, airlines tickets the whole pity party story. My husband has a huge heart and felt bad for them. They smell awful. It's like putting money in your trash can. Live and learn.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
theasslesshoreseman
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Date: June 12, 2012 10:24PM
BEWARE!! These two men are legit!! They tried to sell me the meataballs for 10 dollars a piece but ended up walking away with 50 and a blowjob!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
The man in the mirror
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Date: June 12, 2012 10:26PM
He told me to grab something in his pocket then when i pulled my hand out he laughed then screeched the words Meat-a-balls!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Empirio a collezione
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Date: June 12, 2012 10:27PM
Your asses will all be mine! #RAWHIDES
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bronzed man
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Date: June 12, 2012 10:28PM
im straight off the meat rack fresh and ready for a good seasoning
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
C lo
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Date: June 14, 2012 12:18AM
Same shit just happen to me in norwalk california but hope I see him again..his name donato license plate 6uat676
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
leo
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Date: June 18, 2012 05:35PM
This men are in El Paso, Texas. Driving a black SUV. License plate 6RIX302, CALIFORNIA. Four nice leather jackets, they say they are worth 1200-1400 for $450.00. Fell for $220.00. Nice Jackets didn't know they were counterfit till now.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lesson learned
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Date: June 21, 2012 01:03AM
Same story at a gas station in SoCal. Can't believe I got scammed. 3 smellies for 200 and I though I got the deal. Big question, are they really toxic? Doubt it. Anyone wearing them. Think I plan to they look good. Beware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Stupid Husband
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Date: June 22, 2012 10:36PM
THERE IN SAN DIEGO NOW
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Oh Crap...Stupid Me
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Date: June 28, 2012 08:05PM
We got hit today in London, Ontario. Red Lobster parking lot, white SUV, one imitation Italian. Lighter trick, passport, back to Italy, you name it, we fell for it. 4 for $200.00 Thought about it when we got home, so I went on here and laughed at how gullible we are. Oh well, someone's getting imitation leather, stinky, jackets for Christmas.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pooka
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Date: June 28, 2012 08:12PM
Mario and Luigi, or was it Wario?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
erick
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Date: July 05, 2012 08:19PM
it just happened to me right now,same story i live in san diego ca so im guessing they are here now. i bought 4 for $300 F#@$. they look nioce,but if its true that they are toxic ill just trow them out.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
crapshoot
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Date: July 05, 2012 10:06PM
happyinva Wrote:
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> I gave him
> $200.00 while alarm bells are going in my head.
LOL, easy money. Nigga U dumb.
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> I gave him
> $200.00 while alarm bells are going in my head.
LOL, easy money. Nigga U dumb.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Odessa, tx
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Date: July 21, 2012 03:59PM
This just happened to my fiance and I, they are here in odessa, tx and currently we are on the streets trying to find them and give them an ass whooping!! We got 4 jackets for $150, I feel so stupid now, but atleast it taught me a lesson, and he even gave me a business card saying his name was EDY D. And supposedly his cell number incase I ever went to visit italy with my fiance, uggghhh I'm so pissed off right now I really hope we find them!! And thank god the airport isn't too far bc if they are running they will get it bc they won't b able to get away, ppl please be careful
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Odessa, TX
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Date: July 21, 2012 05:25PM
We didnt find them but hopefully i see them again so i can take all their flashy money and return everyones money back, its.funny now that i think about.it but sure aint fina buy anything from anyone unless its at a real store
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
King Idiot
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Date: July 21, 2012 07:31PM
Wow, a lot of fucking morons in this thread.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Be careful
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Date: July 21, 2012 08:29PM
you' te probably one of them
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
King Idiot
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Date: July 21, 2012 09:04PM
No. Believe it or not, I tend not to give my money to scam artists asking for directions to the airport. Call me crazy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
.? Ok
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Date: July 21, 2012 09:15PM
You' re the scam artist if not you are so up your ass and think you are better than all of us because it hasnt happened to you yet, but just for being rude and obnoxious one day it will happen to you believe that, stop being so judgemental.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
King Idiot
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Date: July 21, 2012 09:54PM
You're right. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be so judgemental and I truly apologize if I've offended you.
I feel awful. By the way, I have these Armani jackets I'd like to give you as a form of apology. Say $300?
I feel awful. By the way, I have these Armani jackets I'd like to give you as a form of apology. Say $300?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
King Idiot
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Date: July 21, 2012 10:02PM
Looks like Houston is just filled with geniuses that don't buy things from sketchy looking foreigners in grocery store parking lots (my life pro tip for the week): http://www.city-data.com/forum/houston/1130968-beware-italian-scam-artist-selling-armani.html
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Your an.idiot
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Date: July 21, 2012 10:27PM
Oh honey no you didnt offend me, but im glad u tried though :) but anyways, im not to wasting anymore of my wonderful time talking to your pathetic self, thinking your perfect and dont make mistakes its unnecessary, i feel so much pitty for you it kind of makes me want to shed a tear (oh wait laughter just keeps coming out), I feel sorry for you, and I'm the one that got scammed...hope u keep having the same mentality through the life you actually do have left because being perfect is boring and even though this happened to me it made me learn something yet it made me laugh about it and maybe I'm not perfect yet I make the best out of things, Dueces King IDIOT, u sure are the king of idiots!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
King Idiot
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Date: July 21, 2012 10:46PM
So you don't want the jackets?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Uhh oh ok
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Date: July 22, 2012 12:36AM
Yeah, sure i want one. By the way i see you're playing stupid again, seems like ur winning again too, now shut the fuck up : D nice talkin to ya hun
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lato
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Date: July 23, 2012 06:33PM
He's in Mississauga, ON right now. Says he had a meeting at Harry Rosen to sell his Italian line of leather goods. My boyfriend, not knowing anything about fashion, picked up 3 jackets for $60. Thankfully he didn't spend a stupid amount on them.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mike mike
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Date: July 28, 2012 11:59PM
He is in calgary alberta , I got his plate number and hid pic
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Don't mess with Bluenose!
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Date: July 29, 2012 04:26PM
Halifax, Nova Scotia checking in...a pair of louses by the airport tried that crap with a few "leather" jackets. I asked the two crooks if these jackets could keep off the rain when I'm workin on my lobster boat...they didn't have no answer for that.
Hit one of them upside the head with a piece of rebar, and the other one beat feet, taking his vinyl jackets with him
Hit one of them upside the head with a piece of rebar, and the other one beat feet, taking his vinyl jackets with him
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vince Ngo
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Date: August 08, 2012 09:32PM
I am probably the newest victim. The scam is today, 8-4-2012, in Mac Fadden, Santa Ana, California, US. He did all the same tricks including fire trick, he showed me his passport, flight tickets, and pocket with Euros, some Chinese currency...
This time they drive a Silver Chevrolet. I just wonder when he will get caught for all his scams...
This time they drive a Silver Chevrolet. I just wonder when he will get caught for all his scams...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dipshits
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Date: August 09, 2012 11:02AM
Vince Ngo Wrote:
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> I am probably the newest victim. The scam is
> today, 8-4-2012, in Mac Fadden, Santa Ana,
> California, US. He did all the same tricks
> including fire trick, he showed me his passport,
> flight tickets, and pocket with Euros, some
> Chinese currency...
> This time they drive a Silver Chevrolet. I just
> wonder when he will get caught for all his
> scams...
No way. Stupid people live in Cali?!?!?!
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> I am probably the newest victim. The scam is
> today, 8-4-2012, in Mac Fadden, Santa Ana,
> California, US. He did all the same tricks
> including fire trick, he showed me his passport,
> flight tickets, and pocket with Euros, some
> Chinese currency...
> This time they drive a Silver Chevrolet. I just
> wonder when he will get caught for all his
> scams...
No way. Stupid people live in Cali?!?!?!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tweaker
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Date: August 14, 2012 03:39PM
Sons of bitches got me if i ever see them again ima break their shi
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
madashell
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Date: September 12, 2012 07:36PM
My husband just got scammed in south edmonton yesterday. These guys are a bunch of bottom feeders. I
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Snake
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Date: September 15, 2012 04:10AM
There scamming people at the shell gas station beside royal bank 225 parsons road sw off of ellerslie of of hwy 2 they got me for a grand,a lot of banks and gas stations in that area and airports only 5 min away so they will be doing there ripping off there for awhile there driving a burgundy Hyundai or ford 4door hatchback j85 822 license plate but not sure,thats were there praying on people so some vigilante payback will be coming immediately.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ito
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Date: September 15, 2012 04:16AM
Snake, I doubt our readers in Fairfax County, Virginia (U.S.A.) will find your tip about scam artists in Edmonton, Alberta helpful.
Oh, and congratulations on giving $1k to these guys. I hope you like leather.
Oh, and congratulations on giving $1k to these guys. I hope you like leather.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vish
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Date: September 18, 2012 07:14PM
They are now in Bayside Queens.NY. Same scam. Be aware.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
KXnEw
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Date: September 19, 2012 07:52PM
Ito Wrote:
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> Snake, I doubt our readers in Fairfax County,
> Virginia (U.S.A.) will find your tip about scam
> artists in Edmonton, Alberta helpful.
Maybe not, but this thread seems to gets hits from all over so maybe people in other areas will find it helpful. The next person who asks me for directions to the airport is gonna get a kick in the balls though.
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> Snake, I doubt our readers in Fairfax County,
> Virginia (U.S.A.) will find your tip about scam
> artists in Edmonton, Alberta helpful.
Maybe not, but this thread seems to gets hits from all over so maybe people in other areas will find it helpful. The next person who asks me for directions to the airport is gonna get a kick in the balls though.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bill
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Date: September 20, 2012 10:50AM
Yes they are in san diego....La Jolla Villiage Mall parking lot. Watch for charming,in his 20's Italian in Kia Suv. you all have heard it....if it sounds to good to be true..well you know the rest..only wish I had remembered...dang!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
San Diego
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Date: September 21, 2012 02:07AM
Just got hit in downtown San Diego!! Same story.. Got 3 for $194. They Look good but damn they stink. Got a Headache... Think I sniffed the toxins thinking it was leather vs. PVC before I read this blog. Uggg
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
QTU
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Date: September 22, 2012 05:58PM
just happen to me today in edmonton AB canada and i've never heard of this scam before. just paid 200 for 3 emporio jacket at walmart. guy asked for dirrection and then ask for help with tax and so on. sucks
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
QTU
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Date: September 22, 2012 05:59PM
THEY DONT STINK AND THEY ARE ALL ENGRAVED. HOW DO U TELL IF ITS REAL?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Edmonton sucker
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Date: September 22, 2012 06:49PM
Yup. Edmonton Home Depot. Southside checking in. Rental car. Francesco. Same bs story. Got me. Usually google story as they are telling it. But left phone in truck. Least it was only $100. Not bad for 5 knock offs. Hell, I drink that in a night. Now I got something to look good doing it in. Well. Until the chemicals kill me. Or they fall apart.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bumfuck kentucky
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Date: September 22, 2012 10:28PM
They were in Kentucky today at the Burger King. They came up to my car when I was in the drive thru and forced me to buy 4 jackets for $1500. Luckily for them I had just gone to the bank to close my account. I just felt so bad for them so I gave them the money for the smelly, shitty jackets. Oh well...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
MJPeterson
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Date: September 23, 2012 06:34AM
More Complete Wrote:
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> I wonder how much they make a day. Have to figure
> in cost for the gas and hotel.
They are Roma (gypsy), so they don't rent hotels, they are versatile. They sleep in the van. If they are close to their tribe (which moves often), then they have a large number of people in a single house. I'm talking about like 50 people. If they get at least 1 real sucker a day, thats $500. In a month they would make 15K. Since they probably don't pay taxes, that is 180K a year. That is amazing money. But I bet they get robbed once in a while too. I'm sure their mothers would be proud that they make such good money with hard work and honesty.
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> I wonder how much they make a day. Have to figure
> in cost for the gas and hotel.
They are Roma (gypsy), so they don't rent hotels, they are versatile. They sleep in the van. If they are close to their tribe (which moves often), then they have a large number of people in a single house. I'm talking about like 50 people. If they get at least 1 real sucker a day, thats $500. In a month they would make 15K. Since they probably don't pay taxes, that is 180K a year. That is amazing money. But I bet they get robbed once in a while too. I'm sure their mothers would be proud that they make such good money with hard work and honesty.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Malcom
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Date: September 25, 2012 09:21PM
San Diego, Calif., Sept 25, 2012... shopping center off I-5 and Nobel.... Italian dude in nice SUV... asking directions "to airport"... Heavy accent. Said he was an employee of Armani... since I was "such a nice gentleman" that he was going to give me something for "FREE"... asked me what size jacket I wore. Immediately knew this was a scam... excused myself and walked away...
But they're NOW IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
But they're NOW IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vegas
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Date: September 29, 2012 08:16PM
Ok my turn. 2 Italian guys in a rental; White Nissan SUV. I was approached at a gas station (I think they were washing the jackets off at the pump!). Mario even gave me his card (fake of course). His name is Mario E (cell: 0039/081444129 and 0039/553672050. Address: Milano, Italia; Piazza Del Duamo 232
Same story only better. They were at a trade show Caesars Palace and had these fine leather coats that that they didn't want to bring back to Italy due to taxes. They were headed to the Airport. Even though I have a pretty high IQ it suddenly plummeted to about 20 when I opened my wallet and gave them a couple hundred bucks for 7 jackets (black, brown and suede - see photos).
As soon as they air out (if they ever do), I'm headed to the Rescue Mission. So the next panhandler on the Strip will be looking pretty sharp!
Time for beer...................Taken in Vegas!
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Same story only better. They were at a trade show Caesars Palace and had these fine leather coats that that they didn't want to bring back to Italy due to taxes. They were headed to the Airport. Even though I have a pretty high IQ it suddenly plummeted to about 20 when I opened my wallet and gave them a couple hundred bucks for 7 jackets (black, brown and suede - see photos).
As soon as they air out (if they ever do), I'm headed to the Rescue Mission. So the next panhandler on the Strip will be looking pretty sharp!
Time for beer...................Taken in Vegas!
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
TMan
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Date: September 30, 2012 10:34PM
He's in Toronto today. He was offering me 3 jackets for $450. To make the story short, I bought one for $50. Not bad for a knock off.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: September 30, 2012 10:52PM
So these guys are in San Diego and Toronto in days of each other? Seems more possible that there are more than a few pulling the same trick.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dumb Ass
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Date: October 03, 2012 08:47AM
Just happened to me last night in Times Square, NYC.
Same story only one Italian guy late 20's early 30's Well dressed driving a silver SUV. He got me for $200.00
He started by asking for directions to JFK otherwise I wouldn't have given him the time of day. Then he just reeled me in, very smooth! He said he wanted to buy a Play station for his son; just came from a show had all these jackets and a suit and didn't want to pay the duty tax on them. He showed me a passport and had business cards from the Armani Store in Milan; Then used the lighter on the leathers.
I was walking away and he offered to give me the jackets for wasting my time, and actually handed them to me and was about to drive away; and thats when I went stupid and offered him the money. I can't believe I fell for this shit!
I got back to my hotel and realized I had been duped. I'm going to donate the clothing to a charity. It won't hurt so much that way.
These guys are a disgrace to the Italian people. Not all Italians are criminals. There's good and bad in all kinds.
Would like to be there when the wheel comes around to them!!!
Same story only one Italian guy late 20's early 30's Well dressed driving a silver SUV. He got me for $200.00
He started by asking for directions to JFK otherwise I wouldn't have given him the time of day. Then he just reeled me in, very smooth! He said he wanted to buy a Play station for his son; just came from a show had all these jackets and a suit and didn't want to pay the duty tax on them. He showed me a passport and had business cards from the Armani Store in Milan; Then used the lighter on the leathers.
I was walking away and he offered to give me the jackets for wasting my time, and actually handed them to me and was about to drive away; and thats when I went stupid and offered him the money. I can't believe I fell for this shit!
I got back to my hotel and realized I had been duped. I'm going to donate the clothing to a charity. It won't hurt so much that way.
These guys are a disgrace to the Italian people. Not all Italians are criminals. There's good and bad in all kinds.
Would like to be there when the wheel comes around to them!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
zack
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Date: October 03, 2012 09:34AM
This is the same guy that approached me yesterday at my car in richmond hill. he demanded money from me and wouldnt take no for an answer he is very agressive. basically demanded cash from me. i went to the bank to get help and he came in and was telling me to go get him money. i said oh no bank card i forgot and he walked out of the bank. i took picktures of him and his black chevy suv i contacted the police and reported his license plate just for your records his plate is BPHN 940. lets bring this scumbag down!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
DeezNuts
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Date: October 03, 2012 09:45AM
Watch out for a balding white man in a black sedan with the license plates "PURIFY U". He will make eye contact with you at stop lights and try to get you to give him the cock.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Got sucker
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Date: October 03, 2012 10:39PM
Same thing happen here ! NYC
Fire trick on leather ,car rental papers and 3 ugly jackets!
The story was fashion show!
Got rob by a hooker at hotel in soho.
Needed to paid rental car . $547
Said he return money back when return to Italy in 3 days.
I got his email address and info.
He had a iPhone
I gave him $400 ,he was happy ,I got 3 jacket as gift!
He drove off!
2 hours later! I sent him a message to the email ( have a safe trip )
He reply ( tank a call you on 3 day good bless you )
I hope and wish he was a person that needed help!
But from what I read on this forum I got scam on buying 3 ugly jackets!
Fire trick on leather ,car rental papers and 3 ugly jackets!
The story was fashion show!
Got rob by a hooker at hotel in soho.
Needed to paid rental car . $547
Said he return money back when return to Italy in 3 days.
I got his email address and info.
He had a iPhone
I gave him $400 ,he was happy ,I got 3 jacket as gift!
He drove off!
2 hours later! I sent him a message to the email ( have a safe trip )
He reply ( tank a call you on 3 day good bless you )
I hope and wish he was a person that needed help!
But from what I read on this forum I got scam on buying 3 ugly jackets!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BrandonG.M.U.
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Date: October 04, 2012 12:26AM
There seem to be so many stupid, gullible fools out there. Might be worth it to go around tell people that I'm the wallet inspector.
Seriously though, honest people don't go around selling authentic leather jackets out of their car unless you're meeting somebody from Craigslist. The items are either going to be fake, or "fell off the truck" stolen goods. If the insanely low prices and pushy "I gotta sell it now!" sales tactics aren't enough, ask yourself why some random jackoff has like a dozen unused leather coats in his car/truck/van.
Seriously though, honest people don't go around selling authentic leather jackets out of their car unless you're meeting somebody from Craigslist. The items are either going to be fake, or "fell off the truck" stolen goods. If the insanely low prices and pushy "I gotta sell it now!" sales tactics aren't enough, ask yourself why some random jackoff has like a dozen unused leather coats in his car/truck/van.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
perro
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Date: October 04, 2012 01:13AM
yeah i was on route 29 near wegmans and this white suv pulledup to us offering a surround sound system.claming it was a wrong order and he had to sell it to make some of the money back and wanted us topull over dude was sketchy
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
831 Cali
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Date: October 06, 2012 04:42PM
same story Italian asswhole saling fake armani leather jackets 9/27/2012...Salinas CA LETS TAKE HIM DOWN!!!!!!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jafx
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Date: October 11, 2012 12:54AM
Guess what? I was just suckered into the exact same scam -- in West Los Angeles about 4 hours ago.
Single guy, very personable, new Infinity SUV.
Aside from 4 faux leather jackets and a good cock 'n bull story, he gave me his "Georgio Armani" business card bearing the names "Gianni.L" and "Vincenzo. M" with the title of "Director Prive," and what I am now sure is a phony address and phone number in Milan (where the REAL Georgio Armani is headquartered.
Legitimate law enforcers may contact me at hjaffe@lawjm.com.
When it sounds too good to be true, it usually is not!
Single guy, very personable, new Infinity SUV.
Aside from 4 faux leather jackets and a good cock 'n bull story, he gave me his "Georgio Armani" business card bearing the names "Gianni.L" and "Vincenzo. M" with the title of "Director Prive," and what I am now sure is a phony address and phone number in Milan (where the REAL Georgio Armani is headquartered.
Legitimate law enforcers may contact me at hjaffe@lawjm.com.
When it sounds too good to be true, it usually is not!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fugazi
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Date: October 12, 2012 02:12AM
Wow guess I was lucky.Just bought one 'new'leather Emporio Colezione jacket with tags still on fron Goodwill store for $15 on Vancouver Island.Count it as a donation I guess.But dam,it looks good tho and feels like soft leather.but checkin prices I see them on ebay for $20
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Michael
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Date: October 16, 2012 12:49AM
Same story as all of the above. Just one Italian with a lot of jackets in his trunk. Same sob story. Be on the lookout Edmontonians, especially in the Windermere shopping area!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jason
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Date: October 17, 2012 01:39AM
The two fake Italian fashion designers are now in Toronto. Luck i got out clean i didn't make any deal with them. Now they are driving a Blue Ford SUV. The jackets are really good imitations, i was tempted to have almost gotten the three jackets. Lucky enough my iphone worked i google instantly, and i refused their offer.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
O!O
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Date: October 17, 2012 02:14AM
Lets get this jerk out of the streets
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
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Date: October 17, 2012 07:39AM
same two guys or different crews around North America?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BEH
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Date: October 17, 2012 07:53AM
Being approached by 2 Italian guys is never a good thing.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bill Hayes
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Date: October 17, 2012 08:20AM
Not Italian. Russian Jews with forged documents. Right out of Brighton Beach.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
HOA MGR
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Date: October 17, 2012 08:23AM
same two posts or different unrelated pics around North America?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
zack
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Date: October 20, 2012 03:30PM
LETS TAKE THIS GUY DOWN! BPHN 940 as i posted above he was all over me i went to the bank and called the police he wouldnt leave me alone and he was demanding cash from me.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Steve
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Date: October 20, 2012 05:18PM
My dad just to ripped off too. $200 for 6 latex jackets. Somebody do something.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: October 21, 2012 09:50AM
I'm not sure there is much that can be done. You give him money, he gives you jackets. Is there anything illegal about that?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Charlie
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Date: October 23, 2012 04:21PM
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Oct. 23, 2012
Today that Italian artist was in Mississauga, Ontario. He used the same story,
and I paid $90 for two fake leather jackets. He was driving a Ford Edge SUV.
There is no free meal in this world, just be careful.
Those Italian cheaters should go to Hell.
Oct. 23, 2012
Today that Italian artist was in Mississauga, Ontario. He used the same story,
and I paid $90 for two fake leather jackets. He was driving a Ford Edge SUV.
There is no free meal in this world, just be careful.
Those Italian cheaters should go to Hell.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
LAS CRUCES
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Date: October 29, 2012 11:39AM
Happend to me last week silver Mercedes got 3 jackets for $120
They do have a smell to them..
They do have a smell to them..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
noah
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Date: October 29, 2012 09:26PM
DAMMIT, I just got scammed too, in Santa Monica near Wilshire and 26th. I am always highly aware and have never fallen prey to any scam artists in any country...then right here in L.A. I fall for this guy. WTF!!! He was driving a grey metallic smaller SUV and asked for directions to the airport. Then as I was walking away he said "Hey!" and then the whole spiel started...and for some reason I fell for it. The guy was very convincing and had his act down very well. Like I said, I've never fallen for scammers before but did for this one. Got a long leather fake Armani jacket and a fake Armani watch for $100.
The f***er better hope he doesn't see me again.
DO NOT BELIEVE ANY MORONS WHO SELL STUFF LIKE THIS -- if they're selling out of a truck or van or car, do NOT buy. I found out after research online that it's definitely a fake (due to the coloring of the label, etc.), and it does smell like no other leather product I've bought smells. Luckily it was only $100. But I'm hitting myself for falling for it, looking back at it now. Grrrrrrrr.
The f***er better hope he doesn't see me again.
DO NOT BELIEVE ANY MORONS WHO SELL STUFF LIKE THIS -- if they're selling out of a truck or van or car, do NOT buy. I found out after research online that it's definitely a fake (due to the coloring of the label, etc.), and it does smell like no other leather product I've bought smells. Luckily it was only $100. But I'm hitting myself for falling for it, looking back at it now. Grrrrrrrr.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
La guy
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Date: November 03, 2012 03:07PM
Nov 3, 2012
They are in LA got scam in Santa Monica blvd Nov 2 2012. the same MO 1 Italian guy in a silver SUV asking for direction to LAX airport, then wanting to give you Armani jackets for being a nice guy, and will scram you to give money to be able to return the rental car his driving (will show rental car papers). Claiming, he is on his way back to Italy that night.
Hoping someone reads this, before it happen, because they are so convincing.
They are in LA got scam in Santa Monica blvd Nov 2 2012. the same MO 1 Italian guy in a silver SUV asking for direction to LAX airport, then wanting to give you Armani jackets for being a nice guy, and will scram you to give money to be able to return the rental car his driving (will show rental car papers). Claiming, he is on his way back to Italy that night.
Hoping someone reads this, before it happen, because they are so convincing.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
LA Citizen
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Date: November 04, 2012 02:03AM
My Father came home with 3 peices today. same story. Black SUV.
Encino, CA
Encino, CA
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SF Citizen (crap!)
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Date: November 06, 2012 10:56PM
They're in San Francisco today. Or at least one of them is.
One Italian guy in an Infiniti QX45, rented from Hertz. Asking directions to SFO, telling a story that he works for Emporio Armani, gave his business card with Emporio Armani address in Milan, Italy. Fake name obviously.
He was so believable and we made such good friends that he gave away his 4 jackets and I gave him $800 for an iPad for his 7-year old son. He was so legit, I didn't even bother checking the jackets! Found out hours later when i DID look at them... crap.
He rushed off to catch his 6pm flight to JFK... and maybe so.
One Italian guy in an Infiniti QX45, rented from Hertz. Asking directions to SFO, telling a story that he works for Emporio Armani, gave his business card with Emporio Armani address in Milan, Italy. Fake name obviously.
He was so believable and we made such good friends that he gave away his 4 jackets and I gave him $800 for an iPad for his 7-year old son. He was so legit, I didn't even bother checking the jackets! Found out hours later when i DID look at them... crap.
He rushed off to catch his 6pm flight to JFK... and maybe so.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SF Citizen (crap!)
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Date: November 06, 2012 10:58PM
Continuing post above...
Oh, did I mention that this happened a block away from the real Emporio Armani store, so $800 for 4 $1800 jackets didn't seem such a bad deal...
crap.
Oh, did I mention that this happened a block away from the real Emporio Armani store, so $800 for 4 $1800 jackets didn't seem such a bad deal...
crap.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SF
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Date: November 07, 2012 03:06PM
Just happened to me in Palo Alto, California. One guy in a Mercedes SUV this time, asking the way to the San Francisco Airport. I had never been asked by anyone before asking for directions whether I spoke Italian. The funny thing is that I do. He wa supposedly from Milano as a rep for Armani at a fashion show in San Francisco.
Now I own (cheap) three fake Armani jackets supposedly worth $3500 total, given me as a present. :^)
Amusing: what a weird world we live in.....
Now I own (cheap) three fake Armani jackets supposedly worth $3500 total, given me as a present. :^)
Amusing: what a weird world we live in.....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists
Posted by:
Secret
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Date: November 08, 2012 01:07AM
i exoerience that one as well i gave him 100$ for 3 leather emorio armani leather jacket, i was hesitant bu i thought it was a great deal he said that he loss his maponey in a casino thats why he needed money before he ask for 400$ but i ended to 100$ since i dont have money ,he even told me that he came here for a show......
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vegas girl
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Date: November 08, 2012 02:09AM
I was just scammed by an italian named pasquale milano today at las vegas blvd,with 3 emporio leather jackets, first he asked for 500$ then down to 400$ for 1200 euro jackets, but told them that i dont have such money,ask me if i can check my atm,beg for help and said that he loss his money ina casino,ended up giving him 100$ and was even so excited to get to hime and check on the internet of how much these jackets reli cost but ending up on this site,i have learned my lesson,NEVER TALKED TO STRANGERS is something that needs to be worn all the time, cause im rhinking of what if theres more to it,like gangs,mafia or something, or illegal drugs concerning issue,i should have to believed my instinct from now on,there hve been bothering form the start but i was just so insensitive about and i just let it pass.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Undisclosed Name
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Date: November 10, 2012 02:04PM
These dude's got me too! At In & Out Burger nest to LAX Airtport. Said they were trying to catch there Flight and needed money.
Now that I have been sitting on the Jaclets for months I don't know what to do with them. They do have a very bad smell after you have had them for a while.
I should have known!
Now that I have been sitting on the Jaclets for months I don't know what to do with them. They do have a very bad smell after you have had them for a while.
I should have known!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SF
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Date: November 12, 2012 06:02AM
Same story happened in San Francisco 11/11/2012, i am so dumb
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Wizard
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Date: November 13, 2012 07:14PM
Check your hospital bills before you condemn a nice guy confronted by two pros.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Wizard
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Date: November 13, 2012 07:15PM
Some people have been selling them on EBAY, until they got caught.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
asdasdasd
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Date: November 13, 2012 08:52PM
I encountered one of them today in a San Francisco gas station but I knew it was too good to be true and so I declined. He was about to give me a few of those jackets and asked me for help because he needed to buy his doctor an ipod. lol what a moron...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
jke
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Date: November 15, 2012 02:54AM
happened to my dad today, figured he got scammed but its his money. the guy claimed he came from some import show, had 6 jackets wanted to sell to my dad for $200. Said he needed to get rid of them, his loss, since he'd have to pay to import them back to italy. My dad told him he only had $40, so he gave him one. kept asking if he could give him his debit info, so he can to buy the rest.
my dad was too impressed with his itailian accent, and the overwhelming smell of the jacket. Too bad the jacket turned out to be too small for my dad, he could have at least worn it for working outdoors.
i know it's a fake, but was $40 bucks even too much for it?
my dad was too impressed with his itailian accent, and the overwhelming smell of the jacket. Too bad the jacket turned out to be too small for my dad, he could have at least worn it for working outdoors.
i know it's a fake, but was $40 bucks even too much for it?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fukit
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Date: November 15, 2012 09:25PM
This also happened to me in odessa tx. That son of a bitch and I knew better then that!!! O- well at least they'll make great Christmas gifts!! Lol be careful this shit head is in a black SUV !!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: November 15, 2012 09:34PM
Wow. Dude gets around. There are new posts every single week.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Almost screwed
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Date: November 17, 2012 05:35PM
Happened to me today in Ancaster Ontario at the Home Depot. Almost fell for it but finally told the salesman of the two no thanks.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: November 17, 2012 08:36PM
Has to be more than one outfit running the same scam. From Francisco to Ontario in a few days? Yeah it's possible, but it seems more likely there is more than one of these scammers out there.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jack
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Date: November 20, 2012 07:37PM
Today Nov.20 2012 around sunset west Hollywood trying o get money for those jackets same story becareful
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dr. Bob
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Date: November 21, 2012 06:55PM
There are still working Wilshire Blvd. Near Bundy today.
Same deal. Same business card.
Same deal. Same business card.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Alejandro
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Date: November 23, 2012 06:04PM
It just happened to me today I was at crystal hotel and casino in Compton, and he said that he had lost 8,000 at the casino, and that he came from Italy on a business trip and that he needed to pay his car rental he had a white SUV , he was selling me 7 jackets for 1,000 then he said just give me 300, I asked my wife and she said that it sounded to good to be true, so she looked it up online and found this website,, he is in Compton,California beware!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jim Bob
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Date: November 24, 2012 11:24AM
I was approached by the same wanabe italian guy in a chevy rental suv by the 101fwy in West Hills, CA. 91307. Same story, gave me a card from Emporio Armani with Gianni Salza as the name on the card. He had 5 jackets, he first asked for directions to LAX airport, then he said he was here for a design show and his boss let him keep the samples from the show. He wanted me to pay for one jacket and i get 3 for free. i actually thought i was doing a good deed and had good karma comming to me..... so much for that. I told him I have 40 bucks for dinner and gas and told him to fuck off.
Smelled like gypsy to me, italian guys always smell like cologn and not dirty gypsy B.O.
TOTAL SCAM, please beware.
Smelled like gypsy to me, italian guys always smell like cologn and not dirty gypsy B.O.
TOTAL SCAM, please beware.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
CaPo
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Date: November 24, 2012 06:50PM
These clowns are still in LA. They speak Italian and driving a dark grey infinity SUV. Tried to scam someone at 76station on Santa Monica...someone's on their trail...waiting to see who's on the scam. Seen the scam on camera...not bright already got them filmed....they will get pinched.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
John Smithsonian
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Date: November 25, 2012 01:30PM
These guys tried to scam me in Beverly Hills yesterday on Rodeo and Santa Monica Blvd. Samr bullshit, asked for directions to LAX and told me he had jackets from an exhibition and couldn't take them on the plane. I drove away as fast as I could, if it sounds too good to be true then it is
Beware he is still in LA!!!
Beware he is still in LA!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: November 25, 2012 03:52PM
CaPo Wrote:
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> Seen the scam on camera...not
> bright already got them filmed....they will get
> pinched.
For what? Is it illegal to sell someone a jacket? Curious what the charge would be.
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> Seen the scam on camera...not
> bright already got them filmed....they will get
> pinched.
For what? Is it illegal to sell someone a jacket? Curious what the charge would be.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jacque ain't no fool
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Date: November 25, 2012 09:31PM
Quebec:
A couple of these greasy fucks stopped me at the airport parking lot. Tried to sell me some jackets they said were cheap vinyl. I'm no fool...checked the jackets out and they were name-brand hand-sewn leather...told these shysters to go pound sand and then went to a restaurant and had some poutine with extra cheese curds!
A couple of these greasy fucks stopped me at the airport parking lot. Tried to sell me some jackets they said were cheap vinyl. I'm no fool...checked the jackets out and they were name-brand hand-sewn leather...told these shysters to go pound sand and then went to a restaurant and had some poutine with extra cheese curds!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
who me???
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Date: November 25, 2012 09:42PM
Jacque ain't no fool Wrote:
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> Quebec:
>
> A couple of these greasy fucks stopped me at the
> airport parking lot. Tried to sell me some
> jackets they said were cheap vinyl. I'm no
> fool...checked the jackets out and they were
> name-brand hand-sewn leather...told these shysters
> to go pound sand and then went to a restaurant and
> had some poutine with extra cheese curds!
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> Quebec:
>
> A couple of these greasy fucks stopped me at the
> airport parking lot. Tried to sell me some
> jackets they said were cheap vinyl. I'm no
> fool...checked the jackets out and they were
> name-brand hand-sewn leather...told these shysters
> to go pound sand and then went to a restaurant and
> had some poutine with extra cheese curds!
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bobby
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Date: November 27, 2012 04:39AM
Same guy, jackets there here in California. Next time I see them, I'm cdlkingbthe cops right away
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bobby
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Date: November 27, 2012 04:42AM
By the way there here in Los Angeles
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Henry Santos
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Date: November 27, 2012 06:55AM
Just ran into these two creeps at a Jack- in- the box near Sea-Tac airport. Phony material and claims. Watch out Seattle.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: November 27, 2012 07:24AM
Bobby Wrote:
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> Same guy, jackets there here in California. Next
> time I see them, I'm cdlkingbthe cops right away
To tell them what? You bought a jacket from them?
Seriously, does anyone answer questions on this thread or just post about getting ripped off? What could these guys be charged with. Is it illegal to sell someone a few jackets?
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> Same guy, jackets there here in California. Next
> time I see them, I'm cdlkingbthe cops right away
To tell them what? You bought a jacket from them?
Seriously, does anyone answer questions on this thread or just post about getting ripped off? What could these guys be charged with. Is it illegal to sell someone a few jackets?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Matthew
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Date: November 27, 2012 04:21PM
They are in Newport Beach today!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: November 27, 2012 05:04PM
They are in my friends uncle’s neighbor’s backyard right now!
NEWSFLASH: No one looks at this thread until they have already been ripped off.
As evidence by the many posts here, making people aware of these various locations doesn’t prevent more hapless souls from purchasing crappy jackets from strangers.
NEWSFLASH: No one looks at this thread until they have already been ripped off.
As evidence by the many posts here, making people aware of these various locations doesn’t prevent more hapless souls from purchasing crappy jackets from strangers.
Re: Beware - 1 italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
joe kaplo
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Date: November 27, 2012 08:20PM
same thing, at toronto stockyards home depot
got really ripped off, 1000 dollars rippped off.
Too many red-flags to mention: didn't get full directions; tried to small talk me about the beauty of toronto women and seeing it wasn't my topic flip-flopped to talking about his great wife, but no wedding ring; too good to be true; selling shit in a parking lot out of a vehicle; lighter won't burn this leather kind of cheap tricks, business card that seemed far to flimsy and cheap to come from a guy in designer anything...
...wish i could explain why i fell for this beyond the greedy idea of reselling them for more--totally blinded by a "just-maybe-they'll-be-real" kinda of delusional greed...
got really ripped off, 1000 dollars rippped off.
Too many red-flags to mention: didn't get full directions; tried to small talk me about the beauty of toronto women and seeing it wasn't my topic flip-flopped to talking about his great wife, but no wedding ring; too good to be true; selling shit in a parking lot out of a vehicle; lighter won't burn this leather kind of cheap tricks, business card that seemed far to flimsy and cheap to come from a guy in designer anything...
...wish i could explain why i fell for this beyond the greedy idea of reselling them for more--totally blinded by a "just-maybe-they'll-be-real" kinda of delusional greed...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Charlie
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Date: November 28, 2012 01:10AM
Just got scammed by these Italian guys in white SUV. Same old story! He approached me in a Bank of America parking lot in west hills California. Watch out people! These guys r going down soon!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: November 28, 2012 10:29AM
Charlie Wrote:
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> These guys r going down soon!
17 months and 212 posts say otherwise.
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> These guys r going down soon!
17 months and 212 posts say otherwise.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Michael
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Date: November 29, 2012 01:11AM
Tried to get me at a best buy near lax, inglewood CA, Same story as almost everyone on here. As soon he asked for money to buy an ipad mini my brain finally woke up and said no thanks. Gave him back the jackets that he was "giving me" and drove off. Later I typed the name on the card he gave me and i found this site, so glad i didn't fall for this scam, beware people. The guy seemed really cool but cmon whos gonna give you jackets worth 1000's for directions to airport. And now that i think about it these guys seem to be driving new cars that most likely have gps. Who the hell asks for directions these days?.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dave
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Date: November 29, 2012 04:38AM
Same story in woodland hills !...be careful they r in the san franando valley....hope they catch these Fuckers!...they talk never seen this kind of scam I'm my life
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ricksrt8
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Date: November 29, 2012 04:20PM
WHITBY, ONTARIO
yup just got ripped myself, 2 in a cherokee i figured they were knock offs but looked good anyway... i have no sense of smell damn it lol oh well they still look good!
yup just got ripped myself, 2 in a cherokee i figured they were knock offs but looked good anyway... i have no sense of smell damn it lol oh well they still look good!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jander420
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Date: November 29, 2012 06:56PM
More Complete Wrote:
> To tell them what? You bought a jacket from them?
> Seriously, does anyone answer questions on this
> thread or just post about getting ripped off? What
> could these guys be charged with. Is it illegal to
> sell someone a few jackets?
It depends. If I had a jacket I wanted to sell and sold it to a person that would be fine(technically might have to pay taxes on it, but whatever)
If I had a jacket and claimed it was a name brand luxury expensive jacket, but it wasn't, then that would be fraud. Relevant quote from a recent wine fraud scandal
"The bad-faith sale of any commodity you know to be a counterfeit, fake or forgery is a felony,” Janice K. Fedarcyk, the F.B.I.’s assistant director in charge of the New York office, said in the news release. “Whether you are peddling a Picasso or a Petrus, a Botticelli or a Burgundy, unless it is what you say it is, the sale is a fraud.”
Also in some locales, it might even fall under a theft by swindle law.
Personally though I can't believe this many people fall for this scam. Sad really.
> To tell them what? You bought a jacket from them?
> Seriously, does anyone answer questions on this
> thread or just post about getting ripped off? What
> could these guys be charged with. Is it illegal to
> sell someone a few jackets?
It depends. If I had a jacket I wanted to sell and sold it to a person that would be fine(technically might have to pay taxes on it, but whatever)
If I had a jacket and claimed it was a name brand luxury expensive jacket, but it wasn't, then that would be fraud. Relevant quote from a recent wine fraud scandal
"The bad-faith sale of any commodity you know to be a counterfeit, fake or forgery is a felony,” Janice K. Fedarcyk, the F.B.I.’s assistant director in charge of the New York office, said in the news release. “Whether you are peddling a Picasso or a Petrus, a Botticelli or a Burgundy, unless it is what you say it is, the sale is a fraud.”
Also in some locales, it might even fall under a theft by swindle law.
Personally though I can't believe this many people fall for this scam. Sad really.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
shane7898
()
Date: November 29, 2012 07:20PM
We got you the first time stop posting this shit.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vi
()
Date: November 29, 2012 09:31PM
Happened to me in woodland hills, CA on canoga and victory shopping plaza. A guy pulled up and pretended to be director/manager for Armani - spoke poor English with thick italian accent (maybe fake). As usual he was lost and needed directions to lax. I was nice enough and gave him directions. He was very apologetic and gave three jackets for wasting my time. Then he showed me a receipt of his rental car and needed $400 as his credit cards were blocked. I walked away and returned his jackets. I then went for my errands and walked back through the same parking lot seeing the same guy trying to scam someone else; I immediately called him out and warned the person and the guy sped off; I should've taken his license and called police.
Ps: he had a white jeep SUV with Pennsylvania license plates.
Ps: he had a white jeep SUV with Pennsylvania license plates.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
falcon
()
Date: November 30, 2012 01:08AM
Guy in is 30's stopped me in parking lot of Bed Bath & Beyond at corners of Hindry and Rosecrans in Hawthorne. Exact same story line. wanted directions to airport, then told me story of being here for Giorgio Armani, gave me his card. Name on it was Gianni Vincenzo. Spoke Italian but not english. then asked me if i spoke any other language, told him spanish, he switched to pretty good spanish with an accent. same story. wanted to sell me 4 jackets worth thousands for $400
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
hope they rot in fuckin hell
()
Date: November 30, 2012 04:24AM
Ok obviously these motherfuckers are really slick and know what the fuck they are doin!!...for the people that own these smelly fuckin jackets, does anyone really know if the smell can really be toxic or omitting any kind of dangerous chemical? And if not does this fuckin smell go away ?, I would fall into this category too btw for falling for there stupid trick...look guys falling for this shit really pissed me off and for someone that's never bought anythin or fell for shit like this in his life....but really opened my and really made me aware of these kind of scum that exist on preying on innocent people who may be willing to there stupid add and receive a possible deal in Exchange too.....********************PLEASE ANSWER THE ABOVE QUESTION ABOUT THE TOXIC CHEMICAL OR IF THE SMELL SUBSIDES OVERTIME IF ANYONE KNOW PLEASE CUZ I'M ABOUT TO DONATE MY 200 DOLLARS SPENT ONTHIS BS !
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: November 30, 2012 01:31PM
Jander420 Wrote:
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> It depends. If I had a jacket I wanted to sell
> and sold it to a person that would be
> fine(technically might have to pay taxes on it,
> but whatever)
>
> If I had a jacket and claimed it was a name brand
> luxury expensive jacket, but it wasn't, then that
> would be fraud. Relevant quote from a recent wine
> fraud scandal
>
> "The bad-faith sale of any commodity you know to
> be a counterfeit, fake or forgery is a felony,”
> Janice K. Fedarcyk, the F.B.I.’s assistant
> director in charge of the New York office, said in
> the news release. “Whether you are peddling a
> Picasso or a Petrus, a Botticelli or a Burgundy,
> unless it is what you say it is, the sale is a
> fraud.”
>
> Also in some locales, it might even fall under a
> theft by swindle law.
Interesting. Thanks. I guess they would need to steak them out or go undercover to book them on charges. Apparently, they've been getting away with this for some time. It seems to be a full time job. New victims every day.
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> It depends. If I had a jacket I wanted to sell
> and sold it to a person that would be
> fine(technically might have to pay taxes on it,
> but whatever)
>
> If I had a jacket and claimed it was a name brand
> luxury expensive jacket, but it wasn't, then that
> would be fraud. Relevant quote from a recent wine
> fraud scandal
>
> "The bad-faith sale of any commodity you know to
> be a counterfeit, fake or forgery is a felony,”
> Janice K. Fedarcyk, the F.B.I.’s assistant
> director in charge of the New York office, said in
> the news release. “Whether you are peddling a
> Picasso or a Petrus, a Botticelli or a Burgundy,
> unless it is what you say it is, the sale is a
> fraud.”
>
> Also in some locales, it might even fall under a
> theft by swindle law.
Interesting. Thanks. I guess they would need to steak them out or go undercover to book them on charges. Apparently, they've been getting away with this for some time. It seems to be a full time job. New victims every day.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mister Blonde
()
Date: November 30, 2012 02:08PM
I just put the double Egyptian screw on these bastards. As soon as I saw them get out of their van, I knew what was up before they even opened their mouths. So, I walked up to them and said, "Hey...are you the guys with the jackets for sale?" When they said they were I said, "Great...I'll buy the whole truckload...cash."
When they asked for the money, I put on my best Michael-Madsen-wrinkled-forehead-you-have-offended-me look and stepped off them as I said, "Yo! Whoa! What the fuck you fuck? Do you think I ride around with that kind of cash in my fucking pocket? Look...load the jackets in the trunk of my car, ok? When you're done, I'll drive to get the cash and come right back to pay you."
I left and never returned. A truckload off knock-off Armani jackets...for free.
When they asked for the money, I put on my best Michael-Madsen-wrinkled-forehead-you-have-offended-me look and stepped off them as I said, "Yo! Whoa! What the fuck you fuck? Do you think I ride around with that kind of cash in my fucking pocket? Look...load the jackets in the trunk of my car, ok? When you're done, I'll drive to get the cash and come right back to pay you."
I left and never returned. A truckload off knock-off Armani jackets...for free.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mcallen tx
()
Date: November 30, 2012 09:34PM
Today my dad was working in joe brand he has his repair company.. He said there was a man talking to the manager a well dressed young man carrying some type of suitcase... He approached my dad in the store and introduced himself he spoked to him in Spanish and asked if he liked the jacket which was in displayed and said he worked for Armani and was in a business trip and of my dad wanted to buy a jacket my dad told him I'm on my way to Home Depot of you want follow me there and he did.. He wanted $100 for each my dad paid $20 one for him and my mom he explained he was Italian showed him his passport and airplane ticket.. And he's like look I don't want to pay the taxes for these so my dad paid them.. He did the whole lighter thing too.. The jackets look legit! Authencity tag, a emporio colleczione bag the whole thing doesn't not look fake at all! Oh this is in Mcallen tx by the way..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WDS
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Date: December 03, 2012 05:31PM
There was a single guy in the SUV, hit me up in Bev Hills, 1 block off Rodeo Dr. on Saturday afternoon. Repeatedly told me, "itsa you lucky day!" I came sooooo close to giving him $400 for the 3 jackets, which he said he would accept after initally asking for $1,000. Then, when I asked to review his passport again, to see if the name on it matched that on the Armani business card he gave me, he balked. "There's a no need," he said. And I said I didn't have a need for the jackets either. Guess I dodged a bullet.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SH
()
Date: December 05, 2012 05:54PM
Got solicited in West LA (Westwood) while walking to work.
Same story--going to LAX, had to return the car. Showed me the jackets and was going to give me them for free. Being too good of a Samaritan, I insisted that I couldn't accept them for free.
He told me that his daughter's birthday was tomorrow and that he wanted to buy her a gift--$50 bucks and I could have 3 jackets. I told him I had no money and he offered to bring me to my bank or my apartment to get money. I said no and he said I could keep the jackets for being such a nice guy. I refused and walked away.
PHEW
Same story--going to LAX, had to return the car. Showed me the jackets and was going to give me them for free. Being too good of a Samaritan, I insisted that I couldn't accept them for free.
He told me that his daughter's birthday was tomorrow and that he wanted to buy her a gift--$50 bucks and I could have 3 jackets. I told him I had no money and he offered to bring me to my bank or my apartment to get money. I said no and he said I could keep the jackets for being such a nice guy. I refused and walked away.
PHEW
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Stranger in Santa Monica
()
Date: December 06, 2012 09:15PM
This is so crazy a guy approached me today in a minivan said he was lost trying to get to LAX then he wanted to give me leather jackets because the tax would be too much to pay on his way back to Milan, Italy. I told him that I couldn't take them from him, and he said no I would buy one and he would give me the others. It was in broad daylight in Santa Monica. This is super creepy!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
i was just trying to help
()
Date: December 12, 2012 05:46PM
HOW DO YOU GET RID OF THE SMELL? ITS AWFUL. I PUT MY 6 JACKETS OUTSIDE FOR TWO DAYS AND THEY STILL STINK!!!!
ANY IDEAS TO CLEAN THESE COATS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
HELPFUL BOB GOT 6 FOR $200
ANY IDEAS TO CLEAN THESE COATS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
HELPFUL BOB GOT 6 FOR $200
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
HELPFUL BOB
()
Date: December 12, 2012 05:47PM
THIS WAS AT LOEHMANS PLAZA IN ROCKVILLE MARYLAND DEC 8, 2012
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: December 13, 2012 12:07PM
What do they smell like?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Thrillah
()
Date: December 13, 2012 12:13PM
The funk of 40,000 years!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Luis
()
Date: December 15, 2012 07:44PM
This just happened to me about three weeks ago should I report to the police northern Virginia by police statio
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fell off the Truck
()
Date: December 15, 2012 10:37PM
This just happened to me about three weeks ago should I report to the police northern Virginia by police statio
You sound like a very intelligent fellow...can I sell you some stylish pants to go with your new jackets?
You sound like a very intelligent fellow...can I sell you some stylish pants to go with your new jackets?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chris Richards
()
Date: December 16, 2012 04:04AM
I think I got the worst one guys...
They approached my uncle, same story, here was his deal
7 jackets for 2,000$
My uncle is a fast guy and never checks tags. I was pretty upset when I heard about it..
Needless to say, this is dumb and crazy, but seriously 2k for 7 of em. Sounds like he could have bought out their whole inventory.
They approached my uncle, same story, here was his deal
7 jackets for 2,000$
My uncle is a fast guy and never checks tags. I was pretty upset when I heard about it..
Needless to say, this is dumb and crazy, but seriously 2k for 7 of em. Sounds like he could have bought out their whole inventory.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ummmm
()
Date: December 19, 2012 10:47AM
OK, the OP didn't get the deal she thought she was getting (thousand-dollar jackets on the cheap - as if that would ever occur). However, $40 for a jacket - any jacket - is not that bad. Even the cheap-ass flannel jackets at Costco are $30.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
wtf1803
()
Date: December 27, 2012 05:15PM
I got scamed back in March of 2012 in Edison, New Jersey at the Home Depot parking lot. $200 for 4 jackets. I figured I could easily make double off of them. Pieces of crap. The guys used the same exact got to get back to Itially tactic. I needed a leather jacket anyway so I figured what the heck. They are fake!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sebastian
()
Date: December 29, 2012 06:02PM
Same thing happened to me this afternoon!
I arrived home and googled this: took me to this page.
It's the exact same story with the only difference that the guy said he had jackets to give away for he same reasons you mentioned....
I was very suspicious, knowing Italian scam culture so well (I originally come from Argentina which is mainly made up of Italians)
To make a long story short, when the guy changed his discourse from "giving out free jackets" to "how much can you give me?" I shaked his hand and said "have a nice day". He was very offended by this and responded "all you Argentineans are all the same". I replied "yes, that's because it's a country made of Italians mostly..
The jackets looked and smelled great though....
The guy really looked like a prestigious gay fashion designer...
I arrived home and googled this: took me to this page.
It's the exact same story with the only difference that the guy said he had jackets to give away for he same reasons you mentioned....
I was very suspicious, knowing Italian scam culture so well (I originally come from Argentina which is mainly made up of Italians)
To make a long story short, when the guy changed his discourse from "giving out free jackets" to "how much can you give me?" I shaked his hand and said "have a nice day". He was very offended by this and responded "all you Argentineans are all the same". I replied "yes, that's because it's a country made of Italians mostly..
The jackets looked and smelled great though....
The guy really looked like a prestigious gay fashion designer...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sebastian
()
Date: December 29, 2012 06:47PM
I meant "shook" not "shaked",,,
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ed
()
Date: January 04, 2013 01:29AM
My boyfriend just paid $100 for a pleather and I'm not sure what that other material is. Smells gross but I think it's suppose to be suede. He got scammed at Ross/toys r us parking lot off of lacienega west la. Story was he was headed to lax to catch a flight to Italy. He works for Armani and it was their Xmas gift to him. But he can't pay the taxes at the airport.
Wowser! What a story. Ive spent almost an hr laughing my behind off!!
Wowser! What a story. Ive spent almost an hr laughing my behind off!!
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Posted by:
robinhood
()
Date: January 06, 2013 05:15AM
i was putting a few articles in the charity bin and found two of these black leather jackets in the emporium bags and even have all the authenticity tags, nice jackets, but the friggin smell is just too much...i would wear them if they didnt stink so toxic..docteur penfield ave, montreal....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lee
()
Date: January 06, 2013 05:45PM
I think i would be mad if I paid $300 per jacket but at 50-100 bucks it's good even for a knock off!!!
Seriously, you can't buy a "pleather" jacket that look that good for $150 bucks these days! Hell I couldn't even go to chinatown and buy a knock off for that cheap and look half as good.
I can understand the ones who paid a grand for that jacket. But for 100 bucks? What are you people complaining about!?!
And the person freaking about their dad paying 40 bucks for one!?! You can't even buy a jacket at Walmart for that much.
Not saying its right, I'm just blown away from the outrage from some you people!
Either you all wear real Armani and only accept the best or you all know where I can get 40 dollar winter jackets.
Seriously, you can't buy a "pleather" jacket that look that good for $150 bucks these days! Hell I couldn't even go to chinatown and buy a knock off for that cheap and look half as good.
I can understand the ones who paid a grand for that jacket. But for 100 bucks? What are you people complaining about!?!
And the person freaking about their dad paying 40 bucks for one!?! You can't even buy a jacket at Walmart for that much.
Not saying its right, I'm just blown away from the outrage from some you people!
Either you all wear real Armani and only accept the best or you all know where I can get 40 dollar winter jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
speaker
()
Date: January 15, 2013 05:47PM
I just had my encounter with them here in palp alto california.He asked me for directions to SF, and then, acting quite naturally, he took 3 armani coats from the back seat of his SUV, and said I want to give you these as gifts to you. But he said, here comes his slick move:! I am on my way back home right now and tomorrow is my daughter's birthday. He took his bizziness card out, and asked 'can you get me an apple laptop for my daughter and send it to me?' When i said I didn't have any money, he acted as if he didn't hear what I said and asked further; How much can you get from ATM? Finally I got the message and said. Lets stop here and have a nice day.
I was just about to throw his business card away, but I decided to google his name and I ran into this treadmill. thank you all so much for running this information. Any one reading this first time, beware, they are two young italians with short hair, and speaks english vith very heavy accent. be safe you all.
I was just about to throw his business card away, but I decided to google his name and I ran into this treadmill. thank you all so much for running this information. Any one reading this first time, beware, they are two young italians with short hair, and speaks english vith very heavy accent. be safe you all.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
another sucker
()
Date: January 16, 2013 07:50PM
Guess one of them made it to San Francisco. Encounter happened today in downtown SF on Ellis near Mason. Just one dude. Same story, where's 101 south, etc. Gave me an Armani business card that said Rocco L. with a Milano address. Package was very convincing, holograms, monogrammed bag, plastic covers, etc.
I fell for the pitch: that he wanted to give them as a gift because he had just finished a demo at Macy's and would have to pay the taxes if he flew them home. He had them in my size, and wanted to buy an ipad for his daughter but needed cash to do it because of a credit snafu, so could I help him out? Got 2 pleather fakes and 1 "suede" for 140.
He looked like he was early twenties, driving a black infiniti SUV. I'm not too bummed though, the worksmanship is halfway decent and I'm just going to wear them. They actually fit me really well. Live and learn. I feel stupid, but I intend to wear them and get my money's worth regardless...
I fell for the pitch: that he wanted to give them as a gift because he had just finished a demo at Macy's and would have to pay the taxes if he flew them home. He had them in my size, and wanted to buy an ipad for his daughter but needed cash to do it because of a credit snafu, so could I help him out? Got 2 pleather fakes and 1 "suede" for 140.
He looked like he was early twenties, driving a black infiniti SUV. I'm not too bummed though, the worksmanship is halfway decent and I'm just going to wear them. They actually fit me really well. Live and learn. I feel stupid, but I intend to wear them and get my money's worth regardless...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
michael
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Date: January 16, 2013 11:28PM
will anyone call the police
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
hh88
()
Date: January 16, 2013 11:30PM
michael Wrote:
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> will anyone call the police
shoot him in the head
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> will anyone call the police
shoot him in the head
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
MJ Mj
()
Date: January 18, 2013 07:34AM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by: Thrillah ()
Date: December 13, 2012 12:13PM
The funk of 40,000 years!
And Michael Jackson
Posted by: Thrillah ()
Date: December 13, 2012 12:13PM
The funk of 40,000 years!
And Michael Jackson
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: January 18, 2013 11:16AM
Shame. Every time I see this thread pop up to the top it's another victim reporting in to admit they got scammed.
I wonder how much these guys make a year. Also, where are they getting all these jackets? China? Must have a pretty good connection.
I wonder how much these guys make a year. Also, where are they getting all these jackets? China? Must have a pretty good connection.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
luigi's
()
Date: January 18, 2013 12:51PM
Has anyone heard about the tough-looking Italian men in a late model Lincoln who have been asking around about these 2 individuals?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - They're in OC CA
Posted by:
orlpietro68
()
Date: January 20, 2013 10:33AM
“The lost ‘art’ of Mili Vanilli meets Armani with a sad consequence.”
And here I thought I was the only...I was in Fashion Island mid-morning last Friday Jan 18th before 11am. I've lived in the area for quite some time, since the mid '90's and I know this outdoor mall very well in spite of all the changes they have done to it lately. Yes, you can call me Euro-Trendy/Trash as at the present I don’t work and I'm Italian/Salvadorian
My mother always pressed upon my value system to have the highest respect and regard for the clothes I choose to put on my back and to make sure that they are created out of excellence and care and don't pay too much attention to the fashion and the trend of the day.
So on the day of this sad event I was wearing my good denim jeans, loafers that match my hat, a navy blue shirt (Michael Kors) and my favorite gray/blue and black Armani (The real deal...) sports Jacket for Winter when this dirty black SUV stops in front of me at the only bank in Fashion Island with a single corner ATM, let's say that it is at the opposite corner of Roy's Restaurant.
Down goes the driver window and a foreign and loud voice is asking me for directions to John Wayne Airport which I provide in detail, he asks if I'm from Italy and speak Italian, I respond I speak Italian only 'un piccolo' then he asks if I speak Spanish to which I say yes. We make small conversation about the ever growing lost habit of dressing well for business, first class flights, etc. of which I'm not guilty (just ask my five closets...)
Soon this 'Italian' fellow, about 5'8, 145lbs, brown on brown and balding in the front with trendy sunglasses starts to thank me profusely and appears to have an 'idea', he opens the trunk of his SUV to which I could see six to eight thick fabric tote bags with two black leather jackets and one medium brown suede shirt inside each tote. He says that he’s worked The Emporio Armani event at the Pelican Hill Monarch Bay resort and has all these bags left over that he would hate to have to return back to Italy due to customs and tariff fees.
The totes smell very strong of some artificial spray, I remained quiet and did not ask how much he wanted for the bag as I was not all that interested since I know the brand and I know he does not carry my size with him.
He then picks up one of the tote bags and very enthusiastically offers it to me as a 'thank you' gesture for having given him directions to the airport. I still hesitate knowing I will not wear these garments and in an attempt to read my mind not too far off my way of thinking he said: 'if not for you, then for friends and family'.
So I take the tote bag and his attitude changes 180 Degrees, "I would really like to get an iphone 5 before I go" he said. Then I interject, “Those would cost you $599 for the 64GB model"
Meanwhile as all this is taking place, he has managed to pull his SUV next to my SUV. Two lady bankers probably saw him pull his merchandise from the trunk and show it to me as at some point these two ladies came to the edge of the side street in front of the bank in this single corner branch which enjoys slow car/foot traffic and told us repeatedly that there was no solicitation allowed.
They waited for us to take off but I persisted and told the Italian guy to hold tight and he could get his money. At this juncture it bothers me he is wearing sunglasses and I have the disadvantage of not being able to 'read' him better without seeing his eyes. As we waited another long minute, he told me free of politeness and courtesy, “Let’s go to another bank". I notice his jacket and could not tell if the happy banana was there to see me or if the real goods were in the pocket.
So I told him to hold on one last minute, returned to the ATM, got all my daily withdrawal money, all the while praying that the two banking ladies do not get feisty again. And they didn't. As this chump waited close by I counted the money I was giving him, and I stopped at $430 so I could keep the last $30 on me. He saw that, got my wallet with his hand, removed the $30 and gave me back the sad and empty wallet.
As I explained to him about daily cash limits, he does not 'buy' it and said with determination "Let's go to another bank” And that is when finally the smart person in me woke up, realized how the afternoon could end up for me and like a bat out of hell, got into my car, locked the doors, backed up of my spot and took off without requesting permission from the air traffic control tower. I then found a low key parking area on the other side of Fashion Island which I know really well where I gathered my thoughts and found my balls back. Once I made sure that I had not been followed I returned to the hotel where I've been staying since Wednesday due to work being done in my house.
I've always been the gullible one in my family and have suffered accordingly. Something my mom never said to me was: “don't trust anyone until they give you a good reason to trust them”. What I heard her say was: ‘trust everyone until you have a good reason not to trust’. I don't mind talking to strangers at all, after all...are they not 'friends' waiting to be discovered as such? Or is that philosophy way off the mark now days?
Come to think about it, I had never been robbed in my entire life, so I guess this constitutes the first time a crime was committed against me. Since no physical harm came to me as I took swift action to prevent this incident from going further south....why do I feel like what this guy really did was to take away from me my ability to regard and welcome a stranger who needs directions and instead of helping now I’ll have the inclination to brush her/him off as I say to them: "Get the On Line Star Lady next time....."
And here I thought I was the only...I was in Fashion Island mid-morning last Friday Jan 18th before 11am. I've lived in the area for quite some time, since the mid '90's and I know this outdoor mall very well in spite of all the changes they have done to it lately. Yes, you can call me Euro-Trendy/Trash as at the present I don’t work and I'm Italian/Salvadorian
My mother always pressed upon my value system to have the highest respect and regard for the clothes I choose to put on my back and to make sure that they are created out of excellence and care and don't pay too much attention to the fashion and the trend of the day.
So on the day of this sad event I was wearing my good denim jeans, loafers that match my hat, a navy blue shirt (Michael Kors) and my favorite gray/blue and black Armani (The real deal...) sports Jacket for Winter when this dirty black SUV stops in front of me at the only bank in Fashion Island with a single corner ATM, let's say that it is at the opposite corner of Roy's Restaurant.
Down goes the driver window and a foreign and loud voice is asking me for directions to John Wayne Airport which I provide in detail, he asks if I'm from Italy and speak Italian, I respond I speak Italian only 'un piccolo' then he asks if I speak Spanish to which I say yes. We make small conversation about the ever growing lost habit of dressing well for business, first class flights, etc. of which I'm not guilty (just ask my five closets...)
Soon this 'Italian' fellow, about 5'8, 145lbs, brown on brown and balding in the front with trendy sunglasses starts to thank me profusely and appears to have an 'idea', he opens the trunk of his SUV to which I could see six to eight thick fabric tote bags with two black leather jackets and one medium brown suede shirt inside each tote. He says that he’s worked The Emporio Armani event at the Pelican Hill Monarch Bay resort and has all these bags left over that he would hate to have to return back to Italy due to customs and tariff fees.
The totes smell very strong of some artificial spray, I remained quiet and did not ask how much he wanted for the bag as I was not all that interested since I know the brand and I know he does not carry my size with him.
He then picks up one of the tote bags and very enthusiastically offers it to me as a 'thank you' gesture for having given him directions to the airport. I still hesitate knowing I will not wear these garments and in an attempt to read my mind not too far off my way of thinking he said: 'if not for you, then for friends and family'.
So I take the tote bag and his attitude changes 180 Degrees, "I would really like to get an iphone 5 before I go" he said. Then I interject, “Those would cost you $599 for the 64GB model"
Meanwhile as all this is taking place, he has managed to pull his SUV next to my SUV. Two lady bankers probably saw him pull his merchandise from the trunk and show it to me as at some point these two ladies came to the edge of the side street in front of the bank in this single corner branch which enjoys slow car/foot traffic and told us repeatedly that there was no solicitation allowed.
They waited for us to take off but I persisted and told the Italian guy to hold tight and he could get his money. At this juncture it bothers me he is wearing sunglasses and I have the disadvantage of not being able to 'read' him better without seeing his eyes. As we waited another long minute, he told me free of politeness and courtesy, “Let’s go to another bank". I notice his jacket and could not tell if the happy banana was there to see me or if the real goods were in the pocket.
So I told him to hold on one last minute, returned to the ATM, got all my daily withdrawal money, all the while praying that the two banking ladies do not get feisty again. And they didn't. As this chump waited close by I counted the money I was giving him, and I stopped at $430 so I could keep the last $30 on me. He saw that, got my wallet with his hand, removed the $30 and gave me back the sad and empty wallet.
As I explained to him about daily cash limits, he does not 'buy' it and said with determination "Let's go to another bank” And that is when finally the smart person in me woke up, realized how the afternoon could end up for me and like a bat out of hell, got into my car, locked the doors, backed up of my spot and took off without requesting permission from the air traffic control tower. I then found a low key parking area on the other side of Fashion Island which I know really well where I gathered my thoughts and found my balls back. Once I made sure that I had not been followed I returned to the hotel where I've been staying since Wednesday due to work being done in my house.
I've always been the gullible one in my family and have suffered accordingly. Something my mom never said to me was: “don't trust anyone until they give you a good reason to trust them”. What I heard her say was: ‘trust everyone until you have a good reason not to trust’. I don't mind talking to strangers at all, after all...are they not 'friends' waiting to be discovered as such? Or is that philosophy way off the mark now days?
Come to think about it, I had never been robbed in my entire life, so I guess this constitutes the first time a crime was committed against me. Since no physical harm came to me as I took swift action to prevent this incident from going further south....why do I feel like what this guy really did was to take away from me my ability to regard and welcome a stranger who needs directions and instead of helping now I’ll have the inclination to brush her/him off as I say to them: "Get the On Line Star Lady next time....."
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - They're in OC CA
Posted by:
moo moo
()
Date: January 20, 2013 03:08PM
The fact that this thread somehow isn't a joke/troll thread absolutely amazes me.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
same
()
Date: January 20, 2013 04:22PM
Same history ..ask for direction, and this was in 81 and Rossbelt in queens. them offer 6 Jackets for 700 and two watches ... i asked if i can check online and he said it is not there yet , it will be in 6 month.. i was about to check in my iphone but did not.. white SUV , show passport bold guy.. took pic plate so polismans shou be doing a research of the car and the person whos driving .. this will end soonner or later .. i know i was fooled we should collect everthing so these thief should stop doing the same to other inocents folks...now people hope they will check online now so they will see what s going on and their busines s is already gone .. just search and this s first line on google.. their busines s gone soon..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mr Obama
()
Date: January 21, 2013 05:53PM
He is in costco, Edison.NJ.
I paid $100. from $650 to $100.
I paid $100. from $650 to $100.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Almost scammed in Canada
()
Date: January 24, 2013 01:44PM
Similar story, but in Edmonton, AB Canada. 'Andrea' asked for directions, then offered me five jackets for $400 (he wanted to buy his daughter an I-Pad on his way back to Italy). Even set a flame from his Bic to the jackets to show they're not plastic. Nice enough leather, but NOT the real McCoy. Didn't fall for it. The website on 'Andrea's card, emporio.it, is actually a FoxNews-type news blog.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BEH
()
Date: January 24, 2013 01:47PM
If they're not selling pasta or olive oil, NEVER buy anything from wandering Italians.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione) - THEY'RE IN TORRANCE, CA TODAY
Posted by:
KM
()
Date: January 25, 2013 05:43PM
One Italian guy asked me the way to LAX at grocery store parking, corss street Hawthorne and Sepulveda, 1:00 pm today. He offered me 3 leather jacket (emporio armarni) because his suit case is stuffed, no space for those. Instead, he asked a couple of hundred bucks that he's supposed to pay for Duty if brought back to Italy. He showed his suit case to prove that was very dirty and junkiest suit case I ever seen. If he is a fashion designer sent from Italy to attend a show, he would never carry that kind of suit case.. I didn't touch, nor smell the jackets, but, looks OK from appearance. Maybe worth $20/ea?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Reza from Vancouver
()
Date: January 26, 2013 09:28PM
I got fooled today by the same Italian guy and after coming home I realized to check online if someone got fooled by Italian guys asking direction to airport and tried to sell fake jacket ...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: January 26, 2013 09:52PM
Sounds like we have two scammers... One in Cali and one in Canada?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Raj
()
Date: January 26, 2013 10:47PM
I lost $300 i realized only after purchase of this jackets. I thought i would help this guy instead i realzied there is a weried smell from the jacktes and it isn't leasther to. This incident happend today on oak tree road. Jackets are Armani Emporio Collection guy showed me his ITALY Passport id cards.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: January 26, 2013 11:01PM
Where is oak tree road?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mr Obama
()
Date: January 27, 2013 12:16PM
Oak tree is in Edison, NJ.
He is showing magazine with his picture as model too.
