A bartender “suckered” by a brazen fake money scam has warned others to be vigilant against similar cons.
The 18-year-old had just finished a shift when he was approached by a young woman in Llandudno .
He recognised her as somebody he’d given £2 to for a bus fare just two weeks earlier.
“She approached me, saying that she was thankful for me giving her money and wanted to give me £5 for my help and to repay the favour, but unfortunately she only had a £20 note,” he said.
“I originally told her that it was fine and that I didn’t need the money, but she wanted to repay it.
“I eventually decided to get the money from the cash machine, but she said she needed to go and would just give me a £20 note that she had in her hand for the £10 I was going to get.
“I gave her the £10 note and she gave me the £20 note, then she made a run for it.”
To his horror, the note was fake and the scammer even had the gall to leave a message on the reverse that read: “Ha Ha!!! Sucker” alongside a smiley face.
He said: “A taxi driver has seen it happen before where people have been drawing money out of the machine and she’s snatched it.
“A few people have messaged me on Facebook and said it’s happened to them as well. A couple have even been in touch identifying the woman so I’ve told the police.
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