Thanks to Melanie (and other readers) for sending the shady new scam above. DOES warns:
“DOES is the only source of information and support for your unemployment claim. Beware of individuals posing as representatives of DC government. (more…)
scam
“Dear PoPville,
My car windows were smashed parked overnight at 9th and Q Streets on Sunday evening. Apparently many other cars as well. My father’s coworkers’ windows were smashed at 9th and O the same evening. Apparently, there’s a man that walks around offering to repair their windows which makes me suspect they break them and then offer to repair them as a scam.”
another reader reports: (more…)
Photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
My partner and I were driving home down North Cap near M St NE last night when that guy in the white car readers have written about in the past honked at us and yelled that our “wheel was wobbly” and we needed to pull over. It was pretty suspicious to begin with, but remembering your post about his antics made it way less stressful to blow him off and continue our ride.”
Photo by Josh
“Dear PoPville,
When I was walking across the bridge from Woodley Park to Adams Morgan Friday afternoon, I was stopped by a couple that seemed to be in their 20s-30s. They said they were locked out of their car and needed to borrow money for a locksmith or something. (more…)
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Thanks to Jordan for sending yesterday: “Not affiliated with the real company. Trying to pass off as the real thing.
So sad.”
Anyone actually try it?
From Dalton: “I can 1000% confirm that it is not real In-N-Out. Not sure how they haven’t gotten busted for false advertising yet. My wife and I ate it this past Sunday and that’s the first time we’ve seen the truck- we aren’t down by the mall too often though. Their advertising signs are pretty legit and they also claim to have animal fries…”
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Photo by Bradley Joines
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to bring attention to a “couple” (I do not believe they are actually together) running a fairly obvious scam, the first which I was pulled into late summer and then again this past Saturday. Both times they flagged me down on 11th street NW near Cardozo HS. The pair are a late 40’s couple who do not look unhoused but still in rather rough shape (especially the woman). Last summer I was biking home (I live in the area) and he flagged me down – “hey neighbor – [insert phrase]” and then told me him and his wife just got their first apartment in the area, for the first time ever, and after receiving a housing voucher couldn’t get the keys, also saying that people had used racist slurs and were generally unwelcome (the story is sad and rather lengthy) and ended with an ask for $20 for … something (bus fare? getting in? I can’t remember). He asked for the money in cash or the cash app. I didn’t have either and when I went to break off our interaction he got rather agitated (we’re desperate! please help a neighbor! then even yelled some curse words as I rode off on my bike). I knew then it was likely a scam but I still really felt for them. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Today I went to a national oil change garage for a regular oil change. After I gave them my basic information, they told me the wait would be 2 hours, so I decided to go home and come back another day. 30 minutes later someone at the shop saying that during my oil change (that I didn’t have), they noticed a bunch of problem in my car (giving my car’s make, model, and year) and I was going to need to come back in for a list of repairs that cost over $500.
No one ever looked at my car. No one changed my oil. (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin
Thanks to Shannon for sharing the warning yesterday:
“Driving to work & by Ivy City Target– man in white Chevy SUV yelled that my tire was falling off. Told me to pull over. Didn’t and he ended up following before turning around. Checked tire, it was fine. Be careful”
“Dear PoPville,
There’s some sort of scammer on Q between 17th and 18th leaving this sticky note on cars saying that they hit them and want to work something out? The sticky notes are all printed the exact same, not handwritten. Saw the same sticky note on 4 cars in this block.”
“Dear PoPville,
I got a scam call last week from someone claiming to be a MPD officer. He claimed I had failed to appear for jury duty, and that legal action would be taken against me if I wasn’t able to prove that I’d never received the summons letter, which he claimed had been signed by me (I never got such a letter).
He seemed really legit and used real-sounding jargon. He had info about me, such as my age and address. (more…)