He is showing magazine with his picture as model too.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
KM
()
Date: January 27, 2013 01:01PM
Anyone who is still keeping business card or jackets should submit those to the police for their finger print.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Edwin Ramos
()
Date: January 28, 2013 09:21PM
This 2 pretending Italian guys name Sergio but the other younger guy didn't say his name. ripped me off here in Vancouver, BC Canada today January 28, 2013 around 1pm at the parking lot in Safeway Supermarket. Same story, asked for a direction to go to YVR airport., attended a fashion show in Vancouver Convention Centre, asked me to buy a leather jacket which is Emporio Collezione and told me it's a product of Armani.. Showed his Italian passport, blah blah blah! So many scammers in this world! Beware!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dick Tracy
()
Date: January 28, 2013 09:33PM
More Complete Wrote:
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> Sounds like we have two scammers... One in Cali
> and one in Canada?
One in New Jersey, too.
Looks like there are at least three operations going on.
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> Sounds like we have two scammers... One in Cali
> and one in Canada?
One in New Jersey, too.
Looks like there are at least three operations going on.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tony T
()
Date: January 30, 2013 03:04PM
I was driving in Edison NJ just off Route 1 this afternoon when this guy who's driving what looks like a new rented SUV asked for directions to Liberty Airport in Newark. Claims to be Italian on business trip and flying back to Milan in the afternoon and needs to 'unload' around 8 (overstock) fine Italian leather jackets. Offered them to me for $800 at first then $400 later which I politely declined.
This has the word 'scam' painted over it. If something is too good to be true.. RUNnnnnnnn...
This guy may still be in the area, so BEWARE.
This has the word 'scam' painted over it. If something is too good to be true.. RUNnnnnnnn...
This guy may still be in the area, so BEWARE.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Salvator
()
Date: January 30, 2013 03:37PM
The jackets are actually pretty good looking. 5 for $200 is not a bad deal really.
And why are you dudes writing from Canada.
And why are you dudes writing from Canada.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: January 30, 2013 04:34PM
Dick Tracy Wrote:
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> One in New Jersey, too.
>
> Looks like there are at least three operations
> going on.
I wonder if they know each other. Maybe they are related.
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> One in New Jersey, too.
>
> Looks like there are at least three operations
> going on.
I wonder if they know each other. Maybe they are related.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Italiana
()
Date: January 31, 2013 05:39PM
just happened to me in Fountain Valley, CA. fell for the whole 9 yards about directions to the airport and worried about paying tax at the airport. gave the dude $200 for 3 jackets. he wanted $300 for 4. but told him could only afford $200.
so, now i am out $200 bucks and 3 faked jackets. going to donate to a church. this would make feel better.
so, now i am out $200 bucks and 3 faked jackets. going to donate to a church. this would make feel better.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
K
()
Date: January 31, 2013 06:08PM
It's illegal to sell counterfeit designer clothing -- they can go to jail
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pizan
()
Date: January 31, 2013 07:43PM
One guy is in Orange County California, specifically Irvine, at Culver and Alton in the Albertson's parking lot.
I just left a guy same scam, card name etc. at 4pm 1/31/13. He wanted me to buy him an iphone or give him $200 for four jackets.
I don't need any jackets and I gave him nothing and told him I couldn't afford it.
I googled the address it is Armani HQ in Milan, Italy. The real give away is the E-mail address is @live.com, that's like a Gmail or yahoo account. It should have an Armani.com or .IT for Italy.
I just left a guy same scam, card name etc. at 4pm 1/31/13. He wanted me to buy him an iphone or give him $200 for four jackets.
I don't need any jackets and I gave him nothing and told him I couldn't afford it.
I googled the address it is Armani HQ in Milan, Italy. The real give away is the E-mail address is @live.com, that's like a Gmail or yahoo account. It should have an Armani.com or .IT for Italy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
()
Date: February 01, 2013 02:18PM
K Wrote:
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> It's illegal to sell counterfeit designer clothing
> -- they can go to jail
Really? I'm not sure most cops know how to book a guy for that.
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> It's illegal to sell counterfeit designer clothing
> -- they can go to jail
Really? I'm not sure most cops know how to book a guy for that.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Happened to me too
()
Date: February 01, 2013 05:19PM
I was stopped by one in Westwood just now. Gave him directions to the airport, he offered me three coats. Just wanted help buying an iPad for his daughter.
Was super friendly, no matter how much I resisted, until he finally gave up and then cursed me out.
He he he... cursed me out for realizing he was a scam artist.
Funny thing is how many red flags there were...
1) Taxes to repatriot Italian goods? Nope.
2) This wealthy and the Italian bank won't let him use his credit card? Nope.
3) Going straight to the airport but wants to buy an iPad? Nope.
Was actually kind of fun to watch him try to scam me... and then finally realize he had just wasted his time. Oh well... sad thing is next time I won't be as friendly and that person may be legitametely looking for directions.
Was super friendly, no matter how much I resisted, until he finally gave up and then cursed me out.
He he he... cursed me out for realizing he was a scam artist.
Funny thing is how many red flags there were...
1) Taxes to repatriot Italian goods? Nope.
2) This wealthy and the Italian bank won't let him use his credit card? Nope.
3) Going straight to the airport but wants to buy an iPad? Nope.
Was actually kind of fun to watch him try to scam me... and then finally realize he had just wasted his time. Oh well... sad thing is next time I won't be as friendly and that person may be legitametely looking for directions.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SSmart
()
Date: February 01, 2013 06:40PM
Yes, I agree that there are lots of red flag:
1. If driving a rented luxury SUV, no need to ask for directions. These would normally be equipped with GPS.
2. Taxes to repatriate goods to Italy? US customs (which is the eport of exit) won't even look at these goods. The Italian customs may check the goods. But if these originated from Italy, so why would they tax it.
3. Switching from asking for directions to offering you some unwanted goods for $$ is an old scam move.
Next time you are in a similar situation, you can do the following:
1. Offer to call the police to help and escort them to the airport.. or
2. Ask them follow you to the Police Station where you can ask friends who may be interested to help them.
3. Offer to Google the information they provide (they normally give you a business card) on your smart phone using other key words like "scam" "Italian jackets", etc, and check if they are 'legit', or
4. Most smart phones have cameras, you can use them to collect information such as the photos of the goods they show you, even the SUV they drive or take a picture of these guys.. if you can do it discreetly.. much better.
4. Simply walk/drive away.
Sometimes it pays to be street smart but still be willing to help those who really need it.
1. If driving a rented luxury SUV, no need to ask for directions. These would normally be equipped with GPS.
2. Taxes to repatriate goods to Italy? US customs (which is the eport of exit) won't even look at these goods. The Italian customs may check the goods. But if these originated from Italy, so why would they tax it.
3. Switching from asking for directions to offering you some unwanted goods for $$ is an old scam move.
Next time you are in a similar situation, you can do the following:
1. Offer to call the police to help and escort them to the airport.. or
2. Ask them follow you to the Police Station where you can ask friends who may be interested to help them.
3. Offer to Google the information they provide (they normally give you a business card) on your smart phone using other key words like "scam" "Italian jackets", etc, and check if they are 'legit', or
4. Most smart phones have cameras, you can use them to collect information such as the photos of the goods they show you, even the SUV they drive or take a picture of these guys.. if you can do it discreetly.. much better.
4. Simply walk/drive away.
Sometimes it pays to be street smart but still be willing to help those who really need it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Don S
()
Date: February 02, 2013 08:43PM
Just encountered a guy running this scam in Beverly Hills. Gave him directions to the 405, then he started telling me a story about tomorrow being his daughter's birthday and he wanted $ to buy her a PlayStation. He kept at it until I walked away...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ken
()
Date: February 04, 2013 04:32PM
Same MO. I drive a porche,and I think he followed me home.Asked directions to SFO. He was very friendly and he said he wanted to repay me. Showed me 3 leather coats that he was going to give me.Then he showed me a ladies coat,that retailed for $2200.Could I give him $1000.I could keep the other 3 coats. Very convincing.Italian passport,same name as the Armani card he gave me.But I said no Saale. He stormed away angrily. Ha Ha.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Maigualida sao
()
Date: February 05, 2013 06:14PM
OMG just Happened to my husband near Polk and Vallejo San Francisco! The guy was Asking about the airport address and give my husband the bag with Three coats and want an iPad for his son he said that he is going to Italy and he need it because it's his birthday anyways Be aware SAN FRANCISCO
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
This Actually Happened
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Date: February 05, 2013 06:22PM
This just happened to me by the Lamb Center in Virginia!!! These two greasy WOPS approached me at my car/residence and asked for directions to the nearest canoli store. They then tried to sell me some genuine leather FUBU jackets while telling me that they worked for the owners but couldn't take them back to the hood due to the ghetto tax. When I didn't want to buy them, they offered to trade the jackets for an Obama phone or EBT card, but I declined. One became very animated and upset like a typical dago. He made a sudden move towards me so I shot him a few times and he fell to the ground. The other WOP bastard freaked out and started running away but he tripped on his gold cross and fell to the ground. Not wanting a witness, I knifed him a few times while trying to fight off the stench of a cologne bath. I threw them two into the backseat of their Fiat and parked it over behind West Springfield High when a car with stinking dead Iti bodies won't draw much attention. On my out, some kids tried to sell me some drugs, go figure!
Anybody want to buy some fake leather jackets cheap?
Anybody want to buy some fake leather jackets cheap?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: February 05, 2013 09:49PM
^^Post of the year^^
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
East Bay Area
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Date: February 06, 2013 01:42PM
Just happened to me in the East Bay Area California, does anybody have a lead on these guys, he was 6' driving white SUV claims to have rented it, flying out of sf.Italian grey hair wears reading glasses. Gave him $180 for 5 jackets.
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Posted by:
SF Southpark
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Date: February 07, 2013 04:00PM
they are in SF today. I just told em to fuck off when they asked me to buy them an ipad in exchange for jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Idiot in BH
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Date: February 08, 2013 06:04PM
In Beverly Hills today.
How stupid can I be? Knew it as soon as it happened but somehow couldn't stop myself from handing over the leaf for the vinyl.
Driving a hatchback small SUV with Nevada lisence plate
Same story,
same modis operandi
new sucker, same sucker......
sheesh!!!! how long until I learn?
That is not a question I need anyone to answer. Just a kick in my own ass!
I repeat.....sheeesh!
How stupid can I be? Knew it as soon as it happened but somehow couldn't stop myself from handing over the leaf for the vinyl.
Driving a hatchback small SUV with Nevada lisence plate
Same story,
same modis operandi
new sucker, same sucker......
sheesh!!!! how long until I learn?
That is not a question I need anyone to answer. Just a kick in my own ass!
I repeat.....sheeesh!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Teddy
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Date: February 08, 2013 07:53PM
He's now in San Francisco. I was downtown and he pulled up in a car asking direction to 101. He tried his scam but it was obviously too good to be true and told him no thanks.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sevichino
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Date: February 09, 2013 11:56AM
Well they say a fool is born every day, an "Italian" guy in a rental car pulled me over at the Marina shopping center in San Leandro, showed me his Italian Passport, his eticket and paper ticket, claiming he just finish and presentation of this brand at Sax 5th avenue in San Francisco and he was given 7 jackets back, which he didn't want to bring back to Italy because of the z20% taxes he was going to be charged, he showed me the money for he got paid for the merchandise he sold to sax and implied that not being his but wanting to sell those jackets to pay for the car rental and return to Italy ith some money in his pocket, gave him $700 dollars and he gave me 7 jackets, all of them made of high quality leather and full of AE distinctive bottons, zippers, labels, bags and serial numbers.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
katiesmith
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Date: February 09, 2013 08:23PM
If this happens to anyone reading this make sure you get the license plate and call the police.
happyinva Wrote:
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> Two Italian guys driving a Mercedes SUV pulled up
> to me at KMART off of rt 50 in Fairfax asking for
> directions. I thought I was doing a good deed and
> gave them directions. The one guy asks me if I
> speak italian and if I like Armani. After some
> pleasantries he offers to give me a jacket as a
> gift as he is driving to Boston to catch a flight
> back to Italy and has extra jackets. My
> instincts told me to walk away, yet I stood there
> while he gave me 5 leather jackets (Emporio a
> Collezione) brand and how he did not want to pay
> for shipping these. He then asks me to help him
> with gas money as he only has Euros. He shows me
> his airline tickets, his passport. I gave him
> $200.00 while alarm bells are going in my head.
>
> I got home and realized, the jackets are very nice
> imitation leather.
happyinva Wrote:
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> Two Italian guys driving a Mercedes SUV pulled up
> to me at KMART off of rt 50 in Fairfax asking for
> directions. I thought I was doing a good deed and
> gave them directions. The one guy asks me if I
> speak italian and if I like Armani. After some
> pleasantries he offers to give me a jacket as a
> gift as he is driving to Boston to catch a flight
> back to Italy and has extra jackets. My
> instincts told me to walk away, yet I stood there
> while he gave me 5 leather jackets (Emporio a
> Collezione) brand and how he did not want to pay
> for shipping these. He then asks me to help him
> with gas money as he only has Euros. He shows me
> his airline tickets, his passport. I gave him
> $200.00 while alarm bells are going in my head.
>
> I got home and realized, the jackets are very nice
> imitation leather.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
helper
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Date: February 10, 2013 11:11AM
I saw them yesterday selling jackets in Edioson, New Jersey, USA, they have same story like others wrote in this forum
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
helper
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Date: February 10, 2013 11:13AM
I saw them yesterday selling jackets in Edison, New Jersey, USA, they have same story like others wrote in this forum
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: February 11, 2013 09:44AM
Did you see them yesterday in Edison, New Jersey? Did they have the same story like others wrote in this forum?
;)
;)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
John B
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Date: February 11, 2013 05:39PM
Same story today in Los Altos, CA. 76 station El Camino real and El Monte Ave.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Two Dead Wops
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Date: February 11, 2013 05:52PM
They're dead and rotting in the back of a Fiat on WSHS property.....everyone knows this.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Justin22
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Date: February 12, 2013 04:52PM
Same story -- Palo Alto, CA.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Johnny Bishop Cakes
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Date: February 13, 2013 12:22AM
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Borgata. Money.
Mister Seven the King of Ashburn agrees.
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Table Manners does not suck, rickies!
Borgata.
Money Metal House.
Borgata. Money.
Mister Seven the King of Ashburn agrees.
Junks shoot-out, ricky! Borgata. Borgata. Borgata.
Table Manners does not suck, rickies!
Borgata.
Money Metal House.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Omar
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Date: February 13, 2013 01:26AM
He tried it on me with armani watches i said nope lol ill give u 20 bucks for all ur fake watches then he drove off this was today in redwood city ca
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Posted by:
Max F
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Date: February 13, 2013 10:17PM
The man going by the name Gianni found me on Fillmore Street in San Francisco a few days ago. His story was that he wanted to buy an ipad for his daughter but his credit card ws denied. He was driving a cream color Cadillac station wagon. the deal offered to me was jackets and a suit again too god to be true.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mini
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Date: February 14, 2013 12:57PM
They were in san francisco a week ago. Told me the same story that he's going back to italy and asking for directions etc...
And then couple of days passed and i saw the guy making a sale to another person at the exact same location where i got scammed. I immediately called the cops. Asked the 911 how long will take for the cops to get here. He said he doesn't know it's NOT a high-priority case. So waited and watched from a distance. Cops still wouldn't show up. So i approached the guy realizing he was about to finish his scam. As soon as he saw he ran away like a bitch and took off. Looking at from these posts i think they're all over US. If anyone encountered these scumbags just report to the police. Hopefully they'll catch 'em. They/he's driving metallic blue Volkswagen SUV license plate #6zhd025 CA. Please report them.
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And then couple of days passed and i saw the guy making a sale to another person at the exact same location where i got scammed. I immediately called the cops. Asked the 911 how long will take for the cops to get here. He said he doesn't know it's NOT a high-priority case. So waited and watched from a distance. Cops still wouldn't show up. So i approached the guy realizing he was about to finish his scam. As soon as he saw he ran away like a bitch and took off. Looking at from these posts i think they're all over US. If anyone encountered these scumbags just report to the police. Hopefully they'll catch 'em. They/he's driving metallic blue Volkswagen SUV license plate #6zhd025 CA. Please report them.
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Posted by:
Glad I Passed
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Date: February 14, 2013 08:29PM
Had the same thing happen to me today at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, CA. Got a card with Gianni Salza on it. Didn't seem right, so I passed on it. Glad I did after reading all this.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mark mc
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Date: February 14, 2013 10:10PM
He is in sf now. and the armani store said they have had other complants.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AlexL
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Date: February 15, 2013 12:26AM
Met one in Montreal 2 days ago. Same routine.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists
Posted by:
Scy
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Date: February 15, 2013 05:02PM
How much were the worth
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fabian
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Date: February 17, 2013 03:22PM
In San Francisco, CA. I'm ashamed for being too honest and so do people.-$300
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
George
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Date: February 20, 2013 06:09PM
Beverly Glenn Blvd in West L.A.. Black suv... needed directions to LAX. Offered two jackets. Needed ipad for daughter's birthday tomorrow. Told him it was too complicated. He wanted to know how much money I needed and how much I could get at an atm. He apologized when I declined.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jo Anne Andres
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Date: February 20, 2013 09:41PM
This happened to my step father in Vallejo today, 2/20/13. It's so unfortunate that people like them take advantage innocent people.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ismaelc
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Date: February 21, 2013 12:21AM
I was approached yesterday. It was a good story until he asked me to board his car. He gave me his card too (see attached).
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ian Weldon
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Date: February 21, 2013 12:45AM
They were here at McMurdo Station today. I was out changing the tread on a snow cat and these two guidos rolled up in a white SUV, nearly taking out a group of penguins who were standing around watching. They asked for directions to the Sea Ice Runway and said they had to catch a flight back to Christchurch. When I pointed the way, they thanked me and said they would not be able to fit all Corinthian leather jackets on the plane. They wanted $900 for 10 jackets and offered to throw in a couple Armani suits. I thought the jackets looked good, but I had no use for the suits as down here in Antarctica we are business casual. Ended up giving him $100 NZ currency and a walrus tusk for the lot. I think I got a good deal. The guys definitely looked shady: had bad breath and smelled like they just got off the boat. I'm happy though and already sold 5 of the jackets for $50 US each.
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Posted by:
luis
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Date: February 21, 2013 04:07AM
Damn we should all report this fu×××× they just ripped me of with $500dollars outside the mall. I think I'm the stupid ass one of their scam crew.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sucker
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Date: February 21, 2013 07:26PM
Same thing just happened to me in WeHo. Off Sunset and Sweetzer. This Gianni.L Mario. I should have read his business card more carefully. The email address is fake. I would love to see this dude again and get him arrested. Watch out for the SUV...need direction to the airport...just came from a show...didn't want to pay taxes...daughter needs an iPad...only gave this dude a few bucks but still...weird and creepy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ArfArf
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Date: February 22, 2013 05:46PM
Ian Weldon Wrote:
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> They were here at McMurdo Station today. I was
> out changing the tread on a snow cat and these two
> guidos rolled up in a white SUV, nearly taking out
> a group of penguins who were standing around
> watching. They asked for directions to the Sea
> Ice Runway and said they had to catch a flight
> back to Christchurch. When I pointed the way, they
> thanked me and said they would not be able to fit
> all Corinthian leather jackets on the plane. They
> wanted $900 for 10 jackets and offered to throw in
> a couple Armani suits. I thought the jackets
> looked good, but I had no use for the suits as
> down here in Antarctica we are business casual.
> Ended up giving him $100 NZ currency and a walrus
> tusk for the lot. I think I got a good deal. The
> guys definitely looked shady: had bad breath and
> smelled like they just got off the boat. I'm
> happy though and already sold 5 of the jackets for
> $50 US each.
I guess they're having a hard time finding new areas to scam, huh.
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> They were here at McMurdo Station today. I was
> out changing the tread on a snow cat and these two
> guidos rolled up in a white SUV, nearly taking out
> a group of penguins who were standing around
> watching. They asked for directions to the Sea
> Ice Runway and said they had to catch a flight
> back to Christchurch. When I pointed the way, they
> thanked me and said they would not be able to fit
> all Corinthian leather jackets on the plane. They
> wanted $900 for 10 jackets and offered to throw in
> a couple Armani suits. I thought the jackets
> looked good, but I had no use for the suits as
> down here in Antarctica we are business casual.
> Ended up giving him $100 NZ currency and a walrus
> tusk for the lot. I think I got a good deal. The
> guys definitely looked shady: had bad breath and
> smelled like they just got off the boat. I'm
> happy though and already sold 5 of the jackets for
> $50 US each.
I guess they're having a hard time finding new areas to scam, huh.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Carlos
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Date: February 22, 2013 09:27PM
I just got out of he bank and one guy on van told me if I could help him with some money and he sold me 6 jackets for 300 dollars in montebello California
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
maria rodriguez
()
Date: February 22, 2013 11:58PM
I should read this before... now its to fuc$#@ late to me! I lost $400 for four fakes jackets
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
RA
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Date: February 23, 2013 04:04AM
Guess what? They are back in San Francisco. This time I was approach by only one. I was on my way to dinner, when this guy on a SUV pulled over to ask directions to the airport. Show me his Italian passport and asked me if I speak italian. I gave directions to the airport and in return as a thank you wanted to give 5 Armani leather jackets. He said that if he took them back will have to pay customs fees.
So far he was pretty convincing until he pulled a lighter to proved they were real leather, unfortunately that gave him away. That was the same technique I saw in Venice, Italy by the Nigerians selling fake Louis Vuitton bags. Then he asked me for money, he said he wanted to buy an iPad to his son. At that point I handed him back his jackets and told him I was late for dinner.
BEWARE! THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD AND CONVINCING AND HONEST LOOKING BUT THEY ARE NOT.
So far he was pretty convincing until he pulled a lighter to proved they were real leather, unfortunately that gave him away. That was the same technique I saw in Venice, Italy by the Nigerians selling fake Louis Vuitton bags. Then he asked me for money, he said he wanted to buy an iPad to his son. At that point I handed him back his jackets and told him I was late for dinner.
BEWARE! THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD AND CONVINCING AND HONEST LOOKING BUT THEY ARE NOT.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Nanook
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Date: February 23, 2013 01:59PM
Yeah they got me in Yellowknife, NWT this morning. It was just the one guy in an SUV. Greasy looking Italian guy with bad breath and body odor. He pulled out the lighter and I knew the jackets were not real leather. They looked good so I bought 5 of them anyway and gave him what he thought were 10 beaver pelts. Joke is on him as it was just a bag of dead squirrels. He was headed down the Great Slave Lake last I saw him. Jackets are nice and warm and I gave the other 4 away to some indigenous people.
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Posted by:
Skinny Vegas
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Date: February 23, 2013 04:35PM
Same deal in Beverly Hills but one guy in a Mercedes SUV and wanted $1,000 to buy an iPad for daughters birthday. I passed thought it was a scam but he was convincing up to the point where he asked for money.
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Posted by:
DOH
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Date: February 23, 2013 04:59PM
Same two greasy-looking italian guys in a white SUV just rolled up to me while I was standing outside the main terminal at Doha International Airport, Doha, Qatar. They said they were leaving on a flight to Kathmandu and could not pay the customs duty on their leather jackets. They offered to sell me ten for $10,000. I offered them $9,999 cash for the fake leather jackets and they seemed happy about the deal. Little did they know it was all low-quality counterfeit bills that I was going to throw out anyway. Jackets are nice but it is too warm for them here. I'm putting them on eBay starting bid $300 no reserve, place your bids now.
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Posted by:
chevelle
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Date: February 24, 2013 04:56PM
It happened in San Antonio , Tx. Today i went to get gas for the week barely making ends meet. When this guy in a white 2013 chevy Equinox suv comes by an asks if i speak italian or spanish , so i started talking to him , told me the same storie that i just read. The one where he is going back to Italy an his boss left him these jackets. So anyway i bought 7 for $300 , I guess i'm a country bumken , don't know real leather from fake. trust me on this , i'm not taking this to the law. I will catch them , an skin them alive like a pig! If u wanna know what he looks like - skinny, 5'8" - 5' 10" bald Caucasian, & can talk his ass off. Better catch him before I do!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
More Complete
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Date: February 25, 2013 09:56AM
I wonder how much money you would have if you just added up all the people in this thread that have been taken? Enough for an ipad? I'd say so!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ruben
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Date: February 25, 2013 07:44PM
They are in Los Angeles right now. one of them just tried to give me 3 jackets
asking for $200 to help buy an Ipad for his daughter...Using a Giorgio Armani Business card..name Gianni.L Mario as a Manager with italy address
He was by himself short hair, unshaved, driving a SUV Cream Color Escalade...and i'd get 3 jackets for it...
They are currently driving in Rodeo Drive area in Beverly Hills, CA
asking for $200 to help buy an Ipad for his daughter...Using a Giorgio Armani Business card..name Gianni.L Mario as a Manager with italy address
He was by himself short hair, unshaved, driving a SUV Cream Color Escalade...and i'd get 3 jackets for it...
They are currently driving in Rodeo Drive area in Beverly Hills, CA
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Posted by:
Ruben
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Date: February 25, 2013 07:45PM
but i didn't give him any money at all.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Samie
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Date: February 26, 2013 09:48PM
One guy hit Big Spring, Texas (West Texas) today. Friend of mine was approached...did not buy anything.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tony Soprano
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Date: February 26, 2013 10:17PM
Forget aboutit
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JRA
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Date: February 27, 2013 02:58PM
In La Jolla, CA on 2/26/13 Just one guy Same spiel Hooked me.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Arron
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Date: February 27, 2013 05:22PM
Yep same dude in Caddy SUV. Total scam and didn't fall for it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
universe1
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Date: February 28, 2013 09:52PM
Saw one of them ("Luigi") tonight doing groceries shopping.
I don't think he is Italian...
However, Police can't do anything about it unless they are caught on the spot, so only manufacturer (ARMANI) can get involved with this matter.
But if Armani handles it accordingly, imagine how many people will testify on this guy in court? :)
I don't think he is Italian...
However, Police can't do anything about it unless they are caught on the spot, so only manufacturer (ARMANI) can get involved with this matter.
But if Armani handles it accordingly, imagine how many people will testify on this guy in court? :)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sylvester
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Date: March 03, 2013 11:36PM
The same thing happen to me in Edmonton, Canada in Oct.2012. Next day I also called our local crime stoppers but they didn't nothing. I told them that they are on a bank machine's tape recorder whey I was taking money out for them but they wouldn't release this to me without written judge permission. They took from me $400 cash and I was left with 3 fake vinyl jackets which my wife give away to Value Village for free. They also did the same thing for another fellow working at our local gas station. He was smarter than me and give them only $50 and that was the same day. Watch out for the SUV...need direction to the airport...just came from a show...didn't want to pay taxes at the airport...his nephew in Italy for his birthday needs an iPad...same story.
I hope they will get caught someday because probably now they are reading our story and just laughing on us. I recommend we should create a separate web site and enter amounts we have lots to them but were our hard working police to stop them. I hope some of us will get some money back one day.
I hope they will get caught someday because probably now they are reading our story and just laughing on us. I recommend we should create a separate web site and enter amounts we have lots to them but were our hard working police to stop them. I hope some of us will get some money back one day.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
G Stone
()
Date: March 04, 2013 06:09PM
Just ran into the Italian fellow in the Wells Fargo Parking Lot in downtown Lao Jolla. He said he was lost trying to find the San Diego Airport. he showed an Italien passport and rental car agrement to prove he was legit. He said he is from Milan and that he had three XXL jackets he wanted to give me for being so kind as to direct him to the San Diego Airport. He handed me the jackets in a bag and then asked if I could give him an IPad for his daugther. I gave him the bag back. He then drove off to find another sucker.
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Posted by:
Malcolm
()
Date: March 05, 2013 12:18PM
He was just in downtown Madrid. One Italian guy in a white SUV drove up and asked me for directions to Barajas Airport. Said he had just arrived on the train and was flying to India but could not take all his jackets with him. I bought a total of 4 jackets, 3 of size XL, and 1 size large, for 500 Euro. He put the money in his wallet. Before he drove off I picked his pocket and stole the wallet. It had over 6,000 Euro and 7,000 US. The jackets seem to run small. Nice quality simulated leather.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
james C
()
Date: March 06, 2013 12:59AM
Same Here
at wilshire and Mariposa (next to Normandie)
He was riding white SUV and asking direction to LAX.
when the conversation was going on, the Parking enforcement gave him a parking ticket.
I bought 3 jacket for $800.
The time was 11:20~11:25 March 5th where on Mariposa Street.
need more info, contact me at exr321@gmail.com
at wilshire and Mariposa (next to Normandie)
He was riding white SUV and asking direction to LAX.
when the conversation was going on, the Parking enforcement gave him a parking ticket.
I bought 3 jacket for $800.
The time was 11:20~11:25 March 5th where on Mariposa Street.
need more info, contact me at exr321@gmail.com
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vijay Singh
()
Date: March 06, 2013 02:53PM
I too have just had encounter with the Italian gentlemen, now in Mumbai India. They were again in the same white SUV. They come to my place of business in the Fort District to ask for direction to Chhatrapati Shivaji airport. In return to show appreciation they offered to sell me 10 simulated leather jackets for the price of R 30,000 (Rupees) each. After consulting my financial advisor, I traded them counterfeit Revlon cosmetics. They said they will be going to Africa.
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Posted by:
RandB
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Date: March 06, 2013 04:32PM
Totally got scammed. I'm an official dumbass now. Hate myself. Skinny little bastard in La Jolla at gas station. Same story as above.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jack
()
Date: March 06, 2013 09:03PM
GOT HIM!
The dirtbags tried to sell me their fake Emporio Armani a little over a month ago near LACMA in Los Angeles. I didn't fall for it. I did have his card and found this thread and wished to God I would have taken a picture. Wishes do come true as the same idiot stopped me on the West side of LA today. I have a picture of his car and license plate. It is a VW SUV and the license plate is 6ZHDO36 California Plate I don't know if it is letter or or number zero but one of the two should work. It is a light silver VW.
HA! That jerk...... He is giving out a fake Armani business card that now reads GIANNI.A
This happened on March 6th in case he may have been driving a rental.
The dirtbags tried to sell me their fake Emporio Armani a little over a month ago near LACMA in Los Angeles. I didn't fall for it. I did have his card and found this thread and wished to God I would have taken a picture. Wishes do come true as the same idiot stopped me on the West side of LA today. I have a picture of his car and license plate. It is a VW SUV and the license plate is 6ZHDO36 California Plate I don't know if it is letter or or number zero but one of the two should work. It is a light silver VW.
HA! That jerk...... He is giving out a fake Armani business card that now reads GIANNI.A
This happened on March 6th in case he may have been driving a rental.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jack
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Date: March 06, 2013 09:18PM
HERE HE IS!!!
Same douchebag tried to scam me a month and a half ago. I wished I had gotten his license plate then and today my wish came true!!
CALIFORNIA 6ZHD036
Same story both times, airport, free jackets, just buy one,,,blah blah blah.
He changed his business card and now goes by GIanni A.
The A is for, guess what, A$$Hole
Do what you want with this info. I got a photo of him too but it is really blurry. so it wasn't worth putting up. Damn!
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Same douchebag tried to scam me a month and a half ago. I wished I had gotten his license plate then and today my wish came true!!
CALIFORNIA 6ZHD036
Same story both times, airport, free jackets, just buy one,,,blah blah blah.
He changed his business card and now goes by GIanni A.
The A is for, guess what, A$$Hole
Do what you want with this info. I got a photo of him too but it is really blurry. so it wasn't worth putting up. Damn!
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
will
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Date: March 07, 2013 10:36PM
The Italian coat blokes are now in Northumberland, UK. They was pulled over in the Holl's Pub lot off the A696. Come quick they only got 20 or so left. I got 2 and me mate got him 2 as well. The blokes right dodgy, and we're gonna fix em good.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Young
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Date: March 08, 2013 12:24AM
F ing scumbags got me today in Piscataway NJ can't wait to catch them...Blue Volkswagen Suv.. I'm gonna punish him or his scumbag friends if I catch them..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SUCKER
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Date: March 08, 2013 01:02AM
This mother fucker scammed the shit out of my dad! sold him 7 plastic smelly ass moda italy jackets!! not even real leather...If i find this itialian scam artist i will beat the shit out of him and then proceed to call the police! Do not buy Jackets from an itilian man claiming to leave to the airport!!!!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Victim
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Date: March 08, 2013 01:32AM
Beverly Hills. Just the same story with the airport, the same business card and asking for an i-pod for the daughter. I got 4 fake but very nice jackets for 200 bucks. A pity that I have discovered they are a scam, but in any case the whole family are enjoying the jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Yesterday
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Date: March 08, 2013 01:16PM
How are these guys getting around so quick? Columbus, OH yesterday, March 7th 2013 at 5pm
Happened to a guy I work with. Same story: 8 jackets, lighter test, didn't want to pay to take them back, showed Italian passport and plane ticket to Italy.
Anyway, my co-worker purchased 8 jackets for $400. As I walked out toward them, the guy hustled away quickly before I could even get to them.
Asked co-worker what happened and voila, he told me the same story that happened to many of you.
BTW, he still believes it was his lucky day and didn't get scammed.
Poor bastard.
Happened to a guy I work with. Same story: 8 jackets, lighter test, didn't want to pay to take them back, showed Italian passport and plane ticket to Italy.
Anyway, my co-worker purchased 8 jackets for $400. As I walked out toward them, the guy hustled away quickly before I could even get to them.
Asked co-worker what happened and voila, he told me the same story that happened to many of you.
BTW, he still believes it was his lucky day and didn't get scammed.
Poor bastard.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
juanpasco
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Date: March 08, 2013 06:51PM
Same story. This morning at 10:20 am. Quito, Ecuador, near the Santa Catalina monastery on Eugenio Espejo. Two smelly unkempt Italians. Asked for directions to the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Bought 10 jackets for $200 US. The left in a hurry. I already sold 5 of the jackets for $50-$100 each. Nice profit.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lee Habibi
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Date: March 08, 2013 07:01PM
Oh my god, I was approached by this Gianni two days ago in Los Angeles, CA. with same story I almost fell for it, but I didn't have any cash on me. these guys are good, with same bad breath and driving SUV.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Beware
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Date: March 08, 2013 08:09PM
These guys just hit up a friend of mine ...I've passed this to my friends a BHPD who are looking out for them now ...watch the news tonight...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tony
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Date: March 08, 2013 08:14PM
I just bought 25 fake leather jackets from them in downtown Bogota, Columbia. They also made a separate transaction with my associate who was with me. It was two dirty Italian guys with body odor in a white SUV. They asked for directions to the airport as everyone else. The jackets only cost $10 each and I bought 25 so the total was $250 in US currency. I plan to re-sell the jackets myself. They look good and high quality.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jason McArdle
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Date: March 09, 2013 12:05PM
There in San Diego now ( stopped me in Del Mar ) !!! Tried to get me to buy him a iPad for the 3 jackets. Lol I said no
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rony
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Date: March 09, 2013 12:46PM
Their web site got hacked but before it went down their schedule was posted so you could see where they would be if you wanted to pick up a jacket or two. I think they will be in northern and eastern europe next month. There was something about a trip to Kurdistan/Turkmenistan in March too. Occasionally they touch back in Canada or California during their tours.
Next time anyone sees them, have them get in touch with Rony. They have my email and phone number. I need at least 50 jackets, maybe 100 if they have a volume discount. I'll pay $25 each for 10 to 20 jackets, and $15 each for 100. They are selling like hotcakes; no complaints at all here. Yeah those guys do need to work on their hygeine but they are constantly driving and flying all over the world so cut them some slack.
Next time anyone sees them, have them get in touch with Rony. They have my email and phone number. I need at least 50 jackets, maybe 100 if they have a volume discount. I'll pay $25 each for 10 to 20 jackets, and $15 each for 100. They are selling like hotcakes; no complaints at all here. Yeah those guys do need to work on their hygeine but they are constantly driving and flying all over the world so cut them some slack.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AK
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Date: March 10, 2013 08:39PM
These italian dicks are here in middletown ohio. i bought 5 jackets. didn spend a lot though. same exact airport story , flashed his italian id card, and also used his cigarette lighter and tried to burn the jacket, just to fool me as if it was genuine leather.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
sucker4it
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Date: March 11, 2013 03:28PM
Lol, they just got me in Hobbs, NM. 4 smellies for $140.00
Im driving around now tryn to find this guy now so I can stick my pistol in his face and get my $140 bucks back. Lol, I need to practice what I preach........
Im driving around now tryn to find this guy now so I can stick my pistol in his face and get my $140 bucks back. Lol, I need to practice what I preach........
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jon91
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Date: March 11, 2013 04:41PM
Damn, I just got scammed by Gianni A in the VW SUVnear downtown LA. I studied Italian in school, so he was able to lure me in by complimenting me on how much I remembered. His story was that he needed to sell them off to avoid the taxes from leaving the country. He also promised to help me out when I visit Italy. As far as fake leather jackets go, I could do a lot worse. He gave me 2 for $100. I'll probably give them away.
Based on the sheer amount of these stories and the varied locations, I think there is a huge network of sleazy Italian men peddling fake jackets.
Based on the sheer amount of these stories and the varied locations, I think there is a huge network of sleazy Italian men peddling fake jackets.
I Disagree to the above Critics
Posted by:
John27
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Date: March 11, 2013 06:05PM
I have seen these jackets. They are very nice, and they don't get burnt under the heat of a lighter, which means they are NOT fake. Besides, if one paid $200 for 5 or 6 jackets, how much is worth each of them? $33 ?!! Come on, you cannot beat their price for their look and solid material, NOT even in a regular store for a cheaper quality. After all, what is authentic and what is imitation? Their material endures + they look fancy and class (with a brand name on). I would say: It's all psychological; people love to pay more in big expensive stores...Get real folks!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rony
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Date: March 11, 2013 07:19PM
Yes they are good quality. I don't know what all the complaints are about. I have bought over 50 of them so far and would like to pick up another 50. All the people I re-sold them to were happy customers.
They will give you a quantity price break. I think for 10 jackets it is about $25 each, maybe $20 each or less for larger quantities. They do have transportation costs, so depending on the country you are in the price will vary. Otherwise they keep their overhead cost very low by sleeping in their SUV and not bathing or using mouthwash. Sorry Gianni but you need to wash your clothes and take a bath as I mentioned before, lol.
They will give you a quantity price break. I think for 10 jackets it is about $25 each, maybe $20 each or less for larger quantities. They do have transportation costs, so depending on the country you are in the price will vary. Otherwise they keep their overhead cost very low by sleeping in their SUV and not bathing or using mouthwash. Sorry Gianni but you need to wash your clothes and take a bath as I mentioned before, lol.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
really ?
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Date: March 12, 2013 12:37AM
i JUST BOUGHT FOUR JACKETS FOR THREE HUNDRED. i WISH i GOT A BETTER DEAL BECAUSE THE JACKETS ARE GOOD MATERIAL AND ARE STYLISH. i SERIOUSLY DOUBT i WOULD EVER HAVE PAID FULL RETAIL FOR ARMANI LEATHER JACKETS AT A STORE DUE TO THE HIGH PRICE. i LIKE THE JACKETS AND WILL USE THEM FOR A LONG TIME. THE ITALIAN GUY WAS SHARP AND AUTHENTIC. ITS ALL HOW ONE LOOKS AT IT.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Punisher
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Date: March 12, 2013 11:43AM
Same Story, except said his name was Marco. Was in Santa Monica Yesterday. Driving Black Ford rental car. How has someone not beat the shit out of these guys yet?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Newport Beach CA
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Date: March 13, 2013 10:36PM
March 13, 2013
Similar story
One guy approached me in parking lot and said his name was Gianna gave me card and same story as above. He knew the area and said he was staying at Pelican resort (local resort) he used the soft sell approach said that the tax on taking back the jackets (since they were worth thousands) would be hundreds so he wanted to sell them. I suggested he try a consignment store where they would pay him higher than what I had in cash. He said no as he was so glad I gave him instructions to airport (sucker me). So I gave him 100. for 4 jackets, I like one of them so I am pretty happy and maybe I can sell the others for 25.?
Driving rental SUV- and he was alone.
Bison / McArthur at shopping Center.
Similar story
One guy approached me in parking lot and said his name was Gianna gave me card and same story as above. He knew the area and said he was staying at Pelican resort (local resort) he used the soft sell approach said that the tax on taking back the jackets (since they were worth thousands) would be hundreds so he wanted to sell them. I suggested he try a consignment store where they would pay him higher than what I had in cash. He said no as he was so glad I gave him instructions to airport (sucker me). So I gave him 100. for 4 jackets, I like one of them so I am pretty happy and maybe I can sell the others for 25.?
Driving rental SUV- and he was alone.
Bison / McArthur at shopping Center.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Embarassed
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Date: March 16, 2013 02:20AM
Got me earlier today at a gas station in Las Vegas for $100, 3 jackets. Same MO, name given was Giovanni, Jeep SUV rental, two guys in their mid-30's. Jackets have gasoline smell.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
pog
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Date: March 16, 2013 09:01AM
Bought 10 jackets for $20 each last night in Las Vegas. Two smelly guys in a SUV, one's name was Gianni. They seem to be good quality and no gasoline smell unlike the person above. They had some long story and said they were heading to the airport to catch a flight to Europe. I already sold a couple of the jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
NOT a scam
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Date: March 16, 2013 11:39AM
I too paid $20 each, and Gianni gave me 2 extra. So the net total was 12 jackets for $200. ($16.67 per jacket)
This is NOT a scam. I looked them over carefully before and after handing over any money. There is nothing wrong with the jackets and they will easily sell for a profit.
This was in Las Vegas last night and I could see they had their bags packed in the SUV headed to the airport. It seemed like they had not changed clothes or had a shower in a while, but they are not scammers.
This is NOT a scam. I looked them over carefully before and after handing over any money. There is nothing wrong with the jackets and they will easily sell for a profit.
This was in Las Vegas last night and I could see they had their bags packed in the SUV headed to the airport. It seemed like they had not changed clothes or had a shower in a while, but they are not scammers.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Deangelo
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Date: March 16, 2013 04:51PM
I just was cheated by them, they have changed their name into Davide B. and Donato B.
But this time, there was only one guy, told me He had to buy some gifts for his family members. I spent $1000 for 4 jackets!!!!!
But this time, there was only one guy, told me He had to buy some gifts for his family members. I spent $1000 for 4 jackets!!!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
whoa
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Date: March 16, 2013 05:09PM
Deangelo Wrote:
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> I just was cheated by them, they have changed
> their name into Davide B. and Donato B.
>
> But this time, there was only one guy, told me He
> had to buy some gifts for his family members. I
> spent $1000 for 4 jackets!!!!!
A couple questions:
1. What makes you think David B. or Donato B. is the same person as Gianni? I met Gianna and if you post a picture or description of this David or Donato person I can maybe tell you if it is the same person. But there's no reason for Gianni to change his name because he has a good reputation.
2. How is it you can say you were cheated? You can easily scroll up and see the going price for these jackets. You can buy 10 for $16 or $20 each. If you want to pay $1000 for 4, that's your choice. Hell I have some in my car I will sell you for $100 each. But I'll take $40 for them. Your choice, lol
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> I just was cheated by them, they have changed
> their name into Davide B. and Donato B.
>
> But this time, there was only one guy, told me He
> had to buy some gifts for his family members. I
> spent $1000 for 4 jackets!!!!!
A couple questions:
1. What makes you think David B. or Donato B. is the same person as Gianni? I met Gianna and if you post a picture or description of this David or Donato person I can maybe tell you if it is the same person. But there's no reason for Gianni to change his name because he has a good reputation.
2. How is it you can say you were cheated? You can easily scroll up and see the going price for these jackets. You can buy 10 for $16 or $20 each. If you want to pay $1000 for 4, that's your choice. Hell I have some in my car I will sell you for $100 each. But I'll take $40 for them. Your choice, lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Deangelo
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Date: March 16, 2013 05:27PM
whoa Wrote:
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> Deangelo Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I just was cheated by them, they have changed
> > their name into Davide B. and Donato B.
> >
> > But this time, there was only one guy, told me
> He
> > had to buy some gifts for his family members. I
> > spent $1000 for 4 jackets!!!!!
>
>
> A couple questions:
>
> 1. What makes you think David B. or Donato B. is
> the same person as Gianni? I met Gianna and if
> you post a picture or description of this David or
> Donato person I can maybe tell you if it is the
> same person. But there's no reason for Gianni to
> change his name because he has a good reputation.
>
> 2. How is it you can say you were cheated? You
> can easily scroll up and see the going price for
> these jackets. You can buy 10 for $16 or $20
> each. If you want to pay $1000 for 4, that's your
> choice. Hell I have some in my car I will sell
> you for $100 each. But I'll take $40 for them.
> Your choice, lol
Because the card he gave to me is the same as Gianni, except the name.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Deangelo Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I just was cheated by them, they have changed
> > their name into Davide B. and Donato B.
> >
> > But this time, there was only one guy, told me
> He
> > had to buy some gifts for his family members. I
> > spent $1000 for 4 jackets!!!!!
>
>
> A couple questions:
>
> 1. What makes you think David B. or Donato B. is
> the same person as Gianni? I met Gianna and if
> you post a picture or description of this David or
> Donato person I can maybe tell you if it is the
> same person. But there's no reason for Gianni to
> change his name because he has a good reputation.
>
> 2. How is it you can say you were cheated? You
> can easily scroll up and see the going price for
> these jackets. You can buy 10 for $16 or $20
> each. If you want to pay $1000 for 4, that's your
> choice. Hell I have some in my car I will sell
> you for $100 each. But I'll take $40 for them.
> Your choice, lol
Because the card he gave to me is the same as Gianni, except the name.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
whoa
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Date: March 16, 2013 05:37PM
Maybe the Davide B. or Donato B. dude that you met works for the same company? Duh.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
needmore
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Date: March 17, 2013 10:37PM
I need more jackets. Anybody know how to get in touch with Gianni, or where they are going to be next?
If I'd had 100 of them I could've sold them all today. Hope winter stays around a while.
If I'd had 100 of them I could've sold them all today. Hope winter stays around a while.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Kanmenhou
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Date: March 19, 2013 06:28PM
Just happened to me this past weekend in Toronto. Two italians, one said hes a fashion designer, ask for direction to airport. Told him, he happy, got off the SUV and approached with his business card. Said he want to show me a sample of leather jacket he designed. Brought out another five jackets, said they worth tousands od dollars. Claimed he pay too much tax if he brought them back to Italy, would sell them all for $900. I figured out his bad plays, almost got me there. Told him to wait 5 min and ran off.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
elo
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Date: March 22, 2013 03:53PM
im been approched 3 times never fell for that scam
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
owmz
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Date: March 23, 2013 07:21PM
Calgary, Alberta,march 2013.i was leaving Tim Hortons when a Italian man approached me and asked for directions.i told him then he showed me his passport and then told me he works for an Italian company here in calgary, he then offered me 4 leather jackets for $300. EGA EMPORIO COLLEZIONI, they smell like crap,chemicals. dont buy them its a scam, he drives an SUV,they are not real, fake.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Reza
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Date: March 23, 2013 09:22PM
Happened in West Los Angeles today. Same story: he lost 10 grand in a casino last night, had a bunch of jackets to get rid off, lighter trick blah blah blah. His English was very poor at first but improved every minute we spoke! pffffft. He tried to sell 8 jackets fo $500 to pay for his Jeep SUV rental. I told him I would give him $50 at most and thats if the jackets were legit (which they werent) I ended up not giving him a single penny, and he drove off frustrated. Piece of @#$%
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Aloys Segers
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Date: March 27, 2013 08:08PM
Just today in Antwerp, Belgium. Same story, the two Italians in a SUV. Their clothing had wrinkles and not very presentable. Gianni had bad breath. They said to be in a great hastening.
At first he offered to sell ten jackets to me for € 500 price. Then we bargain down to 10 jackets for €100, and at the finish it was 12 jackets for € 100.
So for only 100 EURO I have now 12 jackets all having no flaws and no unpleasant odours. The smell is mild.
The transaction pleases me. Do you not think it is a good price?
At first he offered to sell ten jackets to me for € 500 price. Then we bargain down to 10 jackets for €100, and at the finish it was 12 jackets for € 100.
So for only 100 EURO I have now 12 jackets all having no flaws and no unpleasant odours. The smell is mild.
The transaction pleases me. Do you not think it is a good price?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sydney
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Date: March 28, 2013 12:17AM
Happened today around 4P in the parking lot of Trader Joe's in Manhattan Beach, CA. Guy in a black SUV asking for directions to LAX, gave him directions and he said thank you and said if you are ever in Milan look me up and gave me his card. Then he offered leather jackets for free as he didn't want to have to pay taxes on them at the airport. He was in the car and had passenger side window down and showed me the jackets and started to stuff them into a bag and push the bag towards me. I said no thanks I don't have any money for these. He kept saying to take them, you have been so nice and I pushed them back. Then he changed to "you've been so nice and you could do something nice for me. It's my momma's birthday tomorrow and I want to get her an iPhone, they are so expensive in Italy"...I just kept refusing and backed away from the car and he kept trying so I said I gotta go and said you better hurry if you have to catch your flight!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
brian
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Date: March 30, 2013 07:15PM
It happed to me today at jane/finch plaza toronto.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
rodrigo
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Date: March 30, 2013 07:27PM
The same in Las Vegas...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
neveragain
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Date: April 03, 2013 04:53PM
same thing happened to me about a month ago in Costa Mesa next to JFK. Very manipulative and convincing story. I knew something was fishy but I gave them 140 for 3 jackets since I didn't want to pass up on in in case it was real. When I got home and found out it was fake I was pissed off for a good couple of hours. His story is very good and now I know why they are called scam artists. He had the right look, the right car (mercedes benz SUV), etc etc. Once you go through this you probably will never get street scammed again.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jeff Johnson
()
Date: April 04, 2013 02:19AM
EA clothing scammer, same thing happened to us today in Edmonton Alberta Canada, except we got your picture your bastard.
Heres a link to for the picture.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EA-Clothing-Scammer/570920786266231?ref=hl
Heres a link to for the picture.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EA-Clothing-Scammer/570920786266231?ref=hl
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
gotscammed
()
Date: April 04, 2013 01:56PM
got scammed near JFK airport also about a month ago. Gave 130 for 3 cheap jackets. Story was convincing he asked for directions to JFK and said he was gonna give me the jackets since I helped him and he needed to get rid of them due to taxes. He said he was an Armani manager and game me a fake business card also saying that I should contact him anytime I go to Italy. He had the look (young guy with flashy clothing and unique style fedor hat and all) and a mercedes benz SUV. I thought it was my lucky day and that he was a friendly guy or something but then he asked for "help" in return since he wanted to buy an Ipad for his daughter and was out of cash. I was willing to risk 80 dollars which I gave him in case he was telling the truth but he actually started fake crying like a little bitch "why I don't believe him" which is why I gave him the extra 50 dollars. Wish I could see him again and get my money back. I have to admit that it's a pretty good hoax and taught me a lesson. seemed like a smart enough guy to get a real job but I guess such are the times.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
DP
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Date: April 04, 2013 07:33PM
One Italian man in Edmonton now and he gets me 200$/4 jackets with the same story of asking direction to the airport and shows me his Italian Passport. what the fucking guy hopefully see him again. will check anything from passport and lissen plate number to call RCMP.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Orcafail
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Date: April 06, 2013 07:10AM
They were near UCLA in the Westwood area yesterday. Claimed was from Georgio Armani and was from Italy. Asked for directions to LAX. Drove in a Red Chevy. He haid brown hair and looks kind of "rat"-like. He asked for a handshake.
Re: Beware - one italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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Dj
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Date: April 07, 2013 04:27AM
On 4/7/2013 in laurel, MD at Wells Fargo branch on Route 1 I was approach by an Italian guy, pretending lost who need direction to BW airport. So, by the time I was showing him the direction, the man cut me off and start telling me the story. I am an Italian came to a show and those are the remaining of jackets that I can not take with me to the airport I am ready to sell them to you. I do have 8 men jackets and 2 women jackets and everything for $ 600, that will Be halph price the cost of one jacket. The guy took about 10 mms to tell the quality of his stuff. I fell in the trap and withdraw my hard earn off $ 500 which was the maximum money I could get from the ATM machin and add $ 50 from my pocket and handed to him by exchange with 10 jackets. After the transaction I asked him to follow me to so I can show him the direction of the airport and he desapear behind me. Yes, the man left with my money and left me those fake jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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Back in Edmonton
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Date: April 12, 2013 06:39PM
Edmonton today! 170th street Black Jeep (Rental) His name was Salvatore!! SCAM!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Santagelo
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Date: April 14, 2013 07:38PM
Hey guy, I still feel very terrible and used by this whole scenario. The guy puled up while I was coming through at a parking lot and asked to be directed to BWI Airport, while still at Jessup in Howard County, MD. After much discussion, I volunteered to lead the way since it was my route as well, he then came up with the most unfortunate excuse and request about the same story of having to dump some load stuff of brand new leather jackets. Oh men, I feel very much used, cos I thought I was been a great American, looking out for lost traveler. I want to believe the bastard is reading this somewhere now.
I wish you the best of everything you did to me, and you definitely will continue to reap from where you sow. At your young age, you definitely will not live long enough to last on this trade since you're definitely going to get caught by nature and nemesis.
His picture is attached for all to see and beware. Everyday, monkey will go to the market and escape the wrath of men, but one day, the monkey will never return. Just wait for your eternal scam, because it will come. It is called KARMA.
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I wish you the best of everything you did to me, and you definitely will continue to reap from where you sow. At your young age, you definitely will not live long enough to last on this trade since you're definitely going to get caught by nature and nemesis.
His picture is attached for all to see and beware. Everyday, monkey will go to the market and escape the wrath of men, but one day, the monkey will never return. Just wait for your eternal scam, because it will come. It is called KARMA.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pete C
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Date: April 17, 2013 05:34PM
ARG... just scammed by one of these guys: Donato B.
I should have known... he seemed to know everything to say to NOT be in trouble.
Corner of Wilshire and Amherst in Los Angeles/Santa Monica.
Calling police now.
I should have known... he seemed to know everything to say to NOT be in trouble.
Corner of Wilshire and Amherst in Los Angeles/Santa Monica.
Calling police now.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Peter F
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Date: April 19, 2013 03:13PM
Happened to my father in Burlington ON, and just again in Calgary AB. We didn't fall for it the second time though. Same as the other stories they say they need directions to the airport, they are from Italy blah blah blah! Bullshi*!! My dad bought 6 coats in Ontario for 300$ all fake and stinks like chemicals. Didn't fall for it today in Calgary though, got the plate number and are calling the police not sure if there is anything we can do though! Driving a silver SUV!
These guys are in Toronto, Canada
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RD
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Date: April 21, 2013 12:38AM
These guys are in Greater Toronto Area, Canada.
Met with one in Mississauga today on April 19.
Met with one in Mississauga today on April 19.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
matt 703
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Date: April 23, 2013 02:11PM
I've been reading these postings forever now, from people all over the world. I wish people would post pictures of the jackets, i'm just curious how they look.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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J.e
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Date: April 23, 2013 11:00PM
attempted to sell me after kindly asking for directions to lax. pulled up next to my parked car on olympic and rodeo drive in beverly hills @6:58 pm. i roll down my window to give directions. cars behind him honked but he kept trying to pitch. waved him off. brazen slick grifters.
hilarious that some actually fall for this!
hilarious that some actually fall for this!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
P.V.
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Date: April 24, 2013 03:26PM
Same story here in Miami. Lost on way to airport, doesn't want to pay tax to bring jackets back to italy. Because I was such a nice guy, he gives me 3 jackets. Then asks if I can help out with an ipad for his daughter. I gave him $200. He asked if I could get more at an ATM - that's pretty ballsy. Definately a scam, but for $200 the jackets look good and I can probably resell them for more.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
rosie
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Date: April 25, 2013 08:06PM
Same thing just happened. At A QT gas station is dallas. Italian man in a silver mercedez suv talked my boyfriend into buying 3 for 150. Also showed his passport from italy and asked for directions to dfw airport and supposively only knew spanish and italian.he said his dad was a manager at dillards at a local mall and that's how he got them.He sounded like a pro and took advantage of a young couple. I knew it was fishy when my bf told me he flashed him is rolex watch. I should have went with my gut feeling.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists
Posted by:
Gab
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Date: April 25, 2013 11:17PM
Sadly my brother just gave money to a guy that needed gas for his very, very fancy suv :( and got a fake armani leather jacket!they are in el paso, texas today at 9pm. At a gas station! Shame on you!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JEKeller
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Date: April 28, 2013 10:39AM
My wife and I just purchased 10 jackets from this man in Dallas. We paid $200, which was less than he was asking originally. (Seller fit the same description as above, Italian, rumpled clothes, bad breath, driving an SUV.) There was a faint chemical smell to the jackets at first but after airing out for a day they are fine. There is nothing wrong with the jackets.
Perhaps people feel like they overpaid, but that does not make it a scam. I would say between $20 to $50 is a fair price, possibly $70 to $100 or more in a retail store.
Perhaps people feel like they overpaid, but that does not make it a scam. I would say between $20 to $50 is a fair price, possibly $70 to $100 or more in a retail store.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
jayare
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Date: May 07, 2013 03:26PM
There in dallas baby blue suv.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SUCKKKER
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Date: May 08, 2013 05:59PM
f*&$%#!!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT BUT IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME .. @ AROUND 1 PM IN NORTH BURNABY. ITALIAN GUY DRIVING A RENTAL CAR ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS TO YVR AIRPORT. THEN HE GAVE ME A HUGE STORY ABOUT HOW HE WAS IN TOWN FOR A FASHION SHOW AND NOW HE HAS A BUNCH OF SAMPLES HE WANTS TO SELL BC HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALOT OF TAXES AT THE AIRPORT. UNFORTUNATELY I FELL FOR IT AND GAVE THE GUY $200 FOR 4 JACKETS... TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW BUT IT'S A LESSON LEARNT. BE CAREFUL EVERYONE!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jonathan
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Date: May 10, 2013 12:38PM
Was approached in Trader Joe's parking lot in Studio City yesterday afternoon 5/9/13. Guy had shaved head and chubby driving a white Audi SUV rental.
Story changed to needing to buy a Playstation for his son.
Story changed to needing to buy a Playstation for his son.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Kal
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Date: May 10, 2013 05:58PM
Little Italy San Diego, dude wanted a credit card really? Had $70 in my wallet gave him $50 for 2 jackets, all in all, not bad. Jesus don't they sell these at Marshall's for $75?
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bummed
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Date: May 12, 2013 07:15PM
Beware, these guys are driving around residential neighborhoods of Santa Monica stopping pedestrians. Using a Jeep rental. Watch out!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Norbert
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Date: May 12, 2013 07:51PM
Thanks I found them in Santa Monica, just south of the pier. Picked up 5 jackets for $100. The kid ahead of me bought 10 and they are going fast.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Virginians Rule
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Date: May 12, 2013 08:24PM
What the fuck is up with this thread getting posts from all over the US? It's for Fairfax County, Virginia.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fredy Lopez
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Date: May 13, 2013 02:12PM
Same bullshit hapened to me on 5/13/13 outside Terrys in Duncanv ille Tx.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Cyberusty
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Date: May 13, 2013 04:33PM
A similar SCAM with the same MO is now running in San Diego, CA
1) Single Italian man pulls up to pedestrian asking directions to the Airport
2) He is friendly and asks if you like Italian leather and offers his business card
3) He claims his boss has given him a leather jacket he already has at home in Milan to which he is on the way home to.
4) He doesn't wish to pay the duty on the jacket and offers it with no strings
5) He then shows the jacket and offers addition leather jackets
6) You accept the jackets and have them in a nice bag with all jackets in the new plastic manufacture bags.
7) At the last moment he asks for assistance in getting a birthday gift for his 7 year old daughter (she wants an unlocked iPhone)
8) He has only $150 in cash left and needs another $350 to cover the $500 iPhone for his daughter.
This is the detailed MO and he may ask to give you a ride to your home to assist him in acquiring the money you may be willing to give based on the perceived value of what are "fake" leather "A" Emporio Collezione line of new jackets.
1) Single Italian man pulls up to pedestrian asking directions to the Airport
2) He is friendly and asks if you like Italian leather and offers his business card
3) He claims his boss has given him a leather jacket he already has at home in Milan to which he is on the way home to.
4) He doesn't wish to pay the duty on the jacket and offers it with no strings
5) He then shows the jacket and offers addition leather jackets
6) You accept the jackets and have them in a nice bag with all jackets in the new plastic manufacture bags.
7) At the last moment he asks for assistance in getting a birthday gift for his 7 year old daughter (she wants an unlocked iPhone)
8) He has only $150 in cash left and needs another $350 to cover the $500 iPhone for his daughter.
This is the detailed MO and he may ask to give you a ride to your home to assist him in acquiring the money you may be willing to give based on the perceived value of what are "fake" leather "A" Emporio Collezione line of new jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chandu
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Date: May 13, 2013 10:43PM
Same thing happened to me at costco, Edison, NJ by the same guy whose picture was posted in the earlier message. 5 smelly jackets for $300
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Big Dan
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Date: May 13, 2013 11:22PM
Dude pulled up next to me here in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. I was getting out of my pick up truck and getting ready to read some oil pressure guages on the pipeline when he pulled up in a brand new Audi S5 coupe. I bought 4 pair of leather chaps and 6 pair of leather crotchless male panties from him.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Greg
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Date: May 15, 2013 12:02AM
I seriously just had this same thing pulled on me in LA. Except the guy was in a white traverse cruising between Santa Monica and Sawtelle blvds. He says, in a nice Italian accent, "which way to the 405" He has a flight to catch back to Italy and has "all these jackets", 3 men's and 1 women's jacket. I'm no idiot so I immediately said, "I have no money." He says, "no my friend, for you, free. you gave me directions, you have a friend in Milan forever." So I said, sure, give it to me for free. Then he says, well the first two are free but he needs some compensation for the last one, as he has this flight to Italy to catch. He has to get back to Italy to hand with Armani and whatnot. I told him again, I had no money and would gladly take free jackets since we are such good friends now. He asks if I have a credit card? Then I just laughed all up in his face and told him to beat feet. Armani's cousin wouldn't drive a Traverse.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Terry G
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Date: May 15, 2013 07:06AM
I am presently in the WILES Research Station located on the West Antarctic Ice Shelf.
Yesterday, I was drilling for some core samples when this guy drives up on a Sno-Cat, climbs out and tells me he is getting ready to catch the ship back to the southern tip of South America but he got lost in a blizzard.
I gave him a old GPS unit to help him find his way and he was very grateful. In return he offered me 10 quad-insulated leather jumpsuits with a certification down to -40 degrees. He then asked me to help him get an Xbox for his kid but I didn't have one so I offered him a case of sun dried penguin jerky instead.
Yesterday, I was drilling for some core samples when this guy drives up on a Sno-Cat, climbs out and tells me he is getting ready to catch the ship back to the southern tip of South America but he got lost in a blizzard.
I gave him a old GPS unit to help him find his way and he was very grateful. In return he offered me 10 quad-insulated leather jumpsuits with a certification down to -40 degrees. He then asked me to help him get an Xbox for his kid but I didn't have one so I offered him a case of sun dried penguin jerky instead.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
S Abdul
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Date: May 15, 2013 08:00PM
Hey guys they are in San Francisco now. just 30 minutes ago..in a Blue SUV..i think it was an equinox. It was just one guy as well. Also asked me for directions to the airport on between Sutter and Mason Street. asked for even a bit of money for 3 coats claiming they were almost 6 grand altogether. He wanted to get a PSP for his son back in Italy and had a flight to night.. I just pretended like i didnt have my wallet and i lived an hour away so he shook my hand and we both parted ways. He said his flight to italy was at 9pm and i said i will only reach my wallet at 11 so he stuck to his story as well. They are very convincing so please be careful!
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Posted by:
Capt. C Cassidy
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Date: May 15, 2013 08:10PM
I'm on the NASA International Space Station and I'm chilling out and having fun with zero gravity when all of a sudden there is a knock on pressure hatch #3. I look through the porthole and see a well-dressed man asking if he could come inside for a bit.
It seems he was on his way to Earth when he got lost. I helped him out by giving him some oxygen and he wanted to thank me by offering me a beautiful strap-on leather dildo. I told him I didn't have my wallet with me and left it back on Earth. He was very persuasive and I ended up giving him some additional oxygen tanks and he gave me the dildo.
It seems he was on his way to Earth when he got lost. I helped him out by giving him some oxygen and he wanted to thank me by offering me a beautiful strap-on leather dildo. I told him I didn't have my wallet with me and left it back on Earth. He was very persuasive and I ended up giving him some additional oxygen tanks and he gave me the dildo.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ramon
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Date: May 15, 2013 08:28PM
About ten minutes ago outside Diablo Dive Shop in Rabat, Morocco. It was just one of them this time. He was driving a white Mercedes SUV and said he was trying to get back to Italy. First he offered me 3 jackets for free. I told him i didn't need any jackets since it is quite hot this time of year in Morocco, but he insisted. He was very persuasive and said he needed to unload all his jackets to win an all expense paid trip to the International Space Station for himself and his family. He said he had been to the station previously and it was a blast.
I ended up taking 5 large, 3 medium, and 3 small jackets. He seemed like a nice guy so I gave him $50 and a dried starfish. Be careful everyone, he seemed to be coming down with the flu.
I ended up taking 5 large, 3 medium, and 3 small jackets. He seemed like a nice guy so I gave him $50 and a dried starfish. Be careful everyone, he seemed to be coming down with the flu.
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Posted by:
Oleg
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Date: May 17, 2013 12:57PM
May 17, 2913 Vancouver, BC Canada.
After I left TD Trust at Oak str and 29 av,
some guy asked me ffor direction to International (YVR).
Gave him direction,
he mentioned now I got a good friend in Milano, Italy.
This time he was in Vancouver for some fashinable clothes Expo and taking flight back to Italy.
"As a sign of friedship" offered bunch of leather jackets but later on asked for "IPod in Duty Free for his son".
Anyway, to make long story short, he asked for some cash in exchange, but did not get any.
Here is his new bussiness card.
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After I left TD Trust at Oak str and 29 av,
some guy asked me ffor direction to International (YVR).
Gave him direction,
he mentioned now I got a good friend in Milano, Italy.
This time he was in Vancouver for some fashinable clothes Expo and taking flight back to Italy.
"As a sign of friedship" offered bunch of leather jackets but later on asked for "IPod in Duty Free for his son".
Anyway, to make long story short, he asked for some cash in exchange, but did not get any.
Here is his new bussiness card.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
KSE
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Date: May 17, 2013 04:52PM
Arlington, tx - Walmart. $200 for 4. Old man must have been 70. They are very good at what they do, feels so stupid in retrospect- I don't fall for this kind of stuff, but the props were pretty elaborate. Human nature I guess- like buying a lottery ticket. God help me.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Alan
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Date: May 18, 2013 01:22PM
BEWARE!!!! My husband got scamed yesterday in Santa Monica.... fortuately he only had $40 in cash for a stinky fake Armani jacket. Bad karma to these scam artists... hope they get caught.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
franco
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Date: May 20, 2013 08:33PM
San Francisco, CA (downtown) 05/20/2013 @ 430pm
I was approached by this guy in an SUV (Colorado Licence Plate), claiming to be a Manager at Armani. He claimed to have Armani suits in his trunk for cheap. Didn’t fall for it, I smelled scam from the moment he said 5 Armanis for the price of one. Darn, I should have written the licence plate number.
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I was approached by this guy in an SUV (Colorado Licence Plate), claiming to be a Manager at Armani. He claimed to have Armani suits in his trunk for cheap. Didn’t fall for it, I smelled scam from the moment he said 5 Armanis for the price of one. Darn, I should have written the licence plate number.
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Posted by:
Bubba
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Date: May 20, 2013 10:58PM
Only one of them last Friday, working bank parking lots ( near the atm ), and gas stations in Torrance and Redondo Beach. White Chevy SUV "How do I get to the airport ?" . Same crap made in china stuff. Didn't buy any.
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Posted by:
Bubba
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Date: May 20, 2013 11:04PM
Remember the late actor W.C. Fields......"You can't cheat an honest man"........
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Posted by:
derp
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Date: May 20, 2013 11:23PM
This is the stupidest thread ever.
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Posted by:
new jacket owner
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Date: May 20, 2013 11:49PM
This happened to me about an hour ago. My wife and I were standing outside the Capella Pedregal Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Two Italian guys in a white Lexus SUV pulled up asking directions to the San Jose Del Cabo airport. We told them it was about a 45 minute drive and they said they needed to lighten their load to get there faster. We got the same jacket pitch as reported by others.
It was 91 degrees Fahrenheit today so we didn't really need them for warmth. We also said since we were flying home to Scottsdale AZ ourselves we don't have much room to pack extra clothes. But Gianni was a really persuasive salesman and he talked us into taking twenty-five (25) jackets for $500.
They are good quality so the deal didn't really seem all that bad. I'm going to spend the remainder of our vacation here trying to sell the jackets in the resort and around town in Cabo. If there are any left we will sell them back home in Scottsdale.
It was 91 degrees Fahrenheit today so we didn't really need them for warmth. We also said since we were flying home to Scottsdale AZ ourselves we don't have much room to pack extra clothes. But Gianni was a really persuasive salesman and he talked us into taking twenty-five (25) jackets for $500.
They are good quality so the deal didn't really seem all that bad. I'm going to spend the remainder of our vacation here trying to sell the jackets in the resort and around town in Cabo. If there are any left we will sell them back home in Scottsdale.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Katie
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Date: May 21, 2013 01:33AM
Be careful they are hitting San Francisco now! My Dad went for it haha
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Posted by:
twista
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Date: May 21, 2013 10:48AM
OMG! There here! I just saw them in Moore, Oklahoma. They said they are having a Tornado sale. People here no longer have homes but at least they are gonna look stylish!
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Posted by:
Scott in SF
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Date: May 22, 2013 01:28PM
This just happened to me in San Francisco. White SUV and only one italian guy named "Gianni". I didn't buy anything, but he gave me the EXACT same pitch as Jim Bob above - looking for direction to SFO, in town for a show but didn't want to pay taxes on the jackets he had left. So shady.
