Meet Harold. He's an honest individual, but a scam artist has chosen today of all days to really mess with him
Harold was just enjoying the amazing sights of Spain while walking near the famous Sacrature, also known as the Spanish Steps
when a charismatic man walked up to him and started a conversation
It was nice, and Harold enjoyed it, until the man started tying a bracelet around his wrist
Give me your money. What the heck? Give me all your money
The man tied the bracelet so tight it was better than any boy scout could do. He then demanded payment
Harold contemplated and told the man no. Suddenly the man started yelling and screaming at Harold, claiming that he was stealing his bracelet
Harold had no choice but to give in and quickly paid the man a small sum to prevent him stealing it
So, we've caught Tim on a bad day. See, Tim always endeavors to do the right thing, but today somebody is setting him up to look like a thief
Tim was just touring the metropolitan area when he became a victim of the dropped wallet scam
The con artist knew people were watching and only pretended to accidentally drop his wallet
But without a hint of suspicion, Tim picks up the wallet and was only trying to offer it back to the owner when the scam truly ensued
Excuse me sir, you dropped this. Hey, sir, I'm trying to talk to you
Oh, you thief. You've stolen money from my wallet. If you don't return my money right now, I'm calling the police
What are you talking about? All your money's right there. You're lying. Liar! Liar
I didn't take anything. Why don't you tell that to the police then, huh
Of course, Tim didn't want any extra police trouble and therefore caved in
He gave this man extra money. Scam artists are masters in the arts of deception
And this scam has just happened in Eastern Europe. They do this using a number of different techniques, but the most common of all is the art of distraction