Re: [OT] Fraudster shows up at someone's door and refuses to leave without money

On 2025-04-11 9:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Apr 11, 2025 at 3:51:34 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
 

This is one of the weirder crime stories I've heard in a while.
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https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/04/11/fraudster-enters-guelph-home-refuses-to-leave-kitchen-until-paid/
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What were these people THINKING? Why on earth would they fork over $4500
to some guy who insisted he was owed money? There's nothing in the story
that implies he used force or the threat of force to get the money but
it appears the homeowners knew his demands were bogus.
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I can only assume they were incredibly stupid, incredibly gullible or
that he had some kind of blackmail that he could apply against them. But
the fact that they'd called the police afterwards, suggest that they
know they were being scammed and had no fear of what the police might
find out about them if they responded to their call.
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As usual, the crime reporting in this area is abysmal and gives
virtually no information that would make this make sense, including the
answers to obvious questions.

 Once again, a situation that could have easily been solved if you guys weren't
banned from owning guns.
 

Agreed!
Mind you, private ownership of guns isn't *completely* banned yet but Carney is already promising to tighten ownership regulations even further if he gets elected April 28. We don't have anything resembling a Second Amendment in this country and the laws around self-defense strongly favour the criminal.
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Rhino