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Posted by:
Ed in Toronto
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Date: May 25, 2013 05:43PM
happened to me just now. at King and University Toronto
$2000 for 7 jackets. F***!
$2000 for 7 jackets. F***!
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Posted by:
Hal in Toronto
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Date: May 25, 2013 06:28PM
Me too! I'm was at King and Univ but I got a deal $1600 for 8 jackets. You got fucked over.
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Posted by:
Monops
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Date: May 25, 2013 06:28PM
I'm from Toronto Canada and the same thing happened to me but instead they were going to give it to me for free but got out and tried to get me into the car because they couldn't do the exchange in public...I backed away, gave them the directions and left!
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Posted by:
Dan in Toronto
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Date: May 25, 2013 06:29PM
Ha ha! Both of you got screwed. I was at the corner of Albert and Colombia Streets. Ended up getting a better deal than either of you - $1400 for 8 jackets.
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Posted by:
Ned in Toronto
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Date: May 25, 2013 06:31PM
Over on Westmount Rd S here. Got $1000 for 10 jackets.
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Posted by:
Joe in Toronto
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Date: May 25, 2013 06:32PM
I got the $1000 for 10 jacket deal too
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Posted by:
RIPPED OFF
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Date: May 25, 2013 06:36PM
Antonio Feruzzi was his name and he sold me 9 jackets for $1600. When I got home, I noticed the Armani label was peeling off one jacket. I pulled it off and it said Kirkland (Costco) underneath.
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Posted by:
Merrill
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Date: May 25, 2013 09:16PM
I just bought 20 jackets for $500. Initially he was asking a lot more and negotiated the price down to $500. I looked them over before buying and again when I got home. They seem perfectly ok, nothing wrong with them. It was the same Gianni character.
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Posted by:
leatherman
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Date: May 25, 2013 11:05PM
Does he ever have any of the Emporio leather bikini collection for sale?
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Posted by:
Bill in Phoenix
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Date: May 26, 2013 10:07AM
So I was gassing up my rental car last night just down the road from Phoenix Sky Harbor airport and this Gianni guy rolled up in a white rental SUV. He asked for directions to the airport and then tried to sell me his faux Armani jackets. LOL he didn't pitch the bikini collection.
At first I thought it was a scam but then took one anyway for $30 it seemed like a fair price. Now I've checked it out more, and no problems discovered. There was a slight chemical smell I noticed from trying to use it as a pillow on my flight, but that has aired out now.
What exactly is supposed to be wrong with these jackets other than obviously not being actual Armani?
At first I thought it was a scam but then took one anyway for $30 it seemed like a fair price. Now I've checked it out more, and no problems discovered. There was a slight chemical smell I noticed from trying to use it as a pillow on my flight, but that has aired out now.
What exactly is supposed to be wrong with these jackets other than obviously not being actual Armani?
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Posted by:
camper Dave
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Date: May 26, 2013 10:19AM
So I'm at the Grand Canyon and I rented a donkey named Paco to haul me and my camping gear down to the Colorado River. I'm at my campsite for the evening when this guy named Francisco Valenti pulls up on a rental donkey named Daisy and tries to sell me a genuine Emporio a Collezione leather sleeping bag and tent set for $500. I told him I already had a Gore-Tex tent and REI sleeping bag but he said he needs to sell them in order to lighten his load so the donkey can make it out of there. It seems Daisy was an elderly donkey. I offered him $300, we settled on $400 and half a bag of Purina Donkey Chow for Daisy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Simone Moro
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Date: May 26, 2013 10:44AM
Last week I was flying a rescue attempt to the South Col at Everest. We had picked up an injured climber and dropped him off at base camp. We were getting ready to take off when a white rental SUV accompanied by a pack of Sherpas approached the helicopter. At first we thought they were the same Sherpas we had previously had an altercation with, but it was just a fellow Italian named Gianni with Sherpa porters loaded down with bundles of Armani jackets.
He asked us for directions to Toronto, and was so grateful he offered us each a faux Armani jacket. Although we are sponsored by Then North Face, we each took a jacket and my partner tossed a couple more bundles of jackets in the helicopter when Gianni wasn't looking.
He asked us for directions to Toronto, and was so grateful he offered us each a faux Armani jacket. Although we are sponsored by Then North Face, we each took a jacket and my partner tossed a couple more bundles of jackets in the helicopter when Gianni wasn't looking.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ed in Estonia
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Date: May 27, 2013 10:26PM
Was packing up my car in the Ülemiste Hotell parking lot, Tallinn, Estonia. Two Italian men in a white rental SUV pulled up and asked directions to Lennart Meri Airport. I pointed out the way and they were very grateful. One of the men (believe it was Ganni) said he could not take his stock of Armani jackets on the plane with him due to the export duties. I offered to take 3 or 4 jackets, and he asked for an iPad in payment. As a joke I gave him the equivalent of $500 in poor-quality counterfeit Russian notes. He did not examine the currency closely and did not realize it was counterfeit. They drove off towards the airport and I got the 4 jackets for free.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tyrone blackwell
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Date: May 27, 2013 10:32PM
Me & d othR guys frm d Ocho 8 gang wa shanging out near d plasma cNtR hEr n Camden, nu Jersey wen DIS (_o_) n a FanC nu SUV pulls ^ asking how 2 git 2 Philly. We lIk 2 him itz Ovr d bridge my man! He wants 2 sellus som fiN (_!_) lethR goods bt we stabbed him n d neck & t%k Hs shit, dat Italian fuxor b bleeding out n d st. nw feck him. lethR jackets L%k gud.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chumley
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Date: May 27, 2013 11:55PM
I believe what Mr Blackwell said was...
I was meeting with my fellow associates of the Ocho 8 fraternity near the medical facilities in Camden, New Jersey when we noticed an attractive late model SUV approach us. The driver sought navigation insutructions as he desired to be in Philadelphia. We assisted him by providing guidance and instructions on how to take the bridge into the city.
In appreciation of our assistance, he presented us with a business proposition and offered to sell us some fine designer Italian leather goods.
Rather than take him up on his offer, we opted to apply a sharp implement to his neck and relieve him of his inventory. As we bid him a fond farewell, we noticed that he was beeding profusely. While this was not an ideal predictament for the Italian fellow, we decided to leave posthaste with the fine quality merchandise.
I was meeting with my fellow associates of the Ocho 8 fraternity near the medical facilities in Camden, New Jersey when we noticed an attractive late model SUV approach us. The driver sought navigation insutructions as he desired to be in Philadelphia. We assisted him by providing guidance and instructions on how to take the bridge into the city.
In appreciation of our assistance, he presented us with a business proposition and offered to sell us some fine designer Italian leather goods.
Rather than take him up on his offer, we opted to apply a sharp implement to his neck and relieve him of his inventory. As we bid him a fond farewell, we noticed that he was beeding profusely. While this was not an ideal predictament for the Italian fellow, we decided to leave posthaste with the fine quality merchandise.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tim me
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Date: May 28, 2013 03:18AM
go fuck yourself, canadians are the best people but yes some are led astray and its usally an american behind all the scams!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
jimme
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Date: May 28, 2013 03:24AM
They may still be in Vancouver, one guy today pulled over and asked me for directions on seymour street and then asked me to sit with him, I was reluctant but did so and he pulled the jacket thing on me and then asked if I could help buy him dinner etc as he had a 14 hour flight. sounded good, but I still believe if its too good to be true then its too good to be true and said I haven't any money and then he took back the jackets, I left and went about my business.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BS
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Date: May 28, 2013 11:15AM
Lol, lots of trolls lurking on this post
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
trolly
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Date: May 28, 2013 11:57AM
The whole thread is a troll thread in case you didn't notice.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Qiang Lei
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Date: May 29, 2013 08:13AM
I knew it was too good to be true. He was in in White Porsche and showed me his passport and rental car agreement. Yeah, I got hit up with the IPAD thing. I guess the coats got me. Yeah, 4 coasts for $200. I knew something should had been wrong when he went from $500 to $200. Never again....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jake the snake
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Date: May 29, 2013 06:30PM
Same thing happened to me today. An Italian guy asked for directions, he had fake cards, passport, car rental. He wanted me to pay $1000 for 4 jackets claiming they were worth $17,000. It seemed to good to be true and he seemed very pushy. so I didn't go for it. Thanks for proving it was/is a scam.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
>???<
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Date: May 30, 2013 07:53AM
This is the best fucking thread on FFXU ever. So full of win. I love the bullshit here.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tonny
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Date: May 30, 2013 02:29PM
Hahahha I got 3 for 60 same history but it was only one guy
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gas Statiion El Paso, Tx
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Date: May 31, 2013 03:43PM
This happend to me on Thurs 5/30/13 in El Paso, Texas. It was only one guy in a grey SUV. coming from a convention going to the airport. Started at $1500 for 5 jackets, immediately dropped to $500. After all is said and done I gave him $40 for 1 jacket. Lesson learned.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
William
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Date: May 31, 2013 06:41PM
I'm in Toronto, Canada. It just happened to me 20 min ago. Two Italians in JEEP SUV. At Bay/Grosvenor St. They were asking direction to Pearson airport. Tried to give me free leather jackets but say something about credit card. Just be careful guys~
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
William
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Date: May 31, 2013 07:43PM
Oh, I forgot to mention that I did get one jacket for free. Since I'm gay, I offered to suck off both of the guys for two jackets. They said no deal at first but we settled on each of them getting a blowjob with me swallowing. Since I'm a cum-guzzling whore anyway, I went for it.
Now I have a nice new jacket!
Now I have a nice new jacket!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
nah
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Date: May 31, 2013 10:29PM
trolly Wrote:
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> The whole thread is a troll thread in case you
> didn't notice.
Not even half of it. Just this page and a few posts here and there in last few.
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> The whole thread is a troll thread in case you
> didn't notice.
Not even half of it. Just this page and a few posts here and there in last few.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Good Deed Indeed
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Date: June 03, 2013 02:52PM
Same story only one guy though. Airport directions. It cost me $100 for two jackets. Well hopefully they will receive their just reward in due time.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ee
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Date: June 03, 2013 03:53PM
Same story today, saw them in the Trenton, NJ area. Asked for directions to the airport. They wanted $1500 for 15 jackets. I said hell no. He drove away.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ACB
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Date: June 03, 2013 04:39PM
Got approached by these 2 guys in the same silver SUV in the pictures prior in Seattle. He is using the MANAGER title here.
Very smooth talker, but I didn't buy it.
KEEP MOVIN' ITALIAN DUDES!!
Very smooth talker, but I didn't buy it.
KEEP MOVIN' ITALIAN DUDES!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Nick S
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Date: June 03, 2013 05:01PM
They are in Cherry Hill, NJ today. Claimed was from Georgio Armani and was from Italy. Asked for directions to Philadelphia Airport. Drove ia beautiful new Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. Smooth talking fella. I wasn't planning on buying but ended up with 4 jackets for $300.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
love me some leather
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Date: June 03, 2013 05:03PM
Oh man! I sure hope they find there way through Akron, Ohio here. I wonder if they have other leather goods...
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
greg sakanan
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Date: June 04, 2013 07:06PM
The same thing happened to me. I am putting a bounty on those fanoiks heads and whoever tells me about their whereabouts in Glendale CA, I will pay generously. Please reply to my post whoever is interested.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
A. Tahalele
()
Date: June 05, 2013 04:27PM
As of 2 hours ago they were in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Same thing happen to me. I was at Jl. KH Wahid Hasyim 77, at the Ibis Jakarta Tamarin. Two Italian men driving a rental SUV, white in color, pulled in and asked directions to the Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta airport. In gratitude they offered several imitation Armani jackets, which they could not take on their flight. I paid $100 (one hundred US dollars) for five (5) jackets, and then they gave me an additional woman's jacket for my daughter who arrived on the scene at that moment. The principal was a greasy looking man with bad teeth, and left the same business card as posted above.
Same thing happen to me. I was at Jl. KH Wahid Hasyim 77, at the Ibis Jakarta Tamarin. Two Italian men driving a rental SUV, white in color, pulled in and asked directions to the Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta airport. In gratitude they offered several imitation Armani jackets, which they could not take on their flight. I paid $100 (one hundred US dollars) for five (5) jackets, and then they gave me an additional woman's jacket for my daughter who arrived on the scene at that moment. The principal was a greasy looking man with bad teeth, and left the same business card as posted above.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
xVnwj
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Date: June 05, 2013 08:58PM
I bet this is where they get the jackets....starting at $15-16 apiece= so ANYTHING they make is a profit.
http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/search.do?searchkey=leather+jackets+for+men&catalog=014001003003&searchSource=sort&stype=up&sinfo=price&shipcountry=us&isadvanced=0&advancedno=&luceneQuery=&seotype=&_flush=-1389934923
http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/search.do?searchkey=leather+jackets+for+men&catalog=014001003003&searchSource=sort&stype=up&sinfo=price&shipcountry=us&isadvanced=0&advancedno=&luceneQuery=&seotype=&_flush=-1389934923
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WTF is this
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Date: June 06, 2013 12:00AM
WTF is this thread about?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
saul cardenas
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Date: June 07, 2013 09:01PM
I just met the 2 italians in the SUV.there running there scam in the east bay close to San Francisco.they say they talk little English.they have a pocket full of 100s and passport and rent a car ticket.they show u a few of there jackets and say they don't want to pay the interest tax when they head back to Italy.they will put a lighter to the jacket to show u the.quality of the leather.Beware of the this fuckers
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Isai
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Date: June 09, 2013 03:01PM
One Italian guy in big spring sold me a jacket for 80 bucks but he wanted 400 for 4 of them and said the cost for one is 1,000 so I went for and only bought one because I only had 80 dollars he was driving a ford SUV.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Isai
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Date: June 09, 2013 03:04PM
That fucker did the same thing to me Saul cardenas.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
vanneda
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Date: June 09, 2013 11:27PM
Same thing happend to my dad,.they asked him , how to get to the airport and he said he didnt want to pay taxes on some extra watches...my dad ended.up giving him $300.00 thats some BS.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
stupidme
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Date: June 11, 2013 07:50PM
BEWARE!!!!!!! DO NOT EVER EVER TALK TO STRANGERS! COST me $1,000 + $350 for visa LOL now i have to work my ass off! Italian guy with armani coats displays to you that it's fire proof by burning it infront of you. Will ask directions to you to airport because he has flights. and will let you in the car and mind FUCK you! My greediness got me on this one. LESSON LEARNED!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
MOB
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Date: June 11, 2013 11:46PM
THEY ARE NOW IN THE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT AS I SCAMMER MYSELF I GUESS WE ALL LEARN , GET UR $, BUT TO ALL OTHERS BEWARE THEY ARE OUT THERE
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Woogie
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Date: June 12, 2013 04:18PM
These guys just offered to sell me two pails of diarrhea for 30 bucks. If I bought it they would let me have another 7 for free.
Too good to be true. I bought it and man it is the most delicious diarrhea I've ever had.
Too good to be true. I bought it and man it is the most delicious diarrhea I've ever had.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Macaroni
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Date: June 12, 2013 07:00PM
Just got hit by them in Roseville, CA outside Macarooni Grill. Asked if I am Italian because my nose and face looks like Italian. (Total shit. I am Indian.) rest was the same story. Did not buy anything.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lenny
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Date: June 13, 2013 09:53AM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lenny
()
Date: June 13, 2013 11:40AM
Oops, that was the wrong link. Don't click - it's for my retarded sister's hair salon. Anyway, here is a screen shot of him.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
fronkenstouche
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Date: June 15, 2013 03:22PM
Tony, white grey suv, directions to SFO in Safeway parking lot N. San Jose, daughter's birthday, iPad. 4 jackets, soaked in gasoline. These guys sure get around. Class act!
A++++ would get ripped off again.
A++++ would get ripped off again.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Marcel
()
Date: June 15, 2013 03:45PM
I encountered the two Italians last night in Cayenne, French Guiana. It was just after dark outside the Porta Verde restaurant. They were in a white rental SUV, asked directions to the airport (Félix Eboué). Gianni wanted an iPad for his daughter and offered 4 jackets.
I took the 4 jackets and sensing it was a scam my partner stole the rest and compelled the two to turn over all their money to us, almost $3,000. Anyone who was scammed recently may reply to us for reimbursement. We now have a quantity of jackets on sale for $10 each, at 30 Rue Arago. They are of good quality and very attractive.
We suspect Gianni and his associate will travel to Canada next.
I took the 4 jackets and sensing it was a scam my partner stole the rest and compelled the two to turn over all their money to us, almost $3,000. Anyone who was scammed recently may reply to us for reimbursement. We now have a quantity of jackets on sale for $10 each, at 30 Rue Arago. They are of good quality and very attractive.
We suspect Gianni and his associate will travel to Canada next.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mike111
()
Date: June 17, 2013 11:02AM
I'm from Bristol, UK and I searched this up (it happened to me like 30 mins ago)
Italian guy looking for directions to airport. Gave me three designer watches and wanted me to pay for his petrol!
Italian guy looking for directions to airport. Gave me three designer watches and wanted me to pay for his petrol!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Nigel_Hines
()
Date: June 17, 2013 08:51PM
They are still in England. I just ran into Gianni and his mate in Southampton, Hampshire, UK about an hour ago. They were looking for the airport again, driving a white SUV. Both blokes were a bit off and smelled bad. Gave me the three watches and tried to sell jackets. We bargained and I bought four jackets for forty quid (£40), which wasn't a bad deal on top of the watches. (Helped when I pointed out the surveillance camera monitoring the transaction.) All decent quality for knock-offs nonetheless.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Great American Novel
()
Date: June 18, 2013 11:23AM
Nigel_Hines Wrote:
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> They are still in England. I just ran into Gianni
> and his mate in Southampton, Hampshire, UK about
> an hour ago. They were looking for the airport
> again, driving a white SUV. Both blokes were a
> bit off and smelled bad. Gave me the three
> watches and tried to sell jackets. We bargained
> and I bought four jackets for forty quid (£40),
> which wasn't a bad deal on top of the watches.
> (Helped when I pointed out the surveillance camera
> monitoring the transaction.) All decent quality
> for knock-offs nonetheless.
When is the book coming out?
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> They are still in England. I just ran into Gianni
> and his mate in Southampton, Hampshire, UK about
> an hour ago. They were looking for the airport
> again, driving a white SUV. Both blokes were a
> bit off and smelled bad. Gave me the three
> watches and tried to sell jackets. We bargained
> and I bought four jackets for forty quid (£40),
> which wasn't a bad deal on top of the watches.
> (Helped when I pointed out the surveillance camera
> monitoring the transaction.) All decent quality
> for knock-offs nonetheless.
When is the book coming out?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Branner
()
Date: June 19, 2013 11:05PM
Beware: They are now in the Azores. Two Italians in a white SUV pulled up while my girlfriend and I were taking erotic outdoor photos at the Boqueirão Whale Factory, on Flores Island, Azores. We greeted them in Portuguese, then they asked in English for directions to the airport. My girlfriend and I were both completely naked at the time, so he gave us a couple jackets to wear. They said they had a carload of jackets they could not bring on the plane, and wanted to give them away.
In gratitude for pointing the way to the airport he told us we could keep the two jackets we had on, and offered 5 more if he could look at my girlfriend's breasts or 10 jackets if he could touch. She obliged whereupon they gave us the entire load of jackets and a suitcase of fake watches, which are of good quality. We finished the photo shoot and left most of the coats inside the whale factory. Watch out for these guys, they will try to scam you.
In gratitude for pointing the way to the airport he told us we could keep the two jackets we had on, and offered 5 more if he could look at my girlfriend's breasts or 10 jackets if he could touch. She obliged whereupon they gave us the entire load of jackets and a suitcase of fake watches, which are of good quality. We finished the photo shoot and left most of the coats inside the whale factory. Watch out for these guys, they will try to scam you.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
CmeSpeed
()
Date: June 20, 2013 03:48PM
I took was taken as well, not for $200 but for $40. I know if it's to good to be true it probably isn't.
This guy played the same game on me, except he said he wanted to buy an I pad for his daughter. He was very slick. He showed me a number of jackets and claimed they were leather. He was so fast (like a shell game) putting them in marked bags I didn't have time to look carefully. It appeared he was going to give me 5 jackets for whatever I could afford. The dumb move I made was to look in my wallet to only find $40. He said I was killing him but he didn't have any more options. He said can't we go to your ATM? When I said no he said, ok just give me the $40. When I did he only put one jacket in the bag and drove off.
It wasn't until I got home that the smell knocked me off my feet. Leather doesn't smell like ass.
Buyer beware. Even those of us that THINK we are savy can be taken.
This guy played the same game on me, except he said he wanted to buy an I pad for his daughter. He was very slick. He showed me a number of jackets and claimed they were leather. He was so fast (like a shell game) putting them in marked bags I didn't have time to look carefully. It appeared he was going to give me 5 jackets for whatever I could afford. The dumb move I made was to look in my wallet to only find $40. He said I was killing him but he didn't have any more options. He said can't we go to your ATM? When I said no he said, ok just give me the $40. When I did he only put one jacket in the bag and drove off.
It wasn't until I got home that the smell knocked me off my feet. Leather doesn't smell like ass.
Buyer beware. Even those of us that THINK we are savy can be taken.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Adrian
()
Date: June 20, 2013 05:49PM
They are in Downey CA. I was putting my kids in car. He asked directions to LA Convention Center. Told him 5 North to 10fwy.
Same story. He showed me his passport.
This time instead of jackets it's Fake watches. EA Oroligio. He got me for $180 for 12 fake watches. Supposedly overstocked from a convention. Hahaha. Im such a dumbass.
I was in need of a wrist band for my watch, so I figured, ok. I can just swap the band for my watch. Haha. They are so delicate it broke.
Anyway, hope God is nece to him when he meets with him.
Same story. He showed me his passport.
This time instead of jackets it's Fake watches. EA Oroligio. He got me for $180 for 12 fake watches. Supposedly overstocked from a convention. Hahaha. Im such a dumbass.
I was in need of a wrist band for my watch, so I figured, ok. I can just swap the band for my watch. Haha. They are so delicate it broke.
Anyway, hope God is nece to him when he meets with him.
Yep...........GOT ME !!!
Posted by:
Marc
()
Date: June 20, 2013 06:47PM
Happened 1 hour ago at the Bristol Farm's at Doheny and Beverly Blvd in Beverly Hills. Same schtick. And I think of myself as aware and not easily conned......big surprise for me. Got the same story of asking for directions to LAX. Then for being such a nice guy he wants to give me 3 leather jackets. I, being the generous and thoughtful guy I am (boy am I generous Haha) said I can't take them for nothing.......here is $340 which was what I had in my wallet. He wanted me to buy an iPad for his son's birthday. Good thing I only had $340 on me..........bad timing as I usually only carry about $150 and that would have been all he got. I am 58 years old, and I still am reminded to "Live and Learn". If it seems to good to be true, it usually is!
Quite an experience..............really quite funny........but the joke is on me..........just shows you that just because you think you intelligent and have some affluence doesn't mean you aren't still a sucker.
Just call me the latest "sucker".........I accept the humiliation.......boy oh boy..........life never ceases to surprise me...........
Signing off,
The Jerk with the smelly jackets...............LOL
Quite an experience..............really quite funny........but the joke is on me..........just shows you that just because you think you intelligent and have some affluence doesn't mean you aren't still a sucker.
Just call me the latest "sucker".........I accept the humiliation.......boy oh boy..........life never ceases to surprise me...........
Signing off,
The Jerk with the smelly jackets...............LOL
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Stephen K
()
Date: June 21, 2013 06:37PM
One of them just tried this on me and i found this site on my phone WHILE TALKING TO HIM.
I was just walking next to my house in an alley when he asked for directions. I started writing them down and he worked his routine. I looked up this site within 45 seconds and showed it to him (meanwhile his "extremely valuable gift" was in my hand) i then proceeded to a dumpster 10 feet away which would only open about 6 inches because of a chain lock. threw the whole bag into it, flipped the bird then walked off. SCREW THIS SCUMBAG!
Note: This was in WEST LOS ANGELES.
I was just walking next to my house in an alley when he asked for directions. I started writing them down and he worked his routine. I looked up this site within 45 seconds and showed it to him (meanwhile his "extremely valuable gift" was in my hand) i then proceeded to a dumpster 10 feet away which would only open about 6 inches because of a chain lock. threw the whole bag into it, flipped the bird then walked off. SCREW THIS SCUMBAG!
Note: This was in WEST LOS ANGELES.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
GIPSY
()
Date: June 28, 2013 08:53PM
two guys pulled up in a white mazda SUV and they where asking if we can help them sell there leather coats because they have to go to Italy in 3 hours so we bought 6 for 275 fucken bastards -.-
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
zh
()
Date: July 03, 2013 03:48PM
just got scammed in toronto...on bay street.
4 jackets for $1200 he started with, bought them for $600 for 4 jackets.
Still can't believe I fell for it... so retarded.
4 jackets for $1200 he started with, bought them for $600 for 4 jackets.
Still can't believe I fell for it... so retarded.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
same
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Date: July 03, 2013 07:34PM
I fell for it too. Bought 5 jackets for $100. He started out at $500 each so it seemed like a good deal. Still not jackets for the $20 each, and they would cost more in a store, so meh...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
TONY
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Date: July 04, 2013 04:13PM
hey I just encountered that one fat Italian guy lmao I got six jackets for fifty buck I aint trippin they look real there in a ega bag and pass the burn leather and swade test 50 bucks cant beat it even the klnock off are worth money I personally don't like them I wear walmart cloth
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pierre
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Date: July 05, 2013 09:10PM
Gianni and his partner in crime are back in Kourou French Guiana once again. They almost conned me with their scam, but for a slip-up. They approached me at the space centre in a white rental SUV and asked directions to the airport. He said they had just driven in from Suriname and picked up a load of Armani jackets which they needed to sell before flying to Italy. I knew this to be a lie because French Guiana is part of France and the European Union, hence there is no customs duty as he claimed. I threatened to call the Gendarmes and they drove away at a rapid speed, leaving behind two suitcases of men and womens jackets, about 40 jackets in total.
I will be taking the jackets to the beach tomorrow. I will be at Plage Montjoly, where I give kite-surfing lessons. This beach is but a short pleasant drive from Cayenne. Every kite-surfing student will get a free imitation Armani simulated leather jacket with a one-hour lesson. A two hour lesson will entitle the client to two jackets, and purchase of a half-day kite-surfing lesson will entitle the client to five of the fine jackets. Arrive early to book an appointment.
I will be taking the jackets to the beach tomorrow. I will be at Plage Montjoly, where I give kite-surfing lessons. This beach is but a short pleasant drive from Cayenne. Every kite-surfing student will get a free imitation Armani simulated leather jacket with a one-hour lesson. A two hour lesson will entitle the client to two jackets, and purchase of a half-day kite-surfing lesson will entitle the client to five of the fine jackets. Arrive early to book an appointment.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
979ec
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Date: July 06, 2013 04:08PM
just encountered this scammer here in el campo, texas
did the same thing to my father.
did the same thing to my father.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
idkidk
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Date: July 06, 2013 08:26PM
July 06 around 3pm in Toronto, on U of T campus!!
Guy across the street in an SUV asked for directions to airport and I told him. He gave me 4 fake armani jackets, FOR FREE!!!! am i the 1st one to get them for free???? anyways i'm not going to wear them
Guy across the street in an SUV asked for directions to airport and I told him. He gave me 4 fake armani jackets, FOR FREE!!!! am i the 1st one to get them for free???? anyways i'm not going to wear them
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
EduardoMorales
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Date: July 06, 2013 09:29PM
I have the same experience! Last night in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico they gave me 2 fake Armani jackets for free after asking directions to the airport. They were in a white SUV and handed me a business card just like the photo. I am wearing the jacket now and it is warm and comfortable. Should I take it off? Did I get scammed?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Conned
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Date: July 07, 2013 08:05PM
San Francisco, CA (7-7-13)
I was conned into buying 3 jackets: 2 suede, 1 fake leather for $200. He originally asked for $300.
I was standing on Market at 5th when a well groomed white male pulled up in a rental Mercedes Benz SUV and rolled down the window to ask me something. After some chit chat, I hopped into his car to see what "opportunity" (as he described it) he had in store. He told me he had 3 Armani jackets in the back and said he was leaving back to Italy that day and he really wanted to get rid of them so he wouldn't have to pay import taxes on them. In addition, he also showed me a picture of "his son" and told me he wanted to get some cash back so he can return home with a gift for his son. He said that I could return the jackets at "Marco Esposito" (made up store) and get $3000 back for them if I talked to a man named Lino. His instructions were to return the jackets to the store and tell them that the jackets didn't fit correctly. He was confident they wouldn't have exchangeable sizes so they would have to give me the cash value back. $3000 sounded good to me, so I took him up on his "opportunity". He also reminded me a few times to make sure I tip out Lino (his friend at the store) for doing the exchange. After I talked him down to $200, he gave me the three jackets in a EGA reusable bag.
On my way home, I searched for the store on the internet and no luck. I searched the cross streets he gave me and no luck. He even texted me some extra directions so I tried calling back and texting, no answer. I probably should've did a search online before completing the transaction cause I instantly found this site and saw that a lot of other people had similar stories. 415-513-8161 Is the phone number he left me with.
In hindsight, I should've caught all the red flags and realized it was a scam. From him pulling out his Italian passport to prove his authenticity, to him fumbling around with his phone like it wasn't his own. It sucks, but I'll try to make some of my money back by selling them online. Everything always makes so much more sense in hindsight though, doesn't it?
I was conned into buying 3 jackets: 2 suede, 1 fake leather for $200. He originally asked for $300.
I was standing on Market at 5th when a well groomed white male pulled up in a rental Mercedes Benz SUV and rolled down the window to ask me something. After some chit chat, I hopped into his car to see what "opportunity" (as he described it) he had in store. He told me he had 3 Armani jackets in the back and said he was leaving back to Italy that day and he really wanted to get rid of them so he wouldn't have to pay import taxes on them. In addition, he also showed me a picture of "his son" and told me he wanted to get some cash back so he can return home with a gift for his son. He said that I could return the jackets at "Marco Esposito" (made up store) and get $3000 back for them if I talked to a man named Lino. His instructions were to return the jackets to the store and tell them that the jackets didn't fit correctly. He was confident they wouldn't have exchangeable sizes so they would have to give me the cash value back. $3000 sounded good to me, so I took him up on his "opportunity". He also reminded me a few times to make sure I tip out Lino (his friend at the store) for doing the exchange. After I talked him down to $200, he gave me the three jackets in a EGA reusable bag.
On my way home, I searched for the store on the internet and no luck. I searched the cross streets he gave me and no luck. He even texted me some extra directions so I tried calling back and texting, no answer. I probably should've did a search online before completing the transaction cause I instantly found this site and saw that a lot of other people had similar stories. 415-513-8161 Is the phone number he left me with.
In hindsight, I should've caught all the red flags and realized it was a scam. From him pulling out his Italian passport to prove his authenticity, to him fumbling around with his phone like it wasn't his own. It sucks, but I'll try to make some of my money back by selling them online. Everything always makes so much more sense in hindsight though, doesn't it?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Larry the trucker
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Date: July 07, 2013 10:29PM
I was at the Flying J Truck Stop in Jackson, Georgia yesterday when two Italian fellas approached me in the saloon. I was having my fifth or sixth vodka martini and was about to leave with Lindo Jo and take her back to the Motel 6, she is the finest looking whore that works there. I was settling up my tab when the two Italian fellas began talking to me about their leather jacket inventory. They said it was bound for the Wilson Leather distribution center in Minnesota but they semi truck was having major mechanical issues and they wanted to unload the stock before they missed their delivery deadline and were heavily penalized.
They wanted $80 each for the jackets but I negotiated them down to $55. I ended up getting the entire semi trailer of 8,800 jackets for $484,000. But it gets better! I only had $430,000 on me and they accepted that. So, I got the jackets for only $48.86 each!
They wanted $80 each for the jackets but I negotiated them down to $55. I ended up getting the entire semi trailer of 8,800 jackets for $484,000. But it gets better! I only had $430,000 on me and they accepted that. So, I got the jackets for only $48.86 each!
Re: Beware - italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Kuni
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Date: July 09, 2013 03:47PM
The same thing just happened to me in Chicago downtown. A guy in an SUV stopped in the middle of the street and asked me if I spoke Italian or Spanish and then asked me for directions to O'Hare Airport.
He then said that he wanted to thank me for being such a nice guy and tried to give me 3 free Armani Leather jackets and only asked that I pay for the 4th one. His excuse was that he didn't want to pay a fee to take the jackets back to Italy and would rather give them to someone as nice as me. I insisted that I didn't have any money with me and he tried to pressure me into going into the bank and taking money out.
I insisted to the end that all I had was $27. He seem annoyed and I just said sorry, hope you find your way and have a nice trip back to Italy.
It's amazing how these con artist know their stuff and don't even look like scam artists. The guy even pulled out a wallet full of credit cards and a roll of money just to show me that he wasn't a scam artist. He even through out a few names of fashion events going on in Chicago to sound legit.
I hope you are all careful next time someone stops you for directions and tries to sell you stuff.
He then said that he wanted to thank me for being such a nice guy and tried to give me 3 free Armani Leather jackets and only asked that I pay for the 4th one. His excuse was that he didn't want to pay a fee to take the jackets back to Italy and would rather give them to someone as nice as me. I insisted that I didn't have any money with me and he tried to pressure me into going into the bank and taking money out.
I insisted to the end that all I had was $27. He seem annoyed and I just said sorry, hope you find your way and have a nice trip back to Italy.
It's amazing how these con artist know their stuff and don't even look like scam artists. The guy even pulled out a wallet full of credit cards and a roll of money just to show me that he wasn't a scam artist. He even through out a few names of fashion events going on in Chicago to sound legit.
I hope you are all careful next time someone stops you for directions and tries to sell you stuff.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Poor student Ed
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Date: July 09, 2013 03:57PM
Same thing happened to me yesterday in downtown Toronto, an Italian guy driving a Budget rental car asked for directions to the Toronto Pearson Airport and I gladly helped him. Then the guy asked for me to pay for his rental car. Sweet talker and lies after lies, and I'm just too stupid and fell for it. Told him that I was a poor student and still he continued to blabber on about helping people. Feel so cheated.
The guy gave me his card: Antonio D. also from Milan. Says he's heading off to Australia for a fashion show. Now I wonder whether anything he said was true.
Now I have a couple of fake useless PVC jackets.
Is there anything anyone can do?
The guy gave me his card: Antonio D. also from Milan. Says he's heading off to Australia for a fashion show. Now I wonder whether anything he said was true.
Now I have a couple of fake useless PVC jackets.
Is there anything anyone can do?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
farmer Fred
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Date: July 09, 2013 04:29PM
Minot, North Dakota reporting! No Italians here. All we got is cows. I guess I could go butcher one up right now and make a jacket.
Re: Beware - italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lee
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Date: July 09, 2013 04:50PM
Kuni Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> The same thing just happened to me in Chicago
> downtown. A guy in an SUV stopped in the middle of
> the street and asked me if I spoke Italian or
> Spanish and then asked me for directions to O'Hare
> Airport.
>
> He then said that he wanted to thank me for being
> such a nice guy and tried to give me 3 free Armani
> Leather jackets and only asked that I pay for the
> 4th one. His excuse was that he didn't want to pay
> a fee to take the jackets back to Italy and would
> rather give them to someone as nice as me. I
> insisted that I didn't have any money with me and
> he tried to pressure me into going into the bank
> and taking money out.
>
> I insisted to the end that all I had was $27. He
> seem annoyed and I just said sorry, hope you find
> your way and have a nice trip back to Italy.
>
>
> It's amazing how these con artist know their stuff
> and don't even look like scam artists. The guy
> even pulled out a wallet full of credit cards and
> a roll of money just to show me that he wasn't a
> scam artist. He even through out a few names of
> fashion events going on in Chicago to sound
> legit.
>
> I hope you are all careful next time someone stops
> you for directions and tries to sell you stuff.
Four jackets for $27 is a good deal. I ran into these guys a cuple weeks ago and paid $20 each for two jackets. He threw in a fake Rolex though.
-------------------------------------------------------
> The same thing just happened to me in Chicago
> downtown. A guy in an SUV stopped in the middle of
> the street and asked me if I spoke Italian or
> Spanish and then asked me for directions to O'Hare
> Airport.
>
> He then said that he wanted to thank me for being
> such a nice guy and tried to give me 3 free Armani
> Leather jackets and only asked that I pay for the
> 4th one. His excuse was that he didn't want to pay
> a fee to take the jackets back to Italy and would
> rather give them to someone as nice as me. I
> insisted that I didn't have any money with me and
> he tried to pressure me into going into the bank
> and taking money out.
>
> I insisted to the end that all I had was $27. He
> seem annoyed and I just said sorry, hope you find
> your way and have a nice trip back to Italy.
>
>
> It's amazing how these con artist know their stuff
> and don't even look like scam artists. The guy
> even pulled out a wallet full of credit cards and
> a roll of money just to show me that he wasn't a
> scam artist. He even through out a few names of
> fashion events going on in Chicago to sound
> legit.
>
> I hope you are all careful next time someone stops
> you for directions and tries to sell you stuff.
Four jackets for $27 is a good deal. I ran into these guys a cuple weeks ago and paid $20 each for two jackets. He threw in a fake Rolex though.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
CanKid
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Date: July 09, 2013 11:57PM
Around 6pm Country Style Parking lot @ Risa Boulevard and Dufferin in Toronto. Same scenario (asked for directions to airport, 4 jackets for $600 and could return it to a Bloor st. Harry Rosen store for $$..) after having a conversation with him I backed out since the jackets looked obviously fake. Managed to audio record it and get pics of the car.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jens
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Date: July 10, 2013 08:06PM
About an hour ago at Godthaab Bryghus, at Imaneq 30 in Nuuk, Greenland. Again the same 2 Italians in a white rental SUV asked for directions to the airport, then offered to sell jackets. Started out at the price $250 for one jacket or 4 for $600. After a long negotiations, the price $25 each or five jackets for $100 was agreed. I purchased 5 jackets to consummate the transaction. I took photos of Gianni and his partner, and the SUV licence.
As previously stated the jackets are obvious fake but $20 is a fair price and reasonable to pay. We have a polar climate being only 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, but the jackets are sufficient enough for summer days.
As previously stated the jackets are obvious fake but $20 is a fair price and reasonable to pay. We have a polar climate being only 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, but the jackets are sufficient enough for summer days.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jake B
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Date: July 11, 2013 08:43PM
I was approached about an hour ago in Santa Monica by one of these idiots. He pulled completely across traffic to ask me how to get to the airport. I gave him directions but had to run off---as I was leaving he told me the story about being with Armani and wanting to give me something for my time. Then he tried to show me his passport---why? I don't know, but he was not a very good scammer. I noticed his fancy hotmail address on the business card he handed me and said...See ya later, good luck, I don't want anything.
He wasn't having it, he wanted to pull into a parking lot and open up the back of his silver GMC suv to show me his collection...once again, I said see ya.
Called the Armani store in Bev Hills and they said these guys have been arrested numerous before. Only one guy in the car that pulled over to talk to me though.
Card says Davide B and Deny B...sales manager
He wasn't having it, he wanted to pull into a parking lot and open up the back of his silver GMC suv to show me his collection...once again, I said see ya.
Called the Armani store in Bev Hills and they said these guys have been arrested numerous before. Only one guy in the car that pulled over to talk to me though.
Card says Davide B and Deny B...sales manager
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Uwe
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Date: July 13, 2013 09:22AM
Three of us encountered these men last night in Tenerife. They were in a white rental SUV and asked directions to the Reina Sofia airport. We were already nearby the Los Rodeos airport, and they claimed to be lost and needing to get a flight to Italy. In appreciation the one called Gianni offered us free Armani jackets, which we accepted with gratitude.
They wanted to sell additional jackets, and Gianni claimed he needed an iPad or iPhone as a gift for his son. At this juncture we informed them where they could buy Apple merchandise, but could not provide funds for the purchase. It is a scam but the jackets are tolerable. We will wear them in Germany but not here in Tenerife for the temperature is too hot for such jackets.
They wanted to sell additional jackets, and Gianni claimed he needed an iPad or iPhone as a gift for his son. At this juncture we informed them where they could buy Apple merchandise, but could not provide funds for the purchase. It is a scam but the jackets are tolerable. We will wear them in Germany but not here in Tenerife for the temperature is too hot for such jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mike T.
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Date: July 16, 2013 03:22PM
Ran into Deny B. just north of Melrose, east of Fairfax.
Same story, but he wanted a playstation for his child's birthday. A "geeeft".
Same story, but he wanted a playstation for his child's birthday. A "geeeft".
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
James
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Date: July 16, 2013 09:10PM
ran into "Gianni.L Mario" in West Hollywood today - July 16, 2013 - asked directions to airport, then wanted to give me a leather jacket as a token of thanks - presented business card - after showing three jackets and a suit, he offered all for $1000 - it went from gift to great deal (the suit did appear quite beautiful and Gianni was personable) - BUT something seemed off a bit, so I backed out - glad to find these posts
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jule Carlton
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Date: July 17, 2013 12:14PM
They are in Waterloo Canada. I paid 150 for three nice jackets. If I would have read this page it would no have happened.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
alberto p
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Date: July 17, 2013 11:23PM
they tried with me too today in west hollywood. I am Italian and I know Armani well and the jackets were clearly fake. those jackets ARE NOT ORIGINAL ARMANI at all, the one he showed to me had the typical colors of GUCCI...
So value the jackets for what they are forgetting about the brand, cause they are not Armani or anything.
I did not buy them of course, he wanted 500$. To be clear they were from south Italy, where this kind of fraud are quite common unfortunately.
So value the jackets for what they are forgetting about the brand, cause they are not Armani or anything.
I did not buy them of course, he wanted 500$. To be clear they were from south Italy, where this kind of fraud are quite common unfortunately.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Seipu in Sumatra
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Date: July 19, 2013 11:27PM
The Fuckers were in Palembang, Sumatra today. Why the hell are they trying to sell imitation leather jackets in Indonesia?
I know Armani when I see it so I wasn't fooled. It was the same Italian guy, "Gianni" who is pictured on previous page. He was driving a white rental SUV and asked directions to the airport (Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport). He wanted $600 each for the jackets and I am ashamed to say I did buy 10 of them for $17 each. Total of $170 he got me for and now I have 10 jackets which I will give away to family who live in colder climates.
There is no offensive odor to the jackets and the stitching and hardware is acceptable quality. The inside pockets are roomy and the lower inside pocket is fitted with a zipper to prevent a spill of its contents. I would prefer more choice of colours.
I know Armani when I see it so I wasn't fooled. It was the same Italian guy, "Gianni" who is pictured on previous page. He was driving a white rental SUV and asked directions to the airport (Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport). He wanted $600 each for the jackets and I am ashamed to say I did buy 10 of them for $17 each. Total of $170 he got me for and now I have 10 jackets which I will give away to family who live in colder climates.
There is no offensive odor to the jackets and the stitching and hardware is acceptable quality. The inside pockets are roomy and the lower inside pocket is fitted with a zipper to prevent a spill of its contents. I would prefer more choice of colours.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Billy Minangkabau
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Date: July 20, 2013 10:25AM
Gianni is in Jakarta, Indonesia now. I bought jacket from him for $20. Jacket is not bad. He start off selling for $500 and I laugh in his face. I don't think $20 is too much money for jacket. Watch out for him though. He is easy to spot, he drives white SUV rental, looks like the picture, asks for airport directions.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Syrio Forel
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Date: July 20, 2013 09:52PM
After thrashing them severely with a display of swordsmanship (I *am* the first sword of Braavos) not only did I relieve Gianni of his pocket change but, knowing well that the jackets violated the Fairfax clothing code I placed an anonymous call to the code compliance hotline. I understand a special task force has been set up to deal with these miscreants.
And they aren't even Italian–try asking them what the word for "uncle" is, and then what the plural of that word is.
Losers, that's what these guys are.
And they aren't even Italian–try asking them what the word for "uncle" is, and then what the plural of that word is.
Losers, that's what these guys are.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BREAKING.NEWS
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Date: July 20, 2013 11:33PM
VINCENZO SHOT DEAD IN KANSAS CITY, MO.
NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City is reporting that an Italian citizen named Gianni Vincenzo was shot dead in an apparent robbery at the Phillips 66 gas station located at 9700 NW Polo Dr, Kansas City, MO.
If I can find more details, I will post them here.
NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City is reporting that an Italian citizen named Gianni Vincenzo was shot dead in an apparent robbery at the Phillips 66 gas station located at 9700 NW Polo Dr, Kansas City, MO.
If I can find more details, I will post them here.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ankur
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Date: July 27, 2013 08:27PM
Same thing just happened to me. He said it was the 2014 collection, there are only 50 of them in the world. Said I could go return it at Macy's if I didn't like them, and each was worth $800. Now he won't pick up the cell phone number he gave me. I'm such an idiot. I paid $300 for 3 jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jack Wilson
()
Date: July 28, 2013 12:04AM
Just happened to me today in North Toronto.. 2 guys in a white Ford SUV, they were selling 4 different jackets for a total of $200. I eventually got 1 for $40. Beware they're slick talkers which make the story believable.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
peter.c
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Date: August 09, 2013 11:31AM
My dad(73) came by my house with all these crappy jackets he insisted were leather. We live in Edmonton, Alberta. He said he was coming out of home depot last night and an italian guy said he was a leather salesman and was heading back to Italy. He said he was selling at West Edmonton Mall and had all these samples of expensive jackets he couldn't take back with him. My dad bought all for $200. Right when I saw them I knew they were cheap. I smelled it and it was plastic/toxic smelling-have a headache now. My dad is con mans dream come true LOL.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jack Mehoff
()
Date: August 09, 2013 11:45AM
Dude, didn't you read the news. The Italian man is dead. :(
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Annabell
()
Date: August 09, 2013 10:00PM
This is from Edmonton Aug 9th/2013
Just happened to hubby as he was walking out of the bank, italian guy in a lexus suv asked for directions to airport he had just been to West Edmonton mall doing some sales , yea ok, he's now got about 8 jackets he want's to get rid of so he does not have to pay taxes on them in the airport to bring Back to Milan/Italy of course he does, he offers these jackets to hubby for 800 hubby say's sorry no then he tries for one jacket at 200 hubby say's no only have 20 bucks he goes can't go that low these are 1000 dollar jackets finally hubby say's ok 40 bucks and the guy takes it then he comes to my work to show me it had the faint smell of leather but I was still sceptical as I worked with leather for many years, and yea sure enough a few hours after it's got the chemical smell , nice looking jacket and 40 bucks not to bad that is if the smell goes away after a while lmao. Guess he won't be buying any more jackets out of a suv and thanks for this site as I checked this out.....
Just happened to hubby as he was walking out of the bank, italian guy in a lexus suv asked for directions to airport he had just been to West Edmonton mall doing some sales , yea ok, he's now got about 8 jackets he want's to get rid of so he does not have to pay taxes on them in the airport to bring Back to Milan/Italy of course he does, he offers these jackets to hubby for 800 hubby say's sorry no then he tries for one jacket at 200 hubby say's no only have 20 bucks he goes can't go that low these are 1000 dollar jackets finally hubby say's ok 40 bucks and the guy takes it then he comes to my work to show me it had the faint smell of leather but I was still sceptical as I worked with leather for many years, and yea sure enough a few hours after it's got the chemical smell , nice looking jacket and 40 bucks not to bad that is if the smell goes away after a while lmao. Guess he won't be buying any more jackets out of a suv and thanks for this site as I checked this out.....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bob 101
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Date: August 10, 2013 06:30PM
Two Italian men now driving small white car. working the Etobicoke area of Toronto.
The same thing happened to me. Talk about a salesman he could sell metamusil in a dirahrea ward of a hospital.
Tried to get me to go to atm and get cash said no but ended up pay $50.00 for a coat.
The same thing happened to me. Talk about a salesman he could sell metamusil in a dirahrea ward of a hospital.
Tried to get me to go to atm and get cash said no but ended up pay $50.00 for a coat.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
I CALL BULLSHIT ON CANADIANS
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Date: August 10, 2013 07:02PM
Hey Canadians,
Quit posting your bullshit sightings. We Americans know you are a backwards socialist shit hole without the financial means to afford fine luxury leather goods. Shut the fuck up and go back to clubbing seals and beavers so you can wear their nasty-ass pelts.
Quit posting your bullshit sightings. We Americans know you are a backwards socialist shit hole without the financial means to afford fine luxury leather goods. Shut the fuck up and go back to clubbing seals and beavers so you can wear their nasty-ass pelts.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bob 101
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Date: August 11, 2013 12:10AM
I CALL BULLSHIT ON CANADIANS Wrote:
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> Hey Canadians,
>
> Quit posting your bullshit sightings. We
> Americans know you are a backwards socialist shit
> hole without the financial means to afford fine
> luxury leather goods. Shut the fuck up and go
> back to clubbing seals and beavers so you can wear
> their nasty-ass pelts.
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> Hey Canadians,
>
> Quit posting your bullshit sightings. We
> Americans know you are a backwards socialist shit
> hole without the financial means to afford fine
> luxury leather goods. Shut the fuck up and go
> back to clubbing seals and beavers so you can wear
> their nasty-ass pelts.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bob101
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Date: August 11, 2013 12:14AM
To I call Bullshit on Canada.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bob101
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Date: August 11, 2013 12:14AM
To I call Bullshit on Canada.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bob101
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Date: August 11, 2013 12:14AM
To I call Bullshit on Canada.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bob101
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Date: August 11, 2013 12:14AM
To I call Bullshit on Canada.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Look at all the dumb ass american that got stung..
Gladly have one of those real fur coats look at all those american dumb asses wearing fur before you condemn others.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
EliP
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Date: August 11, 2013 08:02PM
One just left Pacifica - they didnt scam me but I knew the scam when I heard th say they were from Italy and needed directions to 3 people in The parking lot ... So I snapped a photo :) of their burgundy Nissan Rouge liscense plate 7alt888.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
kindful
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Date: August 12, 2013 06:40PM
Something like this actually happened at GMU a few years back. Seriously though, someone making a deal on the street in thier car has red flags flashing all over. You should have trusted your gut instincts first OP.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Omar
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Date: August 14, 2013 08:34PM
I JUST GOT RIPPED OFF BY THIS GUYS IN CANOGA PARK, CA OUTSIDE OF BOFA GAVE HIM $300 DOLLARS. DRIVING A BRAND NEW WHITE MERCEDES SUV. EVERYBODY WATCH OUT FOR THIS THIEVES!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sylwek
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Date: August 16, 2013 02:06PM
I got ripped off by two guys in Edmonton, Canada last November 2012. I give them $400 for a fake 3 (leather) but vinyl made jackets. This was the same well rehearsal scenario as other people already said before me. I also had them on our local store camera and report them to crime stoppers. But our crime stoppers and police didn't nothing to them. I believe this is well organized group of people. Probably they are connected to someone in police as well so they can get away with hundreds of similar scams over many years even in different countries. Were is our airport security check. Just try to multiply $200 (on average) for each entry of this blog and you can figure out approximate amounts money they collected from us. However there are also other blogs who discuss the same people too. This is for them full time well paid profession with benefits of exclusive travel time, food and hotels they stay in on top of it. They usually renting local very expensive looking cars or SUV's and moving constantly around. They usually have someone who knows city very well and after few months they are back again. I hope this will help someone, someday not to loose another few hundred dollars.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pontoon
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Date: September 08, 2013 11:45AM
Well I got approached at the Starbucks on the corner of Davies and us 1 in ft lauderdale. Looking at the pics on here I would say its a ring of multiple individuals pulling the same prank. Older well dressed guy driving a new jeep Cherokee and younger wel dressed guy. Comes ut knocks on my car window and asks directions to Miami international airport, I give them directions and he says thank you , I get ready to leave and that's when he goes hey I own emporia armani( he's 22?) mr Armani is 79 years old! So red flag goes up... Then he wants to give me watches as a gift for the directions and I told him to mail them to me as I gave him a card. That was it. Unfortunately. This makes it hard for humans to trust each other or even help with simple directions. With almost everyone armed. One would wonder if saying anything to the next human could be your last spoken words....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
svennestle
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Date: September 08, 2013 01:20PM
under $500 or $2000 caveat emptor
you have a legal obligation to watch your own money. no way we are spending money using police to recover a pittance you gave away freely. and the commercial law here says: it was a fair exchange too.
anyway. 5 jackets for $200? go to sears maybe they will floor them for you. if what you say is true they are worth it.
what is your complaint ??
you have a legal obligation to watch your own money. no way we are spending money using police to recover a pittance you gave away freely. and the commercial law here says: it was a fair exchange too.
anyway. 5 jackets for $200? go to sears maybe they will floor them for you. if what you say is true they are worth it.
what is your complaint ??
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Will
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Date: September 09, 2013 01:58AM
They got us today, 300 dollars for 4 jackets. But I got his license plate number. Mercedes : 7AQS849 silver SUV Mercedes. I also a took with in case if something happened.
Re: Beware - italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fernando
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Date: September 18, 2013 03:37PM
This guy it's in danbury ct I talk to him today.
Sep 18 2013 blue SUV white guy Italian acsent
Sep 18 2013 blue SUV white guy Italian acsent
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
cynicalal
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Date: September 19, 2013 02:40AM
fk! they r in mississauga now! they took 1300 from me ~ so sad
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
cynicalal
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Date: September 19, 2013 02:41AM
the man(driver) has a D&G white watch. and there is a lady who is fking called monica. although i know it is not real.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
cynicalal
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Date: September 19, 2013 02:44AM
black jeep
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Arnie
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Date: September 23, 2013 05:27PM
Less than ten minutes ago a young man (looked Arabic) drove up to me in the City of Vancouver, BC and asked me for directions to Granville Street and the Airport. He told me he was from Italy and had just completed a trade show. He was now about to fly back to Milan, Italy where he has a clothing store. He asked me if I spoke Italian and handed me his business card. His name is Carlo Emporio. His store name is "AE di Milano). He parked in a lane and wanted me to come over to his SUV to look at mens clothes which he wished to give me for free. I felt uncomfortable and told him to walk over to the front of car and show me what he had to give me for free. The man told me to come over to the passenger window where he showed me three leather jackets. He asked me to feel them. He told me that they were genuine calf leather. They were in an Emporio paper bag. The man then told me that he would give me the three jackets for free as he did not wish to pay the expensive duty tax when he arrived in Italy. A red flag when off in my head. The man then showed me a BUDGET CAR RENTAL form and asked me if I would pay for a portion of the rental fee in exchange for the three jackets which I believed were fake. I then said goodbye and walked away with him watching me from his car. When I returned home, I went online and now came across this site.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Steve
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Date: September 23, 2013 06:00PM
He's in Vancouver, BC now. Tried to pull the same scam on me less than twenty minutes ago while I was out for a walk. Driving a BUDGET RENTAL Silver SUV. One male occupant. Speaking with Italian accent but looked Middle Eastern as he wore a white Kafiya around his neck.Told me that he was from Milan, Italy and had just finished a clothing trade show in Vancouver. Wanted directions for Granville Street and the Airport. Asked me if I spoke Italian. Next, wants me to come to his SUV as he wishes to show me mens clothing samples which he wishes to give me for free. ALARM BELLS GOING OFF IN MY HEAD. Nobody gives things away for free these days. I'm weary of this man and refuse to enter his vehicle. Instead, ask him to come to the front of the car and show me what he has to show me. Man is sitting in drivers seat and refuses to get out. Instead, asks me to come to the passenger window where he shows me three leather jackets. Asks me to touch them. Tells me they are genuine Emporio leather jackets. I can tell they are fake. His business card is fake. This man is not Carlo Emporio. The business name is AE di Milano. The man shows me a BUDGEt RENTAL CAR form and wants me to pay a portion of the vehicle rental fee in exchange for the three jackets. I know I'm about to be scammed and walk away.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
back down
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Date: September 25, 2013 10:39PM
Well guess what this guy is in orlando florida trying sell emporio watches
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Yaset gonzalez
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Date: September 28, 2013 09:37AM
They got me yesterday in Westland Mall Hialeah Florida. Same story they had to catch a flight back to Italy and if they took the merchandise back customs would charge them a high percentage. So might as well sell the stuff before leaving. Apparently they change cars or something yesterday they were in a GMC SUV. I wish I knew about this before.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Frank Salerno
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Date: September 30, 2013 05:15PM
The scam has hit San Diego now....about 1 hr ago...same scam as above mentioned. I foolishly gave 20 something good looking kid (claiming from Milano) $100 bucks (of course he wanted more!!). Some of you guys commenting on this thread have been brain washed while watching a little too much Sopranos, though!!! Whatever nationality these guys are, let's not whitewash a whole race of people,i.e. Italians, though, boys and girls. There are thieves in every walk of life and every nationality. Stereotyping nationalities only brings one down to the scammer's level!!! Heads up,everyone!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mentally retarded
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Date: September 30, 2013 05:59PM
Same thing happened to me a few days ago at Toronto, ON. Italian looking guy with thick accent in sleek black SUV. Told me to go exchange the goods at Harry Rosen second floor for the cash back and make some money I guess. Went to Harry Rosen, and find out that the guy he directs me to does not exist. Sucks to be me I guess, but I really do hope Something does come around and bites him in the ass for taking advantage of those kind people out there
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dallas tx
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Date: October 02, 2013 06:17PM
Well that happens to me gestee day here in dallas tx...... Dame history with the write man..... He told me the dame shit .... I have him 400 dlls for 4jackets.... If u would have know he was
Gonna take less i would have deal..... My bad.....i hope sell Them soon and get My money back.....
Gonna take less i would have deal..... My bad.....i hope sell Them soon and get My money back.....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Stephen
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Date: October 02, 2013 09:12PM
I was walking to work today and was asked for directions to the airport.After helping him he inquired to where I was from,I told him Originally Liverpool but I have lived here for 40years.I then asked where he was from he replied Milan so we talked European football.He then asked what size I was and if I had a wife or girl friend.Then he brings out four jackets and offers them to me if I could help him out.I honestly did not have any cash on me and he believed me.He then took back three of the jackets and gave me the suede jacket.now I am trying to find out if the smell can be eliminated. A fool and his money are easily seperated.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
torontonian guest
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Date: October 03, 2013 03:26PM
My friend just encountered them in downtown Toronto, near the University of Toronto. Asked for directions to Highway 401, and then started his selling business. My friend didn't fall into the trap but I took down his carplate number FHK2455. Watch out people.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
carlos
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Date: October 03, 2013 06:10PM
10/02/2013 6:00pm - Chase Bank on hamilton and winchester in Campbell, CA. Italian guy waiting for me outside the bank, asks me where the airport is, and then gives me his card. he says he doesnt need the money, just doesnt want to pay the taxes to get them back to italy, shows me a stack of cash with $100 bill covering the stack (probably all $1 bills underneath).
He says if i buy 1 he will give me 5 suits for free. i listen for a minute, then say no, never looked at the quality of the suites. As i drive away he literally moves his car 3 spots over to hit up another guy sitting in his car.
This guy was blonde-ish, blue eyes, very chapped lips and heavy accent (probably fake). Drove a white SUV, some american model no one has like a Chevy Equinox/traverse or something similar.
He says if i buy 1 he will give me 5 suits for free. i listen for a minute, then say no, never looked at the quality of the suites. As i drive away he literally moves his car 3 spots over to hit up another guy sitting in his car.
This guy was blonde-ish, blue eyes, very chapped lips and heavy accent (probably fake). Drove a white SUV, some american model no one has like a Chevy Equinox/traverse or something similar.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
eddie70
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Date: October 04, 2013 10:30AM
Wow, just happened to me yesterday here in Weston, FL... an Italian guy (bad breath) in a brand new SUV came up to me to sell me 12 Emporio Italy watches.. showed me his passport and rental docs, said ghe has 12 samples that he did not want to take back to italy because he didnt want to pay taxes. Wanted to buy beats for his son (full of bs!).. started asking $500 and went down to $250... Almost fell for it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Cautious
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Date: October 05, 2013 11:38AM
Vancouver October 4th Grandview and Rupert. Superstore. Italian guy in rental SUV says he is from Italy, looking for directions to the airport. Wants to give a jacket to avoid paying taxes. Same business card as above. Beware this guy is smooth.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
I am too trustworth...euphamisum
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Date: October 05, 2013 11:35PM
Got scammed by Rino today at the gas station at Granville and 41st Ave. in Vancouver. Same story; Italian designer on the way to the airport from a clothing convention asks for directions then wants to thank me and make a friend. Gives me the jackets but says can I give him something so he can get a gift for his wife at the duty free store "some perfume". I say no many times but eventually offer him $50 for two leather coats but he says my gift is not enough he needs $100. I go and take the money out of the ATM and do the deal thinking I got two expensive jackets for cheap. I know it is fishy but I construct a rationalization in my head to explain the many holes in his story. I cannot believe I am typing this now. I did most of the work on this swindle and he played me like a fiddle. I never took Psychology at university I hope its not too late.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Davicho7
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Date: October 06, 2013 01:29AM
It happend to me today at 11:50 AM they are in torrance ca.I have a video cameras in my shop so, Im going to report them to the police. a got licence plates. I almost forgot to tell you this guy speek bery good spanish. Ten cuidado, te dice que conoce bien Mexico y que hace ventas en las tiendas de Liverpool y en Satelite. Ojo.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
snehil
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Date: October 09, 2013 06:42PM
I was approached by a Italian guy in a blue ford SUV license plate 679 something , story is same offered 4 for price of one , I ended up buying them for USD 200 as I thought it might be a scam but 50 for these jackets is cheap Armani or not , I have tried them at home and don't mind paying 50 , after trying them I thought fit was really nice I am not a expert on material so I guess time will tell about the quality, but he did the fire trick also which I was not really interested in. Anyways after buying 4 he offered me to buy the rest for cheap which I wanted to I offered him 50 for 2 but he refused that offer so.
he showed me Italian passport and was acting as if he cannot speak English.
this happened at home depot in Somerville MA.
he showed me Italian passport and was acting as if he cannot speak English.
this happened at home depot in Somerville MA.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
John Z
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Date: October 09, 2013 09:17PM
I just got approached today (Oct 9/13) at Royal York Medical Bldg just north of Eglinton on Royal York by one guy that calls himself Luigi. Same story loosing money at casion and having to buy daughter birthday gift. I purchased 4 jackets at reasonable price but it appears a little higher then what I see posted. My rational was that even if knock offs still good price and look great for knock offs. This rational was shot out the window once I came home and shared the story with my wife. I'm lucky that I didn't go out the window with the dame jackets. Were told time and time again but do we listen. Obviously not. Is it ok to sell the jackets to your friends for a small profit.......... Ha! Ha! my wife sending to Ukraine. I will be watching Sunday NFL from the dog house with my Yorki assuming he lets me in.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jay Illangai
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Date: October 11, 2013 11:05AM
Hey guys same thing happened to me in Montreal, Canada.
I finished work, and I was going to school. This guy pulls up in a white rented jeep cherokee, and asks for help. He was on the phone, and so was I.
He asked me for directions to the airport, and I gave it to him.
He then proceeded to thank me for taking my time out of my busy day to help him, and then said, "I don't mean to brag, but I am a manager for Giorgio Armani, and I was here for a fashion exhibition. I have a lot of jackets to bring back to Italty, but they are going to charge me 25% tax on the market value. For your help, I'll like to give you one for free."
A lot of flags went off for me. One, no one calls themselves a "manager" in a fashion industry, they are most likely to call themselves fashion designers. Second, if you are from Italy, why not ask your friend on the phone for directions, or why don't you have a GPS in your rented vehicle?
So I just kindly responded saying, listen there are a lot of students just down the street who will love to have a jacket for free.
His response was comical. "I was doing you a favour, and now you have insulted me. Ciao"
And he drove off in his F plated vehicle selling fake merchandise.
Guys don't fall for this shit. If you want a jacket for decent price fine haggle with these losers. But know that you are not buying the real stuff!
I finished work, and I was going to school. This guy pulls up in a white rented jeep cherokee, and asks for help. He was on the phone, and so was I.
He asked me for directions to the airport, and I gave it to him.
He then proceeded to thank me for taking my time out of my busy day to help him, and then said, "I don't mean to brag, but I am a manager for Giorgio Armani, and I was here for a fashion exhibition. I have a lot of jackets to bring back to Italty, but they are going to charge me 25% tax on the market value. For your help, I'll like to give you one for free."
A lot of flags went off for me. One, no one calls themselves a "manager" in a fashion industry, they are most likely to call themselves fashion designers. Second, if you are from Italy, why not ask your friend on the phone for directions, or why don't you have a GPS in your rented vehicle?
So I just kindly responded saying, listen there are a lot of students just down the street who will love to have a jacket for free.
His response was comical. "I was doing you a favour, and now you have insulted me. Ciao"
And he drove off in his F plated vehicle selling fake merchandise.
Guys don't fall for this shit. If you want a jacket for decent price fine haggle with these losers. But know that you are not buying the real stuff!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
raul
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Date: October 11, 2013 08:07PM
i just got scam today in deerfield beach fl, home depot parking lot, 8 jackets for 300 dls! same guys in crysleer black van! same history!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
George R
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Date: October 12, 2013 12:23PM
He is still in Vancouver, BC now. Tried to pull the same scam on me yesterday at the Burrard/West Broadway Esso Station while I was parked and waiting for a battery service from BCAA. Driving a BUDGET RENTAL Silver SUV. One male occupant. Speaking with Italian accent but looked Middle Eastern as he wore a white Kafiya around his neck.Told me that he was from Milan, Italy and had just finished a clothing trade show in Vancouver. Wanted directions for Granville Street and the Airport. Asked me if I spoke Italian. Next, wants me to come to his SUV as he wishes to show me mens clothing samples which he wishes to give me for free.
Suggested I go to the ATM accross the street and give him $300 so he could bring gifts back to his kids in Italy. Showed me a driver's license and Budget Rental Agreement (fake). After I refused his offer he persisted in the Esso station for a while looking for other possible target vehicles. Beware!
Suggested I go to the ATM accross the street and give him $300 so he could bring gifts back to his kids in Italy. Showed me a driver's license and Budget Rental Agreement (fake). After I refused his offer he persisted in the Esso station for a while looking for other possible target vehicles. Beware!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tyler
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Date: October 15, 2013 09:32PM
I saw one guy today in Alameda, Ca. Silver SUV, asking for directions to SFO. He started to say something about having to pay taxes on items, once I heard that I walked away. Iv been that guy before, never again.
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Posted by:
Triple XxX Salmon Hunter
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Date: October 15, 2013 11:15PM
HE IS DEAD. I shot the fucker tonight in Regina, Saskatchewan. This guy tried to scam me in Regina a few hours ago at the Petro Canada station on Victoria Street. Same old bullshit, asked for directions to the airport and told me he had jackets from an exhibition and couldn't take them on the plane.
I politely told him "not interested" when he pulled out a knife and screamed, "I fucking hate you it's time for some asshole Canadian blood to spill!"
I reached into my F-150, pulled out my Mossberg 500 Combo 12 guage and took aim. As he was lunging for me, I missed his torso but still hit him and pretty muched removed his neck. That fucker dropped instantly and his head was only hanging on by a few bloody tendons.
Police came quickly, took me down to the station for questioning for about 5 hours but let me go home after the investigative team filed their report and witnesses confirmed my story of self defense.
I politely told him "not interested" when he pulled out a knife and screamed, "I fucking hate you it's time for some asshole Canadian blood to spill!"
I reached into my F-150, pulled out my Mossberg 500 Combo 12 guage and took aim. As he was lunging for me, I missed his torso but still hit him and pretty muched removed his neck. That fucker dropped instantly and his head was only hanging on by a few bloody tendons.
Police came quickly, took me down to the station for questioning for about 5 hours but let me go home after the investigative team filed their report and witnesses confirmed my story of self defense.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
steve-o
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Date: October 16, 2013 07:01PM
I got ripped off by this Italian dude this same time last year. As I was leaving the scene of the crime (Stripe Gas pump across from North Wal-Mart in Midland TX) today I saw the same guy AGAIN trolling by in a
2013 Silver Ford Edge, TX licence # BFY-5232
and followed him across the street to Wal Mart gas pumps where he had solicited another innocent citizen. As he drove away, I asked that guy what he was selling (clothes was his answer} and did he have an Italian accent (Yes). I told him he was a Con and to not buy from him. Anyway I followed the Italian and called 911 and gave them the whole story and vehicle description. Was on the line with MPD for over 10 minutes while I followed the Italian. They told me to not follow him and wait for an office to take a report. I waited 45 minutes and and watched him drive by once and was NEVER called back by MPD and never saw an officer. I had to get back to work and my subsequent calls to 911 were not well received because they were not "life of death" but they didn't give me another # to call. Some 5 hours later the police have still not contacted me. The Italian by now is in the next county preying on the citizens there. This guy is good because I'm a skeptic but he was able to con me outa $600 last year.
2013 Silver Ford Edge, TX licence # BFY-5232
and followed him across the street to Wal Mart gas pumps where he had solicited another innocent citizen. As he drove away, I asked that guy what he was selling (clothes was his answer} and did he have an Italian accent (Yes). I told him he was a Con and to not buy from him. Anyway I followed the Italian and called 911 and gave them the whole story and vehicle description. Was on the line with MPD for over 10 minutes while I followed the Italian. They told me to not follow him and wait for an office to take a report. I waited 45 minutes and and watched him drive by once and was NEVER called back by MPD and never saw an officer. I had to get back to work and my subsequent calls to 911 were not well received because they were not "life of death" but they didn't give me another # to call. Some 5 hours later the police have still not contacted me. The Italian by now is in the next county preying on the citizens there. This guy is good because I'm a skeptic but he was able to con me outa $600 last year.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
poopstick
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Date: October 16, 2013 07:21PM
The same thing happened to me. Though I guess it was a little different. They were two Italian guys in a white van and they told me they would give me a designer leather jacket if I gave them blowjobs. Something didn't seem right and it smelled a little fishy to me. Turns out they were women dressed in drag and they had bad yeast infections. Probably from all the grease in their pubes. I know it was a knock off leather jacket, but it was worth the sore throat.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
T Bone Haddie
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Date: October 16, 2013 07:38PM
I was with Director Gianni G when the above post went down, those guys were bad ass. But, after the melee, I realized that Gianni G was one of them. So I turned and landed a hand chop to his neck. He went down like a butter pat in the microwave. I went through his pockets: he had a slingshot, a single die, a roll of caps, and some tic-tacs. I took the tic-tacs because I had a gyro for lunch, but I left the rest of the contents in situ.
Later, at the office, I received a call from some attorney, who claimed that he represents Gianni G in the pending A&B against me. You hear me, the lawyer was talking about me. I got his name and headed right over to his office. I caught him in a three-way with two clients, neither of which was his wife. With that 411, the attorney suddenly was on my side. The case never went anywhere.
Also, I noticed that a slingshot was hanging out of the lawyer's pocket.
Later, at the office, I received a call from some attorney, who claimed that he represents Gianni G in the pending A&B against me. You hear me, the lawyer was talking about me. I got his name and headed right over to his office. I caught him in a three-way with two clients, neither of which was his wife. With that 411, the attorney suddenly was on my side. The case never went anywhere.
Also, I noticed that a slingshot was hanging out of the lawyer's pocket.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ripped guy
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Date: October 18, 2013 12:26AM
Yep. It happened to me today in St Albert, ALberta. Same story. Got 4 smelly jackets for clean $200 :). I knew something wasn't rigt but was too late. The guy did not even follow the direction I gave him to get to the airport. He turned the opposed direction.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Marcos
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Date: October 19, 2013 07:37PM
I can not believe it, I have been careful about this fxxxxg scams but this time I this italian fxxxg guy cought me. I bought 6 watches EMPORIO "ARMANI" watches for $ 400. I approached me and told me he is coming from a show y he has to fly back to Italia but he has 6 watches and they do not fit in his luggage, also he said he spent all his money and he needs some cash. He showed me the watches and asked $600. He show me the website were he sells those watches for almost $1000 each and guess what i bought the watches for $400. Once I got hoem I realize they are EMPORIO MODA ITALIA NOT "ARMANI". You can find those watches on ebay from $20, to $60. There is a saying "TO GOOD TO BE TRUTH". Be careful with this fake f***g Italian guys, by the way this happened in Miami...
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Posted by:
nocmded
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Date: October 21, 2013 11:44PM
So this time it was a Gelson"s parking lot in Newport Beach, CA. "Francesco De Martino" was asking directions to John Wayne airport. Very slick - I backed away from him twice before accepting the jackets (3) and gave him the second C note - yep, took me for 200.00 and I HAD IT COMING. I took a picture of his license plate on the the clean black SUV. He said you keep the jackets and offered all the money back - said he didn't want to lose his job, which he said he would if caught selling on the street. After all his card said manager Armani Collezioni - and of course I said no, keep it....
Human nature is what it is, either greed or naiveté - I gave my wife a hard time last year when - in the same parking lot - she gave a chinese "doctor" $20.00 for gas so he could get a prescription from CVS and gas to get back to La Jolla after performing life saving heart surgery on a nine year old boy earlier in the day. He had lost his credit cards and wallet, blah, blah, blah. Now look at me! Honey - I owe you...
Human nature is what it is, either greed or naiveté - I gave my wife a hard time last year when - in the same parking lot - she gave a chinese "doctor" $20.00 for gas so he could get a prescription from CVS and gas to get back to La Jolla after performing life saving heart surgery on a nine year old boy earlier in the day. He had lost his credit cards and wallet, blah, blah, blah. Now look at me! Honey - I owe you...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
nocmded
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Date: October 22, 2013 12:18AM
PS.
His plate # was CA 1YSY744.....
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His plate # was CA 1YSY744.....
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Posted by:
Julia
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Date: October 22, 2013 09:25AM
Long Island New York
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Posted by:
Paola
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Date: October 22, 2013 09:28AM
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Captain Kirk
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Date: October 22, 2013 04:47PM
Just ran into one of these guys about a half hour ago in Hamilton. White rented Acura SUV. He asked for directions for Toronto Airport. Gave me a card saying he was a designer for Ferrari. Name was Luigi Libero from Milano. Told him my wife is from Rome. He gives me 3 jackets and says he lost $3000 at Niagara Falls Casino and want to buy his daughter a present before flying home. Wants $600 for 4th jacket. I say no, he says whatever i can pay. He finally says $200. I give him back jackets and walk away. I had $1700 on me but i wasn't giving him any.
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Posted by:
Karma is a bitch
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Date: October 25, 2013 05:02PM
Beware these guys are in Toronoto, Ontario.
My dad got dupped into buying a jacket for $100.
This took place at the Newtonbrook Plaza at the intersection Cummer and Yonge Street.
Same scam everyone is posting, 2 italians guys with rented suv claiming they need directions to airport.
My dad got dupped into buying a jacket for $100.
This took place at the Newtonbrook Plaza at the intersection Cummer and Yonge Street.
Same scam everyone is posting, 2 italians guys with rented suv claiming they need directions to airport.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tards Everywhere I Look
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Date: October 25, 2013 08:35PM
Damn, there sure are a lot of fucking dumb people in Canada getting duped. LOL...Canadians... fucking idiots.
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Posted by:
don't get scammed
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Date: October 25, 2013 10:52PM
Milpitas, California 10/25/13: Milan, Italian guy asking for directions to the airport, coming from a fashion show with Armani, not wanting to take his jackets because he doesn't want to pay custom fees, he gave my friend 7 jackets and asked if he can get $800 to buy an iphone for his daughter.
He claimed he was 43 with twin 14 year old daughters. He did't want the iphone my friend offered him because he said he wanted a new one.
Don't give this guy anything! Don't take the jackets!
Driving a Black Jeep Cherokee - probably a rental: 7BLU633
He claimed he was 43 with twin 14 year old daughters. He did't want the iphone my friend offered him because he said he wanted a new one.
Don't give this guy anything! Don't take the jackets!
Driving a Black Jeep Cherokee - probably a rental: 7BLU633
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Batman
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Date: October 25, 2013 11:48PM
I purchased the jackets, he asked me for $300..
I gave him 100 for 3...
even if they are fake,,,they are excellent, I have no complaints about quality..
if they are smart enough, they can have their own store with no problems and ask for more money in a legal way...
anyway I'm happy with the products..
I gave him 100 for 3...
even if they are fake,,,they are excellent, I have no complaints about quality..
if they are smart enough, they can have their own store with no problems and ask for more money in a legal way...
anyway I'm happy with the products..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bummer
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Date: October 26, 2013 06:21PM
Sherman Oaks, CA - parking lot Wells Fargo Bank. SAME STORY. $200 gone. Crummy knock-off jackets. Wrong size! Business card, Italian accent. SCUM.
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Posted by:
Scammers everywhere
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Date: October 29, 2013 08:12PM
Just got scammed from this...one guy still in Toronto by the name of Antonio D. In a black Jeep which he claims was rented from Budget. Same deal - asking for direction to airport.
Talked about how paying tax on 4 jackets would max his credit limit, and basically wanted me to pay his rental car bill in exchange for the coats which can be exchanged for money back.
Clever too, made an excuse to note down the contact person for exchange on my cell phone so I didn't have a chance to look up google while I went to withdraw money. Alarm bells should have gone off, but maybe I was tired and think much about this. Life lesson I guess - got to stick to "if it's too good to be true, it's a scam." 24/7 from now on.
Talked about how paying tax on 4 jackets would max his credit limit, and basically wanted me to pay his rental car bill in exchange for the coats which can be exchanged for money back.
Clever too, made an excuse to note down the contact person for exchange on my cell phone so I didn't have a chance to look up google while I went to withdraw money. Alarm bells should have gone off, but maybe I was tired and think much about this. Life lesson I guess - got to stick to "if it's too good to be true, it's a scam." 24/7 from now on.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jef
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Date: October 31, 2013 09:14PM
Just was scamed yesterday, by one italian men in Little Neck, NY
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pedro ()
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Date: October 31, 2013 11:48PM
Daly City, CA....Bank of America parking lot. Same modus operandi. $80 gone.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
venus berrios
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Date: November 01, 2013 09:48PM
11/1/13 Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Husband came home with 3 jackets. they smell like leather. he bought them from an italian man who asked if he spoke italian ( seems like the norm) he bought all 3 for 60.00 dollars total, hubby said thats all he had. I love the jackets. smells real, looks real and looks sharp. great deal for great jackets . I'm not complaining.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chuck....
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Date: November 03, 2013 07:29PM
My dad was approached by an "Italian" guy outside of home depot in Westminster, CA. Said he was from Italy. Had a passport, a map, and a rental car folder, asked for directions to LAX airport. Told my dad he was a nice guy, gave him a phony business card, and said he wanted to give him 4 free jackets since they weren't his size. Dad did not fall for it.
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Posted by:
paul12312412
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Date: November 03, 2013 08:55PM
VANCOUVER, BC
3 Nov 2013 - same story, 12 leather jackets for 1000$, smooth guy, italian 30 yo, nicely dressed, really convincing, heading to the airport, asking for directions etc. etc. SILVER SUV RENATAL! F***!
3 Nov 2013 - same story, 12 leather jackets for 1000$, smooth guy, italian 30 yo, nicely dressed, really convincing, heading to the airport, asking for directions etc. etc. SILVER SUV RENATAL! F***!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Scam guy
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Date: November 04, 2013 08:26PM
Same thing same tactics.they are here at LoS angeles the italy guy..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tay
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Date: November 06, 2013 07:03PM
West Palm Beach Florida 6 fake ass watches 200.00
I must say I saw it coming.
I must say I saw it coming.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
lozer
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Date: November 08, 2013 08:31PM
They in Michigan now I bought 4 jackets for 150 and came home to find this on internet
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
freddy garza
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Date: November 10, 2013 09:13AM
Yea just got ripped off by these ass&%@!@ at a gas station in odessa texas!! Same scam hope we see them again and its not going to be pretty lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Xxxx
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Date: November 13, 2013 09:30PM
Buyer beware,
Same happen to me at a local Home Depot here in Worcester,Ma.
An Italian guy with the same story. That leather jacket I bought for $50.00
Seems decent but I wish I had never bought it.
Same happen to me at a local Home Depot here in Worcester,Ma.
An Italian guy with the same story. That leather jacket I bought for $50.00
Seems decent but I wish I had never bought it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Miko98
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Date: November 15, 2013 08:30PM
Daly City, CA
11/14/13
Happened to me while waiting for my shift to start. One Italian guy, bruce willis hair, scar on right eyebrow, goes by the name "Mr. Giuseppe L.", driving a grayish-blue Mercedes SUV, asked for directions to the airport. Then he pulled over to a parking lot to show me the jackets that he's boss gave to him as a present, and offered me $200 for 4 jackets that he said was around $7000. I told him I only have $100, said it was fine, but I still didn't fall for it 'coz it was too good to be true. We waved our goodbyes and his last words to me was "You are very intelligent". Fuck him.
11/14/13
Happened to me while waiting for my shift to start. One Italian guy, bruce willis hair, scar on right eyebrow, goes by the name "Mr. Giuseppe L.", driving a grayish-blue Mercedes SUV, asked for directions to the airport. Then he pulled over to a parking lot to show me the jackets that he's boss gave to him as a present, and offered me $200 for 4 jackets that he said was around $7000. I told him I only have $100, said it was fine, but I still didn't fall for it 'coz it was too good to be true. We waved our goodbyes and his last words to me was "You are very intelligent". Fuck him.
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Posted by:
Karma1
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Date: November 16, 2013 12:05AM
i got ripped off by this fucking little italian men that i hope i see him again. i bought 6 fake ass watches for $350. he is a mind fuck and becareful guys. Same story ask for direction, italian passport, he does not need cash... this is by the way happened in Sunny iles beach, FL!
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Posted by:
D
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Date: November 17, 2013 03:06PM
Skinny well dressed Italian young guy just got me for 4 Jackets. I never fall for this shit but he was smooth. Happened in a plaza in Maple, Ontario (Vaughan). Same story about the directions to the airport and not wanting to pay taxes.
He was driving a black Acura MDX Please do not fall for this bastard and take a pic of him lets get these scum bags. Its the way they are doing it saying there so expensive maybe it would not be so bad if they just tell you the truth.
He was driving a black Acura MDX Please do not fall for this bastard and take a pic of him lets get these scum bags. Its the way they are doing it saying there so expensive maybe it would not be so bad if they just tell you the truth.
Re: Beware - italian in a black SUV fake a collezioni leather jackets
Posted by:
felix
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Date: November 17, 2013 10:10PM
samething happen to me outside the mall in la i got ripped of $200 for 4 fake jackets i hope fbi gets this guys n gives him alot of time in jail i would testify if they capture him which i know they are sooner or later someone is going to kill this son of a bitch
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ZEROZX
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Date: November 18, 2013 02:48PM
hi guys this happen to me to i was cleaning my car and some italain guy just asked me if i spoke spanish not english and i said yes so then he said where is jfk airport located i told him i dont know so then he said i need money to go back to italy and that he was model so then he showed me a jacket he supposely got as a gift then he wanted to sell me 4 for 450 then i told him i was broke i had no money only 50 dollars and then he said ok 50 for one and then i told him this is for my phone bill so then he said 30 and thats it so i gave him 30 and i got the jacket but then looked up the mark and found out it was a fake replica of the real one -_- BEWARE !!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Erick1
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Date: November 19, 2013 10:11AM
As this Italian dude tried selling me these watches I looked them up online and came up to this forum. Thanks to you all i was able to realize the scam and told him i was calling police for ripping off people. The guy took of in a rental suv. He is close to miami intl airport. Beware! And thank you
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ismail
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Date: November 19, 2013 07:02PM
The italian guy got me this morning downtown toronto and made me pay 175 for three jakets, if i see him again i gonna breack his bones.
If you see him let me know
If you see him let me know
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Posted by:
Ludwig
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Date: November 19, 2013 07:11PM
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Posted by:
3487769201
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Date: November 19, 2013 09:54PM
It happened to me on Post St in San Francisco, CA, near Polk St.
The guy was driving a white SUV, think it was a Porche or maybe a BMW.
He asked for directions. Gave me his business card. I lived in Italy, so we discussed that a bit. He then offered to "give" me a jacket "because I was a nice guy". He pulled out a jacket, did a sales pitch about how nice it was, asked me to touch it. Then he pulled out 2 more male jackets. Then asked about my wife. I gave a description of her size, and he pulled out a female jacket.
At this point, the story could have made some sense, because he claimed he was returning from a business trip and did not want to pay Italian Taxes when he brought them across the border. (though, if I had been him, I would have given the jackets to someone at the store.... but hey, not everyone thinks ahead).
Then the stig happened.
"I need a tablet for my son, could you help me get him one?" He then made up some BS about why he could not get one.
I asked if I could send him a ipad via Amazon. He seemed confused by that idea.
So I declined the "gift".
search words: business card reading:
rocco.l manager
Giorgio Armani
Emporio Armani
Collezioni
The guy was driving a white SUV, think it was a Porche or maybe a BMW.
He asked for directions. Gave me his business card. I lived in Italy, so we discussed that a bit. He then offered to "give" me a jacket "because I was a nice guy". He pulled out a jacket, did a sales pitch about how nice it was, asked me to touch it. Then he pulled out 2 more male jackets. Then asked about my wife. I gave a description of her size, and he pulled out a female jacket.
At this point, the story could have made some sense, because he claimed he was returning from a business trip and did not want to pay Italian Taxes when he brought them across the border. (though, if I had been him, I would have given the jackets to someone at the store.... but hey, not everyone thinks ahead).
Then the stig happened.
"I need a tablet for my son, could you help me get him one?" He then made up some BS about why he could not get one.
I asked if I could send him a ipad via Amazon. He seemed confused by that idea.
So I declined the "gift".
search words: business card reading:
rocco.l manager
Giorgio Armani
Emporio Armani
Collezioni
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ismail
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Date: November 20, 2013 11:16AM
Please if any body see them or knows what hotel they are stying in Toronto Ontario let me know i gonna make them the best surprise of their lifes email me: baronrouge22@hotmail.com
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Posted by:
GIOVANNI
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Date: November 20, 2013 09:13PM
HEY, I WANNA ONE OF DOS JACKETS! WHEREA I GETTA ONE OR MEBBE MO? SOUNDA LIKA GOOD DEALA TO ME. YOUA DRIVE YOUR SUV TO BOSTON AND YOU MAKKA KILLIN.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sebastian Colburn
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Date: November 21, 2013 12:39AM
At least one of these guys is in San Francisco--as of today, 11/20/13. This afternoon, I was walking on Eddy Street, near Jones--not exactly the best area for the Giorgio Armani Collezioni. An SUZ drew up to the curb, and the Italian accented driver asker the way to Highway 101. Soon after, the driver, "Rocco L., Manager" gave me his card and told me the story of the sample garments he could not take back to Milano. He even showed them to me and told me that I could have all the beautiful items (in my perfect size) for only a few hundred dollars (I'm estimating that, if genuine, there must have been $4,000. to $5,000. in retail value.) I told him that I had only about $16.00 in my pocket and declined his invitation to drive me to an ATM. Then I told him that, actually, I had no funds, period, in any bank. I wished him good-bye and went on my way. Of course, it was a scam, but I'm curious enough to want to learn more about the modus operandi. The "sample" garments I saw seemed to be of very fine quality and construction.
Has anyone else encounteredthis person? And.......?
Has anyone else encounteredthis person? And.......?
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Posted by:
Ray
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Date: November 21, 2013 01:37AM
Just encountered the same exact Rocco L. today, 11/20/13 at the Chevron gas station in the sunset district of San Francisco. I'm assuming these guys are all in together on this.. I regrettably gave him 250 of my hard-earned dollars. He sounded very natural and was very well-dressed. He didn't try to "sell" me the jackets (they did feel and look nice).. My only intentions were to help him out with the purchase of his "daughter"'s iphone 5c, due to his italian credit card bs. Lesson learned.
No point dwelling on this now- The money I can earn back, but damn did it hurt my my ego. I'm sure karma is a bitch.
No point dwelling on this now- The money I can earn back, but damn did it hurt my my ego. I'm sure karma is a bitch.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
RickP4653
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Date: November 21, 2013 02:08PM
I bought 6 watches yesterday in Miami, Sounds like there here for the winter. ! Italian guy, in a silver Infinity SUV with the airport story. He is good at his trade. Beware Miami!
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Posted by:
Franco
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Date: November 21, 2013 09:27PM
Well, I guess I'm not as gulible as my wife thinks. i was approached by Luigi in the Home Depot parking lot at Airport Rd. and Highway 7. Luigi offered me a few jackets for assisting him with directions to the airport as he was leaving for Italy and was lost. I thanked him, took the jackets and left, might I add without paying. I was very considerate and did not take one for my wife and daughter. I only got 2 jackets, one for me and one for my son. Luigi was so stunned, when i shook his hand and told him it was nice meeting him then I left. Finally, the scammer got scammed.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Edmund Lim
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Date: November 25, 2013 07:30PM
Hi,
this just happened to me at downtown Toronto @ Queens St W. Goes by the name of Antonio D. This time, he was in a White SUV which he claims was rented from Budget. Same deal - asking for direction to airport.
He was VERY very smooth.. talked about having to pay duty on 6 jackets and that would max out his credit and asked for help with his rental car bill. I declined on accepting his Jackets and he said he really needed my help on the rental bill.
He took advantage of my kind nature and said what a nice guy I am to help him as I am the only one that stopped to give him directions. I told him when he returns next Feb, I will return him the Jackets. He went with me into the bank as I withdraw money. The lesson taught today cost me $2350.00 CAD.
People are going to laugh at me for being so gullible. I don't know.. I looked him in the eye and he swears on his son's life that he isn't out to scam me. He has a very sincere look and I thought he was geniune. I am very disappointed in this world.. How does he sleep at night? I mean I didn't want the Jackets or the supposed profit for returning it to the store. He knew that since I told him that. Makes me sad. This world is so cruel and being kind isn't an attribute.
I called the cops and hopefully they can ID him as he came into the bank with me. He should be caught on tape.
I googled and found this and it seems this is a pretty big organization as it's all over world.
this just happened to me at downtown Toronto @ Queens St W. Goes by the name of Antonio D. This time, he was in a White SUV which he claims was rented from Budget. Same deal - asking for direction to airport.
He was VERY very smooth.. talked about having to pay duty on 6 jackets and that would max out his credit and asked for help with his rental car bill. I declined on accepting his Jackets and he said he really needed my help on the rental bill.
He took advantage of my kind nature and said what a nice guy I am to help him as I am the only one that stopped to give him directions. I told him when he returns next Feb, I will return him the Jackets. He went with me into the bank as I withdraw money. The lesson taught today cost me $2350.00 CAD.
People are going to laugh at me for being so gullible. I don't know.. I looked him in the eye and he swears on his son's life that he isn't out to scam me. He has a very sincere look and I thought he was geniune. I am very disappointed in this world.. How does he sleep at night? I mean I didn't want the Jackets or the supposed profit for returning it to the store. He knew that since I told him that. Makes me sad. This world is so cruel and being kind isn't an attribute.
I called the cops and hopefully they can ID him as he came into the bank with me. He should be caught on tape.
I googled and found this and it seems this is a pretty big organization as it's all over world.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
app
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Date: November 26, 2013 06:24PM
Approached by Francesco De Martino Nov. 23,2013 Chase bank Palm desert. Same scam need directons to the airport. Then, wanted to give me a gift. As he handed me th bag wanted $200.00 to get his wife a gift in Italy. Wanted to give me three leather type jackets already in a Armani bag. Also presentd his business card. Said he was in town for an Armani event. Never gave him a cent. Smooth scammer thou...I could see some older individuals getting ripped off.
Armani Suit / Directions to Airport Scam
Posted by:
O.M.
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Date: November 26, 2013 07:22PM
11-26-2013 Coming out of a Taco joint and a man pulled up and asked me for directions to the Las Vegas Airport.
He said he was from Italy and worked with a company that makes clothes similar to Armani and had just left a tradeshow at the Bellagio
I gave him the directions and then he said he wanted to give me a gift and pulled a couple jackets out of his back seat still wrapped in plastic
He said they were worth about $1000 each and he would have to pay taxes on them in customs so he would give them to me for $200
I told him no thank you - that the directions were free and started to tried to say goodbye and he said "How much do you have?" I replied I had no money on me and reached into my pocket and found a $20/Bill
I told him that was all I had and he asked what about going to an ATM and getting a $100 and I told him know,
At the end he gave me one jacket and took the $20 and rode off with a angry look on his face :)
The jackets are being sold on ebay (Faux Leather) for $59 and have a chemical smell that smells like chuck taylor tennis shoes...
arizona plates on his vehicle
He said he was from Italy and worked with a company that makes clothes similar to Armani and had just left a tradeshow at the Bellagio
I gave him the directions and then he said he wanted to give me a gift and pulled a couple jackets out of his back seat still wrapped in plastic
He said they were worth about $1000 each and he would have to pay taxes on them in customs so he would give them to me for $200
I told him no thank you - that the directions were free and started to tried to say goodbye and he said "How much do you have?" I replied I had no money on me and reached into my pocket and found a $20/Bill
I told him that was all I had and he asked what about going to an ATM and getting a $100 and I told him know,
At the end he gave me one jacket and took the $20 and rode off with a angry look on his face :)
The jackets are being sold on ebay (Faux Leather) for $59 and have a chemical smell that smells like chuck taylor tennis shoes...
arizona plates on his vehicle
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JoeDr
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Date: November 27, 2013 08:16PM
The same happened to me yesterday on Geary Street in San Francisco (Nov, 2013). In this case, he wanted $300 to buy a Tablet for his son's birthday the next day. He was flying back to Milan and didn't have a chance to do it while on business in San Francico. I said he'd do better using the jackets to barter for a Tablet at the Apple store at the airport. I have to say he was very affable and slick!
Re: Beware - one italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
GullibleGuy
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Date: November 28, 2013 12:50AM
Italian in a white Mazda SUV in Richmond Hill, Ontario claimed to be a designer for Ferrari and Lamborghini and had a business card to prove it (Luigi). Then I figured he meant their clothing line. He Was giving me "gifts" of AE di Milano leather jackets in return for giving him directions to the airport. No bull about no-one else being willing—that would have been a tip-off. Very convincing and believable story. Then claimed to have dropped all his money at Casino Rama and needed some for a gift he had promised to buy his daughter. Oh yeah!
Re: Beware - one italian guy in small black KIA - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ron C
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Date: December 02, 2013 12:46PM
Just ripped off for $550.00 for 8 jackets, supposedly leather...not. This was at the LCBO Hopedale Mall, Oakville Ontario about 12:15 p.m. (noon) Reported to Halton Police.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV Jeep - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
felix
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Date: December 04, 2013 08:47PM
I wish i can read this webpage earlier. I gived 3000 dollars this afternoon by fucking Italian son of bitch named ANTONIO D. all he is saying to me is bullshit and lies. never turst a random guy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
facepalm
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Date: December 05, 2013 02:58PM
You fucktards probably gave money to a Saudi Arabian price who needed help claiming his money
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Nick
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Date: December 05, 2013 08:35PM
Hi buddy,
My name is nick I got scammed 3000.00$. Can you please let me know your contact information as I have some questions regarding this guy. I wanna catch this sob.
Thanks a ton,
Nick.
My name is nick I got scammed 3000.00$. Can you please let me know your contact information as I have some questions regarding this guy. I wanna catch this sob.
Thanks a ton,
Nick.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Nick
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Date: December 05, 2013 08:38PM
Hi Zack,
Can you please give me your contact information.
I got scammed too. I wanna catch this sob.
Regards,
Nick
Can you please give me your contact information.
I got scammed too. I wanna catch this sob.
Regards,
Nick
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
vus
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Date: December 11, 2013 09:04PM
Dec 11th as i came out of the langstaff GO station Richmond hill, and walking East towards Walmart a similar guy in SUV approached me requested me for directions to aiport and showed his passport and car rental receipt and asked directions, claimed he has a flight to milano and he badly needed money as he lost in a casino and he wanted to give me the three jackets for 600 $ and then finally he made me draw 160$ from an ATM and took it.
The jackets were not Armani (for those who think i deserved it to be greedy to buy armani cheaper) , but my intention was not to give for free but help him reach back until when i opened the internet and saw i was a victim like all the above.
But i think it is a scam which needs to be stopped as someone may part the 6000$ he quoted it for claiming he needed money to travel. i lost 160 bucks but BE CAREFUL.
Sympathy and good helping thoughts seems a very dangerous character to have on the street.
THE CAR NO I TRIED TO REMEMBER IS ANT 575 HUNDAI SUV He is around for more victims and well dressed and will not come out of the vehicle.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL AS I CAN NOW IMAGINE HE IS VERY DANGEROUS PERSON TO BE AROUND IN RICHMOND HILL.
The jackets were not Armani (for those who think i deserved it to be greedy to buy armani cheaper) , but my intention was not to give for free but help him reach back until when i opened the internet and saw i was a victim like all the above.
But i think it is a scam which needs to be stopped as someone may part the 6000$ he quoted it for claiming he needed money to travel. i lost 160 bucks but BE CAREFUL.
Sympathy and good helping thoughts seems a very dangerous character to have on the street.
THE CAR NO I TRIED TO REMEMBER IS ANT 575 HUNDAI SUV He is around for more victims and well dressed and will not come out of the vehicle.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL AS I CAN NOW IMAGINE HE IS VERY DANGEROUS PERSON TO BE AROUND IN RICHMOND HILL.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
vus
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Date: December 11, 2013 09:11PM
i think the same guy got me. Do you have any clues how to stop this person from going further?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Robert Garcia
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Date: December 12, 2013 02:46PM
They are in Midland tx..
Supposedly headed to Dallas tx
They just got me...-.-...
4 jackets for 130.00... Nice though
Supposedly headed to Dallas tx
They just got me...-.-...
4 jackets for 130.00... Nice though
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
carl's jr.
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Date: December 23, 2013 06:35PM
Today, in Hayward, CA... Older guy in striped dress shirt, flashing red passport and some credit card looking business card.
Originally asked if I spoke Italian (even though I'm clearly Asian). Said he was coming from an Armani fashion show, the usual BS as stated in all these other posts. Showed me the "Italian leather" lighter trick... Tried talking me into buying some jackets, originally for $600 for 5... Kept saying no thanks, and I didn't have money. After a while, he said he would just give me a jacket. I declined. Weird thing was, he still kept pressing, to see if I would just buy one. While ignoring him for a minute, did a google search on my phone and found this thread... Just walked away after that.
Writing this later, to warn others.
He then sped off... Last seen heading toward 880 Freeway, in a Black Nissan Quest mini-van. Did not get license plate, sorry.
Originally asked if I spoke Italian (even though I'm clearly Asian). Said he was coming from an Armani fashion show, the usual BS as stated in all these other posts. Showed me the "Italian leather" lighter trick... Tried talking me into buying some jackets, originally for $600 for 5... Kept saying no thanks, and I didn't have money. After a while, he said he would just give me a jacket. I declined. Weird thing was, he still kept pressing, to see if I would just buy one. While ignoring him for a minute, did a google search on my phone and found this thread... Just walked away after that.
Writing this later, to warn others.
He then sped off... Last seen heading toward 880 Freeway, in a Black Nissan Quest mini-van. Did not get license plate, sorry.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ALICE
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Date: December 27, 2013 11:30PM
They got my husband here in Edmonton Alberta just before Christmas. ENZO
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Moochie Bantonni
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Date: January 06, 2014 12:29AM
Are Italians really White? I thought they were a Mix of Greek, North African, Sicilian and Calzone!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio
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Date: January 06, 2014 06:06AM
Same scammers got me yesterday 1/4/13 in Corte Madera Calif on Sir Francis Drake Blvd near SF. Guy came up to me in gas station and asked for directions to SF airport. I gave him directions then... He asked me if I am Italian and that I am a Very Nice guy.I said yes, My Mother is Italian why do you ask me?
Then gave me the story that he was coming from a trade show and going to Italy tonight and does not want to pay Import Tax bla, bla bla. I give them to you as a gift and 1 for your wife? what size is she? So he gives me4 of them and then ask me to pay for only 1? I said oh no, I don't have that kind of money.
Can you give me anything bc these are worth $5k-$6k for 4. He showed me the price from the catalog he had? So I said here I give them back to you and he said give me anything you want. So I looked at the "Armani" Jackets and they looked pretty good at the time and I give him $200.SO he left and is coming back he said on Feb22 and he will call me. He gave me his Fake Emporio Armani card from Milan also.Also said his brother owns the BEST restaurant in Milan and when I go I can eat there for free bc His brother and I have the same Name Antonio!! Wow, I was a sucker. They are pretty good looking fakes though..
But they have a weird smell like chemical? I will air them out and see if that helps and give them away as a SPECIAL gift to friends! I blame myself. I should know better. I hope he calls me in February. I will pretend I want to by more and have him meet me and call the police.
Then gave me the story that he was coming from a trade show and going to Italy tonight and does not want to pay Import Tax bla, bla bla. I give them to you as a gift and 1 for your wife? what size is she? So he gives me4 of them and then ask me to pay for only 1? I said oh no, I don't have that kind of money.
Can you give me anything bc these are worth $5k-$6k for 4. He showed me the price from the catalog he had? So I said here I give them back to you and he said give me anything you want. So I looked at the "Armani" Jackets and they looked pretty good at the time and I give him $200.SO he left and is coming back he said on Feb22 and he will call me. He gave me his Fake Emporio Armani card from Milan also.Also said his brother owns the BEST restaurant in Milan and when I go I can eat there for free bc His brother and I have the same Name Antonio!! Wow, I was a sucker. They are pretty good looking fakes though..
But they have a weird smell like chemical? I will air them out and see if that helps and give them away as a SPECIAL gift to friends! I blame myself. I should know better. I hope he calls me in February. I will pretend I want to by more and have him meet me and call the police.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Kyp
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Date: January 19, 2014 10:05PM
January 18, 2014
Hialeah, Florida
Balding guy in SUV approached me and asked for help.
Very smooth talker. I was about to cry. :-)
His story was that he had to return to Italy and had to pay 30% tax on 4 watches he had. Showed his Italian "passport" and rental car agreement.
He showed the watches and their "sticker" price $300-$500 Euros.
He said he would give me all four for a low price.
I saw where this was headed so I said "$50 for all four."
He said he'd give one for $50.
He showed me the website on his cheap MetroPCS phone.
The website showed expensive watches.
I said sorry and showed him Ebay prices on my phone $20-50.
He said, "It's OK. Thank you for your help" and left.
Hialeah, Florida
Balding guy in SUV approached me and asked for help.
Very smooth talker. I was about to cry. :-)
His story was that he had to return to Italy and had to pay 30% tax on 4 watches he had. Showed his Italian "passport" and rental car agreement.
He showed the watches and their "sticker" price $300-$500 Euros.
He said he would give me all four for a low price.
I saw where this was headed so I said "$50 for all four."
He said he'd give one for $50.
He showed me the website on his cheap MetroPCS phone.
The website showed expensive watches.
I said sorry and showed him Ebay prices on my phone $20-50.
He said, "It's OK. Thank you for your help" and left.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AG
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Date: January 22, 2014 09:36PM
22 JAN 14 @ 1730
Same scam. Approached in Las Vegas, off Alta and Fort Apache by CVS. Asked for directions to airport as he had flight at 8pm (it was now 530), gave them, then asked if I had ever been to Italy. He gave me a business card with "Guiseppe Aurelio, Manager, G/A Collezzione", and was holding passport and rental papers in hand. Car started to beep as him when chatting as he was blocking parking area, so he pulls off to side.
Whole story about going back to Italy, talking about taxes and the like. I then say "the VAT is pretty high there" as I have done business in Italy. He was somewhat confused, so immediatly told me something wrong. He then opens the back door of his black Cadillac SUV (Cali tags) and starts showing me jackets that were mysteriously my size. Then shows me the tag on the bottom corner of each jacket, and the "made in Italy" on the label. I did smell leather, but it was a bit strong and off. He then put four jackets into a black bag, and asked what my wife's size was. Told him a 10, he was confused and then said "ah, like Sophia Lauren", really? Then shows me another jacket, puts it into another bag and hands it to me stating they are free for helping him out.
He then starts to get into whole story about his son turning 10, wanting to buy a gift for him. Then shows me his rental receipt for $1385 and asking for $400 to help him out and I could keep the jackets. How he won't have to pay the taxes and will have money when arriving in Italy to buy a gift. I knew it was a scam, as he went from "free gifts" to money for a rental car. I told him I didn't have that much in the bank, etc and he kept persisting. I told him I could give him around $50 for them, although I had no intention as I knew where this was going. I unzip my jacket and move it back to the side and he see's that I am carrying a firearm. His next words were, "you work for polizia?". I didn't answer and he starts with, "I really need to get to airport, my flight leaves soon". He grabs the bags and throws them into the truck, closes the door and hops into the drivers seat, closes door and pulls off rather quickly. Not speeding, but quick. Wow, thought you had a few hours...
Needless to say, I didn't buy any, but the scam is alive and well. BTW, used to sell those speakers (Pro Poly Series 2001's) back in Chicago for a few weeks back in the late-80's. It's all scripted, etc. Speakers cost about $80/pair, brochures said $2k. What you collected above the 80 was yours to split with you partner. Sales people will do anything, I'm just not cut out for it so didn't make a living out of it. Beware!
Same scam. Approached in Las Vegas, off Alta and Fort Apache by CVS. Asked for directions to airport as he had flight at 8pm (it was now 530), gave them, then asked if I had ever been to Italy. He gave me a business card with "Guiseppe Aurelio, Manager, G/A Collezzione", and was holding passport and rental papers in hand. Car started to beep as him when chatting as he was blocking parking area, so he pulls off to side.
Whole story about going back to Italy, talking about taxes and the like. I then say "the VAT is pretty high there" as I have done business in Italy. He was somewhat confused, so immediatly told me something wrong. He then opens the back door of his black Cadillac SUV (Cali tags) and starts showing me jackets that were mysteriously my size. Then shows me the tag on the bottom corner of each jacket, and the "made in Italy" on the label. I did smell leather, but it was a bit strong and off. He then put four jackets into a black bag, and asked what my wife's size was. Told him a 10, he was confused and then said "ah, like Sophia Lauren", really? Then shows me another jacket, puts it into another bag and hands it to me stating they are free for helping him out.
He then starts to get into whole story about his son turning 10, wanting to buy a gift for him. Then shows me his rental receipt for $1385 and asking for $400 to help him out and I could keep the jackets. How he won't have to pay the taxes and will have money when arriving in Italy to buy a gift. I knew it was a scam, as he went from "free gifts" to money for a rental car. I told him I didn't have that much in the bank, etc and he kept persisting. I told him I could give him around $50 for them, although I had no intention as I knew where this was going. I unzip my jacket and move it back to the side and he see's that I am carrying a firearm. His next words were, "you work for polizia?". I didn't answer and he starts with, "I really need to get to airport, my flight leaves soon". He grabs the bags and throws them into the truck, closes the door and hops into the drivers seat, closes door and pulls off rather quickly. Not speeding, but quick. Wow, thought you had a few hours...
Needless to say, I didn't buy any, but the scam is alive and well. BTW, used to sell those speakers (Pro Poly Series 2001's) back in Chicago for a few weeks back in the late-80's. It's all scripted, etc. Speakers cost about $80/pair, brochures said $2k. What you collected above the 80 was yours to split with you partner. Sales people will do anything, I'm just not cut out for it so didn't make a living out of it. Beware!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bones
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Date: January 28, 2014 05:00PM
Im going to skin these mother fuckers when I see them. Actually, it doesnt even have to be the same person that approched me. Just to teach these low life scam artists a lesson. God help the next person trying to sell me something on the street.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
avk009
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Date: February 03, 2014 06:08PM
Just got scammed by this fucker... working alone. White bmw SUV. same shit. on his way to airport, cant take them on the plane with him because hed have to pay tax on it, sold me two for 100 bucks. Told me to take one back to macy's and return it for cash.
all i can say is karma will catch up to him. He will die a slow lonely painful death. Im not even angry anymore... I pity his existence.
all i can say is karma will catch up to him. He will die a slow lonely painful death. Im not even angry anymore... I pity his existence.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ted
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Date: February 03, 2014 08:36PM
I ran into this guys too and they told me exact same story the airlines tickets all that story ..gave him $180.00 for the jackets. This was in April 2013.
Guess what? ... Ran into them again today, maybe they didnt recognize me but different story this time haha .. Police was passing by and I told them the story they confiscated his car, he had lots of bags with jackets in it ..so he went home walking with a ticket... The had many traffic violation.
Guess what? ... Ran into them again today, maybe they didnt recognize me but different story this time haha .. Police was passing by and I told them the story they confiscated his car, he had lots of bags with jackets in it ..so he went home walking with a ticket... The had many traffic violation.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ted
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Date: February 03, 2014 08:44PM
That's the guy ! White BMW SUV.. This happened in Santa Monica.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gaby
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Date: February 06, 2014 07:02PM
Gas station in Miami, Florida. One Italian guy told me that he was flying back to Italy. That he works for Emporio watches, and that he could not take them back with him. So he sold me 5 watches for $200.. fake off course. I feel stupid!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jim, milton ON
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Date: February 15, 2014 11:41AM
It was just one guy this time in Home depot lot but the patter was the same He came down to $100.00
Driving a Dodge Caravan said it was rented butlooked too well used.
Asked for directions to the Aiport said he was going home to Italy gave me his 'Business Card' -- said he did not want to pay taxes on coats - needed cash to buy wife a gift
I did not bite To Good to be true
Keep your wits about you guys & gals
Driving a Dodge Caravan said it was rented butlooked too well used.
Asked for directions to the Aiport said he was going home to Italy gave me his 'Business Card' -- said he did not want to pay taxes on coats - needed cash to buy wife a gift
I did not bite To Good to be true
Keep your wits about you guys & gals
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Metralogia
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Date: February 18, 2014 06:16PM
I was just approached by an Italian man in what looked to be a rental suv who needed directions to the airport and asked if I spoke spanish because he knows no English and little spanish and very few italian speakers in St. Cloud FL. So why not approach a Puerto Rican right?
Well he tells me he works for Armani and is a designer for their watches and tells me the whole tax deal and how he was going to lose $800 if he tries to take all the watches through the plane. He said if I buy one of his watches at $250 he will give me all 6 watches. My offer was $175 it took a Lil bit and he took it. I am feeling pretty good the watches look nice. Don't know how much I can get for them though. My wife is passed btw lol
Well he tells me he works for Armani and is a designer for their watches and tells me the whole tax deal and how he was going to lose $800 if he tries to take all the watches through the plane. He said if I buy one of his watches at $250 he will give me all 6 watches. My offer was $175 it took a Lil bit and he took it. I am feeling pretty good the watches look nice. Don't know how much I can get for them though. My wife is passed btw lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Juan Carlos
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Date: February 19, 2014 12:32AM
Same thing happened to me in Miami, on two occasions, on both a young man with an Italian accent driving an SUV, board me in the parking lot of Publix and Best Buy, wondering how to get to the airport, with the same story, but offering Emporium watches, were allegedly expensive (amazon $ 30-40). By I do not accepted the proposal and they went very up set, half an hour later I saw him again back to the parking lot, looking for a new victim.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rakesh
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Date: February 20, 2014 06:34PM
One Italian guy popped up in Milpitas , CA in the parking lot of the GREAT MALL .
Saying that he need to pay tax if he takes the merchandise with him back to Italy .
Was offering to give three Emporio Armani jackets in exchange for an iPad . He is driving a Chevy equinox white diamond color ,Nevada Licence plate .
Saying that he need to pay tax if he takes the merchandise with him back to Italy .
Was offering to give three Emporio Armani jackets in exchange for an iPad . He is driving a Chevy equinox white diamond color ,Nevada Licence plate .
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dd
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Date: February 21, 2014 04:10PM
GOT ME FOR 100$ SAME STORY.. HOUSTON TX
BUT IT WASN'T JACKETS, NOW IT'S WATCHES
BUT IT WASN'T JACKETS, NOW IT'S WATCHES
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
johnny
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Date: February 21, 2014 07:47PM
Happened to me today in MIami Beach. I didn,t fall for the scam.Remember if it sounds to good to be true-----
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
racistnigger
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Date: February 21, 2014 11:25PM
why is this still a thread? not fairfax related at all anymore..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
waaw
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Date: February 22, 2014 09:16PM
OMFG..I am living in westwood area and I meet this dude at Rochester and kelton. He is driving a BMW.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
waaw
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Date: February 22, 2014 09:35PM
They asked me for $2200 for 5 jackets. He even went to bank of america with me and ask me to pull the money out from my account. Is he insane?I bought nothing though~~
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Scott D.
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Date: February 25, 2014 06:37PM
The Italian guy was in Kissimmee Florida today the 7-11 at Osceola and 17-92. Same story, same crap!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
kimo
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Date: February 26, 2014 11:49PM
Houston, TX...scammer was at Exxon station off of Richmond and West Belt on the feeder. He was tall, skinny older gentleman with a fake looking tan and bright white teeth. I believe it was a white ford. Asked if i spoke Italian. I said no. I believe i was targetted because i am foreign. Gave me same talk about emporio, wanting to go back to italy, taxes and so on. He Had wallet with credit cards and italian passport. Was falling for it somewhat till red flags started popping up. First was brochure for Emporio for 2012 and 2013 versus something newer. I was filling gas and told him that i had to close the cap when the car was full ...when i was returning back to him i heard him talking to himself as if rehearsing what he was going to tell me. Told him i dont have cash. Wanted me to to bank and i said sorry i only have credit card and no debit card...that's when he choose to drive off and look for another victim.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Walter
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Date: February 27, 2014 02:43AM
One of the guys was in San Diego with the same story, asking first for a address, then do you speak italien, he gave me 4 jackets for free, but then the story for the custom, not having enough cash. I collected the jackets and gave him 50 $
At home I found out it were bad copies
At home I found out it were bad copies
Re: Beware - 1 italian guy - scam artist (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ilir
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Date: February 27, 2014 06:41AM
One italian man approached me and asked for directions to the airport. Then he said he wanted to say thank you to me for that and gave me a fake ID. Vincenzo D. (no last name?). He told me a story about having an exposition in Sheraton and after went drinking and then went to casino where he lost all his money. showed his credit card (not working?) and passport. Then started to say that as a gesture of good will wants to give me all these leathers jackets. two for men, one for ladies, and a set of accessories (watch, wallet...)all original (well fake now) armani.
I reported this case to the police.
I reported this case to the police.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Y6mE9
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Date: February 27, 2014 01:36PM
they can't speak english though and the spics can't translate the italia dialect
guess you'll have to allow them to sue the police for abuse and drop the charges huh ?
guess you'll have to allow them to sue the police for abuse and drop the charges huh ?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Cross Wife
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Date: February 27, 2014 06:12PM
Oh my god. Now I feel horrible. I had a similar experience right outside of Alexandria recently. I was thinking something was wrong with this and did a quick search. This site was the first that came up.
I was in the Duke Street and 395 area, west of Landmark. I was going down Beauregard and saw two somewhat handsome and well dressed men standing outside their expensive looking car. They looked confused and frustrated so I pulled over to see if I could help.
They told me that they'd missed their flight back to Milan. They were supposed to drive to Dulles to return the car then hop on their plane and head home. One of them forgot to set the alarm and they overslept (guess they don't understand the concept of hotel wake-up service).
They were desperately trying to call the airline to rebook but their phone was dead and wouldn't charge. They'd stopped by one of those Middle easterner owned cell phone stores to see if they could help and apparently they were really nasty to the Italians as their English wasn't very good.
I immediately lent them my phone to make their call. After about 10 minutes of the one guy, Vincent I think he said, talking in Italian to the airline he looked relieved. He said they'd fixed the flight, got them new reservations, and only charged the 50 euros each for changing it. Unfortunately he didn't have the 100 euros for the two of them. They said that's roughly $150. They'd spent their remaining cash on dinner and gassing up the car the night before. And ATMs here in the States won't give cash advances on Italian credit cards.
I had only $37 on me but told them they could have it. They were thankful, a little too much so now that I think about it, but said they really needed the full amount. (They said it was $150 and I didn't know the exchange rate so I believed them figuring they were more worldly travelers than I was.)
Then Vincent signaled the other one. As he moved to the back of their car I have to confess I got nervous. Imagine my relief when he came back with two beautiful leather jackets.
Vincent, the only one who spoke English, explained that they were here in the States distributing Gucci jacket samples to various high end retailers on the east coast.
Normally they give them to the retailers and collect a deposit for the wholesale price and apply that to the retailer's account. They had three of them left over. One of the two he pulled out fit me perfectly. The other was a little larger and perfect for my husband. (I guess he saw the ring on my finger.) He said he'd make a deal with me. He'd give me both jackets for the $150. He could explain this to his boss back in Milan. He said normally these jackets retail for $500 - $600 in New York and even wholesale they're $200. The deposit they collect from retailers is $75 per jacket so the $150 would be the right amount their boss would be asking about.
I know a bargain when I see one so I said yes. We drove over to the bank on Beauregard and I pulled out $200: $150 for them and $50 for me to treat myself for finding such a great deal.
Fast forward to today. I took both jackets to the cleaners to have them dry cleaned; hubby and I had been at a cigar party and wore them and they kind of reeked.
I told the cleaner they were pure leather and to please be extra careful with them. He looked them both over and said, "I'm sorry but these are not leather. They are man made. And, they are not Gucci, they are Chinese made." I was stunned. I said are you sure?
He said he'd been an import / export wholesaler in San Francisco a few years ago and they would sometimes get these fakes shipped to them. He then showed me the stitching and explained how it was different from the real thing and he even removed the Gucci tag inside and revealed one from some no name company and it said: MADE IN CHINA. I was crushed. He then said he hadn't seen one of these in a while as US Customs had done a pretty big sting on importers of these a few years ago and pulled them off the streets.
I asked him how much they're worth. He said, "really, only about $20 each. And that's new. These would probably get maybe $10 used." That's $20 total. I was crushed. He then asked where I got them. I started with "two Italian guys in an expensive car..." and before I could go on he stopped me and said, "oh dear, they're back".
I rushed home and went online and did a quick search to verify what he said. This was the first website listed. I'm going to cry now. Should I tell my husband?
I was in the Duke Street and 395 area, west of Landmark. I was going down Beauregard and saw two somewhat handsome and well dressed men standing outside their expensive looking car. They looked confused and frustrated so I pulled over to see if I could help.
They told me that they'd missed their flight back to Milan. They were supposed to drive to Dulles to return the car then hop on their plane and head home. One of them forgot to set the alarm and they overslept (guess they don't understand the concept of hotel wake-up service).
They were desperately trying to call the airline to rebook but their phone was dead and wouldn't charge. They'd stopped by one of those Middle easterner owned cell phone stores to see if they could help and apparently they were really nasty to the Italians as their English wasn't very good.
I immediately lent them my phone to make their call. After about 10 minutes of the one guy, Vincent I think he said, talking in Italian to the airline he looked relieved. He said they'd fixed the flight, got them new reservations, and only charged the 50 euros each for changing it. Unfortunately he didn't have the 100 euros for the two of them. They said that's roughly $150. They'd spent their remaining cash on dinner and gassing up the car the night before. And ATMs here in the States won't give cash advances on Italian credit cards.
I had only $37 on me but told them they could have it. They were thankful, a little too much so now that I think about it, but said they really needed the full amount. (They said it was $150 and I didn't know the exchange rate so I believed them figuring they were more worldly travelers than I was.)
Then Vincent signaled the other one. As he moved to the back of their car I have to confess I got nervous. Imagine my relief when he came back with two beautiful leather jackets.
Vincent, the only one who spoke English, explained that they were here in the States distributing Gucci jacket samples to various high end retailers on the east coast.
Normally they give them to the retailers and collect a deposit for the wholesale price and apply that to the retailer's account. They had three of them left over. One of the two he pulled out fit me perfectly. The other was a little larger and perfect for my husband. (I guess he saw the ring on my finger.) He said he'd make a deal with me. He'd give me both jackets for the $150. He could explain this to his boss back in Milan. He said normally these jackets retail for $500 - $600 in New York and even wholesale they're $200. The deposit they collect from retailers is $75 per jacket so the $150 would be the right amount their boss would be asking about.
I know a bargain when I see one so I said yes. We drove over to the bank on Beauregard and I pulled out $200: $150 for them and $50 for me to treat myself for finding such a great deal.
Fast forward to today. I took both jackets to the cleaners to have them dry cleaned; hubby and I had been at a cigar party and wore them and they kind of reeked.
I told the cleaner they were pure leather and to please be extra careful with them. He looked them both over and said, "I'm sorry but these are not leather. They are man made. And, they are not Gucci, they are Chinese made." I was stunned. I said are you sure?
He said he'd been an import / export wholesaler in San Francisco a few years ago and they would sometimes get these fakes shipped to them. He then showed me the stitching and explained how it was different from the real thing and he even removed the Gucci tag inside and revealed one from some no name company and it said: MADE IN CHINA. I was crushed. He then said he hadn't seen one of these in a while as US Customs had done a pretty big sting on importers of these a few years ago and pulled them off the streets.
I asked him how much they're worth. He said, "really, only about $20 each. And that's new. These would probably get maybe $10 used." That's $20 total. I was crushed. He then asked where I got them. I started with "two Italian guys in an expensive car..." and before I could go on he stopped me and said, "oh dear, they're back".
I rushed home and went online and did a quick search to verify what he said. This was the first website listed. I'm going to cry now. Should I tell my husband?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Idiot
()
Date: March 06, 2014 07:17AM
same thing happened to me, same guys now silver mini suv. same jackets as shown in the forum below. these men are now located in the bay area. i was in danville when this happened. I feel stupid, I just wanted to give the guy directions. I don't understand why people do things like this. One day hes gonna get caught. I'd take this to the police if I would have got his license plate number. I am now giving these jackets to goodwill, someone will make use of them.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jose Bejarano
()
Date: March 10, 2014 02:29AM
He drove this time a silver Cadillac SUV, same thing showed me the airline tickets and was asking for directions to the San Diego airport, his name on passport is Arnulfo and says he is a designer, he had a I phone and a Bank of America ATM, I gave him 500 Dlls for 4 stinky PVC jackets, I hope he gets caught,this happen as I was getting out to the gym on balboa ave on March 3 of 2014
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ric allen
()
Date: March 11, 2014 02:45PM
These creeps are now in San Antonio (unless there are several groups of these guys) in their black SUV. Stopped me as I was entering my bank. I speak a little Italian so at first I thought it was cool. Then came the pitch; as a retired Federal Investigator I was immediately suspicious. I went into my bank carrying three of their jackets....one guy followed me in, grabbed the package and took off! Sorry, did not get a chance to photograph them or the license plate of the SUV. Beware! In this life, you do not get something for nothing!!!
Fuck this italian guy
Posted by:
Jerry
()
Date: March 13, 2014 08:01PM
Same story, old guy white teeth, ask me if I speak italian, I said no he told me he would sell me a watch and if I bought him one he would give me the whole package (7 of them) emporio armani moda italia, I gave him 240$, he ripped me off, Im 16 FUCK HIM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AQ
()
Date: March 15, 2014 12:54PM
These guys were in Walnut Creek Bart last night parking lot. Grease bags. Beware . Same story as in LA and fairfax. Run away!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
walter kordule
()
Date: March 15, 2014 01:49PM
> Two Italian guys driving a SUV pulled up
> to me at on hy 50 in Bolten ont.canada asking for
> directions. I thought I was doing a good deed and
> gave them directions. The one guy asks me if I
> speak italian and if I like Armani. After some
> pleasantries he offers to give me a jacket as a
> gift as he is driving to Boston to catch a flight
> back to Italy and has extra jackets. My
> instincts told me to walk away, yet I stood there
> while he gave me 5 leather jackets and how he did
> not want to pay for shipping these. He then asks
> me to help him with gas money as he only has
> Euros. He shows me his airline tickets, his
> passport. I gave him $200.00 while alarm bells
> are going in my head he switched the bag with all the jackets and noting fit on to all
> to me at on hy 50 in Bolten ont.canada asking for
> directions. I thought I was doing a good deed and
> gave them directions. The one guy asks me if I
> speak italian and if I like Armani. After some
> pleasantries he offers to give me a jacket as a
> gift as he is driving to Boston to catch a flight
> back to Italy and has extra jackets. My
> instincts told me to walk away, yet I stood there
> while he gave me 5 leather jackets and how he did
> not want to pay for shipping these. He then asks
> me to help him with gas money as he only has
> Euros. He shows me his airline tickets, his
> passport. I gave him $200.00 while alarm bells
> are going in my head he switched the bag with all the jackets and noting fit on to all
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AQ
()
Date: March 15, 2014 08:48PM
Last night at 5pm, these two Italian guys in a white mercedes approached me at the Walnut Creek (California) Bart station. Asking for directions to SFO tried to pull off the same scam of giving away free jackets. I walked away. Too bad I didnt report it to the police. I wll if I see them again in this area. Please incform the police if you see two italian guys in a white mercedes SUV trying to give you "fake Armani" clothing. What a wast of my time>
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
CG
()
Date: March 16, 2014 09:17PM
They are still doing the same routine in Miami Beach in the first week of March. Exact same scam. Airport directions and Armani jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ontario
()
Date: March 18, 2014 04:30PM
These guys "tried" to scam me in Burlington, Ontario, red flags everywhere on these two clowns. Same as above, tried to sell some crap leather jackets in D&G bags to cover their Budget rental car. Drove away. Beware of two Italians.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Come on cuh
()
Date: March 18, 2014 08:03PM
Come on cuh
U just got screwed!!
U just got screwed!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tim7878
()
Date: March 19, 2014 01:40PM
Sadly I just fell for the leather jacket scam. I figured there was a high probability they were knockoffs when I bought them, but four jackets for $200, I thought how could you go wrong even if they are knockoffs. Everything these days no matter how crappy it is costs at least $50 bucks. Oh well I just hope they aren't toxic like some have suggested, though I doubt I will wear them since it is kinda like wearing a come scam me sign.
Maybe I will donate them to the local goodwill clothing dropoff.
Maybe I will donate them to the local goodwill clothing dropoff.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Don Bazilio
()
Date: March 19, 2014 08:40PM
Pasquale came back to his business in Livingston, NJ. 3/19/14
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
too smart
()
Date: March 20, 2014 07:29PM
Hey Guys met these asshole in homedeopt parking lot middle village queens, just how they where talk i knew it was a scam ,but i made these two make big assholes out of themselves. i mean if your a big shot doing a fashion show a t the jacob javitz center what in the hell were you doing in a queens home depot parking lot, i hope they catch these fucks soon one was a old fat motherfucker the other fagety greasball fuk
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Henriq
()
Date: March 21, 2014 07:08PM
"Francesco D" tried this on me today on Long Island. I didn't buy anything. He's in an SUV with Rhode Island plates.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
a mehl
()
Date: March 28, 2014 05:43PM
in Miami 6 emporio moda italia watch for 400$ Italian guy in suv
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dave88
()
Date: April 04, 2014 11:06AM
One of them got me in Queens.
7 jackets for 300. Same story.
Never believe people and listen to your lady when she says something fishey.
I probably will donate them.
They are in queens now.
7 jackets for 300. Same story.
Never believe people and listen to your lady when she says something fishey.
I probably will donate them.
They are in queens now.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mark halston
()
Date: April 07, 2014 06:41PM
Same here Andrea guy. Directions to airport..I pod for his son. Gave him $300. :-(
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
oilut
()
Date: April 07, 2014 11:52PM
Message from Palo Alto, CA:
Today I was walking out of a Wells Fargo, tucking my wallet away, when a man in a parked red Cadillac called out to me.
He asked in a heavy Italian accent, "Italiano o españole?"
And, wanting to help out somebody who was possibly lost or unable to understand something that had been written in our confusing language, I said, "Sí, español," and approached his car, which was parked right next to mine in a very open area.
He quickly slid out a business card and began telling me in his Italian Spanish that he was a designer for Giorgio Armani from Milano, Italy. I looked at the card. It was legit. Looked at his get-up. He was a well-built man, husky, with a decent tan and fading blue eyes. The man was wearing an expensive-looking leather jacket, an elegant shirt with a brown lines creating an ivy pattern, wore a large watch and, already looking at his wrist, noticed his recently-manicured fingernails.
The Italian told me his name was Guiseppe, just as it said on his business card, and I must embarassingly confess that for a brief moment I pondered the possibility that I had just been scouted off the street by a modeling agent. This notion was exaggerated after the man had asked where I came from, because of the European features of my face.
I told him I was half-German and half-Colombian.
"Ah! Colombino," he replied, as if it had all made sense to him. And asked if I was Catholic. I told him no. He sighed, without judgement, and told me he was Evangelic.
Now here, my dear correspondents of this thread, is where Guiseppe's somewhat obscured intentions appeared, if only a little.
He told me he was an Italian designer for Giorgio Armani, come to San Francisco for a fashion exhibition, and was currently on his way to the airport for a return flight to Milano. Unfortunately, he expressed to me, he had either not succeeded in selling everything at this exhibition, or he had purchased too many of the leather jackets that were inside the tote bag, now perched on the passenger seat of his car--I was unable to understand due to difficulties in communication, Italian and Spanish being only sufficiently similar for basic conversations.
Before anything else, I assessed the scene before me. Here was a true Italian, seemingly well-off, or at least dressed smartly enough that it would be difficult to suggest otherwise--and not just well-dressed by throwing a few scattered articles of clothing together, but sincerely assorted in good taste--sitting in a rented car with a Hertz GPS device bolted above the radio, an Italian passport in his lap with a few Euros peering out, and an over-stuffed tote bag staring at me from across the car.
Guiseppe then proceeded to ask me if I could do him a favor and I, always skeptical of such requests, prepared for whatever it might be that I would say the kurt no to, since I believe, as a writer, that any story that is too elaborate is, unfortunately, too good to be true.
He attempted to explain something about how at the airport, customs will impose such a large tax on the jackets, considered consumer goods, that it would be a great pain. Therefore, he wanted to sell me the jackets, all four for the price of one, "as a gift between brothers. You do me the favor and I will gift you the three jackets for free."
Somehow, this Guiseppe had managed to make himself seem like he was in quite a dire situation. I understood that this man was a designer who had somehow not succeeded in the transaction between money and Armani jackets and did not want to return home empty handed. Thus, he was politely willing to offer such a charitable price for the goods.
Suddenly, the adventurist in me was interested, more in how this strange interaction would proceed than in purchasing silly, overpriced jackets. After walking around his car and obstinately refusing to get into the passenger seat, I stood by the door as he pulled out a brown suede jacket. I verified that it was suede, looked at the stitching, examined the inner lining of the jacket--as everybody should when handling overpriced clothing--and was satisfied to conclude that it was indeed a real Armani jacket.
Seeing my favorable disposition, the man named the price for the four jackets: $600.
Well, only endowed with my bi-weekly job as a means of earning spending money, I honestly did not have that much in my possession and refused the offer. My expectation was that poor Guiseppe would thank me very much and be on his way, yet, to my surprise he began lowering the price. First to $400, then to $200, then, after asking how much I had, to $150. Well my dear readers, I must confess that I did not even have $150 to my name. I kindly refused and, again, the price was lowered, this time to $100.
A quick thought suddenly jumped upon me. I considered at that moment that, even if the story were too good to be true, and even if the jackets were not real leather or suede or even fake plastic, metal, stone, what-have-you, I would undoubtedly be able to sell the jackets for a considerable price more than I had purchased them at. I asked Guiseppe for an inventory of prices of each jacket in the bag and he obliged. They were $700, $800, $380 (for the suede), and $900.
It was then that I decided to withdraw the remaining $100 from my funds and noticed the small camera perched above the bank's entrance, facing our interaction. I quickly thought back to the many crime-catcher shows on television, how some perverted old man would arrive at the house of an underaged teenager and then was apprehended in a flash. How satisfying it was to watch justice served, a phenomenon that sadly occurs too little in this world. And, seeing the image of police rushing in to shackle a man to his demise on television, I very much was dissuaded from participating in such a sting operation and thought I should suggest to my friend, Guiseppe, that we move locations so as to avoid the cameras.
Upon returning to the parked car, I found the man smoking a newly-lit cigarette in the car. I must confess, upon retrospection, this one act should have been the incident that I most scrutinized, for, it is one thing to view a person as healthy and robust--and therefore certainly well-intentioned since the respect for oneself tends to flood over into the regard of others, and then to spin around once and see the same person inhaling the smoke, into their car, no less! It should also have crossed my mind, from personal experience, that a cigarette is most desired when one is most anxious, since tobacco is a temporary relaxant and calms the nerves. None of these thoughts crossed my mind, however, as I have the tendency to dash away prejudices and embrace people as they are. If this gentlemanly Italian wished to smoke, as they so often do in Europe, then, by God, he can have a smoke.
I suggested the movement of location, to which the man scoffed, but conceded.
300 feet later, I had given Guiseppe, by now regarded as somewhat of a close acquaintance to me, the five twenty dollar bills, and I was in possession of what I thought may or may not be four authentic Armani jackets. Holding out his firm hand, my friend thanked me, asked God to bless my family, nearly kissed me on the cheek, while I wished him a safe trip back to Italy--that sun-stained country that has always permeated the paradises of my imagination.
I placed the bag into the trunk of my car and entered the driver's seat, buckled my seatbelt, ignited the car, and, when checking the rearview mirrors for any obstructions, was shocked to see Guiseppe had altogether vanished! In an instant, like alcohol set ablaze. All the way home, a nasty feeling was settling itself into my stomach, which I suppressed with deep breaths and reminders that, even if fake, the jackets could be sold at a higher price than I had spent on them.
And that was the interaction I had with kind Guiseppe. Later, as I opened the trunk to examine my won treasures, I found that the Italian had given me only three of the promised four jackets, but the sinking feeling of betrayal was quickly buoyed by a feeling that I had, in fact, been the one to scam this Italian-in-a-pinch with my measly $100.
Eventually, searching for evidence of a fashion exhibition in San Francisco, I came upon this thread and spent nearly an hour reading over the various remarks. Some were quite disheartening, making me feel the fool for such an act, while others gave me hope that there may be some profit to come of this. Altogether, however, I saw how throughout the nation, from city to city, and even crossing borders into that frigid country to the north, humans like myself were succumbing to something. Be it the fragility in our uncontrollable lives that blinds us with the hope of stumbling across something truly fortuitous, or the hope of helping our kin out of the good of our hearts, we are connected, in our thoughts, in our hopes, and in our gullibility. Therefore, good people, tarry not; for something of this story shines bright above our downcast heads and brings our humanity to light. We are the proudly the strong-hearted and the weak-minded! Were it otherwise, God knows how dismal of an existence our dim lives would be. But the soul, the soul remains lighthearted, and so should you.
Today I was walking out of a Wells Fargo, tucking my wallet away, when a man in a parked red Cadillac called out to me.
He asked in a heavy Italian accent, "Italiano o españole?"
And, wanting to help out somebody who was possibly lost or unable to understand something that had been written in our confusing language, I said, "Sí, español," and approached his car, which was parked right next to mine in a very open area.
He quickly slid out a business card and began telling me in his Italian Spanish that he was a designer for Giorgio Armani from Milano, Italy. I looked at the card. It was legit. Looked at his get-up. He was a well-built man, husky, with a decent tan and fading blue eyes. The man was wearing an expensive-looking leather jacket, an elegant shirt with a brown lines creating an ivy pattern, wore a large watch and, already looking at his wrist, noticed his recently-manicured fingernails.
The Italian told me his name was Guiseppe, just as it said on his business card, and I must embarassingly confess that for a brief moment I pondered the possibility that I had just been scouted off the street by a modeling agent. This notion was exaggerated after the man had asked where I came from, because of the European features of my face.
I told him I was half-German and half-Colombian.
"Ah! Colombino," he replied, as if it had all made sense to him. And asked if I was Catholic. I told him no. He sighed, without judgement, and told me he was Evangelic.
Now here, my dear correspondents of this thread, is where Guiseppe's somewhat obscured intentions appeared, if only a little.
He told me he was an Italian designer for Giorgio Armani, come to San Francisco for a fashion exhibition, and was currently on his way to the airport for a return flight to Milano. Unfortunately, he expressed to me, he had either not succeeded in selling everything at this exhibition, or he had purchased too many of the leather jackets that were inside the tote bag, now perched on the passenger seat of his car--I was unable to understand due to difficulties in communication, Italian and Spanish being only sufficiently similar for basic conversations.
Before anything else, I assessed the scene before me. Here was a true Italian, seemingly well-off, or at least dressed smartly enough that it would be difficult to suggest otherwise--and not just well-dressed by throwing a few scattered articles of clothing together, but sincerely assorted in good taste--sitting in a rented car with a Hertz GPS device bolted above the radio, an Italian passport in his lap with a few Euros peering out, and an over-stuffed tote bag staring at me from across the car.
Guiseppe then proceeded to ask me if I could do him a favor and I, always skeptical of such requests, prepared for whatever it might be that I would say the kurt no to, since I believe, as a writer, that any story that is too elaborate is, unfortunately, too good to be true.
He attempted to explain something about how at the airport, customs will impose such a large tax on the jackets, considered consumer goods, that it would be a great pain. Therefore, he wanted to sell me the jackets, all four for the price of one, "as a gift between brothers. You do me the favor and I will gift you the three jackets for free."
Somehow, this Guiseppe had managed to make himself seem like he was in quite a dire situation. I understood that this man was a designer who had somehow not succeeded in the transaction between money and Armani jackets and did not want to return home empty handed. Thus, he was politely willing to offer such a charitable price for the goods.
Suddenly, the adventurist in me was interested, more in how this strange interaction would proceed than in purchasing silly, overpriced jackets. After walking around his car and obstinately refusing to get into the passenger seat, I stood by the door as he pulled out a brown suede jacket. I verified that it was suede, looked at the stitching, examined the inner lining of the jacket--as everybody should when handling overpriced clothing--and was satisfied to conclude that it was indeed a real Armani jacket.
Seeing my favorable disposition, the man named the price for the four jackets: $600.
Well, only endowed with my bi-weekly job as a means of earning spending money, I honestly did not have that much in my possession and refused the offer. My expectation was that poor Guiseppe would thank me very much and be on his way, yet, to my surprise he began lowering the price. First to $400, then to $200, then, after asking how much I had, to $150. Well my dear readers, I must confess that I did not even have $150 to my name. I kindly refused and, again, the price was lowered, this time to $100.
A quick thought suddenly jumped upon me. I considered at that moment that, even if the story were too good to be true, and even if the jackets were not real leather or suede or even fake plastic, metal, stone, what-have-you, I would undoubtedly be able to sell the jackets for a considerable price more than I had purchased them at. I asked Guiseppe for an inventory of prices of each jacket in the bag and he obliged. They were $700, $800, $380 (for the suede), and $900.
It was then that I decided to withdraw the remaining $100 from my funds and noticed the small camera perched above the bank's entrance, facing our interaction. I quickly thought back to the many crime-catcher shows on television, how some perverted old man would arrive at the house of an underaged teenager and then was apprehended in a flash. How satisfying it was to watch justice served, a phenomenon that sadly occurs too little in this world. And, seeing the image of police rushing in to shackle a man to his demise on television, I very much was dissuaded from participating in such a sting operation and thought I should suggest to my friend, Guiseppe, that we move locations so as to avoid the cameras.
Upon returning to the parked car, I found the man smoking a newly-lit cigarette in the car. I must confess, upon retrospection, this one act should have been the incident that I most scrutinized, for, it is one thing to view a person as healthy and robust--and therefore certainly well-intentioned since the respect for oneself tends to flood over into the regard of others, and then to spin around once and see the same person inhaling the smoke, into their car, no less! It should also have crossed my mind, from personal experience, that a cigarette is most desired when one is most anxious, since tobacco is a temporary relaxant and calms the nerves. None of these thoughts crossed my mind, however, as I have the tendency to dash away prejudices and embrace people as they are. If this gentlemanly Italian wished to smoke, as they so often do in Europe, then, by God, he can have a smoke.
I suggested the movement of location, to which the man scoffed, but conceded.
300 feet later, I had given Guiseppe, by now regarded as somewhat of a close acquaintance to me, the five twenty dollar bills, and I was in possession of what I thought may or may not be four authentic Armani jackets. Holding out his firm hand, my friend thanked me, asked God to bless my family, nearly kissed me on the cheek, while I wished him a safe trip back to Italy--that sun-stained country that has always permeated the paradises of my imagination.
I placed the bag into the trunk of my car and entered the driver's seat, buckled my seatbelt, ignited the car, and, when checking the rearview mirrors for any obstructions, was shocked to see Guiseppe had altogether vanished! In an instant, like alcohol set ablaze. All the way home, a nasty feeling was settling itself into my stomach, which I suppressed with deep breaths and reminders that, even if fake, the jackets could be sold at a higher price than I had spent on them.
And that was the interaction I had with kind Guiseppe. Later, as I opened the trunk to examine my won treasures, I found that the Italian had given me only three of the promised four jackets, but the sinking feeling of betrayal was quickly buoyed by a feeling that I had, in fact, been the one to scam this Italian-in-a-pinch with my measly $100.
Eventually, searching for evidence of a fashion exhibition in San Francisco, I came upon this thread and spent nearly an hour reading over the various remarks. Some were quite disheartening, making me feel the fool for such an act, while others gave me hope that there may be some profit to come of this. Altogether, however, I saw how throughout the nation, from city to city, and even crossing borders into that frigid country to the north, humans like myself were succumbing to something. Be it the fragility in our uncontrollable lives that blinds us with the hope of stumbling across something truly fortuitous, or the hope of helping our kin out of the good of our hearts, we are connected, in our thoughts, in our hopes, and in our gullibility. Therefore, good people, tarry not; for something of this story shines bright above our downcast heads and brings our humanity to light. We are the proudly the strong-hearted and the weak-minded! Were it otherwise, God knows how dismal of an existence our dim lives would be. But the soul, the soul remains lighthearted, and so should you.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
London visit
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Date: April 08, 2014 04:53PM
Just happen to me in London. An Italian man in suv, cost me £60 for 2 jackets.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
L
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Date: April 11, 2014 06:53PM
I was at the Wells Fargo, Pleasant Hill CA and two italians guy in a Toyota Rav4 SUV offered me several jackets as a gift. They had just finished their job at Moscone Center SF working for George Armani and they had to catch a flight to Italy and they did not have any money to pay taxes on the jackets. They lost all their money, $14,000, in the casino and they needed a little over $800 to pay for the car rental.
Only one of the guys was talking to me and I offered him $200 and the guy asked me for $400 and I almost gave him the money. I told him to wait and I went inside the bank and I talked to the teller and I told her about these guys and she told me not to give them any money. I went outside and I told him that I couldn't withdraw any money for today and he told me to use the ATM and finally I told him no and I walked away.
Only one of the guys was talking to me and I offered him $200 and the guy asked me for $400 and I almost gave him the money. I told him to wait and I went inside the bank and I talked to the teller and I told her about these guys and she told me not to give them any money. I went outside and I told him that I couldn't withdraw any money for today and he told me to use the ATM and finally I told him no and I walked away.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
D
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Date: April 27, 2014 02:41AM
Strucked again in San Diego, in a wells fargo in El Cajon Boulevard saw a guy talking to him, I passed by and he was telling him a story about some jackets and that he needed money to buy an Ipad for her daughter he paid $25 for 1 though, careful they are in San Diego now the guy name was Francesco
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Linda
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Date: April 29, 2014 07:07AM
My husband was approached yesterday at a gas station in Burlington, Ontario. Man said he was a designer for Ferrari, gave him a business card with Luigi S written on it. Spoke Italian and basically asked for directions to the airport when he was supposedly heading home to Italy. He claimed he was lost and then asked if my husband was in the market for some great Italian leather jackets. Said that all he needed was some cash to buy his daughter a gift for when he landed in Italy. Sounds like the same scam over and over again. I am so surprised that some many people are falling for this.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Adam Banks
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Date: May 01, 2014 10:29PM
Jus got em in toronto near the airport ... Same deal 2 guys 6 jackets wanted $800 have him $200 know their fake but already sold 2 for a 100 gave one to my mom as a gift so ur all depends how u look at the scam. No luggage in the trunk was an ez give away ... Gave me a Harry rosen buisness card with an email that didn't have .it at the end so it was also a give away
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gina M
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Date: May 02, 2014 12:29AM
I think these dudes- or other guys associated with them- are back in NoVa. I was at Lowe's in Chantilly yesterday, and got approached by a very sharp dressed, fresh and clean looking Mediterranean man. He told me he and his cousin needed to fly back to Sicily for a friend's funeral. Said he worked for Armani, and would give me 3 designer purses and 2 dresses for free, if I could be so kind as to give him $300.00 because he lost the original plane tickets.
I told him I was sorry, but I don't even have that much money to give you, as I'm just a student at George Mason. He tried to get me to give him 100.00 instead, but same reply from me. He got an unhappy look on his face, said "thanks anyway", then rejoined his "cousin" in their expensive looking sports car.
What is with these dudes?? Why haven't they been caught yet? This thread was started two years ago, and they're still at large. B
Please be careful, people..they're good!
I told him I was sorry, but I don't even have that much money to give you, as I'm just a student at George Mason. He tried to get me to give him 100.00 instead, but same reply from me. He got an unhappy look on his face, said "thanks anyway", then rejoined his "cousin" in their expensive looking sports car.
What is with these dudes?? Why haven't they been caught yet? This thread was started two years ago, and they're still at large. B
Please be careful, people..they're good!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ACK
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Date: May 02, 2014 05:58PM
They are here in San Jose, CA today. haiz
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Paco
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Date: May 04, 2014 05:43PM
In Cambridge Ontario today. Stopped me at a bank.
Offered to give me a jacket. Then two, then the third (suede) for $500. Then "How much you got? Which one you like most, I give you for what you got." The whole "I don't want to pay taxes" rubbish.
Slick act, I'll give 'em that. In a white SUV. Watch out.
Offered to give me a jacket. Then two, then the third (suede) for $500. Then "How much you got? Which one you like most, I give you for what you got." The whole "I don't want to pay taxes" rubbish.
Slick act, I'll give 'em that. In a white SUV. Watch out.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gary
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Date: May 08, 2014 03:57PM
Carlo Emporio spotted in Vancouver, BC. He stopped me from his car in the parking lot of Whole Foods on robson street a few months ago. He needed directions to Vancouver Airport. Then he wanted me to offer me a free suit for my troubles. Yeah uh NO thanks. Walked away. Still have his card because I knew I'd find him online somewhere. Card does say AE di Milano but he is full of shit.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists
Posted by:
allen
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Date: May 10, 2014 04:30PM
I was stupid enough and i fell into this scam.
instead, I bought two suits and 5 jackets from them for $1100.
they told me it was armani collezoni, the tag says" AC made in itlay)
so... the brand is "AC made in italy" NOT armani!!!
however.... all those fit perfectly on me. especially the suits.
first they asked me for direction to the airport, i was so nice and asked them to come in while i print the map for them...then they started to tell me stories about the fasion show they just attended and they have some armani samples left.
they would sell them all to me for 3grand and then we made deal for 1100 -.-
instead, I bought two suits and 5 jackets from them for $1100.
they told me it was armani collezoni, the tag says" AC made in itlay)
so... the brand is "AC made in italy" NOT armani!!!
however.... all those fit perfectly on me. especially the suits.
first they asked me for direction to the airport, i was so nice and asked them to come in while i print the map for them...then they started to tell me stories about the fasion show they just attended and they have some armani samples left.
they would sell them all to me for 3grand and then we made deal for 1100 -.-
(emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
canadian
()
Date: May 18, 2014 02:51PM
may 17 2014 london ontario canada
same scam directions to airport in toronto
taxes to bring leather coats back to italy too high
here you have free coats for helping me
at fashion show returning to milan
want to buy i phone at airport for wife 700
you feel guilty about accepting for free
if they are what he says then 300 for 4 leather ? jackets seems reasonable
reportage RDG Italia collezione luxury
plate Ontario BRWT678 dark grey Hyundai Santa Fe rental company?
same scam directions to airport in toronto
taxes to bring leather coats back to italy too high
here you have free coats for helping me
at fashion show returning to milan
want to buy i phone at airport for wife 700
you feel guilty about accepting for free
if they are what he says then 300 for 4 leather ? jackets seems reasonable
reportage RDG Italia collezione luxury
plate Ontario BRWT678 dark grey Hyundai Santa Fe rental company?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Collezione collector
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Date: May 19, 2014 09:27AM
Anyone know where these guys are now? I'm seeing recent reports of California, Ontario, British Columbia. Just want to make sure I stay off the roads if they're anywhere around here.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Scott C
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Date: May 21, 2014 03:43PM
I just ran into this guy on Monday May 19, 2014 in at a Target in Fairfield NJ. He tried to "give" me 4 leather jackets as a gift after giving him directions to Newark Airport. He said if he brought them back to Italy, he would have to pay huge tax. His name was Giuseppe Aurelio, a manger for Amani. He even gave me a business card....looked legit. He wanted me to get him some cash at the ATM. I offered him $20, and he said he was highly insulted, and got agitated. I told him to get away from my vehicle, with his jackets, I was late for an appointment. After going back and forth for 10 minutes, he took his jackets and left. I called the police, who stopped him later at another parking lot, but they let him go...he is still loose.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Guy from sunnyvale Ca
()
Date: May 23, 2014 05:15PM
i thought i am helping, yesterday- 5/22/2014. same story in sunnyvale near bank of america. One guy in Porsche.
this time it is all oversized 2 fur jackets 2 leather jackets tester perfumes, shirt etc.
. initially i turned him down and ask him to find better buyer to get more money. but it costed me $200.
this time it is all oversized 2 fur jackets 2 leather jackets tester perfumes, shirt etc.
. initially i turned him down and ask him to find better buyer to get more money. but it costed me $200.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
karla
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Date: May 24, 2014 08:14PM
Same thing happened to my mother US 500 for 6 watches...mother fu...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bartman
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Date: May 28, 2014 09:46PM
Hi,
Same scam, guy approched me in Woodbridge Ont Hwy 7 and 27 LCBO.
White SUV Lic BFLD... something like that.
These guys have to go down the hard way.!!!!!
Same scam, guy approched me in Woodbridge Ont Hwy 7 and 27 LCBO.
White SUV Lic BFLD... something like that.
These guys have to go down the hard way.!!!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Barrie
()
Date: May 29, 2014 09:06AM
Watch out in Edmonton AB I was approached yesterday by one of these artists....Luckily I turned down the steal of a deal.....
Two Italian guys again
Posted by:
Same Story
()
Date: May 30, 2014 08:42PM
Same story here 5 jackets for $800 at Bellevue Washington at Uwajimaya parking lot around 5PM on may 30, 2014.
But, I didn't buy from the weird guys. Be careful.
But, I didn't buy from the weird guys. Be careful.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mr j
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Date: June 03, 2014 03:22AM
Wow so glad I followed my instincts. Same EXACT scenerio as most of these posts!
1. Guy ask for directions to airport.
2. Then as your about to leave he asks you if you want an opportunity to make money.
3. Says he's basically giving Armani Jackets for free.
4. Has you look inside his SUV (this guy was driving a Range Rover)
5. Shows you 3 "$7000 Armani Jackets"
6. Says he'll sell them for $400 because he doesn't want to pay some sales tax to export them. (something like $800)
7. Afterwards he says you can take it to any Macy's store and get $7000 out of them.
8. If you dont take his bait and see past his BS, he crys like a lil bitch and drives off lol
This happend in Los Angeles in Venice area. One guy, spanish or Italion, he spoke spanish but mumble some other language that may be italian. This guy drove a greyish Land Rover.
1. Guy ask for directions to airport.
2. Then as your about to leave he asks you if you want an opportunity to make money.
3. Says he's basically giving Armani Jackets for free.
4. Has you look inside his SUV (this guy was driving a Range Rover)
5. Shows you 3 "$7000 Armani Jackets"
6. Says he'll sell them for $400 because he doesn't want to pay some sales tax to export them. (something like $800)
7. Afterwards he says you can take it to any Macy's store and get $7000 out of them.
8. If you dont take his bait and see past his BS, he crys like a lil bitch and drives off lol
This happend in Los Angeles in Venice area. One guy, spanish or Italion, he spoke spanish but mumble some other language that may be italian. This guy drove a greyish Land Rover.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gerald
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Date: June 03, 2014 12:36PM
Same thing happened to my husband yesterday in Ottawa, Canada. Driver came up to him and asked directions to the airport and showed him an airline ticket to Italy. Thanked my husband for helping him and game him 4 "leather" jackets he said were valued at $2000 each. Then asked him if he had some money he could give him. He was headed back to Italy and had forgotten to get his wife a gift from Canada. My husband didn't have any cash on him and told the guy this. He said thanks anyway and on he went. Told my husband to keep the coats because he didn't want to have to declare them at customs. At first sight we thought they were real leather and decided to give the jackets to family members. Then we looked closer and found they were not real leather so we will send them to Goodwill. Someone will be able to use them.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
TORONTO Beware!
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Date: June 03, 2014 05:12PM
Hello all,
Same deal, airport directions, "italian designer", free jackets for help, upsell you on one piece, avoid import duties, going back home to Italy, buy Ipod for kid BS.
I got caught because he sensed I was in a rush, I thought we were doing each other a favor, get swindled for $400 for 3 jackets.
Last seen working North on Yonge street Toronto by Lawrence Avenue in a Grey Santa Fe Hyundai.
Spread the word, don't let these bastards screw anyone else!
Same deal, airport directions, "italian designer", free jackets for help, upsell you on one piece, avoid import duties, going back home to Italy, buy Ipod for kid BS.
I got caught because he sensed I was in a rush, I thought we were doing each other a favor, get swindled for $400 for 3 jackets.
Last seen working North on Yonge street Toronto by Lawrence Avenue in a Grey Santa Fe Hyundai.
Spread the word, don't let these bastards screw anyone else!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Wild gander
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Date: June 03, 2014 07:32PM
Same thing happened to me in Dublin, Ireland about 10 years ago. I already knew about the scam back then so wasn't suckered by it. It's just amazing how it's still going on.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Me too!
()
Date: June 04, 2014 11:28AM
This just happened to me in a small city outside Lagos, Nigeria. Good thing I checked this site before making any purchases though!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
lolololol
()
Date: June 09, 2014 10:14PM
They are here in San Diego, he gave same story , italian,passport, rental bill,4 jackets, flying back to italy, taxes, gift , exchange for iphone 5 for his son, but didnt happen,i knew it was a scam, this happen at Balboa's home depot,antonio was his name
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mike D
()
Date: June 09, 2014 11:07PM
Was approached by one in Toronto this morning, near University and Dundas. He was driving a black Ford Edge and had the most fake Italian accent. Tried to speak to him in Italian but he only responded in English. Pretty freaking funny.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
John L.
()
Date: June 09, 2014 11:20PM
Just got me with the same story federal way, wa 6/8/2014
Stopped by asking of directions to the airport. Showed me them as a gift then asked if in favor I could pay for the car rental which he shoes and looked legit. Unfortunately I didn't have the money or time to get had by them. Wish we could shoot these people and leave them for the crows
Stopped by asking of directions to the airport. Showed me them as a gift then asked if in favor I could pay for the car rental which he shoes and looked legit. Unfortunately I didn't have the money or time to get had by them. Wish we could shoot these people and leave them for the crows
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
John L
()
Date: June 09, 2014 11:21PM
John L. Wrote:
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> Just got me with the same story federal way, wa
> 6/8/2014
> Stopped by asking of directions to the airport.
> Showed me them as a gift then asked if in favor I
> could pay for the car rental which he shoes and
> looked legit. Unfortunately I didn't have the
> money or time to get had by them. Wish we could
> shoot these people and leave them for the crows
Excuse the misspelling iphone auto correct
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> Just got me with the same story federal way, wa
> 6/8/2014
> Stopped by asking of directions to the airport.
> Showed me them as a gift then asked if in favor I
> could pay for the car rental which he shoes and
> looked legit. Unfortunately I didn't have the
> money or time to get had by them. Wish we could
> shoot these people and leave them for the crows
Excuse the misspelling iphone auto correct
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
TDot
()
Date: June 10, 2014 05:30PM
This just happened to me in Toronto yesterday (June 9, 2014). So this must be a large sophisticated group of people pulling this scam off on a daily basis across major cities in North America.
I was walking up University Avenue near Queen Street, and a guy in a GMC SUV yells to me asking for directions to the airport. Thick Italian accent, and maybe a little too thick. I tell him the way, and he thanks me. Then he says, you were very nice, and did I know a Harry Rosen store (high end men's retailer in Canada), and when I say yes, he then tells me that he was from Milan, and that he was here for a trade show. Says he would like to give me some jackets because he would have to pay tax to bring them back to Italy. He then asked me what was my size (alarm bells already ringing here). I tell him my size (size in a suit jacket) and he looks confused (then says must be something like xl.). I think how can a Armani retailer not know a suit size? He is insistent though, and gives me his card which lists Francesco DeMartino and says Armani Collezioni. I am still not buying this, and he quickly rushes through the jackets saying they would retail for $1000.00 plus each. Again same story about taxes (which makes no sense as presumably he would have brought them to Canada and was only bringing merchandise back which he already owned). So he hands me the bag, and I am about to walk away really not wanting the jackets (thinking this is nuts) when here it comes...My son is turning 10 tomorrow, and how much is an Ipad Mini in Canada. $300.00 dollars I say, and then he says he would accept that for the jackets. So I say, thanks but no thanks hand the jackets back to him and walk away. I felt pretty stupid for wasting 4 minutes talking to him, but he was pretty slick. Then I see these posts, and am thankful of the old adage, if something appears to good to be true, it usually is.
I was walking up University Avenue near Queen Street, and a guy in a GMC SUV yells to me asking for directions to the airport. Thick Italian accent, and maybe a little too thick. I tell him the way, and he thanks me. Then he says, you were very nice, and did I know a Harry Rosen store (high end men's retailer in Canada), and when I say yes, he then tells me that he was from Milan, and that he was here for a trade show. Says he would like to give me some jackets because he would have to pay tax to bring them back to Italy. He then asked me what was my size (alarm bells already ringing here). I tell him my size (size in a suit jacket) and he looks confused (then says must be something like xl.). I think how can a Armani retailer not know a suit size? He is insistent though, and gives me his card which lists Francesco DeMartino and says Armani Collezioni. I am still not buying this, and he quickly rushes through the jackets saying they would retail for $1000.00 plus each. Again same story about taxes (which makes no sense as presumably he would have brought them to Canada and was only bringing merchandise back which he already owned). So he hands me the bag, and I am about to walk away really not wanting the jackets (thinking this is nuts) when here it comes...My son is turning 10 tomorrow, and how much is an Ipad Mini in Canada. $300.00 dollars I say, and then he says he would accept that for the jackets. So I say, thanks but no thanks hand the jackets back to him and walk away. I felt pretty stupid for wasting 4 minutes talking to him, but he was pretty slick. Then I see these posts, and am thankful of the old adage, if something appears to good to be true, it usually is.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lynwood, Wa
()
Date: June 10, 2014 11:17PM
This seems to be a big racket. Same story here too. I got conned here in Lynwood, Wa today. Two Italian guys in a Silver Infinity SUV with Oregon plates. I've attached their photos. But their are likely many others involved in this scam.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
confilm
()
Date: June 14, 2014 10:39AM
Karma is a bitch Wrote:
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> Beware these guys are in Toronoto, Ontario.
>
> My dad got dupped into buying a jacket for $100.
>
> This took place at the Newtonbrook Plaza at the
> intersection Cummer and Yonge Street.
>
> Same scam everyone is posting, 2 italians guys
> with rented suv claiming they need directions to
> airport.
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> Beware these guys are in Toronoto, Ontario.
>
> My dad got dupped into buying a jacket for $100.
>
> This took place at the Newtonbrook Plaza at the
> intersection Cummer and Yonge Street.
>
> Same scam everyone is posting, 2 italians guys
> with rented suv claiming they need directions to
> airport.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
fukitalian
()
Date: June 17, 2014 08:29PM
Arlington, TX.
Same story.
One skinny guy. 5'7". Italian accent with Italian passport. Lot of tatoo. Black Ray ban.
Grey chevy SUV (rental car).
Asking for airport. Then try to give me 3 ugly jackets in fake leather with 90°F.. hahaha.
Trunk full of golden bags with cologne.
Then ask for money to help him.
Same story.
One skinny guy. 5'7". Italian accent with Italian passport. Lot of tatoo. Black Ray ban.
Grey chevy SUV (rental car).
Asking for airport. Then try to give me 3 ugly jackets in fake leather with 90°F.. hahaha.
Trunk full of golden bags with cologne.
Then ask for money to help him.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
jackkkkkkk
()
Date: June 18, 2014 05:30PM
Shit has been going on for ages....it's a gypsy scam.
Gypsy's are known scammers and known to be well dressed.
They are pushy and know how to play on your emotions...
They do "bodywork' scams in parking lots too pulling your dents and fucking up your car worse than before. They also do driveway asphalt scams and sweetheart scams.
They also pan handle but usually write out their request for money rather than actually voice it.
On a index card "I hav 3 brothrs, need help, mony plse, god bless"
They look italian or middle eastern or spanish but they are Romani Gyspsy scum.
Easy to spot cause they are always overdressed and have alot of jewelry...but when they open their mouths, they are always fast talking slick dudes maybe with a NY or Conn accent...
Beware.
Gypsy's are known scammers and known to be well dressed.
They are pushy and know how to play on your emotions...
They do "bodywork' scams in parking lots too pulling your dents and fucking up your car worse than before. They also do driveway asphalt scams and sweetheart scams.
They also pan handle but usually write out their request for money rather than actually voice it.
On a index card "I hav 3 brothrs, need help, mony plse, god bless"
They look italian or middle eastern or spanish but they are Romani Gyspsy scum.
Easy to spot cause they are always overdressed and have alot of jewelry...but when they open their mouths, they are always fast talking slick dudes maybe with a NY or Conn accent...
Beware.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SampsonSimpson
()
Date: June 20, 2014 02:07AM
Same shit Renton,Wa.
I didn't do bad though, $100 for 3 jackets and the things don't look 1/2 bad. I knew it was a scam and he knew I knew it was a scam. But still $33 for a damn nice jacket that actually fits well, I'm not pissed. Dude is driving a Silver infinity SUV asking for directions to airport... blah blah blah, you know the drill
I didn't do bad though, $100 for 3 jackets and the things don't look 1/2 bad. I knew it was a scam and he knew I knew it was a scam. But still $33 for a damn nice jacket that actually fits well, I'm not pissed. Dude is driving a Silver infinity SUV asking for directions to airport... blah blah blah, you know the drill
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Luc
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Date: June 20, 2014 07:46PM
Heads up! Italian guy in a black FIAT. He tried to sold me AE jackets, but I didnt buy it. You cant tell that is fake, but there were somethings that didnt look tight to me. He almost got me with the AE suit.
HE WAS ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS TOO.
HE WAS ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS TOO.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vic
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Date: June 22, 2014 07:45AM
I'm usually very careful about things like this but I got 4 suits, 2 wool coats, a cotton jacket and a shirt for $1300. I typically buy good clothes at stores like Harry Rosen and these pieces all seem very nice to me - fabric and style. Is the scam that they are actually so poor quality that they'll fall apart right away? This isn't a plastic jacket/polyester suit situation as far as I can tell. What am I missing?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
juli
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Date: June 22, 2014 11:43AM
all that is up here its true this just happen today one "italian" women was lost dint know how to get to the airport ask me for directions said she couldnt understand english spoke to me in some giberish sounded like spanish not italian so i spoke italian to her he had no idea what i was saying she continued talking she than ask if i like micheal korse said her account was frozen and had a family emergencie and needed to get back and was low on cash she emptied her mk bagg and threw in 5 more i told her i had no cash she insisted and went to the point on crying i felt bad and gave her 100 for 5 so called micheal korse i got home looked at the smelly bags and compared it to the 2 i have home i noted that they were fake
btw shes in nc driving around in a 2012 or 2013 ford escape if you see her punch her in the face fpr me >:(
btw shes in nc driving around in a 2012 or 2013 ford escape if you see her punch her in the face fpr me >:(
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Richard
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Date: June 23, 2014 12:39PM
I just had the same experience in Unionville Ontario in the parking lot by Whole Foods/LCBO. The driver supposedly spoke no English but was doing pretty well by the end of the interaction :-). He was lost getting to Pearson Airport - which of course seemed ridiculous considering where he was. Gave me his Armaniz card "Francesco De Martino" an Armani Manager. He was in Toronto for setting up a show & was returning to Milan today. For my kindness giving him directions he had a gift for me - 3 jackets which he didn't want to take back with him. His approach was a bit different. He gave me the 3 jackets & then mentioned he wanted to buy an iPad for his 6 year old daughter & asked if I could help him out. He was quite tentative about this part so I think he might be new at the game. At this point it was time to cut the interaction short.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WOPPED in Ottawa
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Date: June 23, 2014 10:51PM
Just happenned to me in an LCBO (beer and wine) parking lot in Ottawa.
Dude felt I was so generous and warm that he wanted to give me a gift. He was a designer from Ferrari... Who knew they made pleather jackets?
He said he wanted to get a gift at the airport in Ottawa... a computer for his daughter.. $300 for 4 jackets. But he just lost $9300 at the casino nearby.
He was playing the Italiano card... but I actually think he was Arab/Lebanese.... his english accent was not Italian.
Thankfully I got the willies before I handed him $60 for a whole bunch of jackets... F**ker.
Dude felt I was so generous and warm that he wanted to give me a gift. He was a designer from Ferrari... Who knew they made pleather jackets?
He said he wanted to get a gift at the airport in Ottawa... a computer for his daughter.. $300 for 4 jackets. But he just lost $9300 at the casino nearby.
He was playing the Italiano card... but I actually think he was Arab/Lebanese.... his english accent was not Italian.
Thankfully I got the willies before I handed him $60 for a whole bunch of jackets... F**ker.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Orlando fl.. hunters creek
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Date: June 25, 2014 01:25AM
same story the guy has a SUV says he's going to the airport then he tells me he's Italian and he barely knows how to speak any language he was trying to sell me I watched I told him I knew a lot about watches and that what she had wasn't even worth $50 on eBay he tried to tell me it was a different level of our money I told them I had for Armani watches Emporium Armani and other Armani watches exchange Armani he said this was the second level so I called his bullshit I showed him my Lamborghini Italian limited edition gt1 watch that's worth $5,000 of course I had my 45 in my pocket I was waiting for him to jump at it or something he would've had a little surprise or a big surprise when he knew he couldn't tell me any watches he said I don't want to do business with you I was laughing and then he wanted to sell me some perfume and the perfume was fake too nice try
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
david mac williams
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Date: June 28, 2014 02:02PM
Same story. 1.30 p.m. on downtown Oakville Ontario Canada. One guy " Francesco de Martino" , brand new SUV, lost, can't find his way to Toronto airport. Needs to catch flight to Milano. Has Armani Collezioni business card.
Wants to show me some merchandise.
I laughed him off and found this thread.
I'll e-mail the RCMP.
Wants to show me some merchandise.
I laughed him off and found this thread.
I'll e-mail the RCMP.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
YLZ
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Date: July 01, 2014 12:47AM
Samething happened to me in Bellevue Wa, I knew it was a scam so I wasted about 30 minutes of their time talking BS. Then I said no, that guy just jumped in the car and drove to oppsite direction of the airport.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
poohbear
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Date: July 01, 2014 09:57PM
Hello everyone, after reading your stories i got freaked out and now im wondering if the same italian guys could be the ones that approached my husband and i. Before we got approached , we were fixing a flat tire and one of them approached my hubby and they got him brainwashed. They were driving an suv black bothr guys had gray hair. I am in the florida state. Someone should keep a look out cuz they are gettin closer to their destination.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dee
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Date: July 06, 2014 12:13AM
Omg same guy just got me for 200 4 watches should
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dee
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Date: July 06, 2014 12:16AM
These guys got me in Toronto mother fuckers
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antoni
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Date: July 06, 2014 10:18AM
HEYA, FUCK A YOU EH? WE NOT A STEALA FROM A NOBUDDY. ESSA TOP QALTY A LEATHER DE ITALIA. YOUR ALL A MAKE A WRONG STORY BAFUNGOOOL OK
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jimglassford
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Date: July 07, 2014 08:44AM
Hi last Friday July 4 2014 I was at cosco london ontario canad oxford and wonderland. Was met by this gentleman Ina suit ,told me he is representative of ferrari and asked me if I could direct him to the air port .then asked me if iam Italian I told him iam Brazilian and he told me he is leaving on the plane today ,then he proceeded to say that he has three jackets design by ferrari and other two Italian designer and he will give me two jackets if I buy the third one ,then he saya each jacket is 1200 dollar but he will give me the three if I pay half of one jacket price and I can keep the oter two ,ie he said for 600 dollar I can have the three ,I said I don't have cash ,then he say let's go to the ATM machine and get some money ,itold him I don't buy any thing from people I just met 5 minutes ago ,I hada box of ice cream bars. And told him here take my ice cream bar box and eat it to the way of the air port ,he was surprised and said no and when I asked him do you still want to go to the air port he says no I know the highway then he proceeded to drive to the other side of the mall to find more victims ,the man haas suit he is white and about 50 years old so be aware
Forgot to say he was driving a white SUV Nissan or something like that
Forgot to say he was driving a white SUV Nissan or something like that
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
G. S.
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Date: July 07, 2014 11:51PM
Francesco De Martino just tried the same BS about needing directions to the Edmonton international Airport. Struck up a conversation in a Home Depot parking lot. In appreciation for directions, he wanted to give my wife and I some jackets and would gladly accept some money in return. Very smooth, but the story just didn't ring true - some nonsense about having to pay duty tax on merchandise returning to Milano. Told him thanks, but no thanks.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
T.H.
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Date: July 09, 2014 12:21PM
"Francesco De Martino" tried the same scam on me July 8/14 at a Shell station in Riverbend, Edmonton. Driving a blue Ford Escape. Asked for directions to EIA. Presented me with a business card saying he was a manager for Armani Collezioni in Milan, said he was here on business and just finished up 4 days with Harry Rosen, had a bunch of Armani leather jackets he didn't want to take back to Italy because he'd have to pay taxes of some sort and they were too large for Italians. Wanted to thank me for helping him and offered a leather jacket. Ultimately offered up 4 supposed Armani leather jackets for my kindness. All he wanted was a few hundred dollars.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jonathan
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Date: July 12, 2014 12:53AM
Yep just happened to me. 70 for pretty nice jacket but I guess it's fake and probably pleather right? He pull up in a nice suv, asked if I spoke Italian, dressed really nice, handsome, said he was a rep/ designer from armani and didn't need these jackets he had three, he was flying back to italy. It was a good hustle. Whatever 70 for a nice jacket is the same you'd pay at kohls. I was at a burger king parking lot in Santa Clara ca
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
slippyandproud
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Date: July 16, 2014 11:51PM
Actually in The Inferno the final circle of hell is reserved for those who betray their benefactors. Like Judas. So it's not quite the same.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Elmar
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Date: July 18, 2014 07:45PM
Those two Italian guys are back in Brioklyn Midwood today. The same scenario. Call to police right away. Black Car.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: July 18, 2014 08:03PM
Yes exactly just happened with me. I am so surprised that Police does not really care of that kind of scram. I think USA is a great county to commit a fraud. Big banks fraud people, small guys fraud people and government only promise hope and change.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Steve
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Date: July 18, 2014 11:38PM
Son of a bitch thought I was helping a guy out said he lost 9000+ euros at casino rama . only 1 Italian guy in a SUV asked directions to Pearson airport and his hard luck story of his loss and needed some cash as he maxed out his credit cards. he drove up to me at a gas station in Aurora, Ont. (Hwy 404 & Aurora rd. Area) personally I wouldn't wear or buy any designer anything as most of those products are made in third world countries that pay peanuts in wages, and your paying for the name, I'm still a Levis kind of guy.(although the kids I got them for should enjoy them)
So Mr. Luigi S. Designer of Milano Italy or any of your cronies (I don`t care about the money 300.00 its how you went about getting it) I hope our paths cross again I look forward to dragging you out of your vehicle and pounding the piss out of you, the only thing that will be left of you is the chalk marks that outlined your body. I don't like it when people mistake kindness for stupidity.
PS.
Remember Folks: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!!!
So Mr. Luigi S. Designer of Milano Italy or any of your cronies (I don`t care about the money 300.00 its how you went about getting it) I hope our paths cross again I look forward to dragging you out of your vehicle and pounding the piss out of you, the only thing that will be left of you is the chalk marks that outlined your body. I don't like it when people mistake kindness for stupidity.
PS.
Remember Folks: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: July 20, 2014 02:04AM
I just came from the police precinct 61 in Brooklyn. I wanted to file a report for what have happened to me on Friday so lawyers can request video images from Chase bank of one of the guy and maybe push police to chase them up. I was naive. The supervisor of the police department told me that I am a liar and asked me to leave the precinct. I even showed them the website and pictures where people asking for help and asked him to do something to stop this crime. Two policemen were screaming at me and threatening me. They told me that if I would not leave they would arrest me. It was like a move "Godfather part 4".
What can I say? I guess in USA after 9/11 people have lost all rights to protect and defense themselves. Freedom of speech is gone as well. I was very surprised that they have not told me that I was a terrorist.
We are paying taxes to support banks and government, which turns any possible situation against us. I felt that I was living in Iraq and not in USA. Sorry I am wrong because in Iraq a robber can be sentenced to a death penalty but in USA for that kind of crime you get protection from police and government give you a bonus at the end of the year.
So I have filed internal complaint over the phone against the precinct, which I know will be deleted, or maybe will disappear with a time. So sad to see how this great country is falling apart and how government and financial institutions are turning people into their own slavers and promoting fraud and letting people with big monies cut good deals with courts and government and continue to stay in the business.
I lost trust, and I feel sad for people who deserve better life in the country they have built.
I hope this post will not be used agains me....but who knows...
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2014 02:36AM by ElmarNY.
What can I say? I guess in USA after 9/11 people have lost all rights to protect and defense themselves. Freedom of speech is gone as well. I was very surprised that they have not told me that I was a terrorist.
We are paying taxes to support banks and government, which turns any possible situation against us. I felt that I was living in Iraq and not in USA. Sorry I am wrong because in Iraq a robber can be sentenced to a death penalty but in USA for that kind of crime you get protection from police and government give you a bonus at the end of the year.
So I have filed internal complaint over the phone against the precinct, which I know will be deleted, or maybe will disappear with a time. So sad to see how this great country is falling apart and how government and financial institutions are turning people into their own slavers and promoting fraud and letting people with big monies cut good deals with courts and government and continue to stay in the business.
I lost trust, and I feel sad for people who deserve better life in the country they have built.
I hope this post will not be used agains me....but who knows...
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2014 02:36AM by ElmarNY.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: July 20, 2014 02:16AM
Can you file a report with police?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: July 20, 2014 02:18AM
have you file a report with a police department?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Joetopgun
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Date: July 20, 2014 03:03PM
I encountered 2 young Italian driving a big SUV near Leslie and York Mills yesterday. They claimed they were late for flight to Milan and were lost as they needed direction to terminal 3. I had my suspicion and was confirmed as soon as they tried to sell me Harry Rosen jackets. I googled this morning, apparently same scam happen all over North America. Please alert your friends.
Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Joetopgun
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Date: July 20, 2014 05:18PM
It could be a good idea to tell these 2 Ginos you're calling the police so they can send Italian speaking officer to help them.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: July 20, 2014 11:31PM
I called to police and police never showed up. I am requesting a 911 transcript tomorrow to file a complaint with AG office. Police told me to stop beaching and if I would cause any problem to them they would arrest me. so do not bother to call to police. Go to court or attorney general.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: July 21, 2014 12:40AM
Their new business card.
Attachments:
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JJS
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Date: July 24, 2014 05:08PM
There was only one today - in a white Mercedes compact ..... and he got me for $400. Same story about the airline tickets and directions etc. I feel like a fool and thought I was doing the guy a favour. He had a phony business card (Ferrari clothing) and gave me the same line about the taxes at the airport. I was at the Home Depot in Aurora, Ontario
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WEO
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Date: July 28, 2014 07:15PM
just happened to me too like 20 mins ago in downtown Chicago.
4 jackets for $400 I paid.. he first asked for $1200.
hmhm...
4 jackets for $400 I paid.. he first asked for $1200.
hmhm...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: July 29, 2014 01:09AM
Please file a report with police. They will not be any help but at least you can record it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Alex Medina
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Date: July 29, 2014 06:55PM
I just ran into this Guy in the mercedez suv today at Southcenter Mall, Seattle WA. I called his bullshit. He asked for directions and then acted like he was giving away Armani jackets to return the favor..but not after asking me to buy an iPhone 5s for him with my credit card.and then crickets! I dropped the bags and left.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rafael
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Date: July 29, 2014 08:41PM
Just happened to me in chicago by lakeview neighborhood. By belmont & racine at 7/11 One guy in an SUV, asked for directions to the ohare airport.Then offered 5 brand new Armani jackets for 700.00. So I told him I wasn't interested so from 700 he lower the price to 200 and then the police got there and he started acting all nervous lol I only paid 30 dollars for 2 jackets but ppl be careful around here
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
raqafi005@gmail.com
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Date: July 29, 2014 08:48PM
Rafael Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Just happened to me in chicago by lakeview
> neighborhood. By belmont & racine at 7/11 One guy
> in an SUV, asked for directions to the ohare
> airport.Then offered 5 brand new Armani jackets
> for 700.00. So I told him I wasn't interested so
> from 700 he lower the price to 200 and then the
> police got there and he started acting all nervous
> lol I only paid 30 dollars for 2 jackets but ppl
> be careful around here
such bullshit!
all these fake stories are just lame
it must be some kind of miracle that every person somehow found this thread on an obscure website no where near where they live
shut the fuck up
go fuck yourself raqafi005@gmail.com
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> Just happened to me in chicago by lakeview
> neighborhood. By belmont & racine at 7/11 One guy
> in an SUV, asked for directions to the ohare
> airport.Then offered 5 brand new Armani jackets
> for 700.00. So I told him I wasn't interested so
> from 700 he lower the price to 200 and then the
> police got there and he started acting all nervous
> lol I only paid 30 dollars for 2 jackets but ppl
> be careful around here
such bullshit!
all these fake stories are just lame
it must be some kind of miracle that every person somehow found this thread on an obscure website no where near where they live
shut the fuck up
go fuck yourself raqafi005@gmail.com
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mug
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Date: July 31, 2014 10:17AM
Italian guy at Gyle Edinburgh asked for directions to Glasgow and I got done by
Buying what I thought was Armani jackets. Can't believe I fell for it.
Buying what I thought was Armani jackets. Can't believe I fell for it.
Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione) Regina
Posted by:
Brucester
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Date: August 01, 2014 02:19PM
Scammers are in Regina. Scammed me at Northgate Shell station on Thursday July 31st. 2 guys saying from E & A Fashion Milano Italy.
Same old, ask directions to airport, avoiding duty, need some money..blah..blah..blah!!
Same old, ask directions to airport, avoiding duty, need some money..blah..blah..blah!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Steve-O
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Date: August 10, 2014 08:09AM
Pretty much same thing at Longo's Grocery in Burlington, Ontario August 9, 2014 at 4 PM. Two guys, the driver never got out and never talked. Actually never looked at me except straight ahead. Other guy asked for directions to Toronto International airport. Driving a compact black SUV. Asked if I was Italian as his English wasn't so good. He had a passport book he never opened. Said he was at a show, mentioned Harry Rosen. Asked if I ever go to Italy? I said no, He said You come and we go out for coffee. You nice guy." He says he is from Milan. Then he mentions Ferrari and hands me a business card with Ferrari, Alpha Romero, Fiat, Maserati, and Lamborghini on it. GIANLUCA DESIGNER, GIANLUCA@LEBERO.IT, VIALE MONZA 106 MILANO ITALY, 01139025960301. Asks if I like Ferrari? He has some samples in the back he will give me for free cause I am a nice guy. He says you are big, what size are you? I say extra large maybe. He goes to back seat. Driver still looking ahead. Pulls out of bag in plastic wrap black jacket. Says "Feel, real leather, Costs me 1800 Euros," It is mine free. Doesn't want to pay duty taxes, Canada airport will rob him. That kind of stuff. Then he puts e more into a clothe bag, all different colours. One of the jackets he says is good suede. Shows me the invoice in Euros for coats. Then he shows me a picture of his pregnant wife. Asks if I am married , kids, etc. Says he wants to buy his wife a gift, An i-pad, maybe $800 and if I have any money. (I thought the jackets were free but flags were going up right after he showed me the jackets.) He asked what do I do for work? I told him Principal. He says oh and asks if I live here. I say no, up north. I wonder how come he just doesn't buy one i-pad himself? He mentions Ferrari so he must be able to afford an i-pad. I tell him i-pads are 400 to 500 dollars. He says that is good if I have the money. I say, OH, you want me to give you money? He says just to help get a gift for wife. She wants to take pictures with the i-pad. Starting to really smell a con now. I say I had no money, only have visa card. He says we can go to bank machine, I tell him no time as meeting someone for dinner and already late. I give him the four jackets back, He looks dejected. I close my car door and turn around and they are already gone. So I look up on the Internet and find this and say yea, those are the guys. Might be more than one scam artist group though as photos shown in earlier forum are not the same guys. If it is too good,it probably is.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ElmarNY
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Date: August 10, 2014 12:24PM
You should file a report with a police or at least inform them. The best will be if you still have their business card and will send a copy to Ferrari company otherwise they will continue to fraud innocent people and play with their emotions. Not good.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/10/2014 12:24PM by ElmarNY.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/10/2014 12:24PM by ElmarNY.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WA20alex
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Date: August 15, 2014 12:19PM
This just happened to my dad in Redmond, WA. Guy asking for directions to the airport. Good thing my dad didn't fall for it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fuck it up!
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Date: August 15, 2014 05:14PM
This is the most fucked up thread on FFXU. LOL
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Evergreen206
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Date: August 19, 2014 12:22AM
Same shit different day. In the greater Seattle area and dude pulls up to me at a gas station and pulls the same con.
Watch out for a Mr. Giuseppe L. Red flags were flying the whole time he was talking. Not to mention he said he was lost trying to get to Seatac. I was at a gas station on my way to the gym... Over an hour away from the airport.
He pulled every trick that's been posted on here. Touching the product, the lighter thing, tried talking me down, all that. Even flashed a fat stack of $100s talking about he didn't need the money. If it sounds too good to be true it is. Sounds tempting but don't bite, keep it moving.
Watch out for a Mr. Giuseppe L. Red flags were flying the whole time he was talking. Not to mention he said he was lost trying to get to Seatac. I was at a gas station on my way to the gym... Over an hour away from the airport.
He pulled every trick that's been posted on here. Touching the product, the lighter thing, tried talking me down, all that. Even flashed a fat stack of $100s talking about he didn't need the money. If it sounds too good to be true it is. Sounds tempting but don't bite, keep it moving.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
nekko
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Date: August 23, 2014 12:58PM
my boyfriend met this guy yesterday (8/22) in RENTON, WA.
As my boyfriend was getting in his car he was stopped by an italian man asking for directions to the airport and then he was offered a "free sample of Armani" for giving the man directions. The man flashed a huge wad of money in front of my boyfriend and then gave him his card when my boyfriend declined the "free sample". He definitely could tell it was a scam.
As my boyfriend was getting in his car he was stopped by an italian man asking for directions to the airport and then he was offered a "free sample of Armani" for giving the man directions. The man flashed a huge wad of money in front of my boyfriend and then gave him his card when my boyfriend declined the "free sample". He definitely could tell it was a scam.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dan Davies
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Date: August 31, 2014 06:25PM
Yes I got stopped at the Canadian Tire store on the Queensway. A big white SUV. A designer for Harry Rosen at Yorkdale. Asked for direction to the airport. He thanked me and offered me a gift. Pulled out a bag full of leather and suede jackets. He lost $9000.00 at niagara casino. Has his plane ticket and no money and needs to buy his daughter back home in Milano Italy. I thanked him and said no. Gave me business card. ( Luigi S. Designer LUIGI@LIBERO.IT )
Watch out for him
Watch out for him
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ed
()
Date: September 14, 2014 08:26PM
Similar scenario just happened to me in Chicago, IL.
- White complected, really short hair, heavy Italian accent dude pulls up in a Kia, Soul
- Says his plane is leaving in about an hour
- Has 4 jackets ... customs fees are too much ... shows me his "Italian passport/boarding pass"
- Asks for $200 and he'd give me the other 3 jackets "free"
- Puts lighter to one of the "leather" jackets
I didn't end up falling for it, it just seems so weird to me. He was extremely nice and I didn't have a bad experience with hi; he seemed like a nice person but something just felt so sketchy.
- White complected, really short hair, heavy Italian accent dude pulls up in a Kia, Soul
- Says his plane is leaving in about an hour
- Has 4 jackets ... customs fees are too much ... shows me his "Italian passport/boarding pass"
- Asks for $200 and he'd give me the other 3 jackets "free"
- Puts lighter to one of the "leather" jackets
I didn't end up falling for it, it just seems so weird to me. He was extremely nice and I didn't have a bad experience with hi; he seemed like a nice person but something just felt so sketchy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
metoo
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Date: September 21, 2014 03:44PM
Unlucky for us this is still ongoing. One Italian speaking man came into the restaurant I was working at and asked if anyone spoke Italian. I did not so I spoke to the chef and they had a conversation about clothing just sourced in from Italy and so forth. At first our chef said no to buying them then the man became very persuasive and gave a speech about coming from the heart and so forth which in turn wore down our chef who paid $250 for 3 jackets :( What a way to start a Sunday! And we had just opened for business!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
metoo
()
Date: September 21, 2014 03:52PM
BTW we are in Williamsburg, Brooklyn so all PLEASE BEWARE!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Iskiphim
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Date: September 24, 2014 02:35PM
They are in toronto. Tried to sell 6 jackets for $500. Told him to get the f*ck off my driveway. I ain't your friend
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
guy
()
Date: September 25, 2014 03:26PM
one guy just pulled up on me the exact same story all the way in chicago and i can't do anything but laugh cause i actually gave the guy $300 for 7 coats i know i shouldn't have but i did lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Eulalio menjivar
()
Date: September 28, 2014 07:29AM
Same story same jackets but is too late I already gave then my money he's in Springfield Virginia now happen yesterday what a dumb stupid i was he's driving a van with Massachusetts tags
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
()
Date: September 28, 2014 08:43AM
HEYA MOTHER A FUCKER I A TOLDA YOU NOW THIS A JACKETS TOP A CWALITTY. I A SELL IT FOR A CHEAP ESTE ARMANI EH TOP IN THE LINE. YOU STOP A COM PLAIN EH YOU MOTHER FUCKER? MY BISNES IS A HONEST I BRING A STRAIT FROM ILALIA GENYUIN LEATHER A DISS COUNT STOP TO TRY A HURT MY BISNES YOU MOTHER FUCKER EH BA FUNGUL
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dimo
()
Date: September 30, 2014 09:01PM
Hello
He is in Edmonton CANADA
On Saturday 27th I ran into the guy shown on Santagelo Post of April 14, 2013 07:38PM.
This guy is not Italian at all!
But a Gypsy/Roma ethnicity from East Europe(Romania...)
He has an extremely bad breath...and dresses horrible!
I was glad I spent 2h of his time buying nothing! I them called the police and Gave his rental car license.
I will file a complaint with Interpole and the FBI using his picture!
He is in Edmonton CANADA
On Saturday 27th I ran into the guy shown on Santagelo Post of April 14, 2013 07:38PM.
This guy is not Italian at all!
But a Gypsy/Roma ethnicity from East Europe(Romania...)
He has an extremely bad breath...and dresses horrible!
I was glad I spent 2h of his time buying nothing! I them called the police and Gave his rental car license.
I will file a complaint with Interpole and the FBI using his picture!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dimo
()
Date: September 30, 2014 09:33PM
Here is his face... Also Look at the teeth!
Everything but not Italian
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Everything but not Italian
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mealso
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Date: October 03, 2014 09:50PM
This just happened in North Reading, MA Same Scenario... Same Everything... But I did not suckered in!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ann Brown
()
Date: October 08, 2014 03:43PM
They are here in Ottawa Canada. My husband got duped. Four jackets for $250.00.
Quite the smell?
Quite the smell?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Kelly kimoto
()
Date: October 08, 2014 06:01PM
Well there here in Scarborough on.shoppers drug mart parking lot. Asked for directions to Pearson airport .told me he was here for a show at convention centres had three emporio moda italia watches that he was giving me for a little canadian money the buy a gift at airport ,one price was 399£ The other was 299£ They are a low end watch and I actually paid 155 for all three . Which is pretty much what there worth still got scammed , I don't even wear watches .ohwell back to not trusting anybody
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Suntar
()
Date: October 11, 2014 01:46PM
Same story in Markham Ontario last month.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Skooj
()
Date: October 11, 2014 04:03PM
This guy did the same thing to me the other day he came up to me in a gas station in Burlington ontario , he told me he needed directions to the airport then the asked me if I knew Armani watches and if I was interested in taking a look at a few because he didn't want to pay tax on them I ended up buying 5 decent fake watches off of him for 200$ Watch out he was trying to sell them to me for 1000$ for 5 watches I told him I wasn't an idiot the guy is driving a silver ford escape this happend on October 7th 2014
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mike206
()
Date: October 13, 2014 07:02PM
Renton,wa.
Down -200, same story. guy in a fiat asking directions to airport.
Down -200, same story. guy in a fiat asking directions to airport.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
GJ
()
Date: October 16, 2014 07:00PM
Same scam in Calgary. I just came out of the liquor store. I was approached by a guy in an expensive Buick SUV rental who asked for directions to the airport. He claimed he was Italian and got lost. Being a nice guy, I gave him detailed directions. He was very thankful and gave me his business card; Francesco De Martino, Manager, Armani Collezioni. Then he told me this story about taxes he would have to pay if he took his merchandise back to Italy. Then he handed me 3 Italian leather jackets all wrapped in a Armani bag purportedly in my size Large. In exchange, could I give him some cash for a gift for his son??. $200?? He could escort me to the ATM.... I hesitated and he persisted. I went to my car and he followed. I took a closer look at the jackets. One was XXL, one Medium, one XL. I tried a couple on. Poor fit, etc, etc... I then said "NO, I don't need another leather jacket...". He kept reducing his price. One jacket fit OK and he took the $45 cash that I had in my pocket, grabbed all the bags and took off. I should have known better. There is a different odor in my home since my new "Armani calf skin" leather jacket arrived. At least it only cost me $45.... I will give it to Goodwill. They may get $20 for it.
Italian Designer Scam Artist - Armani Jackets
Posted by:
Brocker
()
Date: October 16, 2014 07:21PM
Same basic story as reported by Steve-O () August 10 2014. Italian guy alone in Ford Escape at a Shell station in Kanata, Ontario asks me directions to airport then offers several gifts of leather Armani jackets. As story unfolds, he wants $500 to buy an iPad for his "baby". When I say no, price drops to $300. I still say no, and he took back his "gifts" and left.
I was almost a victim of my own greed. Beware.
I was almost a victim of my own greed. Beware.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
FONZ
()
Date: October 17, 2014 08:10PM
OCT.17 2014.I GOT RIPPED OFF TODAY .MAN WELL DRESSDED AND TANED DESIGNER FROM MILAN ITALY.4 JACKETS 275.00 $. LUGI S. DESIGNER.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
TommyJ
()
Date: October 18, 2014 01:45AM
Same thing happened to me..where in the city did this happen?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bang
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Date: October 18, 2014 01:38PM
Il sont maintenant en outaouais . meme histoire et il donne des carte d affaire de ferrari mais il ne m ont pas eu .encore en suv . attention ce sont de exellent acteurs .
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Almost But Not to Be
()
Date: October 18, 2014 04:44PM
Same deal for me yesterday at Lonsdale and Spadina in Toronto. My daughter works in the fashion industry so I am aware of high duties when you take samples across the border. Anyway, like the other situations, it was a white SUV. The driver, who was passing himself off as an Italian who worked in the fashion industry in Milan, asked directions to the highway. I told him and we struck up a conversation. He then did his routine. He gave me the business card attached below. He was quite disappointed when I did not pay for the one jacket in order to get the others "free". It was too good to be true but until I found this web site, I wondered whether I had made the right choice.
Attachments:
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
()
Date: October 18, 2014 06:04PM
HEYA BICH ASSAHOLE. MY JACKETS IS A ARMANI DI ITALIA GENWINE. I NOT A RIPOFF NO BUDDY DAM A YOU MOTHER FUCKER. STOP A LIE ABOUT MY BISINESS. I SELL A BEST GRADE A CLOTHINGS. I FLY IN ITALIA TO BRING HERE GRATE A DEAL FOR AMERICAN. STOP WRITE A SHIT AND TRY DISSTROY MY BISNESS YOU A MOTHER FUCKER YOU.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Karen
()
Date: October 18, 2014 06:40PM
This afternoon in Orangeville, happened to my husband. Balding guy in rental SUV, says's he LUIGI S, designer for Ferrari, needs directions to the airport. Also lost all his $ at casino and needs to buy his daughter a laptop for her 18th birthday. Tries to take him to ATM to get more $$. Gives him 2 "leather Jackets". My husband tossed back the jackets and made a quick getaway. Husband got a card - "Luigi@libero.IT
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Frank2211
()
Date: October 19, 2014 12:49AM
HeY GL Where in Calgary did this occur?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Greg1287
()
Date: October 19, 2014 12:55AM
Hey Antonio..eat shit and die
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Peterty1
()
Date: October 19, 2014 12:59AM
This happened to me yesterday..do what I did..guy gave me 2 free jackets...then asked for money..I knew it was a scam..I said listen the 2 you gave me are free right? He said yes..I said, watch what I do now...I took out my pocket knife and slashed both of them in front of him...boy was he mad...he drove off quickly.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Doh
()
Date: October 20, 2014 06:22PM
Got me today in Vaughan, Ontario at a gas station. Skinny bald dude with an Italian accent in a white Ford Explorer asked if the airport was close. After I gave him directions he said he had sales samples that he had left over and didn't want to pay duties again. All seemed legit. He had his passport on the dash with other travel documents, nice guy blah blah blah. Caught me napping so now I have 3 watches that cost me $150.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ashburn VA
()
Date: October 21, 2014 11:39PM
Same thing. ashburn Va at brambleton town center at the Capitla One bank parking lot. Asking for directions to Dulles I told him to follow me and I can show him as it's on 10 mins away. Whole jacket routine and got me for 16O for 4 of them. Driving a brown jeep Cherokee with Tennessee plates. One guy. Black hair 5 10 medium build heavy accent. Did the whole routine with the lighter as well.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ashburn VA
()
Date: October 21, 2014 11:51PM
do all you retarded fucks not realize that these are SCAMS BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT PLACE?
and who the fuck buys shit off strangers in the street? answer is.....no one
and who the fuck buys shit off strangers in the street? answer is.....no one
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Piccolo
()
Date: October 22, 2014 02:42PM
They are in Miami, they were yesterday at the Home Depot on SW 113 Ave and Bird Road.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Flute
()
Date: October 22, 2014 02:47PM
Ashburn VA Wrote:
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> do all you retarded fucks not realize that these
> are SCAMS BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT PLACE?
>
> and who the fuck buys shit off strangers in the
> street? answer is.....no one
How can that be? It's the same two Italians fitting the same description every time.
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> do all you retarded fucks not realize that these
> are SCAMS BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT PLACE?
>
> and who the fuck buys shit off strangers in the
> street? answer is.....no one
How can that be? It's the same two Italians fitting the same description every time.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
allen
()
Date: October 23, 2014 06:08PM
Hi, Nick,
Just wondering do you have any progress for the scam italian guy. I was scammed yesterday for 2800 CAD... I am so so disappointed and angry. want to know more about the info
Just wondering do you have any progress for the scam italian guy. I was scammed yesterday for 2800 CAD... I am so so disappointed and angry. want to know more about the info
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Aiza
()
Date: October 24, 2014 01:29PM
Same happen to my husband , he was at metro store here in Lawrence plaza Toronto canada . He asking for airport direction ! He gave my husband a new watch and he he very thankful for my husband help , but he him to buy those 3 more watches for 300$ thank god that my husband didn't fall on it: beware torontonian this just around the corner, try to scam you!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
fredesh
()
Date: October 26, 2014 10:56AM
Fullerton California 25 October 2014. Same exact story but probably a different guy.
He got hold of me yesterday in the parking lot of home depot in Fullerton California.He was by himself with the same story. I tried to help him with the directions and after awhile we talked about Italy as I used to live there with my ex-wife from Milano. SO, when he offered me a gift I thought it was genuine. Then he kept piling more and more items to give me. That was when it started to hit me. Then he asked for some money to buy gifts at the airport for his twin daughters birthday. Then I knew it was a some sort of a scam and manged to get out of it and leave.
He got hold of me yesterday in the parking lot of home depot in Fullerton California.He was by himself with the same story. I tried to help him with the directions and after awhile we talked about Italy as I used to live there with my ex-wife from Milano. SO, when he offered me a gift I thought it was genuine. Then he kept piling more and more items to give me. That was when it started to hit me. Then he asked for some money to buy gifts at the airport for his twin daughters birthday. Then I knew it was a some sort of a scam and manged to get out of it and leave.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JD
()
Date: October 26, 2014 12:49PM
Justran into a guy in Brampton Ontario, near Toronto! I feelfor it, but, didn't get a horrible deal lol, I got 5 watches for 200 bucks, at less than 50 a watch, that's Christmas shopping for my2 brothers and a cousin plus 1 watch for me!
Same bull Shit,looking for the air port, silver suv, 1 guythigh, not 2.
Same bull Shit,looking for the air port, silver suv, 1 guythigh, not 2.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jimmy J
()
Date: October 28, 2014 12:21PM
Same story in black GMC SUV at Whole Foods Store in Unionville, ON. I guess he's graduated from Kmart. One guy short and swarthy with long hair and dressed in a fashionable way..like a designer. He said nothing. Other guy was about 5'8", grey hair and very pleasant. Had a passport and plane ticket. He was looking for directions to Toronto airport. Got me for $200 for 4 jackets. Essentially "gave me" 3 jackets but wanted 800 for the 4th. I now have 4 knockoff jackets which actually don't look too bad.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Hose A
()
Date: October 28, 2014 06:59PM
Approached me at parking lot in northern Scarborough. Same story about trying to find airport. Had ticket in red passport. Only problem was that only diplomats have red passports. Gave directions but passed on his "gift ".
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
George P
()
Date: October 31, 2014 03:47PM
Leesburg Va, Oct 31,2014. Rental silver Jeep Cheroke with Tennesee tags. Same exact scam as the others above almost verbatim. Asked if I speak Italian, then asked for directions to dulles airport. Said he was at dulles town center and represented Giogio Armani. Same thing, had leather jackets that he will have to pay tax on, even asked my size.i told him no and he drove off.
One guy, well dressed, made sure he flashed his travel portfolio with his Italin passport and Alitalia plane tickets/bording pass.
One guy, well dressed, made sure he flashed his travel portfolio with his Italin passport and Alitalia plane tickets/bording pass.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Another schmuck
()
Date: November 01, 2014 05:21PM
They're back! Two years later judging from these old posts. Found this string when I searched for EAS. Same thing happened to me just now. Got two jackets for $117. Same weird asking for directions thing, trying to light the jackets with a lighter. This guy was young, very handsome, well-dressed, New black lincoln town car, with a very broad italian accent. First time in New York. Only been here for 7 days. Flying back to Italy. Didn't want to pay customs fees. Couldn't find his way to JFK. Asked me to buy a play-station for his son for $370. Really pushed to get me to go to an ATM and pull out cash, which I was not going to do. Such an odd, odd scam. These were EAS brand. Had four "leather" jackets and a suit. Totally playing on people's greed. Giving as a thank you. Rolled the four jackets up in the garment bag for the suit. Handed them to me, so I'm holding them. They are now mine. I did this good deed of giving him directions and am rewarded with $6000 worth of merchandise. The whole thing is so ridiculous. But, now I have these two, stinky ill-fitting jackets. The one actually looks okay. The other I'm giving to a friend I'm meeting for dinner. I am such an easy mark. But, screw it. There you go. Life is weird. Next.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Omar
()
Date: November 02, 2014 08:51PM
same happened to me today in colorado Boulder.I was stupid and foolish.
I called the police, they blamed me and they will try to find this asshole
I called the police, they blamed me and they will try to find this asshole
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Annonimous
()
Date: November 04, 2014 10:35AM
Same guy was in Regina yesterday driving black Yukon gmc suv he was asking for airport directions and offering ea Italian stile jackets oct 3 2014
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Duped
()
Date: November 04, 2014 02:02PM
Hook, line & sinker.
Same routine.
Lost going to the airport.
Thanks for helping.
Here's my card.
Let me give you a gift.
Passenger is mute as if a travel companion who doesn't speak English.
I'd like to buy my wife a gift at the airport. $800 dollars.
Sorry no money.
How about ATM?
My limit is $200.
How about $300?
No, $200 ATM limit.
Out $200 for 5 Armani knockoffs.
I'd probably feel better if I haggled with somebody in NYC for a $40 genuine fake Armani.
Location: Markham / Steeles / very close to ATMs.
End of story - hook, line, & s(t)inker to a $200 life lesson!!!
Same routine.
Lost going to the airport.
Thanks for helping.
Here's my card.
Let me give you a gift.
Passenger is mute as if a travel companion who doesn't speak English.
I'd like to buy my wife a gift at the airport. $800 dollars.
Sorry no money.
How about ATM?
My limit is $200.
How about $300?
No, $200 ATM limit.
Out $200 for 5 Armani knockoffs.
I'd probably feel better if I haggled with somebody in NYC for a $40 genuine fake Armani.
Location: Markham / Steeles / very close to ATMs.
End of story - hook, line, & s(t)inker to a $200 life lesson!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
()
Date: November 04, 2014 04:11PM
HEY A THANK YOU BUY ALL A MY JACKET. WE SELL A TOUSANDS. I A GIVE BIG A SALE ESPECIAL DEAL. I NO A SCAM IT A GENWINE ITALIA HONNEST BISSNES. I BRING A MORE FROM ITALIA ON A NEXT A WEEK. YOU A CALL ME SCAM HEY A FUCK YOU EH.
ANTONIO
ANTONIO
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Greasy Guy with Snakeskins
()
Date: November 04, 2014 06:44PM
"Do you know how to get to the airport blah blah blah?
You're a saint! I got these snake skins that I can't take back with me to Italy, blah blah blah.
Thanks for giving me $200. Blah blah blah."
The only good thing is about this thread is that it reminds me that dumbness exists everywhere, not just in my area of the woods.
You're a saint! I got these snake skins that I can't take back with me to Italy, blah blah blah.
Thanks for giving me $200. Blah blah blah."
The only good thing is about this thread is that it reminds me that dumbness exists everywhere, not just in my area of the woods.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dutchy
()
Date: November 07, 2014 03:51AM
Funny thing: 3 years down the line: November 2014. I'm walking in my hometown near Amsterdam Airport (The Netherlands). An Italian guy in an expensive rental car asks me if I speak English and asks for directions for the airport.The guy's somewhere in his mid 20's. He then asks me to get in the car and shows me 3 bags full of Emporio Armani jackets. They all look legit and contain -apart from the Emporio labels- labels stating: "Sample". The first two bags he wants to give me as a present because he doesn't want to ship them back. For the 3rd bag he wants to have €200, to "buy some souvenirs" at the airport. Happily I'm a "smooth talker" myself and I don't want to take a €200 risk. I negotiate with him and end up taking 3 Emporio jackets for €80. Nice thing is that now, 2 days later, I have sold the jackets for a total of €450,-. A nice €370 profit... I wish I had taken his whole collection for €200 now. Bottom line: All's well that ends well...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dutchy
()
Date: November 07, 2014 04:02AM
Furthermore: If one of you "Emporio" guys reads this, feel free to contact me; I really don't see this as a scam - rather as "good business".
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
johncommode
()
Date: November 09, 2014 03:29PM
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
George1
()
Date: November 10, 2014 01:39PM
I wish I checked here :( .just got scammed in scarborough .
He was driving ford escape rented SUV . I bought 5 jackets for $500 and $20 for his gas
He was driving ford escape rented SUV . I bought 5 jackets for $500 and $20 for his gas
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jay R
()
Date: November 12, 2014 11:32AM
They are in Los Angeles, CA now. Same story Italian guy needed directions to LAX and offered me gift of new Armani jackets. Found out the guy was full of shit. Even gave me a fake Armani business card.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jonathan
()
Date: November 12, 2014 02:05PM
Yeah, I'm an idiot. White SUV outside of Merrick Park shopping mall Coral Gables, Miami, Fl.). I was topping off someone's coolant in their car for them when he drove by, asking for directions to the airport after having completed a retail show and was headed back to Milan. Offered a bunch of watches so as not to pay taxes when he returned to Italy. 6 watches for $400 U.S. I don't know why I didn't have the presence of mind to google the brand BEFORE agreeing. Said his name was Franchesco, showed me his passport.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tommy
()
Date: November 12, 2014 07:15PM
Just got taken for a $100 in Westminster,Co. Same story as all the posts. Obviously more than one team out there. You would think armani would care about the miss representation of their high end company.Cops won't do shit. I got their Colorado plate 396 zfl couldn't tell the make but large white suv. Gotta admit pretty elaborate scam. Too good to be true is the truth. These are using new collection 2014-2015 Armani Emporio
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists, LOS ANGELES, LA BREA NEAR OLYMPIC BLVD., 11/12/2014
Posted by:
p
()
Date: November 13, 2014 03:41PM
11/12/2014
los angeles, olympic blvd. near la brea blvd., zip code 90036, 3 pm.
2 nicely dressed and friemndly guys in suv initially ask for directions to lax. i was on a residential street. they seem to have an itallian accent either because they are itallian or learned to fake the accent. mid 40's to 50, medium colored complexion - not dark, not light.
claimed they have left a trade show at staples, have extra inventory they don't want to pay duties on to ship items to italy. they offered a business card without my asking. tried to sell leather jackets and suits. very, very friendly.
luckily i declined as i felt it was either stolen or counterfit.
i wondered in this day and age who can't use their phone for directions since phone have been able to do this for about ten years!
los angeles, olympic blvd. near la brea blvd., zip code 90036, 3 pm.
2 nicely dressed and friemndly guys in suv initially ask for directions to lax. i was on a residential street. they seem to have an itallian accent either because they are itallian or learned to fake the accent. mid 40's to 50, medium colored complexion - not dark, not light.
claimed they have left a trade show at staples, have extra inventory they don't want to pay duties on to ship items to italy. they offered a business card without my asking. tried to sell leather jackets and suits. very, very friendly.
luckily i declined as i felt it was either stolen or counterfit.
i wondered in this day and age who can't use their phone for directions since phone have been able to do this for about ten years!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JxyGy
()
Date: November 13, 2014 05:40PM
I like this thread.
I mean, I have read about Nigerian scams (you know, the Prince with $108,000,000 in his account but needs to move it to Cyprus, and you will get your usual 10% cut just for lending him your bank account number, and perhaps sending him a small $10,000 bank fee), and I wonder who are the dumbasses that actually believe those scammers?
Then I read on this thread that there are idiots who actually buy things like "Italian" suits, "leather" coats, etc., from a guy in a truck in the parking lot, and then I realize that there really are a lot of dumb people out there.
I mean, I have read about Nigerian scams (you know, the Prince with $108,000,000 in his account but needs to move it to Cyprus, and you will get your usual 10% cut just for lending him your bank account number, and perhaps sending him a small $10,000 bank fee), and I wonder who are the dumbasses that actually believe those scammers?
Then I read on this thread that there are idiots who actually buy things like "Italian" suits, "leather" coats, etc., from a guy in a truck in the parking lot, and then I realize that there really are a lot of dumb people out there.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
anzoor
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Date: November 13, 2014 06:59PM
the 2 guys are in Denver colorado. same stunt. I thought I was helping a couple foreigners to get to the airport but they were actually trying to scam me. same jackets same story like a lot of ppl said already. I called Glendale police and and they told me they have approached them already. at first i thought they could be mafia members ... I was really suspicious because the tricks they are playing are pretty common in europe and north africa.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
()
Date: November 14, 2014 04:32AM
HEYA I JUST A BRING 500 MORE A JACKIT FROM A ITALIA. I MUSTA SELL THIS JACKIT ALL. ES A TOP QWALTY %100 ITALIA. I GIVE A EXILLINT A PRICE EH
STOP A CALL ME THE FAKE I NOT A SELL A IMITATE JACKIT YOU MOTHERFUCKER. YOU WANT A FAKE A GO EAT A OLLIV GARDIN YOU SON OF THE BITCH. YOU WANT A REAL COME AN A BUY A JACKITS FROM ME
ANTONIO
STOP A CALL ME THE FAKE I NOT A SELL A IMITATE JACKIT YOU MOTHERFUCKER. YOU WANT A FAKE A GO EAT A OLLIV GARDIN YOU SON OF THE BITCH. YOU WANT A REAL COME AN A BUY A JACKITS FROM ME
ANTONIO
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
NotThatAntonio
()
Date: November 14, 2014 06:36PM
Same scam in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Thursday November 13; I just came out of the bank. Small guy in his early thirties pulls up in an expensive Buick SUV rental who asked for directions to the airport. He claimed he was Italian and got lost. Being a nice guy, I gave him detailed directions. He was very thankful and gave me his business card; Gianluca Blandi, Event Organizer who works for Armani. He had left over samples from the show he just attended. Then he told me this story about taxes he would have to pay if he took his merchandise back to Italy.
Then he asked my size and guessed XL and proceeded to ask me to come look in his SUV. One by one he handed me 3 Italian leather jackets all wrapped in Armani bags and then had me hold open his Armani shopping bag as he placed them all in it. Then he asked how much an IPad Mini would cost in New York City when he gets there tonight, it was his daughter's birthday tomorrow and if I could I give him some cash; $300?? I told him I only had about 80 bucks on me... he kept on with 200, 150, I hesitated and he persisted. He kept reducing his price until he was down to 120. I then realized it was a scam; so I told him no, I didn't need an Armani leather jacket, placed them back in his SUV and walked off. He said "Ok" and jumped in his SUV and drove off.
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Then he asked my size and guessed XL and proceeded to ask me to come look in his SUV. One by one he handed me 3 Italian leather jackets all wrapped in Armani bags and then had me hold open his Armani shopping bag as he placed them all in it. Then he asked how much an IPad Mini would cost in New York City when he gets there tonight, it was his daughter's birthday tomorrow and if I could I give him some cash; $300?? I told him I only had about 80 bucks on me... he kept on with 200, 150, I hesitated and he persisted. He kept reducing his price until he was down to 120. I then realized it was a scam; so I told him no, I didn't need an Armani leather jacket, placed them back in his SUV and walked off. He said "Ok" and jumped in his SUV and drove off.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
anonymous person123
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Date: November 15, 2014 02:32PM
Omg. Happened to me in Miami FL.Told me had to catch a flight to Milan. He said please help. Gave him the money out of pity. He scammed my ass. He was a tall man said he was Italian. Wearing a gold chain.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
James S.
()
Date: November 15, 2014 06:36PM
So here we go again. It's Saturday Nov. 15, 2014 in Barrie, Ontario and if anyone had told me I could fall for this SCAM, I would have told them not in a hundred years.
But that was then and now is now.
My wife and I drive a fairly fancy F350 dually and I believe we were targeted and they followed us, since they got us in the parking lot of a Bibles for Missions THRIFT SHOP in Barrie's south end.
Upon pulling in, it took me a bit of effort to find a parking space since the shop was typically quite busy especially on a Saturday and as I got out of the truck with a bag of clothes in hand to donate to the shop, there they were. (I had let my wife off at the front door which if she had still been with me they would never have succeeded with their ruse.)
The older guy, a photo of his business card attached, told me he was lost and needed directions to get to the Toronto Airport. Now It sort of hit me as funny why was he asking for directions way up in Barrie to get to the airport down there but he told me he had been to Casino Rama but made his English so poor I couldn't tell whether or not he was saying he had lost a lot of money there. About that he was not clear.
I took about ten minutes giving him very specific directions about how to get to Hwy 400 south and then that he had to take Hwy 401 west and told him to expect a two to three hour drive. He showed me his passport and what he said were his flight confirmations and that he had seven hours until departure so there should be no problem.
Up until then everything was, as they say - hunky-dory.
But then quite out of the blue he said because I was so generous and patient giving him directions that he wanted to repay me with a gift. I absolutely objected saying it was not at all necessary but he insisted and out he slides from the SUV, which was again white, and into the back to start showing me leather jackets.
So here's the rub. Either these kinds of jackets are of interest to a body or they are not. Had he been showing be, let's say, skiing equipment for which I would have no use whatsoever the conversation would have ended there but nice, supposedly leather jackets, are pretty well a given that most people have at least some interest in them.
He threw out the big numbers. They were worth $3,000 Euros each, designer, exclusive, blah - blah and another blah for bad luck and what was my size and my wife's size and next thing I knew he had a pretty big canvas bag out and he was stuffing jackets into the bag. Of course he had me 'holding the bag' ha ha - while he filled it up.
I kept on protesting that it really was way too much but he insisted that I deserved to have them since I was such a nice guy and he'd be insulted if I didn't accept his generosity. Funny how far a little (phony) flattery will go to dulling one's senses to reality.
So the bag was full of four jackets. Three for me and one for my better three-quarters and in the truck went the bag. Then, so as to speak, possession of them was mine and I shook his hand and was all set to get into the thrift shop to make our charitable donation when I couldn't quite make out what he was going on about, about needing for me to help him out to get a birthday present for his father who was just turning eighty-three.
I have to say it all had seemed so amicable and generous on his part that it took longer than it should have to get it that he was actually asking ME for money.
Finally when I clued in I asked him, how much? How much do you need? Without batting an eye he told me $550. but $500. will do and it doesn't have to be in Euros, as if I would have any of those in my jeans. I was somewhat astounded as I advised him no way. We're both on pensions now and that amount is fully out of the question. He came down to $300. but still I had no interest in actually paying anything for them. The thing being both my wife and I really enjoy Thrift Shops and as any frequent visitor to these shops knows it's easy to end up with a lot more of things and stuff than you need. Like say 20 or 30 jackets each since they are too good a buy to pass up.
I'm not quite sure when it turned from friendly to a little bit onerous. I told him point blank I did not need the jackets since we both already had more than we could wear and I gave him the bag, which had been in the back seat of our truck, back and he took it but really got a bit testy as he went to put it back into his SUV. I still can't quite fathom why I said it but I told him I'd pay $100. for them. He said no way. That was an insult and that he thought I was a better person than that.
So there's the other of his hooks I fell for. Once he knew I was willing to pay something (anything) there was no way he was going to let me off with paying nothing.
The air had grown quite tense by then but I figured it was over and done with and as I got the bag back out of the truck we were going to donate to the thrift shop, there was the other guy who up until then has not said a word, blocking my way, That made me a little uncomfortable and then his buddy, he came at me again from his SUV with two jackets in hand. He told me I could have the two of them for $200. which I did not agree to. Funny how things happen. I happened to have two of the old style Canadian $100. bills in my jeans and I guess that was part of why things unfolded as they did. I knew I had the cash money. There's no way I would have gone to an ATM to get money for them but having the ready cash, $100. of it just seemed to slip out of my hand into his greasy paw. And that was that. They sort of swore at me a little and we were set to part ways when the other guy from the passenger's side, all of a sudden he could speak pretty good English and he began to show me a bunch of watches. What - they figured they were going to burn me twice - so fast?? I told him emphatically no and he told me that -- GOD WAS WATCHING ME!! What the hell did that have to do with anything? Duh? Then again I'm sure the Devil was watching them and smiling.
All in all it took almost twenty-five minutes for me to get ripped off for $100. for two very fake leather jackets which do have the odour problems that other people have attested to.
I wonder how many others, the first thing they've done after getting the feeling they have been duped headed to their PC to do the search that has ended me up here. I suppose quite a few.
Bottom line, while my own sense of getting more than I was paying for was a very big contributing factor, I can't say I didn't feel at least a little bit intimidated, even threatened when they started blocking my path.
Don't know that what they did was totally illegal since I did get something for the $100. I spent even if they now become donations to the self same thrift shop where this all happened in their parking lot.
Finally a first for me at seventy years young.
Can't say I haven't been scammed anymore.
No fool like an old fool?
Why do certain adages have to be so true?
Still I can't say I hate the guys since:
Hate is like drinking poison,
And hoping the other guy dies.
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But that was then and now is now.
My wife and I drive a fairly fancy F350 dually and I believe we were targeted and they followed us, since they got us in the parking lot of a Bibles for Missions THRIFT SHOP in Barrie's south end.
Upon pulling in, it took me a bit of effort to find a parking space since the shop was typically quite busy especially on a Saturday and as I got out of the truck with a bag of clothes in hand to donate to the shop, there they were. (I had let my wife off at the front door which if she had still been with me they would never have succeeded with their ruse.)
The older guy, a photo of his business card attached, told me he was lost and needed directions to get to the Toronto Airport. Now It sort of hit me as funny why was he asking for directions way up in Barrie to get to the airport down there but he told me he had been to Casino Rama but made his English so poor I couldn't tell whether or not he was saying he had lost a lot of money there. About that he was not clear.
I took about ten minutes giving him very specific directions about how to get to Hwy 400 south and then that he had to take Hwy 401 west and told him to expect a two to three hour drive. He showed me his passport and what he said were his flight confirmations and that he had seven hours until departure so there should be no problem.
Up until then everything was, as they say - hunky-dory.
But then quite out of the blue he said because I was so generous and patient giving him directions that he wanted to repay me with a gift. I absolutely objected saying it was not at all necessary but he insisted and out he slides from the SUV, which was again white, and into the back to start showing me leather jackets.
So here's the rub. Either these kinds of jackets are of interest to a body or they are not. Had he been showing be, let's say, skiing equipment for which I would have no use whatsoever the conversation would have ended there but nice, supposedly leather jackets, are pretty well a given that most people have at least some interest in them.
He threw out the big numbers. They were worth $3,000 Euros each, designer, exclusive, blah - blah and another blah for bad luck and what was my size and my wife's size and next thing I knew he had a pretty big canvas bag out and he was stuffing jackets into the bag. Of course he had me 'holding the bag' ha ha - while he filled it up.
I kept on protesting that it really was way too much but he insisted that I deserved to have them since I was such a nice guy and he'd be insulted if I didn't accept his generosity. Funny how far a little (phony) flattery will go to dulling one's senses to reality.
So the bag was full of four jackets. Three for me and one for my better three-quarters and in the truck went the bag. Then, so as to speak, possession of them was mine and I shook his hand and was all set to get into the thrift shop to make our charitable donation when I couldn't quite make out what he was going on about, about needing for me to help him out to get a birthday present for his father who was just turning eighty-three.
I have to say it all had seemed so amicable and generous on his part that it took longer than it should have to get it that he was actually asking ME for money.
Finally when I clued in I asked him, how much? How much do you need? Without batting an eye he told me $550. but $500. will do and it doesn't have to be in Euros, as if I would have any of those in my jeans. I was somewhat astounded as I advised him no way. We're both on pensions now and that amount is fully out of the question. He came down to $300. but still I had no interest in actually paying anything for them. The thing being both my wife and I really enjoy Thrift Shops and as any frequent visitor to these shops knows it's easy to end up with a lot more of things and stuff than you need. Like say 20 or 30 jackets each since they are too good a buy to pass up.
I'm not quite sure when it turned from friendly to a little bit onerous. I told him point blank I did not need the jackets since we both already had more than we could wear and I gave him the bag, which had been in the back seat of our truck, back and he took it but really got a bit testy as he went to put it back into his SUV. I still can't quite fathom why I said it but I told him I'd pay $100. for them. He said no way. That was an insult and that he thought I was a better person than that.
So there's the other of his hooks I fell for. Once he knew I was willing to pay something (anything) there was no way he was going to let me off with paying nothing.
The air had grown quite tense by then but I figured it was over and done with and as I got the bag back out of the truck we were going to donate to the thrift shop, there was the other guy who up until then has not said a word, blocking my way, That made me a little uncomfortable and then his buddy, he came at me again from his SUV with two jackets in hand. He told me I could have the two of them for $200. which I did not agree to. Funny how things happen. I happened to have two of the old style Canadian $100. bills in my jeans and I guess that was part of why things unfolded as they did. I knew I had the cash money. There's no way I would have gone to an ATM to get money for them but having the ready cash, $100. of it just seemed to slip out of my hand into his greasy paw. And that was that. They sort of swore at me a little and we were set to part ways when the other guy from the passenger's side, all of a sudden he could speak pretty good English and he began to show me a bunch of watches. What - they figured they were going to burn me twice - so fast?? I told him emphatically no and he told me that -- GOD WAS WATCHING ME!! What the hell did that have to do with anything? Duh? Then again I'm sure the Devil was watching them and smiling.
All in all it took almost twenty-five minutes for me to get ripped off for $100. for two very fake leather jackets which do have the odour problems that other people have attested to.
I wonder how many others, the first thing they've done after getting the feeling they have been duped headed to their PC to do the search that has ended me up here. I suppose quite a few.
Bottom line, while my own sense of getting more than I was paying for was a very big contributing factor, I can't say I didn't feel at least a little bit intimidated, even threatened when they started blocking my path.
Don't know that what they did was totally illegal since I did get something for the $100. I spent even if they now become donations to the self same thrift shop where this all happened in their parking lot.
Finally a first for me at seventy years young.
Can't say I haven't been scammed anymore.
No fool like an old fool?
Why do certain adages have to be so true?
Still I can't say I hate the guys since:
Hate is like drinking poison,
And hoping the other guy dies.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Guywhogotscammed
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Date: November 18, 2014 04:28PM
Hey I know no one has posted here in over a year or two but just letting you guys know I bought 3 jackets for $120 from an Italian man and woman in asheboro NC. They don't look bad so I'm not sorry :)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
The Aristocrats
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Date: November 21, 2014 12:07PM
There is no such thing as self Defence in Canada
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
scammedinbayarea
()
Date: November 25, 2014 05:57PM
Yup, happened to me in San Mateo, CA. These guys are scam artistes.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dammit
()
Date: November 26, 2014 12:47AM
Happened to me yesterday here in Torrance CA. I paid $240 (all that I have) for three knockoff Armani jackets. I was able to get the plate # for the BMW this scammer was driving though, if it helps: 7DXZ3360
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lugz
()
Date: November 28, 2014 12:57AM
same story in Toronto summer hill Lcbo parking lot 7 jackets.. Put them straight in homeless bin.. Phuckers; life lesson, c'est la vie
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
()
Date: November 28, 2014 01:30AM
HEY A YOU GOD DAMM SON OF THE BITCH EH. I SELL A MANY HAPPY CUSTAMER. WE A HAVE THE CRISTMASS ESPECIAL ON A THIS MONTH. WE SELL A 4 FOR A PRICE OF THE 2. ITS A BEST OF THE DEAL WE GIVED A SO FAR. ITS A THE REAL THE LETHER FROM THE COW D'ITALIA EH. A BEST SALE NOW A JACKIT FOR ALL OF A THE FAMILIA FOR THE HOLIDAY GIFT. I HAVE A ALSO THE FUR COAT FOR GOOD PRICED TO. ARE YOU EH STUPID AND A BUY AT THE TARGIT STORE? YOU PAID THE 2 TIME MORE FOR THE FAKE YOU STUPID ASS OF A HOLE. COME A TALK TO ME I GIVE YOU A BEST DEAL.
ANTONIO
ANTONIO
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
chiiiip
()
Date: November 30, 2014 05:33AM
I wish you did a better impression so that it'll be funnier, Antonio. Unfortunately, scammers don't go about sounding like some Turkish carpet merchant you meet in the silk road crossroads to the east. Or it sounds like how someone who never have or been scammed doing an impression of what they think scamming is.
The most successful ones are smooth enough to fool the best of em and get away with it, even the smartest folks you know may have been scammed in such a manner once or twice in life.
The most successful ones are smooth enough to fool the best of em and get away with it, even the smartest folks you know may have been scammed in such a manner once or twice in life.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
No Thanks
()
Date: December 01, 2014 03:22PM
Same guy was in Mississauga yesterday in the Loblaws plaza in Port Credit(Lakeshore/Mississauga Rd)
Gave me an awesome deal of $500 for 6 watches!
Ya, no thanks. Looks like he'll have to pay the taxes when he goes back to "Italia"
Gave me an awesome deal of $500 for 6 watches!
Ya, no thanks. Looks like he'll have to pay the taxes when he goes back to "Italia"
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
49KhN
()
Date: December 01, 2014 05:01PM
What's-a matter you? Gotta no respect.
What-a you t'ink you do? Why you look-a so sad?
It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place.
Ah, shaddap-a you face.
What-a you t'ink you do? Why you look-a so sad?
It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place.
Ah, shaddap-a you face.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Not stupid
()
Date: December 10, 2014 05:37PM
A very similar incident happened to me and Yonge and York Mills Shell today. Guy in white jeep, Italian, shows me his passport, Alamo Rental Car, flying back to airport, pretending doesn't speak English, needs directions to 401. Hands me his business card, clearly its fake. At least yours has a correct IT web address. This "yahoo" Itlian businessman uses a yahoo.com address for Armani in Italy. Sure! Shows me 3 "Armani" jackets, $1900 each, take them for being so nice, then a suit $2300....then its I need help buying my son a birthday present for Italy tomorrow. When he said, "how much cash do you have on you I walked away" and wrote his plate down.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
willy1
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Date: December 10, 2014 07:18PM
The first clue is when he hands you his business card nearly immediately. Its clearly fake with too many mistakes to list here. But clearly real Italian business cards don't have yahoo.com email addresses! I got one today and although different, like the 2-3 others I see here, all have the telltale signs, and the same address! It's guys like this that give Ginos a bad name!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chris Martinez
()
Date: December 11, 2014 03:35PM
Currently in Longmont, Colorado. So I was approached at the gas station on 9th and Main St in Longmont Colorado by an "italian" man about the age of 60 who needed directions to the airport. I diligently explained how to get there. He gives me his card and wants me to contact him If ever go to italy. He then asks if I like fashion and proceeds to try and sell me some samples he has leftover from a fashion show in loveland from the "armani" collection. He doesn't need the samples but will sell them to me at a good price because if he takes them back to Italy he has to pay a 35% tax . He doesn't mind paying taxes on them because he is paid well (he then shows me $10k in cash) but since I am helping him get to the airport he would give me a wonderful deal. I said I had an appointment and no time. He thanks me and drives off. He is in a brand new white Dodge Durango. I came back to the office and Googled his business card and got THIS FORUM.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
StevenZ
()
Date: December 18, 2014 04:38PM
This scam is now being pulled in San Francisco by a guy who calls himself "Maximiliano" - I got taken. Same thing, he's running to the airport with a rental car, doesn't want to pay tax on the jackets. Suggestion: if you see him, tell him you're going to the bank, call the police and have him arrested.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gerhard
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Date: December 18, 2014 09:18PM
I was stupid enough to be robbed by This Italien in San Francisco today.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
multiple armani owner
()
Date: December 21, 2014 11:52PM
I got suckered at a the brentwood bowling alley in south san francisco 200 for 3 jackets nice cut of jacket but hot needle stiching and completely missized. I figured they were either factory seconds or fell of the back of a truck but once the guy got home I realized the scam. We live and learn I will wear my 65 dollar fake with bitterness until the lining rips.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
()
Date: December 22, 2014 01:28AM
HEY YO SAN FRASISCO IS THE GREAT OF THE BISSNES I SELLED A MORE JACKIT THARE THEN ANY THE OTHER PLACE. ALL THE GAYS MEN THEY A LOVE A DESINER COAT AND A GREAT TASTE EH THEY KNOW A REAL ATHENTIC WHEN THEY A SEE IT. I CHARGE A 3 TIME MORE BUT HEY A LOOK A ROUND THE PRICES VERY HI IN A ALL THE STORE IN THE TOWN BECUSE THE GAY IS A RICH. HEY YOU CALL MY COAT THE FAKE? CHE CAZZO! HEY A FUCK YOU A FISSI MAMMITA. I ONLY SELL A REAL 100% MERCHINDICE AND A BEST COST.
ANTONIO
ANTONIO
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mattik
()
Date: December 24, 2014 02:44PM
I just picked up 4 jackets for $300...they look alright, feel alright and saved me alot of time as its December 24th. WTF do I care if they are knockoffs? That guy is a saint, saved me a lot of time and money for last minute christmas shopping! BTW hes at Mississauga Rd and lakeshore if you want to get a deal!i guess Im not going to yorkville this April tho...I was gonna get looped and puke all over the haute coture designers
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fucking Italian
()
Date: January 10, 2015 07:27PM
this happened to me last month in Vancouver but I lost $3000. Looks like I'm the biggest loser of all.... Can't even wear these shitty jackets because it keeps reminding me of the night.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Patty Miami Gardens
()
Date: January 13, 2015 01:31PM
One Italian selling fake watches and cologne. Wants $500 for 8 watches and 9 colognes. Went as low as $200 advised him no cash says will follow me to the bank. Told him I wish to get my husband. Says to help him to pay for his rental SUV I walked away. Listened to my alarm bells!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Morris
()
Date: February 07, 2015 07:20AM
FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2015 AT MORRISON'S SUPER MARKET IN BREDBURY STOCKPORT CHESHIRE ENGLAND WE WERE APROACHED BY THIS ITALIAN IN A CAR BY WINDING HIS WINDOW DOWN AND CALLING US OVER TO HIM. HE EXPLAINED HE HAD JUST BEEN TO AN EXHIBITION AT G MEX AND BROUGHT THESE SAMPLES FOR A DOCTOR FRIEND WHO HAD LEFT FOR SPAIN. HE STARTED SHOWING ME A LEATHER COAT AND TWO SWADE COATS SAYING THAT THEY WERE ALL £200 + EACH TO BUY, BUT FOR £280 I COULD HAVE THE LEATHER ONE, AND THE TWO SWADE COATS I COULD HAVE FREE.I THEN TOLD HIM I WASN'T INTERESTED HE THEN SAID HO MUCH HAVE YOU GOT IN YOUR WALLET! SO I THEN GAVE HIM £80 FROM MY WALLET.
BEWARE, BEWARE, RETURNING HOME NONE OF THE COATS FIT.
SCAM SCAM SCAM these people should be locked up. ( I am a Pensioner)
BEWARE, BEWARE, RETURNING HOME NONE OF THE COATS FIT.
SCAM SCAM SCAM these people should be locked up. ( I am a Pensioner)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
MORRIS
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Date: February 07, 2015 07:42AM
FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2015 AT MORRISON'S SUPER MARKET IN BREDBURY STOCKPORT CHESHIRE ENGLAND I WAS APROACHED BY THIS ITALIAN IN A CAR IN THE MORRISONS CAR PARK, HE WOUND HIS WINDOW DOWN AND CALLED ME HE SAID HE HAD JUST BEEN TO G MEX AND BROUGHT THESE SAMPLES FOR A DOCTOR FRIEND. BUT HIS FRIEND HAD LEFT AND GONE BACK TO SPAIN. HE STARTED SHOWING ME A LEATHER JACKET AND TWO SUEDE ONES SAYING THAT THEY WERE £200 + EACH, BUT FOR £280 FOR THE LEATHER JACKET, AND THE TWO SUEDE ONES WOULD BE FREE. I THE TOLD HIM I WASN'T INTERESTED THEN HE SAID HOW MUCH HAVE YOU IN YOUR WALLET I TOLD HIM £80 HOW FOOLISH WAS I I HAVE NOW THREE COATS AND NONE OF THEM FIT ME!!!!!!! BEWARE BEWARE THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE LOCKED UP I AM A PENSIONER AND IT'S MY OWN FAULT I AM AWARE OF THIS NOW WHEN IT'S TOO LATE. SCAM SCAM SCAM I JUST HOPE THAT THIS HAPPENS TO THEM WHEN THEY GET OLD.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
9wHK6
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Date: February 08, 2015 04:59PM
They're Roma.
Hey, all you guys who fell for these Gypsies, I feel for you. Man, let me do something for you. My rich uncle left me some ocean-front property in Arkansas. I'll give you a few acres, because you've already been screwed and I want to help you out. One thing, you have to help me with the transfer costs. I'll get the information, but you'll start by sending me two hundred . . . . . . . .
Hey, all you guys who fell for these Gypsies, I feel for you. Man, let me do something for you. My rich uncle left me some ocean-front property in Arkansas. I'll give you a few acres, because you've already been screwed and I want to help you out. One thing, you have to help me with the transfer costs. I'll get the information, but you'll start by sending me two hundred . . . . . . . .
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
thieving gypsies
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Date: February 08, 2015 10:17PM
These scams are mild compared with what the local Gypsies are doing to landlords. They fake employment paperwork, fake their references, score leases, and then live rent-free while the eviction process plays out. And they trash the places they are "renting" while they're there.
When they con a landlord, it easily costs thousands of dollars in lost rent and damages. And they fool management companies as easily as independent landlords. If you wonder why upfront rental costs are so high these days, blame the fraudsters!
When they con a landlord, it easily costs thousands of dollars in lost rent and damages. And they fool management companies as easily as independent landlords. If you wonder why upfront rental costs are so high these days, blame the fraudsters!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Hien Nguyen
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Date: February 12, 2015 03:16PM
I encountered with those 2 guys today feb 12-2015. 2 to be said italians guys came up right behind me at the gas station asking for direction to san diego airport. So i helped them, after they seem to be a bit too nice saying lile "if you ever come to italy this is business card and i would love to show you around italy". Then they asked if i was into fashion, and woild give a free sample out today before they go back. After rejecting them that i didnt want any, they said they have 4 so you can give them out to your friends. Then i knew they were scammer. Careful you guys, they are in san diego, califonia!!!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Kj
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Date: February 14, 2015 04:12AM
I saw the same guys in San Antonio Texas. I was washing my truck at a car warsh when he came up asking for directions to the airport, I pointed him in the right direction. He then told me he had to get rid of some watches and said I could have some for "free" if I buy one. He then went on to tell me they were worth 500 to a 1000 dollars. I could tell that they were fake right off the back. I seen real watches at the okley store and the bands have a sent to them, and the watch bands he had felt and smelt like something you would get in a happy meal. However i told him I didn't have much money, and I did see a few that looked nice for a fake watch. so I told him I would only pay 50 dollars for all of them. And after going back and forth for awhile he agreed.
Still someone needs to stop this guy he's ripping people off. To me the watches are only worth about tweny dollars.
This guy as we say in Texas is good at polishing s#### so beware
Still someone needs to stop this guy he's ripping people off. To me the watches are only worth about tweny dollars.
This guy as we say in Texas is good at polishing s#### so beware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chan
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Date: February 16, 2015 05:38PM
My husband was approached by this guy yesterday in the parking lot of an eating joint while we were going to be driving back home in Sunnyvale, CA. He is a fraud. He said he was an Italian and showed us his passport and said he had italian perfumes that his boss gave him but he couldn't take them with him to the airport. So he'd give them to us. My husband refused to see his perfumes and suggested him to check with others at the eating joint. Then we got in our car. For a moment I was scared. I wanted to get into our car and lock it and drive away as soon as possible.
Good riddance. But really watch out, people.
Good riddance. But really watch out, people.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chan
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Date: February 16, 2015 05:41PM
Oh my God. It's the same man in Dimo's post. Yes, yes, he is the man. The fraud.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
gullable
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Date: February 17, 2015 05:08PM
Ok, he's back, I am in a very small town in Ontario, just south of Barrie. Same sob story.
No body is safe
No body is safe
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
aaron
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Date: February 18, 2015 04:42PM
This just happened to me said it was 25 percent tax to take back to Milan, Italy that he wanted 300 for 6 showed passport and website told me to contact him for future visit. Nice blue SUV NICE SUIT BAD BREATHE.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
aaron
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Date: February 18, 2015 04:43PM
This just happened to me said it was 25 percent tax to take back to Milan, Italy that he wanted 300 for 6 showed passport and website told me to contact him for future visit. Nice blue SUV NICE SUIT
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
aaron
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Date: February 18, 2015 04:43PM
This just happened to me said it was 25 percent tax to take back to Milan, Italy that he wanted 300 for 6 showed passport and website told me to contact him for future visit. Nice blue SUV NICE SUIT
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
aaron
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Date: February 18, 2015 04:43PM
This just happened to me said it was 25 percent tax to take back to Milan, Italy that he wanted 300 for 6 showed passport and website told me to contact him for future visit. Nice blue SUV NICE SUIT
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
aaron
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Date: February 18, 2015 04:43PM
This just happened to me said it was 25 percent tax to take back to Milan, Italy that he wanted 300 for 6 showed passport and website told me to contact him for future visit. Nice blue SUV NICE SUIT
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
aaron
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Date: February 18, 2015 04:43PM
This just happened to me said it was 25 percent tax to take back to Milan, Italy that he wanted 300 for 6 showed passport and website told me to contact him for future visit. Nice blue SUV NICE SUIT
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
vincew
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Date: February 20, 2015 05:24PM
venice beach, 10 min ago...
well, sucks I ran into one, but hey, at least im not stabbed.
didn't know about this one, well, gotta work harder :\
well, sucks I ran into one, but hey, at least im not stabbed.
didn't know about this one, well, gotta work harder :\
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mountain View Scam
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Date: February 20, 2015 10:20PM
I was going back to my car after shopping at Costco when I was approached by a balding man in a rented Jeep Cherokee SUV speaking with an Italian accent. Seemed like a nice guy who presented well. Said he lost his wallet at the Casino. Just came from Moscone Center in San Francisco and had some brand new Giorgio Armani Collezione jackets. Couldn't take it on the plane because of customs tax. Needed to get rid of them. Each was worth over $1000US and would sell 6 for $400. Needed cash to fly back to Italy. Showed me the jackets said, "Made in Italy" with Giorgio Armani logos and tag that said, "Certificate of Authenticity" by Armani. Put a lighter to it and wouldn't burn (should have alerted me that it was fake). Gave me a business card with Giorgio Armani and his name was Esposito L. Manager. Stupid me, I believed him and bought the jackets. This all happened at the parking lot in the Costco store in Mountain View, California, home of Google, Facebook and just blocks from Stanford University. Out of feeling sorry for the guy because he was in a foreign country, lost, needing cash and my greed for a chance for a huge profit, I was scammed. Beware. Just happened 2 days ago. Today is Feb 20, 2015. Take a picture of the license place without him knowing that you did it and report to the Mountain View Police. They know about this and are looking out for this guy and others. Seems like a national problem all across the US. These guys need to be caught and prosecuted. I am sure Giorgio Armani would like like to get their hands on them having undermined their name for a scam.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
No regret
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Date: February 24, 2015 01:14AM
I just got ripped off by the same guy in Waldorf Maryland. He came to my place of business. I don't feel stup!d. I only paid $100 for two jackets. They look good for the moment. I cannot complain because this is a lesson learned I will never be the same mistake. Now I know what to be aware of.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mike mondaka
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Date: February 24, 2015 08:00PM
He's in NY Queens
Saw him today, one guy driving white SUV with Massachusetts plates..same story, beware. ..
Saw him today, one guy driving white SUV with Massachusetts plates..same story, beware. ..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Falen victim
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Date: February 26, 2015 06:30PM
Just happend in Tampa (west tamp area,) one man though small frame very nice. Wanted 300 for 5 jackets said he would have to pay duties.
and needed some cash for his kids. hes set the hook on my ass.
I gave him 160.00 I dont feel bad for giving as Im that kind of person.
What I really feel bad for is the next person whos asks and really needs it is going to get a NO WAY dude....
BEWARE.
and needed some cash for his kids. hes set the hook on my ass.
I gave him 160.00 I dont feel bad for giving as Im that kind of person.
What I really feel bad for is the next person whos asks and really needs it is going to get a NO WAY dude....
BEWARE.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
emmanuel
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Date: February 26, 2015 08:25PM
same thing happent to me at sarasota florida 2 days ago ... ok now im stock whit this smelling feak jeaket ok ok now some one tell me who can i take this smell away from it? pleqase help. lol they look nice anyways
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
emmanuel
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Date: February 26, 2015 08:33PM
falenvict please tell me this gay is a old like in hes 45 skiny hes driving small suv ?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
kevinconservative
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Date: February 28, 2015 03:54PM
In Toronto now. Just seen him at Kipling and Eglington. Looking for directions to airport, black SUV. Wanting to give me jacket for helping him, told him I'd trade him some speakers that I had in my van and they were extra stock and worth 3k. Same scam. Bald guy about 50 says he's from Milan. STEER CLEAR!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Julie Nuno
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Date: March 02, 2015 06:20PM
AND THEY ARE STILL AMONG US!!! Palm Springs, Feb. 22, 2015!!!
Same story and my husband fell for it hook, line and sinker!!!!!!
Same story and my husband fell for it hook, line and sinker!!!!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Davette
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Date: March 02, 2015 07:46PM
Exact same senerio happened to me yesterday at Home Depot lot @ Queensway and Eastmall, Toronto. He robbed me. Lifetime experience. I hope he will be cought
and brought to justice!
and brought to justice!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mIKE1234
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Date: March 04, 2015 05:54PM
l was just approached again from the same actor scumbag selling plether coats which l got sucked into buying 3 months ago. l instantly saw red wanted to fillet the A hole right there , what do you do get charged for pummelling his face into the pavement lol ? No because l'm better than that ,l told him how l felt lol about his acting and all he could say was sorry and are you sure it was me , l took his plate number and told him to FO .
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
customer
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Date: March 04, 2015 06:11PM
I just saw the above incident take place. Someone appeared very angry and was yelling at a gentleman driving a white rental SUV. After the angry person left I approached and asked what was going on. He said he was trying to get back to Italy and could not take his jackets with him. The angry person had evidently purchased some jackets and was unhappy with them.
He showed me the jackets he had and I looked them over very carefully. At first he wanted a lot of money for them but we negotiated down to 5 jackets for $100 which is $20 each. I examined each of the jackets individually and could not find anything wrong with them. They were all in new condition with no signs of wear. At first they did have a faint vinyl smell. However that has already gone away after hanging for a while, and they do not smell bad at all.
It seemed like a good deal and I'm sure I can easily resell them if I wanted to. Not sure what all the complaints are about?
He showed me the jackets he had and I looked them over very carefully. At first he wanted a lot of money for them but we negotiated down to 5 jackets for $100 which is $20 each. I examined each of the jackets individually and could not find anything wrong with them. They were all in new condition with no signs of wear. At first they did have a faint vinyl smell. However that has already gone away after hanging for a while, and they do not smell bad at all.
It seemed like a good deal and I'm sure I can easily resell them if I wanted to. Not sure what all the complaints are about?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Marco
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Date: March 04, 2015 07:24PM
Scam appears to of come to Simi Valley, California. One 35 year old Italian young man approached me outside of a Check Cashing location, where I was going. Same story, he was asking me for directions to LAX Airport to return to Italy. He just was finishing a "roadshow" where he had the job of setting up the Booth and Leather Jackets from the Emporio Collezione, AMRMNI COLLEZIONI, ERMENEGILDOZEGNA, Italian EXPORT He said he would be taxed on each jacket he had them with him at the Airport. Because I was nice to him, he would give me some jackets he had left over for myself and my girlfriend, of course he had both our sizes of a Medium and a Small. He said that he wanted to buy his wife and daughter (whose Birthday was coming up) gifts and anything would help, because he had only Euros, and didn't have time to make a money exchange before his fight took off. He had a good story, said I should look him up if I came to Italy, he gave me two Suede and two Leather Jackets. I gave him $100m for the Jackets and $20 for his gas, he got a sour disposition when he asked for more money for the gas and didn't get it. I asked to see photos of his daughter, he provided them on his Smart Phone, looked good to me, he was there with his two children, his wife and himself. Anyway, I don't know if the jackets are real but the story sounds the same as the scams going on. I took the Jackets, one of them fits me, the others I have to do whatever I'm going to do with them. I looked up the name of the Collection on the Internet and found the Scam information with the exact same Jacket approach and story by the individual who approached me. I cost me $120, and I got four Italian designer Jackets, maybe real, maybe not, but his story was good as was his business card with his name, 'Gianpaolo Donadoni, Fashion Events Organizer , his accent, and his photos of his family, so I bought it, even though, I too was thinking the whole thing was a scam, but I bought it...Marco
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Unsuspecting dude
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Date: March 04, 2015 11:28PM
I was scammed on 3-4-2015 in Irving, Texas. Dear Dallas/Fort Worth International airport. Two Itslian speaking guys sold 2 smelling fake leather jackets for $100 be ware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
M.H.
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Date: March 04, 2015 11:51PM
I'm from Toronto visiting someone in Oak Park, CA (a very small, family-oriented town). I was in a fairly empty parking lot with a Fresh & Easy. I was casually walking, exploring the neighborhood, when a man in a black SUV yelled at me and said, "Hi!" He told me to come over and opened the door, showing me three brand new, beautiful leather jackets in plastic wrapping. He tells me he's from Milano in a thick, Italian accent and had "extras" after a trip to a local retail store. He immediately grabbed a bag and put all three jackets in it and handed me the bag and said, "I want to give them to you." I was utterly confused and knew something was very fishy about the whole situation. The man was around 30-40 years old. He told me I can take them if I buy him an iPad (?). I told him I couldn't do that and he then offered to "just" charge me $100. I must admit, they were beautiful, brand new jackets, which was tempting, but I obviously refused. I was very determined to leave right away. He told me they'd look good on me, and he chose me because most Americans are "too big" to sell them to. I said he should probably take them back because I didn't have any money on me and that I didn't want to just take them in the middle of a parking lot. He reluctantly accepted, and told him his name was Gianpaolo Donadoni, selling items from the Armani Collezione, and gave me a card (the exact same information as the person from Simi Valley, which is about 30-45 minutes away; he obviously tried this multiple times today!). Anyways, steer clear, and beware of these bloody scammers - they have hit the whole nation as well as my own city! The whole situation was hilarious and his "Italian" accent was so stereotypical and strong, yet his English was perfect, which was an immediate give-away that this was a clear-cut scam.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Anonymous88
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Date: March 08, 2015 03:00PM
Hi guys, these scammers have reached London now. Bastards robbed my dad with the same scenario..driving in their car and then putting up their fake story.
BEWARE
BEWARE
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
wvYwL
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Date: March 09, 2015 05:12PM
M.H. Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I'm from Toronto visiting someone in Oak Park, CA
> (a very small, family-oriented town). I was in a
> fairly empty parking lot with a Fresh & Easy. I
> was casually walking, exploring the neighborhood,
> when a man in a black SUV yelled at me and said,
> "Hi!" He told me to come over and opened the door,
> showing me three brand new, beautiful leather
> jackets in plastic wrapping. He tells me he's from
> Milano in a thick, Italian accent and had "extras"
> after a trip to a local retail store. He
> immediately grabbed a bag and put all three
> jackets in it and handed me the bag and said, "I
> want to give them to you." I was utterly confused
> and knew something was very fishy about the whole
> situation. The man was around 30-40 years old. He
> told me I can take them if I buy him an iPad (?).
> I told him I couldn't do that and he then offered
> to "just" charge me $100. I must admit, they were
> beautiful, brand new jackets, which was tempting,
> but I obviously refused. I was very determined to
> leave right away. He told me they'd look good on
> me, and he chose me because most Americans are
> "too big" to sell them to. I said he should
> probably take them back because I didn't have any
> money on me and that I didn't want to just take
> them in the middle of a parking lot. He
> reluctantly accepted, and told him his name was
> Gianpaolo Donadoni, selling items from the Armani
> Collezione, and gave me a card (the exact same
> information as the person from Simi Valley, which
> is about 30-45 minutes away; he obviously tried
> this multiple times today!). Anyways, steer clear,
> and beware of these bloody scammers - they have
> hit the whole nation as well as my own city! The
> whole situation was hilarious and his "Italian"
> accent was so stereotypical and strong, yet his
> English was perfect, which was an immediate
> give-away that this was a clear-cut scam.
Do you think you were targeted because you are from Toronto?
-------------------------------------------------------
> I'm from Toronto visiting someone in Oak Park, CA
> (a very small, family-oriented town). I was in a
> fairly empty parking lot with a Fresh & Easy. I
> was casually walking, exploring the neighborhood,
> when a man in a black SUV yelled at me and said,
> "Hi!" He told me to come over and opened the door,
> showing me three brand new, beautiful leather
> jackets in plastic wrapping. He tells me he's from
> Milano in a thick, Italian accent and had "extras"
> after a trip to a local retail store. He
> immediately grabbed a bag and put all three
> jackets in it and handed me the bag and said, "I
> want to give them to you." I was utterly confused
> and knew something was very fishy about the whole
> situation. The man was around 30-40 years old. He
> told me I can take them if I buy him an iPad (?).
> I told him I couldn't do that and he then offered
> to "just" charge me $100. I must admit, they were
> beautiful, brand new jackets, which was tempting,
> but I obviously refused. I was very determined to
> leave right away. He told me they'd look good on
> me, and he chose me because most Americans are
> "too big" to sell them to. I said he should
> probably take them back because I didn't have any
> money on me and that I didn't want to just take
> them in the middle of a parking lot. He
> reluctantly accepted, and told him his name was
> Gianpaolo Donadoni, selling items from the Armani
> Collezione, and gave me a card (the exact same
> information as the person from Simi Valley, which
> is about 30-45 minutes away; he obviously tried
> this multiple times today!). Anyways, steer clear,
> and beware of these bloody scammers - they have
> hit the whole nation as well as my own city! The
> whole situation was hilarious and his "Italian"
> accent was so stereotypical and strong, yet his
> English was perfect, which was an immediate
> give-away that this was a clear-cut scam.
Do you think you were targeted because you are from Toronto?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Don't bother me Guido
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Date: March 10, 2015 01:45PM
Burnaby - March 9 2015
Silver Ford SUV -scumbag1 and scumbag2
Going back to Italy tonight need to offload 3 GA "leather" jackets.
I decline offer of overly friendly stranger handshake.
Thinking to self- Not interested in purchasing your fine designer apparel since it may clash with my imaginary counterfeit designer watch and purse!
bye bye
Silver Ford SUV -scumbag1 and scumbag2
Going back to Italy tonight need to offload 3 GA "leather" jackets.
I decline offer of overly friendly stranger handshake.
Thinking to self- Not interested in purchasing your fine designer apparel since it may clash with my imaginary counterfeit designer watch and purse!
bye bye
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
john5454
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Date: March 12, 2015 05:13PM
this guy is in tucson he just gave me his bus card
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Eag1992
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Date: March 12, 2015 07:12PM
Same thing happened in whole foods parking lot in Huntington Beach. I started asking him questions.. He didn't know how to say Apple or beets in Italian, I knew something was up. Looked him up right in front of him and called him out. Called the cops and gave them their license plate number and car. Hope they're caught.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dave a
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Date: March 12, 2015 08:03PM
This is pretty hilarious to see all these folks getting this exact same line, year after year after year. It just happened to me, but I'm actually cool with it. The relatively handsome guy was on his way to airport, etc. I even got his business card. Mr. Giuseppe L. This one was in Tarzana in front of a Peets. "Giuseppe" showed me his passport from Napoli. And a fair amount of buttcrack. LOL. I paid all of $80 for a nice looking suede knockoff jacket. I'll probably take it to the dry cleaner to see if they can get the smell down a little bit. If the color doesn't completely fade out from the dry cleaner or in the next rain, i'll be quite happy with it. I definitely knew this was a scam, but the jacket actually looks really good. Decent stitching, Decent zipper. Fits nice. Soft ultrasuede material, or whatever it is. It was a little bit of parking lot retail therapy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jeff Dunning
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Date: March 13, 2015 07:02PM
In Concord, Ca. 1 Milano Italian fashion show, new collection Collezione, leather jackets, very nice...3 for $100...only 1 fit me barely but other two will fit my kids, one way or another. Same story I read above, Italy customs will charge him to bring his collection back into the country (true, they will with tags or new). Noticed price for so called legit, cost well over $1600 per, these look better and no odor...yet.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
John Domindyourownfuckingbizness
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Date: March 15, 2015 05:11PM
Everybody who posts updates on the whereabouts and tricks of these fuckers is doing an amazing job. This is the sole reason I didn't get scammed by one of these bitches with the same bullshit story. (Supposedly) Italian man/men, airport directions, Armani, duty taxes, business card, free Armani jackets, now $800 for 5 Armani jackets, Ipad for son, BS, BS, BS, etc.
Everybody else, who hasn't encountered them, please do us and yourself a favor, shut the fuck up. You know nothing about the situation. You've never met, seen, or talked with one so why offer up you're worthless fucking opinion? Yes...yes...yes we all know you're a genius, who knows how to handle every situation impeccably when it arises, so you feel the need to comment on anything and everything that catches your attention. Well please don't, it's idiotic which isn't very flattering for your genius. So next time you feel like typing a useless comment or post please stop yourself, grab the lotion, pull out your dildo from the drawer, and go fuck yourself. For a nice long and hard 15 min. It's far better time spent than what you were planning on doing.
Everybody whose posting relevantly about the fake Italian muthafuckers scamming people (extremely well by the way, really hard to see through unless you've encountered con artists before and know the usual tricks),
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I'm proof, was about to bite until I saw this thread. Thank you all, and I'm sorry if you feel for it. You live-and-learn,learn-and-live. We will catch at least one of them before long.
PS I also apologize if my rant causes more thread pollution. Had to mention something after the 20th stupid ass comment talking know-nothing shit.
Everybody else, who hasn't encountered them, please do us and yourself a favor, shut the fuck up. You know nothing about the situation. You've never met, seen, or talked with one so why offer up you're worthless fucking opinion? Yes...yes...yes we all know you're a genius, who knows how to handle every situation impeccably when it arises, so you feel the need to comment on anything and everything that catches your attention. Well please don't, it's idiotic which isn't very flattering for your genius. So next time you feel like typing a useless comment or post please stop yourself, grab the lotion, pull out your dildo from the drawer, and go fuck yourself. For a nice long and hard 15 min. It's far better time spent than what you were planning on doing.
Everybody whose posting relevantly about the fake Italian muthafuckers scamming people (extremely well by the way, really hard to see through unless you've encountered con artists before and know the usual tricks),
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I'm proof, was about to bite until I saw this thread. Thank you all, and I'm sorry if you feel for it. You live-and-learn,learn-and-live. We will catch at least one of them before long.
PS I also apologize if my rant causes more thread pollution. Had to mention something after the 20th stupid ass comment talking know-nothing shit.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SF guy
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Date: March 15, 2015 10:22PM
I wish I had known this thread existed. Luckily I had left my wallet at home. Only had $60 in cash on me. Same guys were in SF on Friday, March 13th around midnight at the Chevron in Van Ness Ave. right before the freeway entrance. They were heading southbound in a black BMW SUV. Hopefully someone will catch on faster than any of us could at that time.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SF Guy
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Date: March 15, 2015 11:02PM
Description of the two boys:
First one: Caucasian, around 5' 8-9", thin frame. Blue eyes and was blood shot. Goatee. Color of hair: dirty blonde to light brown, short-medium messy top a bit wavy
Second guy: sitting in passenger seat. Thin frame as well. Dark short hair well kept hair, pale skin, goatee as well.
First one: Caucasian, around 5' 8-9", thin frame. Blue eyes and was blood shot. Goatee. Color of hair: dirty blonde to light brown, short-medium messy top a bit wavy
Second guy: sitting in passenger seat. Thin frame as well. Dark short hair well kept hair, pale skin, goatee as well.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
kshogue
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Date: March 16, 2015 07:37PM
Just encountered one of these guys in Kirkland, WA driving a white Escalade asking for directions to the airport. It's funny how quickly it changed from needing directions to wanting to show me some suits that were too big for him. I caught on at that point and told him to keep moving.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
reno mercier
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Date: March 17, 2015 07:50PM
i just ran it to one of these guys in North Bay ON i went to the police after the guy told me he lost his money at the casino and wanted to buy his child a laptop and he would have pay taxes on the coats he is driving a dodge suv
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tucson Rube
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Date: March 17, 2015 08:49PM
Only one guy claiming to be headed back home to Milano. Showed me passport(outside), rental car agreement, airline tickets(paper jacket)and gave me his business card. got seven Armani jackets for $240. Glad I did not have $500 on me. What a country bumpkin I am.
Thinking about calling him and ordering more!
Thinking about calling him and ordering more!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
cj
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Date: March 19, 2015 10:36PM
Last seen in Santa Ana about 3 weeks ago. Selling watching with same sob story that they are leaving the same day and want to buy something for his daughter. The watches look fair but dont be fooled these guys are getting what they deserve soon. light silver SUV.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mike c
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Date: March 20, 2015 11:07PM
Same scam. 301 Mission in SF. Gianni in a gray SUV. Got me for 150 for 3 jackets. Shoulda walked when he offered to let me have them for free.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
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Date: March 21, 2015 04:54AM
HEY IM IN MIAMI EH. STOP TALK ABOUT ME IN CALIFORNA. THOSE ARE NOT ME THEY IMPOSERS YOU MOTHER FUCKER SON OF THE BITCH. I ONLY SELL BEST JACKIT 100% GENWINE. NEW SHIPMINT FROM ITALIA AND MORE NEW ARMANI DE GORGIO ON NEXT WEEK. FREE A GIFT WITH EVER JACKET.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Marty Reubenstein
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Date: March 23, 2015 04:08PM
They are in Arljngton, VA. Guy in his mid fifties pulled over while I was pumping gas at the Washington Blvd/N Sycamore St 7-11. Dark gray Jeep Grand Cherokee. Didn't get the license plate but he gave me a business card. says Giorgio Armani with a gmail email address.
Domenicoitalianfashion@gmail.com
Seemed weird, I told him I had no time for his peddling.
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Domenicoitalianfashion@gmail.com
Seemed weird, I told him I had no time for his peddling.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
scamming in Washington state
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Date: March 23, 2015 06:54PM
So I had a similar run in while getting gas with a gentlemen asking for directions to the airport saying he just came from a fashion convention, he thanked me for being so nice and said he would give me his card and if I ever was in Italy to look him up, he would take care of me like family. He flashed a wad of cash and said he had six leather jackets that he didn't want to bring back because of the high taxes. I said OK he asked me to Pull up in a parking stall, it sounded super fishy I just jumped in my car and left
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bhobbs
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Date: March 23, 2015 08:07PM
Just ran into these guys near the Costco lot in Arlington, VA. They said they were headed to the airport, which makes sense because it's nearby. They offered to sell me a jacket, and were asking an outrageous amount. After a bit of negotiation I ended up taking 5 jackets for $100. The quality seems fine and I have no complaints. No smell to the jackets as some have complained of.
The dudes were definitely shady, however $20 each is a reasonable price.
The dudes were definitely shady, however $20 each is a reasonable price.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tony G
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Date: March 24, 2015 02:11AM
These dude's hit me up in Garden Grove CA. I passed on the gear (leather ain't my thing). But the older Guido did all the talking & he sounded legit too, younger guy said nothing. These gueeds must due good because they don't change there M.O @ all! Be warned so cal... There here!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Garden Grove
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Date: March 24, 2015 03:20PM
They hit me up in Garden Grove CA also. They talked to my wife while I looked them up and found this page. Thanks to the information here, I told them the going price was $20 max. I gave him $250 for 15 jackets and already re-sold them all to a flea market vendor at a nice profit.
No smell to the jackets and the quality was good for what they are. Both the guidos are shady characters. Don't let them pull any funny business con games and don't give them your money until you have the jackets in hand and you should be ok.
No smell to the jackets and the quality was good for what they are. Both the guidos are shady characters. Don't let them pull any funny business con games and don't give them your money until you have the jackets in hand and you should be ok.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AlmostSwindled
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Date: March 25, 2015 06:07PM
Just happened near the Wegmans in Ashburn, VA.
Gave me the whole story about going to the airport, with the man in his 50's and the passenger all smoking in their black SUV.
Tried selling me a suit and a jacket for 200$. Didn't buy it at the end. Got the same business card that Marty Reubenstein posted above of Representative: Domenico.L
Domenicoitalianfashion@gmail.com
Gave me the whole story about going to the airport, with the man in his 50's and the passenger all smoking in their black SUV.
Tried selling me a suit and a jacket for 200$. Didn't buy it at the end. Got the same business card that Marty Reubenstein posted above of Representative: Domenico.L
Domenicoitalianfashion@gmail.com
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sarah in Sausalito
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Date: March 26, 2015 07:41PM
They're in Sausalito, Ca. My husband knew it was a scam but we didn't really know what to do once the guy put the jackets and pants in our car! We had our two boys with us and even though we kept saying no, thank you... He kept telling us stories of how he needed money for his wife's birthday and he'd be willing to give us all these clothes just for a little cash. He said he'd follow us to the bank and got into his car. We never actually said we'd give him money. I started googling his name off the business card and saw all these posts! We drove to the Sausalito police a station, he flipped a u-turn faster than I've ever seen! Good luck sausalito police!
Thanks everyone for the posts!
Thanks everyone for the posts!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ravi
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Date: March 26, 2015 11:27PM
okay, do we only search for this only once we are ripped ?
I just got 5 of those for $500 :(
They faked accent and the other guy sitting in the car has always been sittin in there and with this evil grin on his face.
What ever, i usually trust people and another lesson to think twice while trusting.
I just got 5 of those for $500 :(
They faked accent and the other guy sitting in the car has always been sittin in there and with this evil grin on his face.
What ever, i usually trust people and another lesson to think twice while trusting.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bert
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Date: March 27, 2015 12:51AM
Well I just paid $50 for two jackets. Looks like I overpaid by at least $10 but I guess it could have been worse. Still cheaper than Costco or Walmart, etc. The greasy dude started at crazy price but he came down quick.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
southern california resident
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Date: March 28, 2015 03:09PM
Hello. I'm currently located in the Los Angeles area off la Cienega at a gas station. These two guys wearing fancy clothing and shades pulled up next to me in their black suv with "Italian" accents claiming they can barely speak English. They even showed me their "Italian" passports. At first they asked for directions to lax airport, then suddenly steered of that topic and said they worked for Armani and couldn't bring all this perfume and cologne on the plane. I smelled their bs from far away. I was handed this card I will post. They were really pushing hard, asking how much I could give them, showing me the bag full of fake armani cologne, trying to get me to hold the bag and products. The whole thing felt very sketchy. Beware.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
IN VAN NUYS
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Date: March 28, 2015 04:23PM
Their in Van Nuys, CA at the moment. Armanicollezioniltalia@hotmail.com Same scam
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tony Agliolo
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Date: March 28, 2015 05:12PM
Pretty much the same scam. Looking for the airport. You look like Italian, can you speak Italian, I need directions to airport. He took out 3 jackets and gave them to me and said " this is for your wife" for a total of 4. I gave him 260.00 cash. He claimed to be coming from a fashion show and was employed with EMPORIO. Didn't want to take back samples.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ed
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Date: March 29, 2015 07:52PM
They are now in Phoenix, AZ. Same MO selling fake watches. Two Italian guy in the same truck (SUV) with California tags. No airport story, just that the tariff is too high. They brought up a website that had the same watches that they were trying to pass off. Dude stated let me get $500 for one of the watches and all 7 would be included. This madness happened today. Good thing for my experience with scammers of this nature from Atl. He showed me his passport, pulled out a wad of cash, and stated that he didn't need the money. I wasn't going for the okie-doke. Not my style! I told homeboy that I had $2 and he shook my hand and left. Then I look up this website and everyone has a similar story with these 2 crooks.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ross
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Date: March 30, 2015 10:25PM
Approached me in Seattle in a Target parking lot. I'm a big rig trucker and was sitting in my truck when one individual drove up next to the truck. Probably would have been a victim but I have no interest in fashion or clothes. He didn't pressure me just shook my hand and left. This guy was good. Very clever and slick. I got a souvenir. ..His business card!
Re: Beware - one good looking italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
old guy
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Date: April 01, 2015 05:33AM
Yesterday I was approached near Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto by a guy in a nice SUV who wanted directions to the airport. I gave him directions and then he gave me his Armani card and asked if I wanted a suit- ie what size?
I took his card and contacted an Italian relative who filled me in.
I knew something was wrong when he went another direction.
Nothing in life is free!
I took his card and contacted an Italian relative who filled me in.
I knew something was wrong when he went another direction.
Nothing in life is free!
Re: Beware - one good looking italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
London UK
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Date: April 02, 2015 03:55AM
I saw them in London, UK yesterday so there must be a few of them around the world. Same story. Asked for direction to the Airport, then offered me free Armani Jackets and suits, which I declined.
Anyway he game me his card with following details:
Name: Marcello Christiano
Title: Gerogio Armani Manager (!)
Emai: emporio.a.@hotmail.com
Address: Via Monte Napoleone,3 - Milano ITALIA
Fax: 02 600893
Tel: 331 0887765
There were 2 guys in the car. The driver had tattoo on his knuckle.
Anyway he game me his card with following details:
Name: Marcello Christiano
Title: Gerogio Armani Manager (!)
Emai: emporio.a.@hotmail.com
Address: Via Monte Napoleone,3 - Milano ITALIA
Fax: 02 600893
Tel: 331 0887765
There were 2 guys in the car. The driver had tattoo on his knuckle.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Alex Jones
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Date: April 08, 2015 05:56PM
Some guy stopped me at a gas station in West Saint Paul, Minnesota in a new body style Ford Escape with Kansas plates needing directions to the airport because he was going back to Italy, he then said for being so helpful he would give me a gift, he then showed me the leather jackets and kept asking how much money I could take out of the ATM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
The Duck
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Date: April 10, 2015 07:37PM
Was leaving Costco in Richmond, CA today (4/10/15) and yep, a friendly Italian guy pulls up in a black SUV and asked me for directions to San Francisco Airport. After some congenial banter, he gives me his "Giorgio Armani" business card with the name Pasquale A. on it. Now, for some reason, something clicked in my mind. Yep. Three years ago I was in Union Square and the same thing happened. Only THIS time, I tell him..."hey, you look familiar. In fact, you tried to scam me in downtown San Francisco." Costco guy looks totally surprised and says "WHAT? I'm sure it wasn't me. In fact, I'm going to report this incident to my boss at Giorgio." And off he goes.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dallas
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Date: April 10, 2015 11:08PM
In Minnesota now didn't get my money but try hard to get it
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bozo27
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Date: April 11, 2015 02:44PM
Yup. I met Pasquale A in a Wells Fargo parking lot Alameda CA. Same story. Looking for directions to Oakland Airport. Offered me 3 jackets. Asked for money to buy his wife a gift. Said I couldn't and he can keep his coats and tried to handed them back to him. I will notify the local police to be on the alert for these guys.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
j6CNc
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Date: April 12, 2015 12:07AM
don't get tangled up with those fusilli they'll soak your gravy leave you dry
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
yolanda
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Date: April 12, 2015 02:36PM
My husband just got scanned by a Italian guy at a gas station on 45th Ave in West Palm Beach Fl, using the same story that he had to sell them so he wouldn't have to pay so much money in taxes to get to Italy and that he was on his way to the airport. HE ASKED FOR $300 AND ENDED UP TAKING ONLY $50.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sam Sbem
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Date: April 14, 2015 12:51AM
The name Sbem (sucker born every minute) only one guy this time in Edmonton Canada, trying to convince me to buy crap that was too small. He told me to lose weight, & the the jackets would fit. He should have told me to shorten myself, it might have been easier.
I told him I was a Gorger, he knew exactly what I said, and left abruptly. For those uninformed a Gorger is a non-gypsy. How does CBSA let these guys through the border, especially when they (CDSA) scrutinize everyone else.
I told him I was a Gorger, he knew exactly what I said, and left abruptly. For those uninformed a Gorger is a non-gypsy. How does CBSA let these guys through the border, especially when they (CDSA) scrutinize everyone else.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
eric gomez
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Date: April 14, 2015 09:35AM
The same thing happened to me at Dixie-Dundas Walmart in Mississauga.
Italian guy with Red SUV. Same approach.. asking for directions and giving me 3 armani jackets and asking cash since he ran out of cash and is on the way back to italy... etc etc. I already sense it's a scam so I walk away.
Too bad I forgot to take pictures of the car at least as I was focused on my safety in case he has somebody around that might held me up.
Italian guy with Red SUV. Same approach.. asking for directions and giving me 3 armani jackets and asking cash since he ran out of cash and is on the way back to italy... etc etc. I already sense it's a scam so I walk away.
Too bad I forgot to take pictures of the car at least as I was focused on my safety in case he has somebody around that might held me up.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
eric gomez
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Date: April 14, 2015 10:51AM
Lato Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> He's in Mississauga, ON right now. Says he had a
> meeting at Harry Rosen to sell his Italian line of
> leather goods. My boyfriend, not knowing anything
> about fashion, picked up 3 jackets for $60.
> Thankfully he didn't spend a stupid amount on
> them.
They are back in Mississauga. They approached me in dixie-dundas walmart.
Did not get a penny from me since I know it's a scam.
Too bad I did not get a picture of himself and the car.
If it sounds too good to be true it probably is =)
Let's bring these guys down.
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> He's in Mississauga, ON right now. Says he had a
> meeting at Harry Rosen to sell his Italian line of
> leather goods. My boyfriend, not knowing anything
> about fashion, picked up 3 jackets for $60.
> Thankfully he didn't spend a stupid amount on
> them.
They are back in Mississauga. They approached me in dixie-dundas walmart.
Did not get a penny from me since I know it's a scam.
Too bad I did not get a picture of himself and the car.
If it sounds too good to be true it probably is =)
Let's bring these guys down.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Are you an actor or model?
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Date: April 17, 2015 02:58PM
Similar story. Pavilion's parking lot on the Westside of LA near Maxella and Lincoln.
Italian man in silver BMW SUV asked if I spoke English and if I was a model/actor. Needed directions to airport, flying to Italy that night and did not want to pay taxes on 3 leather Armani jackets.
Said he was a fashion designer and gave me his business card (attached).
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Italian man in silver BMW SUV asked if I spoke English and if I was a model/actor. Needed directions to airport, flying to Italy that night and did not want to pay taxes on 3 leather Armani jackets.
Said he was a fashion designer and gave me his business card (attached).
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fon
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Date: April 18, 2015 06:10PM
Can't tell if it's the same guys but on "Italian" guy sold me 3 fake watches for 100 bucks today.
He was in a black VW SUV Just outside Orlando FL
He was in a black VW SUV Just outside Orlando FL
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
dumb as rocks
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Date: April 18, 2015 07:19PM
ANYONE falling for this is too dumb to be allowed to live.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dave R
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Date: April 20, 2015 10:50PM
Only one guy GIANLUCA fancy Ferrari card. Did a bic lighter test.. Quick.
Canadian Tire lot Ingersoll Ontario. Dark Ford SUV. He did not wont to drive to the bank probably because of cameras, Would not do a coat deal without my wife. They are pretty slick. Thank you wife..
Canadian Tire lot Ingersoll Ontario. Dark Ford SUV. He did not wont to drive to the bank probably because of cameras, Would not do a coat deal without my wife. They are pretty slick. Thank you wife..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JJF
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Date: May 05, 2015 12:15PM
Just happened today in Dubai!!! Beware of this stupid scheme! Try to call the police!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Tony.
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Date: May 05, 2015 02:37PM
Not a troll. I was approached in Toronto by one guy. Exactly the same approach but I didnt buy it and walked.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JGcYL
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Date: May 05, 2015 08:45PM
i just bought a ferrari they made me walk around back to get it - they said "what you don't have legs?"
i found a calizone left under the seat the prep team must have left there
OOOH i'm angry !!
i found a calizone left under the seat the prep team must have left there
OOOH i'm angry !!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
......
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Date: May 05, 2015 09:26PM
If youd rather not deal with a disgudting wop, fake or otherwise, the tobacco mart at the corner of route 1 and prince william pkwy has most brands and jackets mentioned. Reasonable prices and you can negotiate. Have never gotten once so i cant attest to the quality of the knockoffs, but they didnt Look too bad.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
BJ
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Date: May 07, 2015 08:48PM
Happened today in the Village NYC. Same scenario. Walked away after three minutes of conversation.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
S67
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Date: May 11, 2015 09:12PM
This just happened to me today. A guy in a black SUV claimed he was going to sell me these Giorgio Armani coats for $400 because he only would charge for taxes. Obviously declined and walked away.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - They're in OC CA
Posted by:
Javier
()
Date: May 19, 2015 10:12PM
It is 2015 and this just happened to me in Chicago Illinois obviously we know it's multiple people around the world but same thing happened this guy named Marco in a white Chevy suv only knew little English but asked if I knew Italian or Spanish needed help to the airport he said he was here for Chicago fashion week and worked for Giorgio Armani and he had three jackets "worth" $1500 or more and he showed me them, did the lighter crap to show me it was real then explained he didn't want to pay the tax to take them back to Italy but also showed me a card attached to the the tags and explained it was an account from Armani and I would be able to use that account for discounts on At Armani but he noticed I was not interested and asked if I used suits and then pulled another bag which had an Armani suit that was cashmere and he explained he would give me all the stuff if I would give him $800 to at least pay his car rental I was thinking then I told him I did not have cash and he offered to take me to the bank I said I did not have my car and offered to take me to get it which seemed fishy so I said yes knowing I was lying and made him drop me off a block away and decided that I didn't want to and he kept pushing that who wouldn't want thousands worth of clothes for so cheap and then dropped $800 to half of his car rental which. Was $450 I declined and walked away
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dont_Mess_with_Tiger
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Date: May 19, 2015 11:19PM
One time this happened to me and I pretended to withdrawl with cash, but instead I was calling the police. As soon as the police showed up, I showed those italian guys a middle finger and sped off which the police were looking up their records. Who's the stupid one now....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Zingster Zing
()
Date: May 23, 2015 09:16AM
Two days ago in Sault Ste Marie , Ontario
Same dude (heavy Italian Accent) who stunk of cologne...needed directions to the airport...said he liked me and wanted to give me a leather jacket and that he lost 15,000.00 at the casino.
He showed me 4 leather (polyurathane) jackets said he needed money to get to Toronto...wanted as much as I could give him and I would get all the jackets he designed in Milan Italy for Ferrari.
I don't know why I didn't just smell the leather....I know what leather smells like...but the cologne he was wearing was overbearing anyhow.
I gave him 30.00 CDN and he gave me a small PU Leather jacket (told him I was size large.
I will donate the useless jacket to Goodwill.
Lesson learned.
Same dude (heavy Italian Accent) who stunk of cologne...needed directions to the airport...said he liked me and wanted to give me a leather jacket and that he lost 15,000.00 at the casino.
He showed me 4 leather (polyurathane) jackets said he needed money to get to Toronto...wanted as much as I could give him and I would get all the jackets he designed in Milan Italy for Ferrari.
I don't know why I didn't just smell the leather....I know what leather smells like...but the cologne he was wearing was overbearing anyhow.
I gave him 30.00 CDN and he gave me a small PU Leather jacket (told him I was size large.
I will donate the useless jacket to Goodwill.
Lesson learned.
Re: Italian guy back in north Toronto scamming people
Posted by:
Bill G.
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Date: May 24, 2015 10:40AM
Nearly a year later, the very same Italian guy who tried to scam me in a gas station parking lot in north Toronto is back. He tried the same thing....at the same gas station yesterday afternoon! I called him out...by the name he gave me along with the handle "the scammer". His foot was already on the gas pedal and I'm told him to move along. Last year it was a white (rented) Jeep Cherokee with Ontario plates. Yesterday he was using a grey Jeep Cherokee with Quebec plates starting with F24...
Wish the police would get ahold of this guy.
Wish the police would get ahold of this guy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
MG
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Date: May 26, 2015 10:04PM
I just had this done on May 26 near Yonge and St. Clair. I didn't have any money and he offered to drive me to the bank. He insisted I get in, even suggested we walk to the bank. I walked away.
Not 2 minutes later, he was driving down another street looking for another victim.
I wish I had taken a picture.
Beware everyone
Not 2 minutes later, he was driving down another street looking for another victim.
I wish I had taken a picture.
Beware everyone
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
DW
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Date: June 02, 2015 08:32PM
Just got hit up in Brampton, Main s and Steeles.
Same BS as reported by everyone here'
I past on the coats, but I did manage to bum a smoke
My lucky day
Same BS as reported by everyone here'
I past on the coats, but I did manage to bum a smoke
My lucky day
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
D. J.
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Date: June 14, 2015 02:37PM
In Saskatoon today. Didn't fall for it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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Almost another victim. Dubai,UAE
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Date: June 22, 2015 03:53PM
Same story 3 years later, this time in Dubai!! they are stil on. 2 Italian with the lead scammer called Antonio in his fifties claims to be working for Armani. Barely escaped without buying anything!! Againa asked the way to Abu Dhabi to catch a flight, GA business card, exibition samples, just need to buy a Samsung Galaxy for his daughter so tries selling 3 suits for 1000$. Thank God I dodged that bullet simply because the suits were horrible.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Danny
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Date: June 23, 2015 10:51PM
same guys 1 guy 1 Black SUV Oregon Plates same story. they are in Los Angeles as of today Van Nuys Calif. I gave them nothing & they left looking for more victims & LAPD could care less.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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One guy
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Date: June 24, 2015 10:45PM
St. Louis Park, MN - June 24th. This must be a fairly large syndicate. They're in every city simultaneously.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ally
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Date: June 30, 2015 09:51PM
Same happened to me here in Denver, CO. Same pitch given to everyone else. Bought 3 coats for $33.33 a piece ($100 US). Wanted to hang out also and asked to visit when I'm in Italy. I plan to use each of the coats but they do have a distinct synthetic smell to them. June 30, 2015 (7:00pm MST)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ArDal
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Date: July 02, 2015 05:46PM
Same story at Burbank, CA Costco parking lot. When he realized that I wasn't interested quickly drove away. Small size Ford SUV silver color with CA plates.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Robert in Toronto
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Date: July 02, 2015 08:57PM
Exactly the same thing happened to me in downtown Toronto , thankfully I didn't fall for it.
The smooth Italian guy said he needed to buy a computer for his son and just needed the money .
He filled a bag with Armani knockoffs, suits and fake leather jackets
He even showed my his passport and airline tickets
This guy was good .
Be careful out there .
The smooth Italian guy said he needed to buy a computer for his son and just needed the money .
He filled a bag with Armani knockoffs, suits and fake leather jackets
He even showed my his passport and airline tickets
This guy was good .
Be careful out there .
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
PrimeTime
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Date: July 03, 2015 10:47PM
July 3 2015
These guys are now in Toronto driving around in a Black jeep cherekee
These guys are now in Toronto driving around in a Black jeep cherekee
Re: Beware - a italian guys in Van - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
King
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Date: July 04, 2015 07:17PM
A Italian a men around 30 to 35 sold 3 fake leather Jackets in parking lot of sunridge TD bank Calgary,Alberta. I did reoport to Calgary police.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
3VTdj
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Date: July 05, 2015 06:09PM
when will they learn to stick to shoes ?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tYNGX
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Date: July 05, 2015 07:35PM
This thread should be titled:
Beware: Lots of morons in this world falling for gypsy scams.
Beware: Lots of morons in this world falling for gypsy scams.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tourist to canada
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Date: July 05, 2015 11:28PM
same story as above edmonton alberta canada, if its too good to be true then it is, karma is bitch and i hope it catches up with your sorry arses.. june 28 2015
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
GHordo
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Date: July 06, 2015 03:22PM
Same thing!!! Derby, CT, Lowes parking lot. Told him no thanks to offer of free gift, he said I was "stupdo"
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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Ray
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Date: July 06, 2015 03:31PM
Northbrook, Chicago Area, IL
Exactly Same incident. 128$ for 2 FAKE jackets. Florida License plate. Maroon SUV. Did not note the number (sucks!) ITalian accent, long locks guy in 40 - 50S
Wasn't out of greed. Was purely out of compassion, he said he didn't have any American $ for the rest of day until his flight tonight.
@ Northbrook mall.
Beware !
Exactly Same incident. 128$ for 2 FAKE jackets. Florida License plate. Maroon SUV. Did not note the number (sucks!) ITalian accent, long locks guy in 40 - 50S
Wasn't out of greed. Was purely out of compassion, he said he didn't have any American $ for the rest of day until his flight tonight.
@ Northbrook mall.
Beware !
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bob94404
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Date: July 08, 2015 04:49PM
Just happened to me yesterday in the parking lot where I work in San Bruno, California. I was coming back from lunch, and the guy stopped me to ask for directions. The rest is very similar to the stories above, except after a few minutes I told him he wasn't getting any money from me for the "free" jackets and he left.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Toronto Canada guy
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Date: July 08, 2015 06:36PM
Same guy handed me an "Emporio Armani" Business card here in the North End of Toronto CANADA, though I was suspicious right from the start as its a crappy standard card stock and its printed in black and white laser. I've seen the real deal and they're on linen stock material with "raised" ink, and done in multiple inks. Plus the guy's email on a company card is a yahoo address, not something an executive with one of the highest grossing design firms on the planet would choose to do on their business card for sure.
Sensing this was a total scam right from the get go, when he offered me the "free sample clothes he had received at his latest showing that he simply would not be able to take back with him on the flight" I looked him in the eye and said that I don't wear samples, I only buy designer originals... and left him sitting in his SUV wondering how that happened as I walked away.
I then came home, popped a VPN and a DNS masker on my PC and toured the Italian websites trying to determine if this guy was legit and I had just blown a shot at a bunch of good clothing or if I was right and just a scammer. Low and behold, LOTS of stuff on the net about this fool and his scam.
So there you have it, at 6:00 PM, Eastern Standard time on Wednesday July 8, 2015 this guy was in a black SUV on Yonge Street in the north end of Toronto, Ontario CANADA. Hope that helps any law enforcement tracking this guy to figure out where he's off to next.
Sensing this was a total scam right from the get go, when he offered me the "free sample clothes he had received at his latest showing that he simply would not be able to take back with him on the flight" I looked him in the eye and said that I don't wear samples, I only buy designer originals... and left him sitting in his SUV wondering how that happened as I walked away.
I then came home, popped a VPN and a DNS masker on my PC and toured the Italian websites trying to determine if this guy was legit and I had just blown a shot at a bunch of good clothing or if I was right and just a scammer. Low and behold, LOTS of stuff on the net about this fool and his scam.
So there you have it, at 6:00 PM, Eastern Standard time on Wednesday July 8, 2015 this guy was in a black SUV on Yonge Street in the north end of Toronto, Ontario CANADA. Hope that helps any law enforcement tracking this guy to figure out where he's off to next.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Parm s
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Date: July 08, 2015 08:18PM
Finished work today at 5:30 and this white suv pulled up with this Italian dude asking for directions to Toronto airport. And of course the story is similar to the above ones. I am now proud owner of fake leather Armani jackets. Has anyone gone to Police to report or is it a shame to report since Ego is involved. Love to hear someone recommendation
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Glennis
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Date: July 10, 2015 02:06PM
He got me, with watches in Miami Beach
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
LEI
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Date: July 11, 2015 11:08PM
WTF GOD DAMN . shit just on me today. I REALLY believe that. same like you guys two iltaian guy emporio collezione 4 Italian leathers. cost me 2300 $ what am i gonna do now fuck....Cannot believe im in this fucking drama. DOWNTOWN TORONTO RYERSON UNIVERSITY. CLOSED DUANDAS AND JARVIS ST.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bjorn
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Date: July 14, 2015 09:09PM
Today at College and Spadina, Toronto, "Roberto" in a black Jeep Wagoneer, the full scam, airport directions, Italian passport, airline tickets, just did a presentation at Harry Rosen, etc., etc. I fell for it. I've already given the stinking jackets to the needy. I'm a little wiser this evening. And poorer.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AC
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Date: July 17, 2015 04:04PM
Same story. One Italian dude named "Diego" in an SUV asking for directions to LAX. He was blocking traffic and truly seemed lost, so I figured I'd do him a solid and show him how to get on the 405 South.
He then says I've been so helpful and wants to give me some free stuff from his Georgio Armani photo shoot he just did, and I said "Sure". We chat for about 5 minutes and as I put the bag of jackets in the car, he asks for another favor.
$300 bucks in cash to help recoup money he lost partying with girls the night before. I told him sorry, take your stuff back and to try and sell them at the airport.
I knew off the bat they werent Armani. They must make a good fortune ripping people off. Isn't this illegal?
He then says I've been so helpful and wants to give me some free stuff from his Georgio Armani photo shoot he just did, and I said "Sure". We chat for about 5 minutes and as I put the bag of jackets in the car, he asks for another favor.
$300 bucks in cash to help recoup money he lost partying with girls the night before. I told him sorry, take your stuff back and to try and sell them at the airport.
I knew off the bat they werent Armani. They must make a good fortune ripping people off. Isn't this illegal?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AC
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Date: July 17, 2015 04:05PM
Oh and by the way, this was in Sherman Oaks on Ventura and Sepulveda Blvd.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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YYZ
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Date: July 17, 2015 09:00PM
Sunnyside Queens New York
Only one guy with an accent asks for directions to JFK Airport. I take my time to give correct directions since he's unfamiliar. He appears greatful, asks if I speak Italian and strikes up friendly conversation.
Tells me he is a general manager for Georgio Armani and he just completed a fashion trade show at Jacob Javits Convention Center. Of course he continues about his travels, his wife etc. He asks my size and offers me a gift. Gets out of the SUV and shows me 3 different jackets in their packaging (Emporio Armani)). Tells me what the costs are; $800, $1100 etc, and continues.
Continuously makes a point about the customs fee which he does not want to pay because the clothing was sent their, not with him, and therefore, owes tax if he takes it back.
Insists on just anything I can offer so he can get a gift at the airport, which eventually turned into paying for the rental. He wanted $300. At some point asks how much I have, which there was no way of that happeneing and as much of a nice, friendly talkative guy I am, had already made up my mind this was a scam long ago.
He hands me the bag of clothing because he would always say he's giving me them either way. I asked him to take it back serveral times everytime he mentioned wanting money.
Shows mw passport, foreign currency, which isnt enough if exchanged. Wants US cash.
HAS A LOT OF TATTOO WORK FROM HIS WRISTS TO FOREARMS AND UP. SOME ON HAND.
Is very friendly however. DO NOT GIVE HIM ANYTHING INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION REGARDING BACKGROUND, EMPLOYMENT ETC.
ATTACHED IS THE BUSINESS CARD. SO FAKE
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Only one guy with an accent asks for directions to JFK Airport. I take my time to give correct directions since he's unfamiliar. He appears greatful, asks if I speak Italian and strikes up friendly conversation.
Tells me he is a general manager for Georgio Armani and he just completed a fashion trade show at Jacob Javits Convention Center. Of course he continues about his travels, his wife etc. He asks my size and offers me a gift. Gets out of the SUV and shows me 3 different jackets in their packaging (Emporio Armani)). Tells me what the costs are; $800, $1100 etc, and continues.
Continuously makes a point about the customs fee which he does not want to pay because the clothing was sent their, not with him, and therefore, owes tax if he takes it back.
Insists on just anything I can offer so he can get a gift at the airport, which eventually turned into paying for the rental. He wanted $300. At some point asks how much I have, which there was no way of that happeneing and as much of a nice, friendly talkative guy I am, had already made up my mind this was a scam long ago.
He hands me the bag of clothing because he would always say he's giving me them either way. I asked him to take it back serveral times everytime he mentioned wanting money.
Shows mw passport, foreign currency, which isnt enough if exchanged. Wants US cash.
HAS A LOT OF TATTOO WORK FROM HIS WRISTS TO FOREARMS AND UP. SOME ON HAND.
Is very friendly however. DO NOT GIVE HIM ANYTHING INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION REGARDING BACKGROUND, EMPLOYMENT ETC.
ATTACHED IS THE BUSINESS CARD. SO FAKE
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
suck3r
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Date: July 18, 2015 08:35PM
Their in sf now. Lool. Damn it
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
YYZ
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Date: July 18, 2015 10:21PM
Also, Regarding my post above, the guy with the the Tattoos in Queens New York, told me he will be in Las Vegas for '' Magic '' trade show in September. Hope this helps. This is a large network and not just a few people.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
top kek
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Date: July 18, 2015 10:42PM
So much LOL in this thread.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
lawn pawner
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Date: July 19, 2015 09:47PM
tell me if those two itals have any of this on their black market - it'd almost excuse all their scams
i expected to be 1/3 less than ABC store prices: like their black market gas is (quoted from NY times - if you beleive them)
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i expected to be 1/3 less than ABC store prices: like their black market gas is (quoted from NY times - if you beleive them)
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Andy1111
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Date: July 20, 2015 08:39PM
They were in Mississauga Today, my father bought 4 jackets that are too small for $160 only he got a good deal.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Roberto
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Date: July 20, 2015 09:08PM
Toronto - York Mills & Bayview, 19 July 2015, ~19:25
One man very charming and well dressed
Driving black Nissan Rogue, Ontario license plate BXPZ 006
Here are dash cam photos of him and his vehicle
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One man very charming and well dressed
Driving black Nissan Rogue, Ontario license plate BXPZ 006
Here are dash cam photos of him and his vehicle
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SJ
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Date: July 21, 2015 03:42PM
Same scam as above, by Roberto , wanted directions to Pearson Airport. This was in Vaughan - Bathurst and Rutherford. He proceeded to offer me a gift and then wanted me to buy one jacket and would give me the other 3 for free as a gift. I refused said I had no money. He then brings in a story about buying an iPad for his son instead. Again I refused. Do not fall for it. Thankfully I didn't fall for his scam. He did keep asking how much I can pay, etc.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jesuislajustice
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Date: July 22, 2015 02:19AM
If anyone got caught in queens or nyc for that matter please don't hesitate to contact me. My email is jesuislajustice0@gmail.com.
I will write my story in detail when I have more time, but for now I would like to get in contact with some other victims that got caught as well. Just to get more info. I too feel I got caught by the guy with the tattoos, however when I bit, he was with a shill (accomplice).
Quick info, I got caught by forest park near the two bus stops q55 and q37, by reading other testimonies I feel like he was probably heading towards the gas station not to far from where I was.
I saw a YouTube video where Someone posted that a victim got caught in fresh pond and metropolitan.
My all point in where I am getting at is that I feel we can catch these guys if we work together (at least in nyc).
The photo I am posting is the final moment of one of the most assinine transactions I have ever agreed to. The scum Italian which I now surmise to be a romanian gypsy tells me to take a picture of his email address. Tells me to hit him up so i can stay with him Italy in his place and also wear his collection at his next fashion exhibition. Yes, I fell for the whole thing.
It took a lot of courage to finally admit that he fucked me good.
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I will write my story in detail when I have more time, but for now I would like to get in contact with some other victims that got caught as well. Just to get more info. I too feel I got caught by the guy with the tattoos, however when I bit, he was with a shill (accomplice).
Quick info, I got caught by forest park near the two bus stops q55 and q37, by reading other testimonies I feel like he was probably heading towards the gas station not to far from where I was.
I saw a YouTube video where Someone posted that a victim got caught in fresh pond and metropolitan.
My all point in where I am getting at is that I feel we can catch these guys if we work together (at least in nyc).
The photo I am posting is the final moment of one of the most assinine transactions I have ever agreed to. The scum Italian which I now surmise to be a romanian gypsy tells me to take a picture of his email address. Tells me to hit him up so i can stay with him Italy in his place and also wear his collection at his next fashion exhibition. Yes, I fell for the whole thing.
It took a lot of courage to finally admit that he fucked me good.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mark Johnson
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Date: July 22, 2015 10:18PM
Yup same thing happened to me in Edmonton Alberta. Guy flagged me down and said he was coming from a store in West Edmonton Mall and he was wondering where the airport was. Then he told me he had 6 jackets and he got them as a gift and couldn't bring them all back to Italy because of some import tax. Told him I have no money and he said they were $1000 jackets and pulled the Armani site up on my phone and I continued to tell him I had no money for jackets and pointed to where the airport was and told him to have a nice day
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
REM
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Date: July 22, 2015 11:31PM
The three phoney Armani jackets that I got sucked in by his airport line in Toronto Yorkville area smell so bad that they are going to get thrown in the dumpsters as the Plastic is very bad for you. July 22 2015
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
FrankieJ
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Date: August 29, 2015 11:57PM
I had same thing happened today Bathurst and Steeles. Address and phone same you have on your card just name of the person is different.
Asked for directions to 401 and than gave me 3 jackets free but wanted to help him on the 4th jacket to buy his wife iPad so wanted to know how much can I give him. I gave his jackets back and said have no money on me . Damn good thing I didn't fall for it.
Asked for directions to 401 and than gave me 3 jackets free but wanted to help him on the 4th jacket to buy his wife iPad so wanted to know how much can I give him. I gave his jackets back and said have no money on me . Damn good thing I didn't fall for it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
words of wisdom
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Date: August 30, 2015 04:30PM
Those guys might be in the Mafia.
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Posted by:
Byron W
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Date: September 05, 2015 10:12AM
please send me the pictures you have of this man if you still have them. He will be caught.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Crazy one
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Date: September 05, 2015 02:37PM
I always have some fake bills with me.. Even one with a million dollars on it.
I hand it out to lazy bums all the time.
I hand it out to lazy bums all the time.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fully
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Date: September 05, 2015 09:37PM
Looks like these guys are all over.
Where do they get those jackets..this is like an investment for them lol
Where do they get those jackets..this is like an investment for them lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chinh
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Date: September 09, 2015 06:42PM
I met the guy in downtown Palo Alto, CA on Lytton. Same story.... He just finished a show and needed directions to the airport. He was driving a SUV and wanted to show me some of the samples as he didn't want to carry it back to Italy.
I suspected something was fishy as he didn't seemed like hr was in a hurry if he was trying to catch a plane, and we were having a pleasant, but long discussion.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bert
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Date: September 10, 2015 09:15PM
Watch out, reporting the same exact thing as everyone HERE IN Montreal! Even used Fashion week festival here. Don't be scammed and walk away, if its too good to be true, then it certainly is.
Used the same tricks: approached me by asking where the airport direction is. lighter flame on leather, giving all as "presents", but selling one for car rental fees. There's only one italian guy, and in a rush to catch his flight. Very good salesman, very nice attitude. BEWARE!
Used the same tricks: approached me by asking where the airport direction is. lighter flame on leather, giving all as "presents", but selling one for car rental fees. There's only one italian guy, and in a rush to catch his flight. Very good salesman, very nice attitude. BEWARE!
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Posted by:
Not gullible
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Date: September 16, 2015 06:21PM
Same story. Happened at 7th street in San Jose, CA. I almost fell for it. He used his iphones gps when we went to the atm. While in his car, i pretended like my phone died lol anyway before that i took a picture with him since he was "famous".
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Near LAX, today less than a couple of hours ago
Posted by:
Sean
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Date: September 23, 2015 08:50PM
The post above me^^. That same guy. Heavy Italian accent. I Bump into him at the alley behind my house. He was driving a black Audi SUV. Vehicle seemed like a rental from Avis or Hertz (not sure). He said he needed help getting to the airport. (Airport is 10 min away).
I could tell it was a scam the moment he gave me his business card. The card itself was all black with Georgio Armani in big letters on top. How could I tell it was a scam? The back of the card was all white. The card itself felt cheap as hell.
He offered 4 jackets. Said he didn't want to pay "tax" on them. Was selling them for 1200$. I said no, was polite and that was that. The jackets seemed like REALLY good fakes (and I know my fakes). He kept asking me my size in order to "give him some of the jackets".
Basically same old shpeal as the posts on this thread the only difference being the quality of jackets and the type of car (high end SUV). The price he was charging was also a lot more than others have been asked (The jackets themselves probably costs less than 30$ to make).
I could tell it was a scam the moment he gave me his business card. The card itself was all black with Georgio Armani in big letters on top. How could I tell it was a scam? The back of the card was all white. The card itself felt cheap as hell.
He offered 4 jackets. Said he didn't want to pay "tax" on them. Was selling them for 1200$. I said no, was polite and that was that. The jackets seemed like REALLY good fakes (and I know my fakes). He kept asking me my size in order to "give him some of the jackets".
Basically same old shpeal as the posts on this thread the only difference being the quality of jackets and the type of car (high end SUV). The price he was charging was also a lot more than others have been asked (The jackets themselves probably costs less than 30$ to make).
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sean
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Date: September 23, 2015 09:25PM
The post above me^^. That same guy. Heavy Italian accent. I Bump into him at the alley behind my house. He was driving a black Audi SUV. Vehicle seemed like a rental from Avis or Hertz (not sure). He said he needed help getting to the airport. (Airport is 10 min away).
I could tell it was a scam the moment he gave me his business card. The card itself was all black with Georgio Armani in big letters on top. How could I tell it was a scam? The back of the card was all white. The card itself felt cheap as hell.
He offered 4 jackets. Said he didn't want to pay "tax" on them. Was selling them for 1200$. I said no, was polite and that was that. The jackets seemed like REALLY good fakes (and I know my fakes). He kept asking me my size in order to "give him some of the jackets".
Basically same old shpeal as the posts on this thread the only difference being the quality of jackets and the type of car (high end SUV). The price he was charging was also a lot more than others have been asked (The jackets themselves probably costs less than 30$ to make).
I could tell it was a scam the moment he gave me his business card. The card itself was all black with Georgio Armani in big letters on top. How could I tell it was a scam? The back of the card was all white. The card itself felt cheap as hell.
He offered 4 jackets. Said he didn't want to pay "tax" on them. Was selling them for 1200$. I said no, was polite and that was that. The jackets seemed like REALLY good fakes (and I know my fakes). He kept asking me my size in order to "give him some of the jackets".
Basically same old shpeal as the posts on this thread the only difference being the quality of jackets and the type of car (high end SUV). The price he was charging was also a lot more than others have been asked (The jackets themselves probably costs less than 30$ to make).
Re: Beware - italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio luxury watches)
Posted by:
Charles
()
Date: September 29, 2015 05:09PM
Beware of smooth talking Italian guy trying to sell emporio luxury watches from a black SUV. Trying to sell five watches for the price of one. Has a fake website emporioluxurywatches.com. and fake passport with tons of credit cards. I think he also try to get your credit card information. The website is fake with a limited selections of watches.
Guy will give you a sob story about not being able to pay taxes on the watches before he goes back to Italy. Pretends that he is lost with a map to get to the airport. Very sneaky. Call the police after he approaches and get his license plates number. He is trying to purchase I-phones with the money he receives. Pass the word. He removes his website after he leaves your area.
Guy will give you a sob story about not being able to pay taxes on the watches before he goes back to Italy. Pretends that he is lost with a map to get to the airport. Very sneaky. Call the police after he approaches and get his license plates number. He is trying to purchase I-phones with the money he receives. Pass the word. He removes his website after he leaves your area.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Art
()
Date: September 29, 2015 09:39PM
Aurora CO they got me $120.00 for two jackets nicely packed tag reads made in china and under say Italia style when is folded reads made in Italy.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
D
()
Date: October 03, 2015 04:37PM
03/10/15 - DUBAI_UAE.
Same story (looking for airport/don't want to pay taxes for suits that had as 'leftovers' after an exhibition in Abu Dhabi/want to buy his daughter a birthday present/want to be your friend blablabla but now happening in...Dubai). 2 fat guys in their late 50s-early 60s (not the guy pictured before though, so these guys are a big team). Story didn't hold up a)why would you fly from/out of Dubai if you're visiting Abu Dhabi b)guy (Marco btw-for today anyway) said he's based in Milan but his card said...Rome. He did drop the 'Emporio Armani' word but I know the brand well and actually told him these are not such so he didn't insist. Btw his card does not mention Emporio Armani-just Emporio A Collezione. But actually the 3 suits + 1 jacket offered for 'free' were of good quality and bargained a good price for them so no regrets! The creepy part is I was actually planning to buy a couple of suits in the same cut/colour...! The whole experience is quite dodgy so if you decide to buy, at least make sure the quality is good and price is reasonable.
Same story (looking for airport/don't want to pay taxes for suits that had as 'leftovers' after an exhibition in Abu Dhabi/want to buy his daughter a birthday present/want to be your friend blablabla but now happening in...Dubai). 2 fat guys in their late 50s-early 60s (not the guy pictured before though, so these guys are a big team). Story didn't hold up a)why would you fly from/out of Dubai if you're visiting Abu Dhabi b)guy (Marco btw-for today anyway) said he's based in Milan but his card said...Rome. He did drop the 'Emporio Armani' word but I know the brand well and actually told him these are not such so he didn't insist. Btw his card does not mention Emporio Armani-just Emporio A Collezione. But actually the 3 suits + 1 jacket offered for 'free' were of good quality and bargained a good price for them so no regrets! The creepy part is I was actually planning to buy a couple of suits in the same cut/colour...! The whole experience is quite dodgy so if you decide to buy, at least make sure the quality is good and price is reasonable.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Richard
()
Date: October 04, 2015 08:15AM
These guys are currently in Dubai driving a GMC SUV.
Offering Italian suits.
Same description as the guys in NYC.
Worst business card I ever saw, looks like a kids school project.
The short guy was so funny I listened to his "pitch" and had a laugh with him.....very obviously a scam...but he was very polite and not that pushy.
They were in the Meadows district of Dubai, waiting outside a gym in their car asking for directions.
Offering Italian suits.
Same description as the guys in NYC.
Worst business card I ever saw, looks like a kids school project.
The short guy was so funny I listened to his "pitch" and had a laugh with him.....very obviously a scam...but he was very polite and not that pushy.
They were in the Meadows district of Dubai, waiting outside a gym in their car asking for directions.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Artyom
()
Date: October 06, 2015 02:48AM
Yesterday faced with one of them in Dubai driving white Honda CR-V (by Hertz).
All the same story with help to airport, suits from excibition and bla-bla-bla.
Unfortunately due to deep evening and strong fatigue I didn't pay a proper attention to a dialog and finally offered him myself! a 300$ (1200dhm) for the "gift" of three suits and a leather bag...it's a first time ever in my life I had such a stupid fuckup, so paid the price for experience.
What's good is that fabric quality is more less fine and suits would probably fit some of my friend who used to follow office dress-code.
All the same story with help to airport, suits from excibition and bla-bla-bla.
Unfortunately due to deep evening and strong fatigue I didn't pay a proper attention to a dialog and finally offered him myself! a 300$ (1200dhm) for the "gift" of three suits and a leather bag...it's a first time ever in my life I had such a stupid fuckup, so paid the price for experience.
What's good is that fabric quality is more less fine and suits would probably fit some of my friend who used to follow office dress-code.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rick D
()
Date: October 09, 2015 12:39AM
Well tonight 10/8/15 was approached with the same m/o as above in Pleasnt Hill Ca. at Sun Valley Mall in front of Macys Mens Store, " How Do We Get To SFO " thank you for your kindness I have something for you for free, then came the BS.... 5 jackets and a suit for 800.00 then it dropped all the way down to 100.00 after about 10 min. I told them I wasnt going to buy anything and to have a safe trip. I had a feeling something was up, got home looked up the business card and name and found this and other sites. My fathers words hit me just then, if its too good to be true it probably is. Glad they didnt get my money, I guess Im one of the lucky ones.......
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Markoss11
()
Date: October 09, 2015 07:58PM
Other similar scam around manassas . A Italian guy approaching the people and offering some free cologne. He is saying something like It was a overstock merchandise from him store around .Small car Tag from Maryland end 4535
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ImrAn Zahid
()
Date: October 10, 2015 02:29AM
Dubai Emirates tower hotel . Same thing happen to me I was standing outside the Emirates tower hotel waiting for my car to arrive, a short stature guy around 40 dark red hair approached me asking for directions to go to sheikh Zayed road and further to ABU dhabi where he is attending fashion show in Emirates palace hotel.Once done he thanked me and switched gears introduced himself as a fashion designer gave me his card which says " Carmine" emporio collezion". He also mention that he came to attend exhibition ,has remaining suits will give me for free showed me an EEC passport ,took me to His car " RAV" old parked in front of hotel lobby to show me suits.. Told me to take the suit as gift since he can not take it back .. And than told me he has 2000 Dirham only will appreciate if I can give him money so he can but two iPhone 6 for his two sons .. He made me wear a jacket nice fitting ,later took out three of them showed me a bill saying he paid 10000 euro, asked me to give him 7000 dirham .. Later took out a yellow Fendi shopping bag with purse in its wrapping .. I was short of time gave him 3000 ... Later my wife looked at the goods and told me it was all fake . Now I realize this guy was actually Russian and carrying a fake Italian designer guy look , he was actually a Russian scam Artist who must have seen me taking out money from ATM in Emirates boulevard mall in the hotel. I was so hurt after loosing my hard earned money to those Russian scam artist. Please watch out for these Russian mafia which has heavily infested Dubai . Don't trust anyone watch out while in Dubai these thugs are after you..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bobchan
()
Date: October 13, 2015 12:27PM
Spotted them in the Plateau neighbourhood, Montreal, Canada! Theres two of them inside a black Range Rover, asking for directions, which is their first line.
I'm never getting scammed again. Warning, they are targeting Mcgill university students!
I'm never getting scammed again. Warning, they are targeting Mcgill university students!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
READ THIS AND QUICK
()
Date: October 15, 2015 09:48PM
So it happened today my brother got scammed by some wannabe Italian and told him he needed money and first asked for directions and so my brother told him than he made him an offer that he would give him 1 jacket for $800 and my brother said no than said they would give home one jacket for $300 and give him 2 for free my brother agreed and we came to this web and found out it was a scam so plz people don't fall for these two men's trap.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Oh No Italian
()
Date: October 16, 2015 03:25PM
The same thing happened to me today in Paris / france !!
One guy = Italian? came to me when I walked on the street.
He was driving white FIAT, looked very new car.
He said he wants to drive back to Italy but his card is not availabe
because of Casino and no cash to have gas.
He gave me 2 jackets as a gift and business card, and beg money for gas.
I gave him 50.00euro that I had.
He told me to go a bank to have more cash, but I refused and went away.
The jacket is LA SRTORIA brand? The appearance are no bad
but not good, as other people say.
F..king Italian!!
One guy = Italian? came to me when I walked on the street.
He was driving white FIAT, looked very new car.
He said he wants to drive back to Italy but his card is not availabe
because of Casino and no cash to have gas.
He gave me 2 jackets as a gift and business card, and beg money for gas.
I gave him 50.00euro that I had.
He told me to go a bank to have more cash, but I refused and went away.
The jacket is LA SRTORIA brand? The appearance are no bad
but not good, as other people say.
F..king Italian!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Another Sucker
()
Date: October 19, 2015 06:18PM
These guys get around that much or is it an international scam?
Same story, one Italian guy, well dressed, iPhone, nice truck, off to the airport...
Just hit me today in Toronto.
Same story.
Need to find someway to prevent this.
All our comments are after the fact.
Same story, one Italian guy, well dressed, iPhone, nice truck, off to the airport...
Just hit me today in Toronto.
Same story.
Need to find someway to prevent this.
All our comments are after the fact.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
lou butler
()
Date: October 29, 2015 11:22AM
He's back in Sherman Oaks. Same Wells Fargo parking lot as posted back on October 26, 2013. Two years later, same story. Wanted directions to airport, wanted to give me a gift. Gives me his Giorgio Armani business card: "Francesco Q." (How cute). With an email of armani@hotmail.com (Really??). Shows the three lather and one suade jacket, and has me hold an Armani bag as he puts them in there, then says "they are for you." Yeah, right. Time to go. I just said goodbye. I loved the way he would play with his broken English/Italian and double talk. If you work for Armani, why would you be bringing back Armani jackets to Italy to begin with?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Catherine M
()
Date: October 29, 2015 08:06PM
Yeah me and my boyfriend just got scammed in Bronx NY! Paid $150 for two jackets. I actually believed them and convinced my boyfriend to give the money. I feel so bad but I mean at least the jackets are cute.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Recipeter
()
Date: October 30, 2015 04:21PM
Beware, everyone! The guy was in Washington DC on around Dupont Circle! Thank goodness I did not get scammed. I noticed the red flags but I didn't leave fast enough. I was walking back home from work when this guy pulled over in his rental SUV and asked me for directions to Dulles International Airport. He told me he was from Milano, Italy and that he was here for a business trip. He told me he got rejected for help from someone else so I felt sorry for him and gave him directions. The guy then introduced himself as "Rocco," a manager from Giorgio Armani. I thought this was impressive. He then showed me 3 nice leather jackets that he would give me for free from Giorgio Armani. FIRST RED FLAG. I thought the jackets were nice and I couldn't believe it. I went along to see what he had to say. He said he had to give these jackets away because he doesn't want to pay the "customs tax." SECOND RED FLAG. There is no such thing. I've traveled outside of the country and I had to pay no tax. Also, as a manager for Armani, one must be making bank and he should be able to pay for it. He then talked about his kids and told me he has no cash and he wants to buy his kids an iPod and a Xbox before he returns to Italy. THIRD RED FLAG. It is strange that a manager from Armani does not have cash on him. He asked me for 1000 dollars for the third jacket and I told him I am completely broke, but I might have 150 dollars in my bank. He immediately tells me fine, can you withdraw the 150 dollars and I can pay the rest. FOURTH RED FLAG! First he tells me he has no cash to pay for an iPod and a Xbox and then he tells me that "I can pay the rest"!?!? God. I played along and I knew something strange was going on. The FIFTH RED FLAG was I tried searching him up on google while I was next to him and I couldn't find his name. I repeatedly asked him to give me his business card, but he would not give it to me. He tried to make me feel guilty by saying that I don't trust him and that I offended him. He was absurd. A business card is just a piece of paper with your name and contact info. I just wanted to look at it. He showed me it but wouldn't let me hold it. The business card and not being able to find him on google was a deal break. I should have left in the beginning. I was fooled, but luckily I didn't fall for his scam and give him money. Thank god that I am a broke college student. :P
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ed
()
Date: November 05, 2015 09:19PM
This fucker is in Portland Oregon scammed me for 300
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
()
Date: November 05, 2015 09:32PM
HEY ALL YOU MOTHER FUCK ASSHOLES THANK FOR THE BIZNESS I SELL MORE JACKET OVER ANY BUDDY! NO YOU SON OF THE BITCH MY JACKET ES 100% REAL LEATHER D'ITALIANO I AM NOT THE GIPSEY. I AM COMING TO NY NEXT A MONTH. I WILL HAVE A SALE FOR THE CRISTMASS. BUY FOR ALL FAMLY 50% OFF FOR YOU MOTHER FUCKER EH
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JJJJJJ
()
Date: November 07, 2015 04:22PM
DAmn those bastards scammed me too!!! After grocery shopping in the parking lot in el paso tx!I fell for his story that it would cost him money going through customs lol damn it sucks but still kinda funny. I knew something was fishy we have to put a stop to these bastards!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Reggie
()
Date: November 11, 2015 09:49PM
Got me here n Tucson,AZ AT THE WALMART OFF OF PARK.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
some guy
()
Date: November 17, 2015 06:06PM
Two Italians in beverly hills approached me saying they had a flight back to iltaly since they had finish a good bussines deal same company rental black SUV tryed to explain me they have a box of perfume they could take back to Italy because the didn't allow in the plane meanwhile talking in Spanish so I told them I didn't have money so they when down the street and saw them do the exactly thing to other person driver was white Cricket Teeth (bottom) blue eyes passenger seat he was looking around didn't really have a good look at them guess they're in case scamming beware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lisa M
()
Date: November 27, 2015 01:01PM
I wonder if my trucker hubby somehow ran across some of these. He was at a truck stop in PA when he ran across an Italian couple trying to get to Newark Airport from NY, seemingly lost. They said they were from Milan and barely spoke English. They had passports, plane tickets, and a rental car. He gave them directions to the airport and even helped to fix a flat tire.
They gave him a leather jacket (for me) that has tags that say AC Dimilano Last Collection. I know leather and this is real - a nice suede with a pleasant leathery scent. They never tried to sell him anything.
So, it could have been a scam or not.
They gave him a leather jacket (for me) that has tags that say AC Dimilano Last Collection. I know leather and this is real - a nice suede with a pleasant leathery scent. They never tried to sell him anything.
So, it could have been a scam or not.
same asshole as others have noted in Palm Desert, CA today
Posted by:
Jorge D
()
Date: November 27, 2015 11:11PM
Nothing is ever free. Keep it in mind and you won't get scammed.
Attachments:
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Heyhey
()
Date: November 30, 2015 07:04PM
Same shit just happend to me in the Bay Area California. Same bullshit story about the airport and lighter trick. I could tell by his body language that he was not interested in my directions to the airport once I gave them to him, but rather moving on to show me how thankful he was about it....Fucking bullshit, if you're a rich motherfucking designer and can't pay tax fee on the shit that you designed, wtf. But I understood why he wanted to get rid of them(maybe just wanted to avoid bullshit fees on the way back) then I could tell he was very disappointed when I said I didn't have any money. He had me till, "ya I need money for tax fee for my daughters iPhone that I'm taking to italy" (that was the only item he was taking according to him)
Shit looked legit tho, but my gut senses were tingling.
Shit looked legit tho, but my gut senses were tingling.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
up your italian boot
()
Date: December 03, 2015 12:17PM
People v. Jorge Zazueta, Et. al.: A multi co-defendant case involving convictions related to allegations of illegal towing and vehicle tampering for unlawful “booting” of cars in private parking lots.
Attachments:
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jayl
()
Date: December 03, 2015 08:16PM
Hi. It's crazy, they're everywhere, I was approached by two Italian guys at the mall today, the driver asked me for directions to the airport, after I told him how to get there he said he was a designer for Armani, he said they were coming back from a fashion show, and he had a few jackets left, he asked me what size I was, then he offered me a jacket for my help.. I know there is nothing free so I told him I didn't have any money, he insisted for me to see the jackets, I told him no again and walked away.. Be carefully besides being polite they are very convincing...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
causeican
()
Date: December 03, 2015 11:56PM
which mall?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
vj
()
Date: December 10, 2015 09:55PM
This happened to me today at macys at northern blvd in manhassett long island. same story, italian guy needs direction to airport, he is a designer at armani wants to give me a gift which I refused many times but eventually he got me with 5 jackets and 2 watches. terrible, I will be looking for him though.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
mikey47
()
Date: December 11, 2015 12:04AM
Turn $6 into $1,000’s!!! No Scam, Read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS REALLY CAN MAKE YOU EASY
MONEY!! IT WORKS !!! BUT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW IT TO THE LETTER FOR IT TO
WORK!!!!
A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroup, just
like you are now and came across an article similar to this that said
you could make thousands dollars within weeks with only an initial
investment of $6.00! So I thought, “Yeah, right, this must be a scam”,
but like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. : Anyway, it
said that you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and address stated in
the article. You then place your own name and address in the bottom of
the list at #6, and post the article in at least 200 newsgroup. (There
are thousands) No catch, that was it. So after thinking it over, and
talking to few people first, I thought about trying it. I figured what
have I got to lose except 6 stamps and $6.00, right? Like most of us I
was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal aspects of
it : All, So I checked it out with the U.S. Post Office and they confirmed that it is indeed legal! Then I
invested the measly $6.00. Well GUESS WHAT!!?. Within 7 days, I started
getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon,
but the money just kept coming in. In my first week, I made about
$25.00. By the end second week I had made a total over $1,000.00! In
the third week I had over $10,000.00 and it’s still growing. This is
now my fourth week and I have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and
it’s still coming in rapidly. Its : Certainly worth $6.00, and 6
stamps, I have spent more than that on the lottery!! Let me tell you
HOW this works and most importantly, WHY it works! Also, make sure you
print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the information off of
it as you need it.
STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the
following on each piece of paper “PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST.”
STEP 2: Now get 6 US $1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces of
paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope to prevent
thievery.
STEP 3: Next, place one paper in each stating the above phrase, your
name and address, and a $1.00 bill. What you are doing is creating a
service by this. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL!
STEP 4: Mail the 6 envelopes to the
following addresses:
#1)Tony Childs 5339 east ocean blvd. # F, Long Beach,Ca 90803
#2)Tawny Cole 3512 Lockport St. Las Vegas, NV 89129
#3)Matthew Dickerson, 548 Lake St, Morgantown WV 26505
#4) Chad Hinkle
701 Western Apt 319 97501
#5) Erika Evans, 1103 forest ave, bronx NY, 10456
#6) Milad Abadi, 7749 Quail Run Lane, Manassas, Va, 20109
STEP 5: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc?.) and add YOUR Name as
number 6 on the list.
STEP 6: Change anything you need to, but try to
keep this article as close to original as possible.
STEP 7: Now, post your
amended article to at least 200 newsgroups, message board. (I think
there are close to 24,000 groups) All you need is 200, but remember,
the more you post, the more money you make!
SO START NOW!!!!!
REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS OR MESSAGE BOARD YOU
POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!!
BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200**
That’s it! You will begin
receiving money from around the world within days! You may eventually
can rent a P.O. Box due to the large amount of mail you will receive.
If you wish to stay anonymous, you can invent a name to use, as long as
the postman will deliver it.
**JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE
CORRECT. ** :
Now the WHY part: Out of 200 postings, say I receive only
5 replies (a very low example). So then I Made $5.00 with my name at #6
on the letter. Now, each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make
the MINIMUM 200 postings, each with my name at #5 and only 5 persons
respond to each of the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now
those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #4 and only 5
replies each, I will bring in an additional :$125.00! Now, those 125
persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and
only receive 5 replies each, I will make an additional $625.00! OK, now
here is the fun part, each of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200
letters with my name at #2 and they only receive 5 replies, that just
made me $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this message
to 200 newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200
newsgroups react I will receive $15,625.00! With an original investment
of only $6.00! AMAZING! When your name is no longer on the list, you
just take latest posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $6.00
to names on the list, putting your name at number 6 again. And start
posting again. The thing to remember is, do you realize that thousands
of people all over the world are joining the internet and reading these
articles everyday, JUST LIKE YOU are now!! So can you afford $6.. and
see if it really works!! I know it to be true! People have said, ‘what
if the plan is played out and no one sends you: the money? So what are
the chances of that happening when there are tons of new honest users
and new honest people who are joining the internet and newsgroups
everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to
50,000 new users, every day, with thousands of those joining the actual
Internet. Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will work. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!?!?!?
——————————————————–
Seriously,
most people think this is a scam, but you actually do get thousands of
dollars out of it, it is NOT another stupid scam, if people follow
through with sending out $6, it works!!!!!
THIS REALLY CAN MAKE YOU EASY
MONEY!! IT WORKS !!! BUT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW IT TO THE LETTER FOR IT TO
WORK!!!!
A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroup, just
like you are now and came across an article similar to this that said
you could make thousands dollars within weeks with only an initial
investment of $6.00! So I thought, “Yeah, right, this must be a scam”,
but like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. : Anyway, it
said that you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and address stated in
the article. You then place your own name and address in the bottom of
the list at #6, and post the article in at least 200 newsgroup. (There
are thousands) No catch, that was it. So after thinking it over, and
talking to few people first, I thought about trying it. I figured what
have I got to lose except 6 stamps and $6.00, right? Like most of us I
was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal aspects of
it : All, So I checked it out with the U.S. Post Office and they confirmed that it is indeed legal! Then I
invested the measly $6.00. Well GUESS WHAT!!?. Within 7 days, I started
getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon,
but the money just kept coming in. In my first week, I made about
$25.00. By the end second week I had made a total over $1,000.00! In
the third week I had over $10,000.00 and it’s still growing. This is
now my fourth week and I have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and
it’s still coming in rapidly. Its : Certainly worth $6.00, and 6
stamps, I have spent more than that on the lottery!! Let me tell you
HOW this works and most importantly, WHY it works! Also, make sure you
print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the information off of
it as you need it.
STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the
following on each piece of paper “PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST.”
STEP 2: Now get 6 US $1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces of
paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope to prevent
thievery.
STEP 3: Next, place one paper in each stating the above phrase, your
name and address, and a $1.00 bill. What you are doing is creating a
service by this. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL!
STEP 4: Mail the 6 envelopes to the
following addresses:
#1)Tony Childs 5339 east ocean blvd. # F, Long Beach,Ca 90803
#2)Tawny Cole 3512 Lockport St. Las Vegas, NV 89129
#3)Matthew Dickerson, 548 Lake St, Morgantown WV 26505
#4) Chad Hinkle
701 Western Apt 319 97501
#5) Erika Evans, 1103 forest ave, bronx NY, 10456
#6) Milad Abadi, 7749 Quail Run Lane, Manassas, Va, 20109
STEP 5: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc?.) and add YOUR Name as
number 6 on the list.
STEP 6: Change anything you need to, but try to
keep this article as close to original as possible.
STEP 7: Now, post your
amended article to at least 200 newsgroups, message board. (I think
there are close to 24,000 groups) All you need is 200, but remember,
the more you post, the more money you make!
SO START NOW!!!!!
REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS OR MESSAGE BOARD YOU
POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!!
BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200**
That’s it! You will begin
receiving money from around the world within days! You may eventually
can rent a P.O. Box due to the large amount of mail you will receive.
If you wish to stay anonymous, you can invent a name to use, as long as
the postman will deliver it.
**JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE
CORRECT. ** :
Now the WHY part: Out of 200 postings, say I receive only
5 replies (a very low example). So then I Made $5.00 with my name at #6
on the letter. Now, each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make
the MINIMUM 200 postings, each with my name at #5 and only 5 persons
respond to each of the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now
those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #4 and only 5
replies each, I will bring in an additional :$125.00! Now, those 125
persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and
only receive 5 replies each, I will make an additional $625.00! OK, now
here is the fun part, each of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200
letters with my name at #2 and they only receive 5 replies, that just
made me $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this message
to 200 newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200
newsgroups react I will receive $15,625.00! With an original investment
of only $6.00! AMAZING! When your name is no longer on the list, you
just take latest posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $6.00
to names on the list, putting your name at number 6 again. And start
posting again. The thing to remember is, do you realize that thousands
of people all over the world are joining the internet and reading these
articles everyday, JUST LIKE YOU are now!! So can you afford $6.. and
see if it really works!! I know it to be true! People have said, ‘what
if the plan is played out and no one sends you: the money? So what are
the chances of that happening when there are tons of new honest users
and new honest people who are joining the internet and newsgroups
everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to
50,000 new users, every day, with thousands of those joining the actual
Internet. Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will work. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!?!?!?
——————————————————–
Seriously,
most people think this is a scam, but you actually do get thousands of
dollars out of it, it is NOT another stupid scam, if people follow
through with sending out $6, it works!!!!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
crusade
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Date: December 11, 2015 11:25PM
WTFI thought i was the only victim
the fuck tard(the guy has a scare on right eyebrow) did let me touch the jacket, but i wanted to look at the all the label, then he immediately put the jackets away and shove them in a bag and start to talk fast in english even he said his ENGLISH is no good like wtf??.
of course i got too soft and got 4 jackass for 150$
same stroy above, asked how to get the fuk to airport and about tax and show off his stack of 100$ bill cash, and blah blah.
plz someone do something and get our money back and most importantly deport that mofo.
the fuck tard(the guy has a scare on right eyebrow) did let me touch the jacket, but i wanted to look at the all the label, then he immediately put the jackets away and shove them in a bag and start to talk fast in english even he said his ENGLISH is no good like wtf??.
of course i got too soft and got 4 jackass for 150$
same stroy above, asked how to get the fuk to airport and about tax and show off his stack of 100$ bill cash, and blah blah.
plz someone do something and get our money back and most importantly deport that mofo.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
crusade
()
Date: December 12, 2015 12:18AM
THIS IS THE GUY!! BEWARE IN Norcal SouthBay Area
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
v7Vcj
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Date: December 12, 2015 08:32PM
it's called a pyramid scheme (the mail game)
not sure if it's legal. it's a game.
it's legal until something goes very wrong, as usual
not sure if it's legal. it's a game.
it's legal until something goes very wrong, as usual
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jk7mj
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Date: December 12, 2015 08:34PM
they will say a law is needed when it's too late, depsite the fact the law exists, refusing to prosecute the winners as "the law isnt yet written", (that's the USUAL thing governors have done lately)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
giuseppe_scichitano
()
Date: December 18, 2015 01:13PM
As a manager for distribution of Armani Worldwide, I carry always samples left over from fashion shows. All over the world I sell. Harry Rosen, Neiman Marcus, Boots.
Retail $2000+ and all I ask for is directions to the airport and a few dollars for iPad.
Beautiful coats and suits are more expensive than iPad, but what my daughter do with suits?
I hope you like your suits. Smell because so fresh. Let me share secret.. window cleaner ammonia best to clean and make smell new, like fine italian leather.
Yours sincerely and God bless:
Giuseppe Scicchitano
ROBERTOFASHIONITALY AT YAHOO DOT COM
Retail $2000+ and all I ask for is directions to the airport and a few dollars for iPad.
Beautiful coats and suits are more expensive than iPad, but what my daughter do with suits?
I hope you like your suits. Smell because so fresh. Let me share secret.. window cleaner ammonia best to clean and make smell new, like fine italian leather.
Yours sincerely and God bless:
Giuseppe Scicchitano
ROBERTOFASHIONITALY AT YAHOO DOT COM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
American Citizen
()
Date: December 18, 2015 02:31PM
Under this administration people are disposable. Hillary Clinton destroyed this country and still runs for president. Those guys fraud thousands and police has done nothing. Our government has been sending billions of dollars overseas to fight something or someone and our own people are being fu..ked.
Let's go America!
Let's go America!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Harvey E
()
Date: January 18, 2016 07:06PM
I was in a Safeway parking lot today (Jan. 18, 2016) in Novato, Calif. when a well dressed guy pulls up in a MBZ and asks me for directions to the freeway to get to the airport in San Francisco. He is very friendly, asks some questions about me, Italy, etc. Parks his MBZ and says he is a director of the Armani Collezioni and hands me a business card "Antonio Volpe" general mgr. A.C. Collezioni. He says he is returning to Italy tonight and has some genuine Armani leather and suede mens and women jackets that he has been selling to local clothing stores in Sonoma. He would prefer not to take these coats back with him to Italy. He brings out each leather jacket from plastic wrap and says: "I would like you to have these 3 mens leather and suede jackets for free because you have been so kind." He places them in a large plastic bag which he then hands to me to hold. I said, "I really don't need them but if they are free I'll take them but I'm not going to give you any money." "No, No" he says in passable english with an Italian accent, "No money for me." He then begins to show me some womens Armani leather jackets, which he claims sell for $1, 600. He then says "I have a daughter Helena in Italy and I would like to bring her something from California. If you would buy her an iPad (not the large one) I will give you these mens and women's jackets." I tell him, "you know, I really didn't want these coats to begin with and I'm not buying anyone an Ipad, I handed him back the plastic bag and said " Arrivederci" He asks, "Did I offend you?" "No, I just don't want to buy any jackets today"...and kept walking. I then checked out the internet, found this website and am sharing my story
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Deez jackets
()
Date: January 20, 2016 02:26PM
My grandpa fell for this 7 Jackets for 300 not a bad deal but you can tell they are fake but it fits me nice so wtf
It happened in San Francisco airport or around there I think and it was like a month and a half ago I'd say
It happened in San Francisco airport or around there I think and it was like a month and a half ago I'd say
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
David partida
()
Date: January 25, 2016 07:10PM
I got four beautiful fake jackets for 200 dollar, here in Albuquerque, no bad deal..... jajajaja
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ray
()
Date: February 03, 2016 09:22PM
They are back in the sterling area by the regal movie theater off route 7. They asked for directions to Dulles Airport. I was in a rush so I brushed him off after he offered to show me his stuff. He was in a white SUV, I think it was a Kia.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
eason
()
Date: February 18, 2016 09:48PM
Same thing happened today at San Francisco. Ask the direction to SFO.
The photo is he holding the card for me to take a photo.
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The photo is he holding the card for me to take a photo.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jesus H.
()
Date: February 19, 2016 03:30PM
Get a manicure...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Fuck you, Oborona
()
Date: February 19, 2016 06:32PM
4tttY
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Andrew Delgado
()
Date: February 27, 2016 03:38PM
3:20pm 2/27/16 said Italian sold me two watches "Emporio di Milano" ticket prices 500euro each. Said it was a gif, stopped me as I entered work at 69St and Collins Miami Beach, FL. He is light skinned, short haired and was suppository "Italian" as well. Started to demand for some kind of payment because they were two 500$ watches. He was driving a white jeep. BOLO.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
KG
()
Date: February 29, 2016 04:08PM
I just got scam in a parking lot in Tampa,Fl,the same Italian guy with the same story sold me 9 watches for $450 dollars,this guy was very polite and look professional,appearance don't matter,this world is full of people that are scam artist,if you don't want to be scam there is only one option never give anyone your money,it's not a good deal and for sure it's not your lucky day,I hope for this people that are scam artist to be able to save enough money for them and there families and the date they die they will pay much more then what they have stole,in the meantime keep up the good work MOTHER FUCKERS......
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
LJvhm
()
Date: March 01, 2016 09:04AM
LJvhm
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
A guy
()
Date: March 03, 2016 03:28PM
Whach out, this happen to my yestesday en San Francisco California, a good look italian guy scamed me for 400.00 dlls for 3 jacket, he was in a White Hyunday, i dont see the plate but was a SUV
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
NhNDF
()
Date: March 03, 2016 06:28PM
NhNDF
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
WeTmb
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Date: March 04, 2016 08:37AM
WeTmb
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sucker 1st Class
()
Date: March 05, 2016 12:00PM
Well he got me. Same story and I fell for it. Directions to the airport, too much luggage, buy my kid an iPod @ duty free shop, etc. Well rehearsed for sure with a very heavy Italian accent. SO I got nailed for $300 for 5 jackets. Have to wonder, where these jackets come from and what they really cost. Hard way to actually make a living in my opinion. Guess I'll donate them to a charity and take the tax write off for them. Cut my losses that way and someone will benefit from having a nice jacket to wear even if it is not "real", it is a nice jacket.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
V9GYm
()
Date: March 07, 2016 05:55PM
V9GYm
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Hendoostani
()
Date: March 08, 2016 12:03AM
An italian scam artist again !!!. it happened to me this PM in front of Wells Fargo bank @ 4th and Brannan S.F. when he shouted in Italian from his black SUV that he is going to Air Port and does not want to take these "Armani Leather jackets" w/ him...I was skeptical and had a hunch this is SCAM, at first he asked just give me $400.00 !! but figured regular shirts in COSTCO will cost @ $17.00/ea,I settled 4 for $150.00 I knew some thing is FISHEEEE, till I searched Armani Site #$%#.... I am laughing @ myself why I ignored my own suspicions ???!!. Man !!!, Haven't we heard "Too cheap to be true"...Just be carefull and when in doubt, Just walk away.....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ginny K
()
Date: March 08, 2016 12:20AM
I got 5 jackets for $100. He started out at $150 each but it was obvious they shouldn't retail for more than $25-$30 each. They are actually not bad jackets. I'll report back here on how they hold up. Found similar jacket on Alibaba ~$9 for 2000 quantity.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Elyse f
()
Date: March 10, 2016 02:24AM
This scam apparently gone all the way to asia
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
yuUcX
()
Date: March 10, 2016 11:19AM
Think of all the internet advertisement revenue the Fairfax Underground site could have earned from this thread alone if it had banner ads on it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
bxSF
()
Date: March 10, 2016 05:09PM
The same shit happen to me. I have his picture.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
SFAirport
()
Date: March 10, 2016 05:24PM
This is the guy scam in SF to SF airport.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Thomas Mauries
()
Date: March 14, 2016 03:01PM
Got taken yesterday heading home from church, a man in a white SUV, well dressed Italian, ask me for directions to DIA (Denver airport), wanted $535.00 dollars to buy is wife a purse for her birthday, said he can't use his credit card, just left Cherry Creek shopping center and spent all of his money; he had four leather jacket that he doesn't want to pay taxes on, and is headed back to Italy.Showed me his passport. Like a "Dumb Bell" I told him to follow me home and see what the wife thinks of the jackets. Gave him a $100, he gave me one of the jackets. Took it to a high end Men's clothing store, they stated that the jacket is worth about
$500 bucks...yes, I got taken, but thank God I didn't give him the $500 he wanted. He also wanted me to use a ATM , but I told him I don't even know how to use them.
TM
$500 bucks...yes, I got taken, but thank God I didn't give him the $500 he wanted. He also wanted me to use a ATM , but I told him I don't even know how to use them.
TM
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
River
()
Date: March 16, 2016 03:25AM
Same thing above just happened to me today but he gave it to me for free.... So Idgaf... told him I don't have any money. Then I looked up his email on the card he gave me cause I was suspicious (the buisness card was printed on shitty ass paper which didn't seem like Armani's style.) And then saw this after searching his name.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rosendo ortiz
()
Date: March 19, 2016 03:24AM
san jose california afuera de un starbucks same guys la misma tactica este es el guy quien ofrece las chamarras yo perdi una cantidad fui estafado
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
yYkXd
()
Date: March 21, 2016 12:04AM
one time in NYC in the east village, a Italian dude sold me a calzone. It was freakin' awesome. he wasn't in a car tho, he was in a shop that sold pizza and calzones.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Amir
()
Date: March 21, 2016 12:58AM
the same guy stopped to ask for directions while I was sitting at a gas station literally one mile from DFW. Since you could literally see signs to the airport I knew something was up. He pulled out a jacket (similar pitch as above) and I looked it over. He said he would give it to me for my assistance in pointing him to the airport. Then he started trying to sell me more jackets. So I looked it up on Alibaba and found the exact same jacket with prices from $9 to $15. I ended up buying 3 jackets for $50 and a so-so quality Rolex watch for $10. So he got me for $60 in total but the jackets are definitely worth it.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Joe in Cupertino
()
Date: April 01, 2016 08:23PM
Ran into one of these jokers in the parking lot where I work in Cupertino. He asked for directions to the airport so he could head back to Italy. I gave him directions but I don't think he paid attention. Then he starts conversing about work, then into fashion. He wants to give me 3 of his $1,000 jackets to avoid paying duties. Sorry, we are good at math here and the tax is cheaper than just dumping a jacket. The dress code in Cupertino is blue jeans and on fancy nights it is ironed blue jeans. Once I caught on to his scheme I gave him a firm NO and he scurried. I should have got his license plate and reported him. Anyway, heed the warnings.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Eli in LA
()
Date: April 09, 2016 05:31PM
Ge got me with 4 watches $160 near LAX. Same story.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Min
()
Date: April 11, 2016 10:18PM
I got the same event too.But now ,he is only a man who is asking to go to Airport and finally ask $500 or 200 or 100 at finalby giving the leather jacket.I don't give nothing at all but I received his business card (AC collezione who named Roberto de biase.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Jj7DF
()
Date: April 12, 2016 10:41AM
Jj7DF
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Salvo
()
Date: April 23, 2016 11:49PM
It is happened to my friend in Brampton, ON. At NoFrills parking, an Italian guy stopped for direction to airport and gave jacket for free. At the end he asked for some money to buy the iPad for his daughter. Please beware of these frauds.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ebsworth
()
Date: April 27, 2016 03:34AM
Same happened to me in Aldi car park Buckley Flintshire, United Kingdom, yesterday, didn't fall for it and called the police, not heared anymore about it. Black 05 plate Mercedes A class.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Walker Fairfax
()
Date: April 27, 2016 01:22PM
Report to Police?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Richard
()
Date: April 27, 2016 02:06PM
Yeah. This literally just happened to me too. Except I didn't give the guy any money. He came up asking for directions while in his SUV and said that for giving him the directions he wanted to give me the jackets but said he needed a small favor. The favor was to buy an iPod for his son (Who wasn't with him. He was alone.) because it was his son's birthday. I declined then he kept asking for money. He was like "well how much do you have? Maybe we can work something out. Can you borrow from your saving? You must have a credit card." I left after that. He did give me his business card before left. Feel free to spam it if it's even real information.
Card Information:
Roberto De Biase
Italian Fashion
Roberto.debiase@hotmail.it
Via Spiga, 419
Milano
Italia
Cell. +39 (333)758-2495
Tel./Fax +39 026524820
A.C. Collezione
Card Information:
Roberto De Biase
Italian Fashion
Roberto.debiase@hotmail.it
Via Spiga, 419
Milano
Italia
Cell. +39 (333)758-2495
Tel./Fax +39 026524820
A.C. Collezione
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Richard
()
Date: April 27, 2016 02:08PM
This happened to me in San Mateo, CA, USA.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Poop Factory
()
Date: April 27, 2016 09:52PM
This happened to me yesterday in Evansville, IN. Two black guys in am Italian SUV asked me for directions to the poop factory. Then they smeared poop all over their faces. They gave me jackets with poop in the pockets. They got away in a SUV with Illinois plates with poop smeared on them.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Les1
()
Date: April 27, 2016 09:54PM
Guy got me good today at Costco across from Yorkdale. 4 jackets i got for $180. Same story about looking for airport.. gifted me the jackets and then asked me for cash for an iPAD for his daughter.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Les1
()
Date: April 27, 2016 09:58PM
Oh and also the jackets were coated in poop from the poop factory.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
MaxReyes
()
Date: April 28, 2016 08:11PM
leaving illusive comics in santa clara (great store, check it out some time). same story as you guys. hilarious. guy stops. nice car. nice suit. asks for directions to the airport. I say your right next the airport, SJC is right there. he says no, SFO. So I tell him to get on 101 North and that he went to the wrong airport (being italian is no excuse for being foolish). He says he is a fashion designer and was at fashion week and would like to repay me. shows me jackets that seem to my untrained unfashionable eye as nice jackets. lets me try one on (sleek - black- plasticy- very sexy). then he makes an almost unintelligible suggestion about getting an iPad for his son (his english was broken in what I did think at the time was an italian accent). its 250 dollars, but he would like 100. I say I'm not exchanging money, but I did offer him a 6 dollar random avenger mini-figurine, which a small child would love. he turns down my offer. so i gave him back the jacket and went home. I wonder what the daily expected earnings are when they do this....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chris Kwok
()
Date: May 01, 2016 01:48AM
Same thing happened to me today.
One guy, claimed to be Armani Fashion designer/manager with a team of 20+ people. Asked for directions to SFO, said he wanted to repay me with jackets, asked for money to buy his son an iphone. Heavy italian accent, almost couldnt understand him (too bad i could...) Claimed to have a rented car, showed me a lighter test of his jackets. This happened in Fremont, CA.
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One guy, claimed to be Armani Fashion designer/manager with a team of 20+ people. Asked for directions to SFO, said he wanted to repay me with jackets, asked for money to buy his son an iphone. Heavy italian accent, almost couldnt understand him (too bad i could...) Claimed to have a rented car, showed me a lighter test of his jackets. This happened in Fremont, CA.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chris Kwok
()
Date: May 01, 2016 01:49AM
Just viewed the other photos, my guy looked nothing like them. He was a lot younger, probably about mid thirties? Had a bit of a potbelly too though
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pimpen
()
Date: May 01, 2016 06:03PM
They are a big crew around the American states and UK
I saw one of theme a week ago in Kansas City!
I saw one of theme a week ago in Kansas City!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
JjbPb
()
Date: May 05, 2016 05:24PM
JjbPb
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
almost a victim
()
Date: May 14, 2016 10:32PM
About an hour ago in garden grove, the same scam people approached me. It was the same story, guy from Italy giving away free armani, etc. I did not fall for it. They are in Garden grove, CA now.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
almost a victim
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Date: May 14, 2016 10:38PM
This was the business card they use.
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Poop factory
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Date: May 15, 2016 04:34PM
This happened to me yesterday in Evansville, IN. Two black guys in am Italian SUV asked me for directions to the poop factory. Then they smeared poop all over their faces. They gave me jackets with poop in the pockets. They got away in a SUV with Illinois plates with poop smeared on them.
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Beware of My Stupidity
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Date: May 17, 2016 08:40PM
This also happened to me.
You see I'm a greedy oaf who thinks buying things out of SUVs in a parking lot is proper.
Then I figure out I'm a hipster doofus, so I go to Fairfax Underground and write about it.
You see I'm a greedy oaf who thinks buying things out of SUVs in a parking lot is proper.
Then I figure out I'm a hipster doofus, so I go to Fairfax Underground and write about it.
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Sam McElroy
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Date: May 17, 2016 09:05PM
Same thing happened to me today in Myrtle Beach. Two Italian guys who smelled like poop came up to me in a parking lot and asked me to poop on their faces. I told them I would have to think about it. I wasn't sure if pooping on another man's face was really a good idea. Just then a flock of sea gulls came along and pooped all over the two Italian men. They were covered in bird poop. At that moment I knew they had nearly scammed me and I left to poop at a nearby Wendy's.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
UEp49
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Date: May 18, 2016 09:17AM
UEp49
IMPORTANT ANALYSIS
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Learn from our experience
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Date: May 31, 2016 09:09AM
Be aware, they are spotted in Seattle asking about directions to the airport. They claim to bring clothes back from the fashion shows they attended to Italy and because of the 45% VAT, they want to get rid of it by giving to people for free and ask for a payment for their VAT. They just look like people in the photo posted here. In fact i am pretty sure it is the same person. It seems there are more than one group doing it, it might be an organized international fraudulent organization with clear operation protocols and ways of getting the goods they claim to belong to the famous brands. The quality of the jackets are reasonable however, the small of the chemicals makes people uncomfortable. They were last spotted traveling in pair in a white Infiniti and claim to own another Porsche. In fact, the brand and license plate of their cars are not as important in this case, since they can easily rent a different one with a fake ID each time. Their passport photos looks nothing like the real person and they have a certain taste of fashion. It seems they have been doing it for a long time and their techniques are getting smoother each time since they first spotted in 2011. They seem to be doing it all over the world, thus reporting to the local police will likely have very limited effect. Besides, the contact information provided on the different versions of business cards don't actually work, so don't even bother contacting them. People above mentioned that they might not be Italian but Russian, this might be possible for at least one of them who can speak Russian. It also might be possible some of them are Spanish since at least one of them speak Spanish as well. However, judging from the look, accent, behavioral code and the past similar incidents, the majority of them are probably Italians.
Their logic don't usually add up: (1) Designers for Armani or any other famous brands will usually be rich enough to afford the VAT. (2) They don't need to pay VAT if they bring stuff back to Italy as they brought out of the stuff from Italy by themselves. (3) If number two is not true, it will self contradict with their claim that the stuff is made in Italy. (4) Why do they need cash instead of transfer if it is so legit, cash deal has been known for a very effective way of tax evasion and underground dealing. (5) If they are so good at reading the map and can drive to the airport after you speak to them briefly, why don't them just read the map by themselves. (6) If they are for the fashion show, why can they not ask the people at the fashion show for traveling arrangement and direction? (7) Why can they not ask the direction from their hotel staff? (8) It is unbelievable that designers for major companies cannot afford and don't know how to use GPS. (9) Even if the story about paying VAT is true, it is unbelievable that they don't think about it earlier and giving stuff away to stranger pedestrians they meet on their way to the airport. (10) If the stuff are made in Italy, why do they have to bring them back from the show overseas to their families? (11) If they are so concerned by VAT, they can mail the cloth they try to take back. There are definitely multiple ways they can get rid of the clothes other than giving to random people. (12) Armani or any other big company designers don't use the company official email address on their business cards is highly suspicious along with the fact that not only they don't use the official email address, they also wrote their business name in their personal address ends with any of the major email service provider name after '@'. (13) There is no reason for them to ask for payment if they truly just want to give them away. (14) Even if all is true, why do we have to cover for their VAT and their own mistake of taking so many Italian branded apparels back to Italy. Why not them just ask us to pay for their retirement, education, ... (15) They can just give the extra clothes to the local stores that sell them.
Some of the information we can infer about them and their organization: (1) It is a world wide organization with well established link and way of conducting fraud. (2) They travel and have no fixed place of operation. (3) They are considerably rich to afford all the travel, good clothes and all the money pretty much came from the victims. They only do it for such a long time because it is profitable and many victims might go unreported or unaware. (4) They are not part of the Mafia, as they are afraid of low level local law enforcement authority means they don't have a deep and a widespread connection with them unlike the Mafia type organizations which feeds on corruption. They also did not specifically use violence to achieve their means, it is rather by definition and style, not mafia like. In fact, they seem to be quite afraid of violence. They are more likely to be a international fraud organization originated in Italy. (5) They are mostly Italians with possible Russian and Spanish members. (6) They are quite polite and have above median quality clothes, thus they at least put a lot of effort into it and they have been doing it for years. Thus, it might make catching them hard if they put a lot of thoughts into it and have been doing it for years. (7) They have a stable supply of their goods they use for fraud.
If they are gone, they are gone. If encountered, it is the best to walk away. However, if anybody who have a sense a justice encounter them the next time can offer to show them the direction of the airport/bank by going with their car (if they offer that option) or try to drive it (they do offer that sometimes to act more legit as not familiar of the local traffic) and bring them to the authority. Offered enough evidence, they can be convicted as frauds.
For US victims, it is the best to bring their card or products they give you to the police to identify their fingerprints. If they travel around the world and are foreigners, the US custom would have had already their finger prints taken down before they enter.
Violence will not solve anything, it will only make you guilty and them the victims. Which will not only achieve justice but brings out more injustice.
However, at least they did in a polite and civilized way, nobody is physically harmed. If we say no, they just drive away. They won't go out into fraud if they have a way to make better living, thus giving them the asked money is a charity to them. They are just another tragedy created by the failed economy and welfare system.
We need to start spreading the message to more places and possibly form an association of victims of their scam and try to offer evidence of their crimes around the world as a group to make our voice bigger and give their operation a blow. Their tactics only work when we are not aware of them and they move around to seek out for virgin population they haven't raped yet. Anyone interested in forming a group and fight back together feel free to contact starlyx1050@gmail.com
Their logic don't usually add up: (1) Designers for Armani or any other famous brands will usually be rich enough to afford the VAT. (2) They don't need to pay VAT if they bring stuff back to Italy as they brought out of the stuff from Italy by themselves. (3) If number two is not true, it will self contradict with their claim that the stuff is made in Italy. (4) Why do they need cash instead of transfer if it is so legit, cash deal has been known for a very effective way of tax evasion and underground dealing. (5) If they are so good at reading the map and can drive to the airport after you speak to them briefly, why don't them just read the map by themselves. (6) If they are for the fashion show, why can they not ask the people at the fashion show for traveling arrangement and direction? (7) Why can they not ask the direction from their hotel staff? (8) It is unbelievable that designers for major companies cannot afford and don't know how to use GPS. (9) Even if the story about paying VAT is true, it is unbelievable that they don't think about it earlier and giving stuff away to stranger pedestrians they meet on their way to the airport. (10) If the stuff are made in Italy, why do they have to bring them back from the show overseas to their families? (11) If they are so concerned by VAT, they can mail the cloth they try to take back. There are definitely multiple ways they can get rid of the clothes other than giving to random people. (12) Armani or any other big company designers don't use the company official email address on their business cards is highly suspicious along with the fact that not only they don't use the official email address, they also wrote their business name in their personal address ends with any of the major email service provider name after '@'. (13) There is no reason for them to ask for payment if they truly just want to give them away. (14) Even if all is true, why do we have to cover for their VAT and their own mistake of taking so many Italian branded apparels back to Italy. Why not them just ask us to pay for their retirement, education, ... (15) They can just give the extra clothes to the local stores that sell them.
Some of the information we can infer about them and their organization: (1) It is a world wide organization with well established link and way of conducting fraud. (2) They travel and have no fixed place of operation. (3) They are considerably rich to afford all the travel, good clothes and all the money pretty much came from the victims. They only do it for such a long time because it is profitable and many victims might go unreported or unaware. (4) They are not part of the Mafia, as they are afraid of low level local law enforcement authority means they don't have a deep and a widespread connection with them unlike the Mafia type organizations which feeds on corruption. They also did not specifically use violence to achieve their means, it is rather by definition and style, not mafia like. In fact, they seem to be quite afraid of violence. They are more likely to be a international fraud organization originated in Italy. (5) They are mostly Italians with possible Russian and Spanish members. (6) They are quite polite and have above median quality clothes, thus they at least put a lot of effort into it and they have been doing it for years. Thus, it might make catching them hard if they put a lot of thoughts into it and have been doing it for years. (7) They have a stable supply of their goods they use for fraud.
If they are gone, they are gone. If encountered, it is the best to walk away. However, if anybody who have a sense a justice encounter them the next time can offer to show them the direction of the airport/bank by going with their car (if they offer that option) or try to drive it (they do offer that sometimes to act more legit as not familiar of the local traffic) and bring them to the authority. Offered enough evidence, they can be convicted as frauds.
For US victims, it is the best to bring their card or products they give you to the police to identify their fingerprints. If they travel around the world and are foreigners, the US custom would have had already their finger prints taken down before they enter.
Violence will not solve anything, it will only make you guilty and them the victims. Which will not only achieve justice but brings out more injustice.
However, at least they did in a polite and civilized way, nobody is physically harmed. If we say no, they just drive away. They won't go out into fraud if they have a way to make better living, thus giving them the asked money is a charity to them. They are just another tragedy created by the failed economy and welfare system.
We need to start spreading the message to more places and possibly form an association of victims of their scam and try to offer evidence of their crimes around the world as a group to make our voice bigger and give their operation a blow. Their tactics only work when we are not aware of them and they move around to seek out for virgin population they haven't raped yet. Anyone interested in forming a group and fight back together feel free to contact starlyx1050@gmail.com
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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GCumw
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Date: June 04, 2016 01:57PM
GCumw
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
tad
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Date: June 07, 2016 10:01PM
Same store in Kirkland Washington.
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Posted by:
Karen
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Date: June 20, 2016 06:15PM
I'm very disapointte this guy is italian but they got only 180 from me q tonta fui ahhhh..
Please don't truth them they juat want your monery,they really have perdume and waches from china and mire things.
Estos hombres te ofrecen reloj y perfumes dicen cualquier cosa q te convencen y te toman el dinero mucho cuidado porfavor es increible q ese sea su trabajo robar a la gente honesta impotencia lucen muy limpios y elegantes usan ropa de marca y andan en una suv pero no se confien puede ser cualquier carro
Please don't truth them they juat want your monery,they really have perdume and waches from china and mire things.
Estos hombres te ofrecen reloj y perfumes dicen cualquier cosa q te convencen y te toman el dinero mucho cuidado porfavor es increible q ese sea su trabajo robar a la gente honesta impotencia lucen muy limpios y elegantes usan ropa de marca y andan en una suv pero no se confien puede ser cualquier carro
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near IAD
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Date: June 20, 2016 06:43PM
A short fat smelly guy pulled up behind us at a gas station near Dulles airport. We had just refueled the rental car and were headed to return it and catch a flight back to Des Moines. Tthe fat guy was in a gold Kia Rio and there was another older balding man with him and what appeared to be an older female in the car.
The younger fat guy started out by asking directions and then got in to more personal questions about our 3 children who were with us. Something seemed "off" about his tone and the way he was asking the questions. Then he pulled out a box of childrens' faux leather Armani jackets. He wanted to give us three jackets for free because he did not want to pay the customs duty to take them back to Italy. When we politely said we could not advantage of his generosity, he asked if we had any dirty kids' clothing to trade him. He specifically asked if we had any worn Underoos.
At that point my wife became livid and backed him up to his car. The older male got out of the Kia and started trying to get the first guy back into the car. He referred to him as "William" and the younger guy called the older one "Dad". The older man persuaded the younger one to get back into their car. He apologized to my wife and myself, and introduced himself as Richard Leroy Moreno. He said that his son was autistic and had a hard time relating to people but meant no harm. My wife advised him to keep an eye on his son and stay away from kids' underwear and if he spoke to our kids again she would make him regret the day he was born. We drove off without the jackets and are glad to be back home safely.
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The younger fat guy started out by asking directions and then got in to more personal questions about our 3 children who were with us. Something seemed "off" about his tone and the way he was asking the questions. Then he pulled out a box of childrens' faux leather Armani jackets. He wanted to give us three jackets for free because he did not want to pay the customs duty to take them back to Italy. When we politely said we could not advantage of his generosity, he asked if we had any dirty kids' clothing to trade him. He specifically asked if we had any worn Underoos.
At that point my wife became livid and backed him up to his car. The older male got out of the Kia and started trying to get the first guy back into the car. He referred to him as "William" and the younger guy called the older one "Dad". The older man persuaded the younger one to get back into their car. He apologized to my wife and myself, and introduced himself as Richard Leroy Moreno. He said that his son was autistic and had a hard time relating to people but meant no harm. My wife advised him to keep an eye on his son and stay away from kids' underwear and if he spoke to our kids again she would make him regret the day he was born. We drove off without the jackets and are glad to be back home safely.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Miranda
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Date: June 28, 2016 03:23AM
I live in the Dallas area, and an Italian man approached me outside of an Office Depot. He asked if I knew Spanish, I said yes. He proceeded to tell me that he had these perfumes that he was trying to get rid of because they would not allow him to have them on the airport. I said I wasn't interested and I started to walk away pushing the stroller with my two children in it. He followed me with his vehicle-- a white toyota(at least I think it was a toyota). He said he was trying to get rid of 11 perfumes, all worth over $3,000 and they were all Calvin Klein, Chanel, and MK. Said I didnt have money on me. He asked if I had money on a card, that he could follow me to the nearest ATM. I said no. He kept pushing asking me to help him out and if I had anything at all. My son at this point had my diaper bag, he dropped it on the floor and a lot of things flew out. Among those things was my wallet, which the man picked up, quickly snatched my cash out of it, threw 3 perfumes at me as well as my wallet, and quickly drove away. I'm very mad. I can't even remember his name that he introduced me as (most likely an alias, but still). It started with an "S" and sounded foreign..
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Miranda
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Date: June 28, 2016 03:25AM
The man in the white button up dress...he's the exact man that stole my money. May I ask how you got a hold of his picture?? Do you know his real name?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
unknown123456
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Date: June 28, 2016 04:21AM
This guy was in Redmond, WA on June 24th. The same story.
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peb
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Date: July 16, 2016 04:17PM
same story, they are in Montreal McGill vicinity, did not buy
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got burned
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Date: July 18, 2016 07:53PM
Got hit today in Westminster SoCal. One guy in rented car looking for LAX - he's slick, gotta admit it. I should have known better of course, but once in a while you let your guard down and....
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Posted by:
butchy
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Date: July 19, 2016 03:20AM
OMG! These guys got angry and sodomized the shit out of my anus. Then they mouthfucked me with their shit smeared, greasy wop dicks. I should have bought one of those goddamned jackets instead of getting dago AIDS.
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Antiscammer
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Date: July 20, 2016 03:27AM
THE THIEF,REPORT HIM TO FBI
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Fecal fortitude
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Date: July 20, 2016 10:44PM
BEWARE these fecal jacket pushing Italian men have begun to operate in the Racine, WI area. Two men smelling of human waste approached me in the parking lot of Walmart and said they were fresh out of poop and needed some more. Then the shorter fat man produced a bucket and beckoned me to his van. It all seemed legit and i had a fresh turd nearly ready so I followed them. No sooner had I blasted out my bodacious brown beef burrito butt blast of bowel bonanza into their bucket, then I noticed that each of them were also shitting in their pants themselves. I was a bit taken aback because here I was donating my hard earned feces and these men were able to crap themselves. I was humiliated. Since i was nervous, I still agreed to rub my shit in their eyes for them but after that I made up a quick lie about needing to take a bath just to get myself out of there. And there were jackets involved. Same guys you are all dealing with for sure. Stay safe out there everyone.
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I've been had
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Date: July 21, 2016 05:50PM
Same thing happened to me today in Rolla, MO. The poop, the jackets, the poop, etc.
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Almost Scammed in Federal Way WA
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Date: July 25, 2016 07:26PM
I was just approached at the Federal Way, WA Costco, by a guy in a black SUV, thick Italian accent. He pulled up to me, saying he's not from the area, and hoped I could give him directions to SeaTac airport. That was about an hour ago. It is currently 413 pm, July 25, 2016. He thanked me for the directions, then handed me a business card reading:
designer
Mr. Luca F
GEORGIO ARMANI
via monte Napoleone, 354 Milano Italy
cell: +39 339 4594690 /office :39 02-5940600
E-mail: Lucadesiger@hotmail.com
He said he's a designer for Giorgio Armani, showed me seven leather jackets, along with showing me a book that lists their values, which were approximately $1,200 per jacket, and said because he doesn't want to pay taxes on them when he gets to Italy, he'll give me 3 jackets for me, 3 for my son and 1 for my wife, for the price of just one $1,200 jacket. I explained I don't have that kind of money, so he then dropped down to $600 for all seven jackets. He was alone, seemed really nice, but a SCAM IS A SCAM, people! Beware! Get his license plate number somebody, and notify authorities. Wish I'd thought to.
designer
Mr. Luca F
GEORGIO ARMANI
via monte Napoleone, 354 Milano Italy
cell: +39 339 4594690 /office :39 02-5940600
E-mail: Lucadesiger@hotmail.com
He said he's a designer for Giorgio Armani, showed me seven leather jackets, along with showing me a book that lists their values, which were approximately $1,200 per jacket, and said because he doesn't want to pay taxes on them when he gets to Italy, he'll give me 3 jackets for me, 3 for my son and 1 for my wife, for the price of just one $1,200 jacket. I explained I don't have that kind of money, so he then dropped down to $600 for all seven jackets. He was alone, seemed really nice, but a SCAM IS A SCAM, people! Beware! Get his license plate number somebody, and notify authorities. Wish I'd thought to.
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Almost Scammed in Federal Way WA
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Date: July 25, 2016 11:30PM
Oh and I almost forgot, he also offered to throw in some extra human turds for free! I actually almost bought at that moment the deal seemed so good but something told me the poop wasn't authentic Georgio Armani poop, but some low grade knock off poop. CON ARTIST!!
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Posted by:
Temmy
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Date: July 26, 2016 11:58PM
Today July 26, 2016 i fell for it, a guy in a black USV asking for directions to the airport, in Astoria Queens, NY, sold me a jacket for 50$, he wanted to give me 7 for 600$ to buy an Ipad for his son, i felt it was something fishy, but jacket looks good and fit me well, when he ask me for 600$ I told him i don't walk with that much money, he wanted me to go to a atm i said no, after i gave him the 50$, he asked me if i have more, i gave him another 5, i am laughing so much cuz I never learn, should I wear this fake? maybe i can do some alterations...LOL..
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Temmy
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Date: July 29, 2016 11:03PM
Oh I forgot to mention, he also told me I could use the jacket to wipe my ass. He left some laxatives in the pocket which I took and poop splatter promptly exploded from my bowels. I wiped my dripping rectum with the jacket and then wiped it on my face per his instructions. So the jacket wasn't really all that bad.
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Scammed in Factoria, Bellevue
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Date: August 05, 2016 01:15AM
Two days ago, approached by a little woman claimed to be a designer in Bellevue for a meeting in a rental car, pretending to ask for direction to SeaTac to fly back to Italy and give me two Armani jackets for $200 in return. Same story, do not want to bring them back to Italy because of tax and give me a business card. Beware!
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What a Bunch of Dumbasses
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Date: August 05, 2016 08:44PM
Are there still morons out there who are suckered by these Gypsies?
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Scammed in Factoria, Bellevue
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Date: August 06, 2016 09:25AM
Yeah actually my curiosity got the better of me, after the initial encounter, I called the number on the business card they gave me. We arranged to meet at a highway rest stop where he pooped in my mouth. He gave me knock off jackets in return, they weren't that nice and only had a little poop on them.
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Posted by:
scamkiller
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Date: August 09, 2016 03:18AM
This pos was in Seattle WA today 8/8/2016 at 1 pm. Capitol Hill neighborhood. Nissan Murano suv silver-ish. Wanted directions to the airport. The whole saga.
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Posted by:
Giuseppe
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Date: August 09, 2016 10:56AM
Stop blowing my spot up!!!!
I've got a great thing going here for people who are gullible enough to fall for the ol' bait and switch move.
I've got a great thing going here for people who are gullible enough to fall for the ol' bait and switch move.
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Posted by:
Piper
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Date: August 15, 2016 03:11PM
My boyfriend was approached here in Davie, Florida a week ago and was given the same shit. I told him not to but he did anyhow. Though they didn't get much from him as we only had a little bit of cash on us. The perfumes he has are all knock-offs of the original. And the 3 watches are emporio di Milan. Be careful. He was in a grey jeep cherokee
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Posted by:
Piper
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Date: August 15, 2016 03:47PM
And when I say I was given the same shit, I mean I to was given jackets with human (I think) shit in the pockets. The poop scented perfumes also enhanced the smell. Quite compelling until you realize it is a scam to get you to overpay for substandard poop. I told him off and went home to shit in my bathtub.
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Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
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Date: August 15, 2016 08:37PM
HEY FUCK YOU EH YOU FUCK HOLE OF THE DOG MY SUIT IS GENWINE TOP QWALITY DE ITALIA I DO NOT SELL THE IMPOSTER YOU SON OF THE BITCH I SELL HIGHER FROM 2000 SUIT A MONTH BECUSE MY SUIT IS THE BEST. YOU STOP SAYING SUIT IS FAKE AND HURT MY COMPINY YOU FUCK ASS BITCH BAFUNGOOL ASSHOLE
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Posted by:
Arlettie White
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Date: August 29, 2016 05:20PM
They are in Miami by the airport
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Posted by:
YDT4V
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Date: August 30, 2016 01:16PM
is moreno italian?
shut the fuck up already
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Posted by:
Darren Darcy
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Date: September 26, 2016 12:27PM
North Snohomish County Washington State September 2016
So, on the up side of yesterday. While waiting for my friends Colin & Anthony to return with a truck, I was engaged by some strangers. A group of Harley riders made sure I was OK and had help coming and offered a phone. 2 wheels, same wind. As they rode off, this Toyota Highlandler w/ California plates & tinted windows pulled up to me. The passenger window went down & revealed 2 well dressed guys in suits. The guy in the passenger seat wearing sunglasses says in a thick Italian accent, "We like your Ducati. You are the smart guy. You buy the Italian bike." Then the other guy beaks in, "We're both from Milano." I cut him off and said, "Yeah, that's in Italy. I'll get there some day. But I'm going to the Ducati factory. It's east of Milano." The driver chimed in again as he pulled out a business card, "You are a smart guy. I work in fashion for Giorgio Armani. I've been to 3 shows recently & done well enough that I got a bonus from my boss. I'll share it with you." Then his friend says, "This is so we don't have to pay taxes on them when we go back to Italy. Let us show you these nice jackets we got." Then they pulled out an Armani booklet & pointed out 4 jackets ranging between $2000 and $900. The driver says, "Since you're our smart friend, you buy 1 for $900 & we give you all 4. You know how to use ATM?" That's when I looked both of them, smiled, "Sorry guys, it's not in my budget & besides, I'm your smart friend & can't figure out how to carry 4 extra leather jackets on my bike. Have a good day." Then I walked back to my bike. I got his email if anyone is interested.
So, on the up side of yesterday. While waiting for my friends Colin & Anthony to return with a truck, I was engaged by some strangers. A group of Harley riders made sure I was OK and had help coming and offered a phone. 2 wheels, same wind. As they rode off, this Toyota Highlandler w/ California plates & tinted windows pulled up to me. The passenger window went down & revealed 2 well dressed guys in suits. The guy in the passenger seat wearing sunglasses says in a thick Italian accent, "We like your Ducati. You are the smart guy. You buy the Italian bike." Then the other guy beaks in, "We're both from Milano." I cut him off and said, "Yeah, that's in Italy. I'll get there some day. But I'm going to the Ducati factory. It's east of Milano." The driver chimed in again as he pulled out a business card, "You are a smart guy. I work in fashion for Giorgio Armani. I've been to 3 shows recently & done well enough that I got a bonus from my boss. I'll share it with you." Then his friend says, "This is so we don't have to pay taxes on them when we go back to Italy. Let us show you these nice jackets we got." Then they pulled out an Armani booklet & pointed out 4 jackets ranging between $2000 and $900. The driver says, "Since you're our smart friend, you buy 1 for $900 & we give you all 4. You know how to use ATM?" That's when I looked both of them, smiled, "Sorry guys, it's not in my budget & besides, I'm your smart friend & can't figure out how to carry 4 extra leather jackets on my bike. Have a good day." Then I walked back to my bike. I got his email if anyone is interested.
Re: Two Italian guys again
Posted by:
CarlV
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Date: September 27, 2016 09:51PM
I saw these guys in Bellevue today. Did you end up buying from them? If so you can identify them from pictures I have and we can turn in to Bellevue PD.
Re: Two Italian guys again
Posted by:
Ralspontfingketrisp
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Date: September 27, 2016 11:19PM
CarlV Wrote:
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> I saw these guys in Bellevue today. Did you end up
> buying from them? If so you can identify them from
> pictures I have and we can turn in to Bellevue PD.
No, but we can identify them by their poop. Please tell us you got a sample of their poop.
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> I saw these guys in Bellevue today. Did you end up
> buying from them? If so you can identify them from
> pictures I have and we can turn in to Bellevue PD.
No, but we can identify them by their poop. Please tell us you got a sample of their poop.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
none
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Date: September 30, 2016 04:57PM
They were here in montreal corner peel and notre-dame at 15h.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
none
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Date: September 30, 2016 05:01PM
He was alone in a white SUV. He said he was looking for direction for the airport and offered 4 jackets for 500$.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Marin
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Date: October 03, 2016 07:17PM
Same happen to me in Alexandria Va, near telegraph rd, same Italian speaking guy, bald head, same story, got $100 telling me that he wanted to get rid of the cloth because he was going back to Milan . I was so ignorant and the guy sound so truthful, that I thought i could do him a favor, and at the same I was happy to get something nice in return. Be aware he is in the virginia area, near alexandria where a lot of hispanic speaking people leaves. Didn't take his L plate, but it was a rental car, the SB sound like a real designer. Hope this help so you all don't get rip off
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rulle N
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Date: October 03, 2016 09:28PM
Marin Wrote:
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> Same happen to me in Alexandria Va, near telegraph
> rd, same Italian speaking guy, bald head, same
> story, got $100 telling me that he wanted to get
> rid of the cloth because he was going back to
> Milan . I was so ignorant and the guy sound so
> truthful, that I thought i could do him a favor,
> and at the same I was happy to get something nice
> in return. Be aware he is in the virginia area,
> near alexandria where a lot of hispanic speaking
> people leaves. Didn't take his L plate, but it was
> a rental car, the SB sound like a real designer.
> Hope this help so you all don't get rip off
Marin, I am the one who ran over to the man's car before he left. I purchased 5 jackets from him for $100. He had already given my girlfriend a free jacket, so I guess that is part of the deal. At first I thought $16.66 was a good deal, considering he didn't charge tax and there was no shipping. Now I find the same thing on Alibaba for ~$12 and I think maybe I got rip off, except it was FOB China so maybe not? I'm wearing one of the jackets right now since it's cold out tonight.
There are some nice real leather jackets from Pakistan on Alibaba for $35.
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> Same happen to me in Alexandria Va, near telegraph
> rd, same Italian speaking guy, bald head, same
> story, got $100 telling me that he wanted to get
> rid of the cloth because he was going back to
> Milan . I was so ignorant and the guy sound so
> truthful, that I thought i could do him a favor,
> and at the same I was happy to get something nice
> in return. Be aware he is in the virginia area,
> near alexandria where a lot of hispanic speaking
> people leaves. Didn't take his L plate, but it was
> a rental car, the SB sound like a real designer.
> Hope this help so you all don't get rip off
Marin, I am the one who ran over to the man's car before he left. I purchased 5 jackets from him for $100. He had already given my girlfriend a free jacket, so I guess that is part of the deal. At first I thought $16.66 was a good deal, considering he didn't charge tax and there was no shipping. Now I find the same thing on Alibaba for ~$12 and I think maybe I got rip off, except it was FOB China so maybe not? I'm wearing one of the jackets right now since it's cold out tonight.
There are some nice real leather jackets from Pakistan on Alibaba for $35.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
C-low
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Date: October 07, 2016 05:08PM
Same thing happened to me about a hour ago, Italian guy asked where the airport was at so i gave him directions, he was really nice but he didn't try selling me anything, he gave me his business card and seen he had a really nice Rolex i asked him if i could see his watch and it was a real one but he just asked some questions gave me his card and was on his way but he was in a car with another guy, looked him up and seen this site. LOL.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ivl
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Date: October 15, 2016 05:39PM
Same thing happened to me in Jackson Heights,NY about two hours ago. It was only one guy, told him I didn't have any money on me.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
need a watch
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Date: October 15, 2016 05:45PM
C-low Wrote:
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> Same thing happened to me about a hour ago,
> Italian guy asked where the airport was at so i
> gave him directions, he was really nice but he
> didn't try selling me anything, he gave me his
> business card and seen he had a really nice Rolex
> i asked him if i could see his watch and it was a
> real one but he just asked some questions gave me
> his card and was on his way but he was in a car
> with another guy, looked him up and seen this
> site. LOL.
I saw the same guy about 3 years ago and bought 2 jackets from him. The jackets are still going strong. Now I'm in the market for a nice imitation Patek Phillipe watch. Can you please post his info, or let him know to come here. My name is Martin and I was driving a red convertible, if he remembers.
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> Same thing happened to me about a hour ago,
> Italian guy asked where the airport was at so i
> gave him directions, he was really nice but he
> didn't try selling me anything, he gave me his
> business card and seen he had a really nice Rolex
> i asked him if i could see his watch and it was a
> real one but he just asked some questions gave me
> his card and was on his way but he was in a car
> with another guy, looked him up and seen this
> site. LOL.
I saw the same guy about 3 years ago and bought 2 jackets from him. The jackets are still going strong. Now I'm in the market for a nice imitation Patek Phillipe watch. Can you please post his info, or let him know to come here. My name is Martin and I was driving a red convertible, if he remembers.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mario talk
()
Date: October 19, 2016 10:20PM
So as I was at the gas station this guy blonde hair blue eyes pulled up in a rented car a blue kia I'm pretty sure is the same guy we all talking about next to me asking me if a speek Spanish I went up to him thinking he needed help well he did said he needed directions for the airport and that he was from Italy and had some watches that he could not take back on the airport he had 7 watches he wanted I good amount for them he showed me on a website the price of some of them going up to a thousand $ and to be honest the watches looked really nice I only wanted 2 thou one for me and my girl I offered him 50$ I felt like that was a good amount in case they were fake the watches did look nice and I will wear them they do look fancy and then plus he gave me a 3rd one for free felt good for my purchase until I search the watches and seen all this crazy post lol I'm glad I did not spent a lot of money I was willing to almost pay 100$ for the 2 thankgod I only gave him 50$ I feel sorry for the people that spent 100's$ this guy is a great actor hopefully one day he gets what he deserves for taking our hard working money I did like my new watches thou lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mario t
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Date: October 19, 2016 10:24PM
And by the way this was in house Tx around 45 north and richey st I just posted the name is Mario talk up there
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mario ta
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Date: October 19, 2016 10:25PM
I mean Houston Texas (Mario Talk)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Dick simo
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Date: October 21, 2016 06:35PM
Beware, these guys are operating in the San Ramon ca. Market.Tried to play the same scheme on me at the ATM machine.Posed as a Georgio Armenia exec. Etc,etc,etc,.Same MO .same bull shit.Unfortunately they picked the wrong guy.I had been a men's wear owner in the past and smelled out the scham immediately. He moved out post haste.
Beware!!!
Real Phonie!
Beware!!!
Real Phonie!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antoine Bonard
()
Date: October 28, 2016 12:40AM
It was Thurs. afternoon when I asked my husband to pick up my kids coz I was not feeling well. He seldom pick up my kids he is always working. Anyway, to make the story short, when he was waiting for my daughter ( in front of little flower academy) this guy approach my husband.
He told him that he needs to buy iPad for his daughter,so, in order to do that he has to sell those leather jacket.
My husband was not reluctant to buy it coz the guy was really well dressed plus he was-driving Mercedes. The guy said that 5 jackets cost $200 & my husbandwas impressed coz he knows that leather is very expensive. Normally he always has cash on hand but that day he only got around $50,so, he went to Toronto Dominion bank to withdraw $200.
When he came home he was so excited to show me, but, he told me the whole story & I said there's something fishy behind that jacket.then he went to search Internet to find out wether there are similar story about what happened to him & he discovered that there were so many innocent victim. My advice to everybody be careful. It's too good to be true. There are so many scammer in this world. I felt sorry to my husband. He works so hard. He comes home late at night to support the family & that's all he got coz he wants to help him.
He told him that he needs to buy iPad for his daughter,so, in order to do that he has to sell those leather jacket.
My husband was not reluctant to buy it coz the guy was really well dressed plus he was-driving Mercedes. The guy said that 5 jackets cost $200 & my husbandwas impressed coz he knows that leather is very expensive. Normally he always has cash on hand but that day he only got around $50,so, he went to Toronto Dominion bank to withdraw $200.
When he came home he was so excited to show me, but, he told me the whole story & I said there's something fishy behind that jacket.then he went to search Internet to find out wether there are similar story about what happened to him & he discovered that there were so many innocent victim. My advice to everybody be careful. It's too good to be true. There are so many scammer in this world. I felt sorry to my husband. He works so hard. He comes home late at night to support the family & that's all he got coz he wants to help him.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vancouver bc
()
Date: October 28, 2016 01:09AM
Cone artist in Vancouver driving back glad Mercedes
Rental from Mercedes in boundary today .plate number 906 ,,,
I'll be after your ass you could run but you cant hide
I travel too ,you make a mistake today too bad for you body .
Rental from Mercedes in boundary today .plate number 906 ,,,
I'll be after your ass you could run but you cant hide
I travel too ,you make a mistake today too bad for you body .
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Morris
()
Date: October 28, 2016 09:39AM
Antoine Bonard Wrote:
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> It was Thurs. afternoon when I asked my husband to
> pick up my kids coz I was not feeling well. He
> seldom pick up my kids he is always working.
> Anyway, to make the story short, when he was
> waiting for my daughter ( in front of little
> flower academy) this guy approach my husband.
> He told him that he needs to buy iPad for his
> daughter,so, in order to do that he has to sell
> those leather jacket.
> My husband was not reluctant to buy it coz the guy
> was really well dressed plus he was-driving
> Mercedes. The guy said that 5 jackets cost $200 &
> my husbandwas impressed coz he knows that leather
> is very expensive. Normally he always has cash on
> hand but that day he only got around $50,so, he
> went to Toronto Dominion bank to withdraw $200.
> When he came home he was so excited to show me,
> but, he told me the whole story & I said there's
> something fishy behind that jacket.then he went to
> search Internet to find out wether there are
> similar story about what happened to him & he
> discovered that there were so many innocent
> victim. My advice to everybody be careful. It's
> too good to be true. There are so many scammer in
> this world. I felt sorry to my husband. He works
> so hard. He comes home late at night to support
> the family & that's all he got coz he wants to
> help him.
Five jackets for $100 is about the best deal anyone has gotten them from him. You can get them cheaper buying directly from the manufacturer, but you would typically need to purchase a larger quantity to get the price down to the $10 range. Then you have to pay for shipping from China. The exact same jacket can be found on Alibaba.
-------------------------------------------------------
> It was Thurs. afternoon when I asked my husband to
> pick up my kids coz I was not feeling well. He
> seldom pick up my kids he is always working.
> Anyway, to make the story short, when he was
> waiting for my daughter ( in front of little
> flower academy) this guy approach my husband.
> He told him that he needs to buy iPad for his
> daughter,so, in order to do that he has to sell
> those leather jacket.
> My husband was not reluctant to buy it coz the guy
> was really well dressed plus he was-driving
> Mercedes. The guy said that 5 jackets cost $200 &
> my husbandwas impressed coz he knows that leather
> is very expensive. Normally he always has cash on
> hand but that day he only got around $50,so, he
> went to Toronto Dominion bank to withdraw $200.
> When he came home he was so excited to show me,
> but, he told me the whole story & I said there's
> something fishy behind that jacket.then he went to
> search Internet to find out wether there are
> similar story about what happened to him & he
> discovered that there were so many innocent
> victim. My advice to everybody be careful. It's
> too good to be true. There are so many scammer in
> this world. I felt sorry to my husband. He works
> so hard. He comes home late at night to support
> the family & that's all he got coz he wants to
> help him.
Five jackets for $100 is about the best deal anyone has gotten them from him. You can get them cheaper buying directly from the manufacturer, but you would typically need to purchase a larger quantity to get the price down to the $10 range. Then you have to pay for shipping from China. The exact same jacket can be found on Alibaba.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
zorro
()
Date: October 30, 2016 08:56PM
Hi everyone ,Sorry the case is closed
Is no criminal record ,you accept to give money is pretty good in law ,
Good luck ,
Police don t go after con artist ,they are to busy at Tim's Horton
feel sorry i,i will bring in garbage bad for you,
Zorro
Is no criminal record ,you accept to give money is pretty good in law ,
Good luck ,
Police don t go after con artist ,they are to busy at Tim's Horton
feel sorry i,i will bring in garbage bad for you,
Zorro
Re: Beware of an italian guy in a light blue KIA SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Billy Bob
()
Date: November 01, 2016 12:49PM
I was approached by an Italian guy in his late 30es or early 40es in the Costco parking lot in Fredricksburg, Va this past Thursday around noon. He asked if I knew of a certain Italian resturant. Then he said he was in charges of sales for Armini clothing and asked me to come to the passanger's side to have a look; when I did he extended his arm and told me to rub the sleeve to notice the quality of the Cashmere jacket he was wearing...but he wanted to get rid of the extra Armini lether jackets so he wouldn't have to take them back to Italy, Milano. Said they cost $700 but he would "give" them to me for $400. I told him I didn't have the money....he started to call me Papa...That italian asshole got me for $110...and the jackets were not the large jackets he first showed me...somehow he switched the bag for one that had one small and one medium size...and don't fit me....and do they ever smell!! I agree that they are fake lether full of pvc (polyvinyl chloride. ..a carcinogen)....I'm from Tennessee and knowing me, despite my 73 years, if I ever see that SOB again I'll likely pull his sorry ass out of his KIA Van and let him feel the full force of my still 17 3/4" biceps...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
LyTMp
()
Date: November 01, 2016 05:33PM
So Jimmy I get this new snow blowa from the depot. I take it out for it's maiden voyage and this clown won't get outa my way. So I run the bastard over you know? The mess was easy to clean up though Jimmy - take a look at this!
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Date: November 01, 2016 05:33PM
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Date: November 01, 2016 05:34PM
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
EJPdC
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Date: November 01, 2016 10:58PM
bump
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bryan
()
Date: November 11, 2016 03:54PM
Hahaha, i just had the experience with the jackets right now here in Monroe Connecticut, the guy offered 3 of them. i manage as restaurant and he walked in asking if i speak italian then started from there, smelled like petroleum and asked 600, showed me his passport with the stamps from last month and some from 2015, i said i have 50 bucks for the three jackets and he kept asking for more then i gave him 50 and got me 3 fine fake jackets, he did the lighter test and blah blah blah blah, i happened to speak italian and spanish, good scammers same guys same gray suv
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bill J.
()
Date: November 11, 2016 06:28PM
BEWARE!
They also appeared in Cupertino,CA! At first there was only one guy but then we saw two after we left. They had a different car, a jeep, and a different business card, it was white with his name in cursive. They conned my father and said that he had the same number of children as my father.
Be careful people in California!
They also appeared in Cupertino,CA! At first there was only one guy but then we saw two after we left. They had a different car, a jeep, and a different business card, it was white with his name in cursive. They conned my father and said that he had the same number of children as my father.
Be careful people in California!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Sir Kekalot
()
Date: November 11, 2016 06:43PM
They're Italian so you know they're in the Mob.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ahmed-dubai
()
Date: November 14, 2016 01:23AM
now they are in dubai.. it is happend with me here in dubai.. one guy on Chevrolet sedan car offer armani suits...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
flemming
()
Date: November 21, 2016 09:04AM
a guy tried the same with me here in dubai, parking lot of a well known super market chain - asking for directions to the airport. had some spare suits from a collection and would give me one for my help. suddenly I could have three if I paid the tax on them (euro 2500), he was extremely convincing including business card, ticket and so forth. in the end I walked away, however, very convincing.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Your Momma
()
Date: November 21, 2016 11:27AM
They aren't Italians. They are gypsies.
They ask if you speak Italian to make sure they can use the same scam story line on you. If you speak Italian, then it is a different story.
They only speak Roma (gypsy) and they are pretty sophisticated in their various scams. From bondo on the side of your car to fix that dent, to resealing your driveway to sweetheart scams and of course the ole "your money is cursed, we need to burn it/give it away" scam...
They ask if you speak Italian to make sure they can use the same scam story line on you. If you speak Italian, then it is a different story.
They only speak Roma (gypsy) and they are pretty sophisticated in their various scams. From bondo on the side of your car to fix that dent, to resealing your driveway to sweetheart scams and of course the ole "your money is cursed, we need to burn it/give it away" scam...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lizette
()
Date: November 21, 2016 02:44PM
Omg. Exact same thing just happened to me at 2pm at the bank of America miami beach on 41 st a guy in his mid to late 30s in a dark blue SUV asking for direction to airport then offer me 3 watches at 300 said they very expensive and and stated he had a show and have a flight and didn't have time to sell them and I told him I don't have that amount he ask how much do I have I told him 50 he said he would give it to me for 100 so I got it was looking up the real value and came this site just to find out if got scam. Fuck up situation but I have something for the next scammer.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Mg
()
Date: November 22, 2016 06:07PM
Toronto, On. November 21, 2016 at around 11-12 noon. Just pulled up to my gym and long and behold an Itillian guy pulls up to the empty parking spot to my right and waves at me while smiling. Calls me over and tell me all this crap about getting promoted and being given 6 Emporio & Co watches for free. Gave him the time of day to show me each watch and he eventually offers me to buy 1 watch for 150 and get the other 5 for free. I didn't bite but I know he thought he had me for a second.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Greasy Italians or Gypsies
()
Date: November 22, 2016 08:29PM
Look, anybody who buys something from a Gypsy, or any greasy Italian, deserves the consequences.
This thread is the gift that keeps on giving: Gypsies steal from stupid Americans and Canadians, and then they post their complaint.
It's Gold, Jerry, Gold.
This thread is the gift that keeps on giving: Gypsies steal from stupid Americans and Canadians, and then they post their complaint.
It's Gold, Jerry, Gold.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
./
()
Date: November 26, 2016 01:23AM
They are in Chicago now. Same story, looking for direction to ohare airport and wants to give 3 free Armani jacket if I buy one. I got it for $200 ( 4 fake Jackets). Beware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Ab
()
Date: November 26, 2016 08:32PM
Please beware they are in Brothers Pizza Mcsherrystown Pa. next to Hanover Pa. and speak fluent spanish. Two males. Sales person wore scarf and black leather jacket, black dress paants that were tight, and black shoes. They drive white ford kuga most likely 2016.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Beware
()
Date: November 27, 2016 05:41PM
I'll repeat an earlier post:
If you are approached by a greasy italian or gypsy, and you are offered a "deal", then you deserve to get your ass handed to you.
If you are approached by a greasy italian or gypsy, and you are offered a "deal", then you deserve to get your ass handed to you.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
A O
()
Date: November 27, 2016 09:54PM
One of this guys is in Huntington Beach Ca. same story, he is driving a suv with Kentucky licence plates. same story. nov 26 2016 at about 3:00 pm
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
FMjEt
()
Date: November 28, 2016 05:53PM
FMjEt
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
9dPN7
()
Date: November 29, 2016 07:29AM
I saw them in Butte, Montana last week.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
jumMe
()
Date: November 29, 2016 03:37PM
jumMe
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
pG3pm
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Date: November 29, 2016 04:55PM
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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KbyCj
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Date: November 30, 2016 06:31AM
Beware two Republicans - one with orange hair
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
AndyG
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Date: December 09, 2016 09:12PM
Just happened today to me at Home Depot Colma. The guy was driving white Mercedez SUV. dark hair. italian accent. He said.he is designer from Italy. I bought 6 jackets from the guy for $900. What an idiot I am!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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WorkingMom
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Date: December 10, 2016 10:58PM
Well, after reading all the posts my belief is there is more than 2 guys out there scamming people. I know because they were in Utah. My husband came out of Shopko on the Ogden area and was approached by a guy who asked him directions to the freeway. He had Washington plates on the vehicle he was driving, that is all my husband could tell me. He showed him a book full of Armani leather jackets with expensive prices, then showed him the bag with 4 coats in them. My husband has had a brain injury and doesn't process things that are being said very quickly and only picks up part of what is being said. He likes leather jackets. The guy was able to sell him the 4 jackets, followed my husband to the credit union where he pulled out $400 and gave it to the guy thinking he had just gotten a good deal until he got home, took them out of the bag and their package and looked at them. Yep, he got so confused with the guy talking to him he didn't even look at them, nor try them on, he took the guys word when he told them they were pretty big..not...and before my husband withdrew money from the credit union in that amount we had an agreement we needed to discuss any large amount withdrawals. Our only income is his disability..I believe the guy targeted him in the parking lot...so be careful where ever you live. If it is to good to be true..it is..hard lesson to be learned.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
yas
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Date: December 11, 2016 11:45AM
They were in a Home Depot in Campbell asking for directions to San Jose airport. Talking about going back to Italy and not paying tax on these items and he wanted to give these jackets to me as a present for the directions but then he went on about his daughter needing an ipad, etc. I gave them 100 for 4 jackets. Honestly, at the moment, even though it was a scam, I will keep 2 jackets that fit like a glove and very nice regardless. They were asking for much more but I wouldn't give them anything else.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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To Finish Off These Bastards
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Date: December 13, 2016 09:41PM
Same story, same guys I believe. However, I didn't have much on me so I got 3 jackets and a heck lot of perfume for only $250.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chris Jones
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Date: February 01, 2017 12:13AM
Beware they're in Las Vegas now
Re: Beware - Jo Sorrento
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PDelapasta
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Date: February 09, 2017 02:52AM
Up here in Vancouver, single Italian man approx 60 yrd old. Driving Jeep Grand Charikee drives up to me and askes directions to a street in downtown Vancouver. I give him direction, he says thank you, briefly pulls away then backs up and says excuse me in he strong Italian accent. He says he's from Milan and askes if I speak Italian. He says he has something he wants to give to me as a gift that he can't take back to Italy because it will cost him to ship and he has room in his suitcase. He also gives me a business card that says he is the General Manager of the fashion house that markets the JO SORRENTO brand. Giving him the the benefit of,the doubt I let him continue on with his offer. He says he has clothing samples that are coincidentally my size. He has eight men's sport jackets and tells me they are a new microfibre and some with real leather. They actually look pretty decent. I thought he was giving them to me as he stated originally, then he said the two local stores that he sells to Nordstrom and Harry Rosen sell each one for $600 ea. He offers to give all to me, plus two women's jackets, for $600. Now my suspicions grew. I tell him that my wife wouldn't be thrilled was spending money on clothes instead of the 5 kids I have. He says he understands and respects my decision. He then begins to tell me he wants to buy a gift for his son, an IPad. He says he knows they're about $470. He suggests that if I buy the IPad for him I can have all the clothes. Now he's looking desperate. Things are smelling fishier now. I tell him " you want me to leave this Safeway parking lot and go to a store and buy you an IPad. He says yes. I tell him no. My son needs an iPad too. I thank him for his tell him I need to be buying food for my family now not clothes for me. He tells m ethics is a rare chance opportunity. I tell him, thank you but no. He shakes my hand says thanks and Ciao. I happen to be Italian and pretty street smart. I was really surprised how convincing at first this guy was. He was well dressed, articulate, had the stereotypical overuse of cologne. Had the city map in the passengers seat. Fashion magazine with pictures of him in some interior office space like some expose had been published on him or the fashion brand he claimed to represent. When I got home I did a bit of research. Harry Rosen and Nordstrom's don't carry any brand JO SORRENTO. JO SORRENTO does have a website but it looks highly bogus. No phone numbers or address of where in Italy it's based out of. The website claims retail locations in various locations in Europe, USA and South America. However, if you lookup any of the locations they don't exist. In retrospect I also remember how cheap his business card looked and felt. Not the calibre and quality you would expect from someone in the fashion world. Be aware of the phoney-baloney GINO ATIELLO - General Manager of BOTTEGA DEL SARTO!
Again Beware - One italian guy in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Hoodwinked
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Date: February 19, 2017 05:03PM
They are here in Tysons Corner VA today. Italian guy in an SUV pulled up and asked for directions to Dulles airport. Flashed an Italian passport... then offered 4 leather Armani jackets for $600. Luckily I walked away....
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
B Finkle
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Date: February 26, 2017 01:51PM
2/26/2017- Same story in Scottsdale Az. at gas station - white suv, going to airport needed directions- Italian Passport- clean well dressed selling to Nordstrom at Fashion Square- I gave directions- wants to give me a gift for me and later for my family 2 bags Collezioni AC Luxury Collection both suede and black leather- full lining stamped . Asked for money to buy Ipad for sons birthday - shows lots of credit cards says bank can't clear till Monday flying out tonight can I spot some money- $15 in pocket- can I pull some from ATM - which is right behind station- $100 later - he doesn't get near ATM while I am there- Pass the money asked if i can return one of the bags ( one had 2 coats -other had 4 coats) I gave back one bag back after I dumped out 3 of the coats. 5 coats for $115- End of story.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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Happened to me too
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Date: March 30, 2017 04:09PM
I fell for this scam yesterday in Corte Madera, just north of San Francisco. A guy in a Mercedes SUV...same story that's been repeated here many times.
This is the guy.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Eric12
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Date: April 10, 2017 09:53PM
A guy named Luca approached me for the same thing: direction to the Calgary International Airport, offers of $10k worth of armani jackets in exchange for an iPad Mini for his boy. He's bold, in his fifties and drives a dark color (presumably black) SUV. I kindly declined his offers. Also made a call to Chinook Mall's Harry Rosen (where he said he's in town for business with them) and was told that it's a scam.
Fellow Calgarians, beware.
Fellow Calgarians, beware.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Albert43
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Date: April 29, 2017 08:57PM
The same happened to me just today in Toronto, in front of casa Loma. Two italian guys, one of the said he was from Rome the other one from Milano offered me 4 jackets of AE Emporio (Armani I suppose). To tell you the truth one of this guys told me the jackets were really good quality and light a fire on one of the jackets, nothing happened to the jacket, not even a mark. I don't know anything about leather but they really look good quality.
So 4 jackets (even if they are fake they really look original), for 200, not so bad actually. The problem is that maybe these guys are stealing these jackets from somewhere. Beware
So 4 jackets (even if they are fake they really look original), for 200, not so bad actually. The problem is that maybe these guys are stealing these jackets from somewhere. Beware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Div
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Date: May 05, 2017 05:17PM
Same incident happened with me today. Asked address to the airport. Then he started showing me jackets and told me he need some money to pay duty on airport. Showed me the jacket written emporio collezione. Said worth 1200 CA$. I offered him 50 CAD. And he was agree. I thought these are stolen ones but now i got to know it is kind of first copy. But still i saved 4.99 CAD because ebay selles Brown jacket for 54.99$ and it is nice quality too.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
John Caster
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Date: May 08, 2017 02:42AM
This is the exact same guy that tried to scam me today! He asked me for directions, said he was a boss and a tailor. Said he was here for some fashion event and thanked me profusely. Showed me all the clothes and the whole bit, which at that point I already knew this dude was a scam but i entertained it since I had time. This dude legitimately tried to convince me that his daughter's name is Macaroni. And says she wanted a playstation 4. I laughed so hard on the inside and told him I would take off his head if he doesn't remove himself from my sight in the next 30 seconds.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
need more jackets
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Date: May 09, 2017 05:40PM
I'm looking for some more jackets, a few hundred in assorted sizes for a retailer that is interested. Alibaba had them but now I can't find at a good price. Does anyone have a good link to buy? I want to pay around $12 per jacket, FOB.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Edward
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Date: May 18, 2017 03:25AM
San Francisco Bay Area now!
Yeah, same story said lost money in casino. Gave Me 3 jackets for free. Then asked money for the 4th one.
Two same guys with a black Mercedes SUV. Happened in a Shell gas station in Hickey Blvd, Daly City, California. I gave them $160.
5/17/2017 around 9:30pm.
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Yeah, same story said lost money in casino. Gave Me 3 jackets for free. Then asked money for the 4th one.
Two same guys with a black Mercedes SUV. Happened in a Shell gas station in Hickey Blvd, Daly City, California. I gave them $160.
5/17/2017 around 9:30pm.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ested
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Date: May 27, 2017 01:42AM
Yes they are in Bay Area now. I encountered two different guys with black Cadillac SUV in a Mountain View gas station. The older guy, "working for Armani", asked direction to SFO and then to thank me, tried to give me three jackets for the price of only one (ONLY $2200). I was not interested and besides, the sheepskin feels like man-made material. So we said good-bye without money exchange. Now I know they are everywhere. I wonder if those people attended the same training class.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists
Posted by:
Peter K
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Date: June 15, 2017 04:21PM
Happened to me today.
In manhattan Beach shopping center.4 jackets 600 bucks . Hope I don't see him again .I am a fool to be scammed . I will give him payback.
In manhattan Beach shopping center.4 jackets 600 bucks . Hope I don't see him again .I am a fool to be scammed . I will give him payback.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Nothing left
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Date: July 20, 2017 04:50AM
I just met one of these guys called "Antonio" in Richmond yesterday.
Same story as everyone else, asking for direction,
then giving 3 jackets for free, but ask money for paying
his car renting payment because his credit card is locked
by the bank and he so hurried to the airport.
I gave him 1500 CAD for his car renting payment,
not the jackets, but he wants me to keep them
and will pay me back when he gets back to Italy.
Right now I just know it's all lies.
This really makes me sad,
I just moved here from my country for 3 months,
and I thought here is a credible place.
Right now I just want to sell these jackets to make some money back...
Same story as everyone else, asking for direction,
then giving 3 jackets for free, but ask money for paying
his car renting payment because his credit card is locked
by the bank and he so hurried to the airport.
I gave him 1500 CAD for his car renting payment,
not the jackets, but he wants me to keep them
and will pay me back when he gets back to Italy.
Right now I just know it's all lies.
This really makes me sad,
I just moved here from my country for 3 months,
and I thought here is a credible place.
Right now I just want to sell these jackets to make some money back...
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
ANN
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Date: August 11, 2017 01:41PM
I was in Publix yersterday (08-102-107) in Brickell area and italian guy approched to me with 8 watches (armani) asking for $ 800 then he reduced to $ 300 and showed me some photos, money and credit cards telling that for taxes he needs to sell the watches.
I think it was a good deal but thenI realized that it can be a scam and refused to continue and he got very angry. He was in SUV
Please be aware
I think it was a good deal but thenI realized that it can be a scam and refused to continue and he got very angry. He was in SUV
Please be aware
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
REWP
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Date: August 30, 2017 10:56PM
Same story. In a parking lot of a Chinese grocery store (San Mateo, CA), a guy in an SUV stops, asks through the window for directions to the airport. Listens attentively, seems to understand somewhat. Makes room for another car that is pulling out, starts a conversation, shows me "Giorgio Armani" jackets he cannot take back to Italy because he'ld have to pay excessive taxes. Each of those jackets sells at Nordstrom for more than $1000, as he shows me in a price list. Hands me four jackets as a gift. Then mentions his sixteen year-old son in Italy whose birthday is tomorrow and he wants to give him a "Playstation 4" so that he can play "FIFA 2018" soccer games. I show him the way to the nearest XY department store where he decides to buy a Sony Playstation 4 for $300 + tax (which he chooses over a $400 "Pro" model). In an altruistic motion, I suggest charging the Playstation to my XY credit card to get a discount for him, supposing that he'll give me cash for the discounted price. He seems to partly understand the idea with the discount, yet after the Playstation has been charged to my card, he only expresses his warm gratitude. I'm somewhat disappointed, but still think it's been a great deal for me. Only in the evening, at home, I start having doubts about the four expensive looking jackets in my car and his business card from Milano, Italy... Hope everybody else will be smarter than I! (It's been exactly the same guy as in the picture someone posted here on May 18, 2017 (attached here again).)
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
waki
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Date: September 13, 2017 11:06AM
fuck i just got scam with this fucker italian mon damn and stupid move this italian mob are here in mississauga now...i was also approach same way in parking lot and sam by this fucker for few dollars..
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Vikram singh
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Date: September 17, 2017 01:59PM
Same thing happened with me today.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
keb
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Date: October 25, 2017 04:07PM
and the scam continues. in calgary alberta today (Oct 25, 2017). i didn't bite so he is still out there in a dark grey grand cherokee peddling his story (this version was the "i lost too much money at the casino last night and can't pay for my rental car bs")
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Kurt
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Date: November 02, 2017 06:07PM
Hey Guys,
I just got burned feeling sorry for the guy (I'm Canadian).
It seems this is a huge international ring.
It is many people involved in many different areas of the globe over many years.
They are trained professionals who custom suit their pitch to each person as they see them. The story is still - on the way to airport and don't want to pay taxes etc at customs for the jackets.
They are glad for your simple help by giving you the jackets and then you feel bad taking it for free to a travelling visitor to your country.
Real slick and hats off to them (over so many regions and over so many years same story and no one gets caught or sees this post to link it to the bigger picture.
I just got burned feeling sorry for the guy (I'm Canadian).
It seems this is a huge international ring.
It is many people involved in many different areas of the globe over many years.
They are trained professionals who custom suit their pitch to each person as they see them. The story is still - on the way to airport and don't want to pay taxes etc at customs for the jackets.
They are glad for your simple help by giving you the jackets and then you feel bad taking it for free to a travelling visitor to your country.
Real slick and hats off to them (over so many regions and over so many years same story and no one gets caught or sees this post to link it to the bigger picture.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bigloser
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Date: November 11, 2017 08:50PM
Now in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Two guys in the SUV. Only one did all the talking.
Fake Italian accent, Need directions to the airport, Showed his Italian passport. Same business card as above but now with a Ferrari on one side and Armani on the other.
I was lucky to not have any money on me, They walked off. I would have easily given them $200 for the fake jackets if I had it on me.
Fake Italian accent, Need directions to the airport, Showed his Italian passport. Same business card as above but now with a Ferrari on one side and Armani on the other.
I was lucky to not have any money on me, They walked off. I would have easily given them $200 for the fake jackets if I had it on me.
Re: Beware - A Italian driving white suv - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Bekoy
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Date: November 16, 2017 04:18PM
Just happened today at around 1 p.m. in front of Mark's Clothing Store in Eglinton Town Center in Scarborough, Ontario. A Italian very friendly guy around 25 to 30 years old stopped me asking a direction going to the Toronto International Airport. He is in the middle of the road when he approached me and I asked him to park his car in the parking lot. He told me that he is in Toronto for one week fashion show and he said to me that he is a fashion agent and his name was Armando. He showed me four different leather jackets that he doesn't want to bring those back in Italy. He told me he has a son and he want to buy him an IPad and he asked me if I can give him $400 instead and he will give me his 4 leather jackets. He is so convincing he even mentioned to me that he married a filipina. Telling about so many things about Italy. This is my first time experience with this incident without knowing that his story was really good to be true. He said to me that his flight was about 5 pm. So I give him $400 in exchange with 4 leather Jackets. After that he asked me again about my wife to give her something and I said "No" keep the other 3 jackets with you so he didn't insist. He wants to drive me home but I said "No", 'I'm fine." I don't know about this until I get home and asked my son to check this for me and he found out that it is a scam. $400 is a lot of money but because he is so convincing and looks real to me that's why I didn't think twice before I give him the money. What can I do? It's too late. In life, we have to work for the money but the only issue with the leather jackets are a little bit smelly like strong chemical (PVC). The 4 jackets are looking good, brand new and looking good. I would say I am a victim of a false life's story maybe yes but how do I know about this people doing this thing until I became a victim. The only thing I have to say is as Canadian we are kind and compassionate people but don't trust strangers if they asking big amount of money in exchange use our discernment. Now, it is a big lesson to me not to engage with this individual. What to do with the 4 jackets? No choice but to use them with this upcoming winter. Looks like a hundred dollars each. My son told me, "As long as you're happy, keep it." I'm not saying I'm happy for getting the 4 leather jackets (fake) for $400. I could save the money for important things. I don't want this incident happen to me again. Be careful out there! Don't be the next victim!
Re: Beware - italian guy - scam artist (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Maria
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Date: December 01, 2017 11:35PM
So my super sweet husband bought 4 jackets for 200.00 he said he knew they were fake but he still liked them. We live between LA and San Francisco. I think he said it happended in San Jose. Just be smart peopme. They don't stink but sure don't smell like leather. It's unbelievable that people take advantage but on the same note I don't know how you can pay 200.00 for 4 jackets. I shop at Burlington coat factory. Lol
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Rob
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Date: December 11, 2017 12:51AM
Met this Italian guy on my way to Montanas on Eglinton and Hurontario Central Mississauga. Wished I read these threads before he made me an offer for 6 jackets. I was looking for something to get my brothers and cousins, something nice for Christmas. He was very nice, and he didn't pressure me to buy, he said he just wanted to make a trade cos he wanted to get his 16 yr old daughter a present in Italy. She really wanted a Sumsung phone cos in Italy its in Euros and more expensive. He even showed me pics of his family. I was convinced he was who he was cos he even showed me his card and Italian passport. Yup same story as the other threads, on his way back to Italy from a fashion show in Square one mall, and he represents the new designer lines. Worth at least $800 each, but he can't take them back to Italy. Anyhow long story short, I picked up the jackets. I'm just concerned about the smell, cos if they are carcinogenic then those guys are causing a danger to the public. Well I'll tell my giftees to give them a good wash or spray with soap and wster. As for my Italian amico, Michele(pronounced MiKeLeH) aka Mike also known as Francesco, whoever you are,God help you cos he sees everything, and Karma is really what makes us human. Ciao and enjoy your $800, and if u read this, there was another guy right after you that started asking the same thing as I was about to leave the parking lot...$133 each I guess I paid for each Jacket. He even asked me how much I paid...funny guys. I still love Italian food and all the culture, but guys don't do that to people that are not as fortunate.
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Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
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Date: February 21, 2018 11:44PM
HEY YOU MOTHERFUCK STOP A POSTING MY PECTURE EH FUCK YOU I ONLY SELL 100 PERCINT REAL SUIT ARMANI ASSHOLE NOT A FAKE ONE. SON OF THE BICH DOG ASSHOLE WHORE OF THE MOTHER STOP SAYING THE LIES MY BISNESS GET RUIN BECUSE OF YOU SON OF THE BITCH.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
William Scott
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Date: April 23, 2018 06:16PM
Same thing happened today with my dad, luckily I was aware of this scam and he didn't bought anything. Same exact story an Italian bold guy with blue eyes approach him and show his passport and his fake business card. He was selling him 4 Giorgio Armani jackets for $300. This happened in NJ Union City.
I took pictures since I was aware of that scam.
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
STEWMAC
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Date: April 23, 2018 06:52PM
Think of all the advertising revenue Cary could have earned on this one stupid thread alone that's being visited from all over the world.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
3xxbh
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Date: April 23, 2018 09:21PM
Yea there's two Italian guys selling coats in the parking lot, but there's 10 black guys who just jumped off a boat waiting to demand them on humanitarian claims!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Pisa D. Off
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Date: May 21, 2018 11:08PM
Stung! They got me today on the upper east side of Manhattan, 96th street between 2nd and 3rd. Two guys driving expensive clean new SUV west. The pitch was good and to be honest my greed got the best of me, I thought I was getting a good deal on some very expensive items. Same story, which was, "tell me the way to JFK airport," also "we can't pay the Italian taxes so we have to unload these jackets before going back to Italy." They showed me the jackets which looked good. The guys were super charming, well dressed, well mannered, these things threw me off the scent of it being a scam. My alarm bells were going off but their pitch was so good it threw me right off the scent. I was in a good mood, the weather was nice and I had (unfortunately) just been to the bank to do some shopping so I had a pocket full of cash. I bought 5 jackets from them, I'm embarrassed to even say how much I gave them, more than the amount most of the people on here have been taken for I'm sad to say.
When I got home I looked up these jackets on the internet and they were going for $35 to $75 each new, so I got angry, not with them but with myself for being so gullible. I paid considerably more for them than most of the people who got ripped off on this thread. Pity I wasn't wiser about designer couture or I would have known the value of these were of the low end variety right away.
I'm pretty sure what they're doing falls into a grey area of the law, where it's not exactly illegal, seems it's a fair barter exchange between two parties, con artists and the idiots (example- me). I just hope writing this helps protect other victims for falling for the same confidence trick.
As our parents used to tell us, don't talk to strangers. It still applies in adult life.
I am-
Pisa D Off
When I got home I looked up these jackets on the internet and they were going for $35 to $75 each new, so I got angry, not with them but with myself for being so gullible. I paid considerably more for them than most of the people who got ripped off on this thread. Pity I wasn't wiser about designer couture or I would have known the value of these were of the low end variety right away.
I'm pretty sure what they're doing falls into a grey area of the law, where it's not exactly illegal, seems it's a fair barter exchange between two parties, con artists and the idiots (example- me). I just hope writing this helps protect other victims for falling for the same confidence trick.
As our parents used to tell us, don't talk to strangers. It still applies in adult life.
I am-
Pisa D Off
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
anonymousiuhiuhiubb
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Date: June 12, 2018 08:35AM
Don't feel embarrassed. I got scammed $2000 by them. A lot more than most people on this thread.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lil Whiz
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Date: October 03, 2018 07:35PM
HE IS IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEK HAD 5 JACKETS AND WANTED $500 TO BUY iPHONE WATCH FOR HIS WIFE IN MILAN.TRIED TO USE THE SAME KIND OF SALES PITCH.
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Posted by:
Lil Whiz
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Date: October 03, 2018 07:46PM
His fake name is Guazzeppe. On October 1st 2018 he was driving a green Volvo SUV and entered MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE from Springfield MA Exit 6 between 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm on Monday 10/01/2018
picture was taken at map coordinates 42.130,-72.623
He will be captured.
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picture was taken at map coordinates 42.130,-72.623
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Re: Beware - one italian guy Green Volvo SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Lil Whiz
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Date: October 03, 2018 08:03PM
Watch out for Guazzeppe (Fake name) in Volvo SUV with MA plate number.He said he was a designer for G. Armani/Emporio & Co leather jackets.He was seen in Western MA on 10/01/2018.He entered MASSPIKE exit 6 to head to Boston or Albany.Pathetic liar! He lied he was flying back to Milan Italy from Logan.His mobile phone number 929-4000-940 (NY number).
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Brian C.
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Date: March 29, 2019 03:00PM
This guy is now in Beltsville MD. Got me in the Costco parking lot. I fell for the scam. Cost me $100. He's driving a black SUV with Virginia plates.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Richard Stevens
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Date: May 02, 2019 06:01PM
A guy approached me yesterday, Giuseppe Monaco, in a grocery store parking lot. I was loading my groceries into the car when he pulled up in a Mazda CX5 SUV. He asked me if I was Italian. He spoke with a heavy Italian accent. He said he is from Milano,Italy. He was attending a fashion sales meeting in the San Francisco Bay Area and said he was going to be heading back home.
He had sample leather jackets he brought from Italy for the meeting. The sample leather jackets are for the Armani Emporio Callezione Brand label jackets for the next model year. He said did not want to bring the jackets back to Italy and pay extra baggage fees.
He had six mens jackets that he would like to give to me, for a small price, as he wanted to buy his daughter the latest Apple Phone but wanted to pay cash for the phone rather than use his credit card.
He took the jackets out of these nice logo'd bags for me to see. He showed me the Armani Brand labels, including the "made in Italy" label. They even a spare button in a nicely packaged container attached to the coats. He then pulls out a cigarette lighter and puts a flame to the jackets to show they are inflammable (not sure what that meant from making the deal).
My first reaction was to be suspicious. Why would some guy that I don't know, want to do something like this for me? Also, I'm not big on leather jackets and I am not a brand conscious consumer. So, I pushed back saying that I have a much less expensive no-brand made in China leather jacket and I wear it 2-3 times a year and that I didn't need more jackets. I'm really not interested.
He kept saying "do you know much these jackets are worth?" That I was getting a bargain to get 6 leather Armani jackets for $300. I still was hesitant, so he pulled out a womens jacket thinking I might want that for my wife.
I still hesitated, so he pulls out his Italian Drivers License (With European Union logo). I hesitated so he pulled out his Medical ID card (same logos). I hesitated, so he pulls out his rental agreement and airline ticket info.
So now I was beginning to switch gears thinking that even though if I personally did not need or want another leather jacket and I don't likde status stuff e.g. Armani, they would, however, make good gifts.
So I said ok, but I don't have cash, only a credit card. He points to the Bank of America across the street and says "do you have an ATM card?"
You guessed it! I went over to the B of A and withdrew $300 cash to pay for the 7 jackets. My thinking now, having read the other experiences that sound very similar, that I've been had. So I felt somewhat emasculated by that.
But I thinking, I did get 7 nice "leather" jackets with the Armani Brand. That's about $45 each. So, even though they are probably fake, and that I have been had, they would still be a good gifts as knockoffs novelties items.
But the bottom line is I could have used the $300 for something I really needed rather than a novelty gift for 7 other people.......
He had sample leather jackets he brought from Italy for the meeting. The sample leather jackets are for the Armani Emporio Callezione Brand label jackets for the next model year. He said did not want to bring the jackets back to Italy and pay extra baggage fees.
He had six mens jackets that he would like to give to me, for a small price, as he wanted to buy his daughter the latest Apple Phone but wanted to pay cash for the phone rather than use his credit card.
He took the jackets out of these nice logo'd bags for me to see. He showed me the Armani Brand labels, including the "made in Italy" label. They even a spare button in a nicely packaged container attached to the coats. He then pulls out a cigarette lighter and puts a flame to the jackets to show they are inflammable (not sure what that meant from making the deal).
My first reaction was to be suspicious. Why would some guy that I don't know, want to do something like this for me? Also, I'm not big on leather jackets and I am not a brand conscious consumer. So, I pushed back saying that I have a much less expensive no-brand made in China leather jacket and I wear it 2-3 times a year and that I didn't need more jackets. I'm really not interested.
He kept saying "do you know much these jackets are worth?" That I was getting a bargain to get 6 leather Armani jackets for $300. I still was hesitant, so he pulled out a womens jacket thinking I might want that for my wife.
I still hesitated, so he pulls out his Italian Drivers License (With European Union logo). I hesitated so he pulled out his Medical ID card (same logos). I hesitated, so he pulls out his rental agreement and airline ticket info.
So now I was beginning to switch gears thinking that even though if I personally did not need or want another leather jacket and I don't likde status stuff e.g. Armani, they would, however, make good gifts.
So I said ok, but I don't have cash, only a credit card. He points to the Bank of America across the street and says "do you have an ATM card?"
You guessed it! I went over to the B of A and withdrew $300 cash to pay for the 7 jackets. My thinking now, having read the other experiences that sound very similar, that I've been had. So I felt somewhat emasculated by that.
But I thinking, I did get 7 nice "leather" jackets with the Armani Brand. That's about $45 each. So, even though they are probably fake, and that I have been had, they would still be a good gifts as knockoffs novelties items.
But the bottom line is I could have used the $300 for something I really needed rather than a novelty gift for 7 other people.......
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Richard Stevens
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Date: May 02, 2019 06:08PM
I forgot one thing. This guy, Giuseppe, has the same name and looks a lot like the picture of the Guiseppe, that scammed the entry recently posted by someone just before my entries.
If it is the same guy, he mmust be doing a lot of travel as a sales rep for a Chinese knockoff Armani jacket factory!!
If it is the same guy, he mmust be doing a lot of travel as a sales rep for a Chinese knockoff Armani jacket factory!!
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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JOHN ALLAN
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Date: May 09, 2019 05:10PM
Exactly the same story with the Italian man - this time with Vercace, in Melbourne,Australia.
May 2019
May 2019
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Antonio Rizzovicci
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Date: May 09, 2019 09:41PM
HEY A FUCK YOU BAFUNGOOL YOU A BAD MOUTH MY BIZNESS YOU MOTHERFUCK! I SELL A BEST HI QALITY JACKIT 100 PERCINT ITALIANO LEATHER YOU SON OF THE BITCH STOP A GIV ME THE BAD BIZNESS YOU FUCKER. BIG A SALE NEXT MONT 2 FOR 1 ALL ARMANI.
FUCK YOUR MOTHER YOU
FUCK YOUR MOTHER YOU
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Gabe Malpasso
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Date: March 22, 2020 02:42PM
Fecal fortitude Wrote:
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> BEWARE these fecal jacket pushing Italian men have
> begun to operate in the Racine, WI area. Two men
> smelling of human waste approached me in the
> parking lot of Walmart and said they were fresh
> out of poop and needed some more. Then the shorter
> fat man produced a bucket and beckoned me to his
> van. It all seemed legit and i had a fresh turd
> nearly ready so I followed them. No sooner had I
> blasted out my bodacious brown beef burrito butt
> blast of bowel bonanza into their bucket, then I
> noticed that each of them were also shitting in
> their pants themselves. I was a bit taken aback
> because here I was donating my hard earned feces
> and these men were able to crap themselves. I was
> humiliated. Since i was nervous, I still agreed to
> rub my shit in their eyes for them but after that
> I made up a quick lie about needing to take a bath
> just to get myself out of there. And there were
> jackets involved. Same guys you are all dealing
> with for sure. Stay safe out there everyone.
These guys get anyone else lately?
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> BEWARE these fecal jacket pushing Italian men have
> begun to operate in the Racine, WI area. Two men
> smelling of human waste approached me in the
> parking lot of Walmart and said they were fresh
> out of poop and needed some more. Then the shorter
> fat man produced a bucket and beckoned me to his
> van. It all seemed legit and i had a fresh turd
> nearly ready so I followed them. No sooner had I
> blasted out my bodacious brown beef burrito butt
> blast of bowel bonanza into their bucket, then I
> noticed that each of them were also shitting in
> their pants themselves. I was a bit taken aback
> because here I was donating my hard earned feces
> and these men were able to crap themselves. I was
> humiliated. Since i was nervous, I still agreed to
> rub my shit in their eyes for them but after that
> I made up a quick lie about needing to take a bath
> just to get myself out of there. And there were
> jackets involved. Same guys you are all dealing
> with for sure. Stay safe out there everyone.
These guys get anyone else lately?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
need a new jacket
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Date: October 01, 2020 01:41PM
The weather is starting to get chilly and I need a new jacket. I was very happy with a previous fake Armani jacket I bought from these guy in Ashburn a few years ago and would like to purchase another one. Anyone know how to contact them or where they are working?
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
reek
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Date: October 01, 2020 06:52PM
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Reston Town Center
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Date: November 18, 2020 01:47PM
They are back at Reston Town Center today. Giuseppe and his partner were parked outside Jackson's on Democracy Dr in a white SUV. A customer had just purchased a jacket and they were starting to leave but I recognized Giuseppe and flagged them down. At first I offered him $10 but he claimed the jackets were worth $1,500 each. So I (half-jokingly) offered $1,500 for 150 jackets and he said he did not have that many with him. After we dickered a bit we settled on 2 good jackets and one with a small burned spot on the sleeve for $50 total. The damaged jacket was otherwise in excellent condition. I think he had held the flame in one spot too long and caused a melted area which is not all the way through and not really even noticeable.
So far I am very happy with the $50 purchase. I mostly fixed the melted spot and I got compliments on it when I wore it back to my office. For about the same price Alibaba has more variety for both real and imitation leather, but you have minimum order quantities and shipping.
So far I am very happy with the $50 purchase. I mostly fixed the melted spot and I got compliments on it when I wore it back to my office. For about the same price Alibaba has more variety for both real and imitation leather, but you have minimum order quantities and shipping.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
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Date: November 18, 2020 03:53PM
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Beware - an Italian guy scamming Emporio in Paris
Posted by:
Bob Thomson
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Date: November 07, 2022 10:49AM
I got caught on the edge of the Bois du Bologne in Paris by a guy claiming to be Italian in Paris for a fashion show who had to get rid of a bunch of clothing before returning to Italy. I paid 240 Euros for 3 coats of which one is OK but probably faux leather, not real leather. He claimed the buttons on one long coat/jacket were silver. I should have known better.
Bob in Canada
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Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
3wgjh54
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Date: November 18, 2022 05:30PM
So these two italian guys in a parking lot try to scell me a cell phone "new".
I said, "hey the seal is broken on that it's not new", they said "it's a great deal it's new". I think that's a geek squad phone used for 2 years though no scratches hardly.
They said it's Moto 5G in box!
I said "that's a mediatek phone - the iPhone5 had an A6 chip - the mediatek phone are just above flip phones they were the cheap asian iPhone look-alikes in the 2000's that weren't smart and didn't have software"
They said "no it's 5G look at the specs"
I SAID, HEY - AT&T DOESN'T REQUIRE 5G TO SIGN ONTO IT'S NETWORK - THEY BLOCK PHONE MODELS PURELY FOR FORCE PURCHASES. That phone saying it's 5G doesn't mean crap unless you have a microscope, survace the chips, and show me they aren't just selling old chips and keeping quiet about it because their china masters have told them to.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S SOFTWARE SAYS 5G DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL EVER GET 5G SPEEDS that are anything except Wifi 6 (which is intel design not asian design).
I said, "hey the seal is broken on that it's not new", they said "it's a great deal it's new". I think that's a geek squad phone used for 2 years though no scratches hardly.
They said it's Moto 5G in box!
I said "that's a mediatek phone - the iPhone5 had an A6 chip - the mediatek phone are just above flip phones they were the cheap asian iPhone look-alikes in the 2000's that weren't smart and didn't have software"
They said "no it's 5G look at the specs"
I SAID, HEY - AT&T DOESN'T REQUIRE 5G TO SIGN ONTO IT'S NETWORK - THEY BLOCK PHONE MODELS PURELY FOR FORCE PURCHASES. That phone saying it's 5G doesn't mean crap unless you have a microscope, survace the chips, and show me they aren't just selling old chips and keeping quiet about it because their china masters have told them to.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S SOFTWARE SAYS 5G DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL EVER GET 5G SPEEDS that are anything except Wifi 6 (which is intel design not asian design).
So I said, "Hey get outa here. That's not a smart phone that's a cheap copy that isn't shut off "because it's not 5G" only because they are a favored status. I wouldn't give you $75 for it".
Come back to me when you have your hands on something hot, not something cooollllddddd.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
33jkj6534
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Date: November 18, 2022 05:34PM
It just so happens the $110 to $200 MotoG motorola is headed by 2 italian guys, asians, some malicious foreigners who aren't from usa: AND NONE OF THEM ever designed a phone - the MOTO G 5G is an asian phone. IT'S A CHINESE PHONE. THE FUCKING chinese are using a USA MILITARY / CAR MAKER brand name (probably paid the CEO $0.0025 per phone sold for the brand name). Chinese phone nobody employed in USA
(nothing against MediaTek they make economical chips not global cell frauds sales nor does mediatek force microsoft google ubuntu redhat to release malware)
(nothing against MediaTek they make economical chips not global cell frauds sales nor does mediatek force microsoft google ubuntu redhat to release malware)
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
Posted by:
Chilly in Fairfax
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Date: November 26, 2022 01:21AM
I've been looking for the jacket vendors and want to purchase a couple gifts. Has anyone seen them recently and know if they have any special offers or sales going on? Thanks.
Re: Beware - two italian guys in SUV - scam artists (emporio a collezione)
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Armani shopping time
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Date: November 04, 2023 01:01PM
It's Christmas shopping season and a good time to pick up some synthetic leather jackets for family and friends. Hanging them outdoors in the breeze for a few days will get rid of any residual chemical odor.