Home Depot Scam
Tue, Jun 19, 2007
A “heads up” for those of you 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.
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 or Lowe’s. You agree and they get in the back seat.
On the way, they start having sex with each other. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and 1 performs oral sex on you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen September 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, & 24th. Also October 1st, 3rd, twice on the 7th, three times just yesterday, and very likely again this upcoming weekend. So be careful.
I found this ’scam’ on TotalWebTalk, a webmaster forum I frequent and thought it made a pleasant change to the usual type I find myself talking about.
I hope your wallet was empty.
daaaaaaaaammmmmmmnnn !
nice
“I had my wallet stolen September 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, & 24th. Also October 1st, 3rd, twice on the 7th, three times just yesterday, and very likely again this upcoming weekend. So be careful.”
Apparently this person has bought 14 wallets when he wrote this post.
Apparently this person hasn’t learned after 13 times.
And usually I would be hesitant to just “pick” up girls off the street, I mean where do you live near, Tijuana?
swordmaniac, you do realize it’s a joke… right?
I think he missed the humour part actually mattmag
Oh damn that was funny! Here I was thinking that I was reading about a real scam! Sweet dude.
Wow. This was actually funny. It has been a long time since I’ve been so wrong about what I was going to read. Top Shelf.
gee… maybe you should stop letting theiving sluts into your vehicle?
Have you seen the Darth Tater scam yet?
Its scary to see how stupid people are. LOL Its a joke you morons!
hate the sinner love the sin …lol
I wish that was real.
Its amazing that half of the people who commented on this didnt know it was a joke, when it very obviously is. This is why most people you meet are dull and idiotic. What dopes…
Haha, good observation Andy.
Now I’m thinking that those who didn’t ‘get it’ should read the rest of this site, as they are probably the sort who would fall for a good scam!!
directions to home depot pls
I just went out and bought 14 new wallets and stuffed them all with monopoly money, YEEHAW it is going to be a fun weekend. Later all off to home depot
Why are people sooo stupid? It’s a joke, idiots.
I think this is a test of the readers stupidity, and judging by the comments, many of you failed.
WHAT !!! it’s not real !!
Damn !! I have been hanging out at Home Depot everyday for a month standing by my truck, Not real ??…Damn!!
I’m glad you guys are enjoying reading about this ’scam’.
Those of you who think it is serious should really check out the rest of the site!
probably the funniest thing i have ever read.
Haha do you see how naive people are? They will believe anything they see on the internet.
Very funny to see people are saying about home depot scam on here I have no problem purchase stuff from canada home depot and have not thought about scam damn bad home depot scam lol
Thought maybe nigeria scammers wants to buy scam money from home depot lol
That’s brilliant! Considering what this site is about I can understand why people believed it was a real scam right until the end.
Ha ha
Very clever, on a anti-scam site, I thought it was genuine at first.
Guys… this is not a joke…
It is serious business… I can’t even count how many times I have been had by this scam.
Please stop making light of the SUFFERING that some of us have endured.
hey lighten up Jon, you have been given (EYES) to see but apparently that big eyeball up there has made you blind as a bat—–not serious/a joke !!!! besides IF it WERE real the guy would have diffently gotten taken that first time for his wallet and belongings but come on—–13 more times(i don’t think so!!)after that first time i’m sure the girls were the ones being scamed(w phony $)and him……he did’nt need eyes to see—-they were probably closed enjoying the moment!!!! GET IT
Peggy,
Perhaps you did not understand me. There is no IF it WERE real. IT IS REAL!! It happened to me. Many times.
I guess I am just to trusting. I wish people would stop making light of this.
I feel for you Jon, I really do
I just don’t understand how people can be so mean!!
I am so thankful for this site and the help that it offers those of us that are powerless to resist the temptations of well crafted schemes!
Thank you for your kind words during this difficult time. I need to get a few things from Home Depot again today.
Perhaps this time, we will make it all the way to their next destination without getting robbed!
We will see.
I’ve been parked up outside Home Depot for weeks (after flying in specially from the UK) but still haven’t been approached yet, guess I must be losing my touch.
Either that, or I just have a very small..
.. wallet
It’s not the size of your wallet that matters…
just kidding, really all you have to do is go inside, and bring out a cart full of merchandise… you see, the way they trick you is by offering to load everything in your trunk. And being the lazy, weak, not-studly dude that I am, I always let women do the hard work for me!
Anyway, it may seem like a large cost (the flight to US from UK) but I am sure that you can write it off as a business expense… you know, market research or something!
You can probably write of your losses (them stealing your wallet) too!
Just make sure that you let me know when you are coming and I will let you know which locations you should try.
Just be cautious of the “copy-cat” scam… I won’t give you too many details, but to say the least, losing your wallet is probably the only GOOD part of this one! (i think i just crossed the line)
finally, it does help to have a ‘prominently displayed’ fat wallet!
good luck
ps while you are state-side, give me a call, we should hang out!
jb
I’d love to hang out with you Jon but, what with all the stolen wallets, and all those parking tickets you’re gonna get me, I just don’t think I could afford it!!
By the way, did any of your sites get any traffic from stumbleupon today?
I understand.
So now my “living on the edge” ways have not only cost me untold dollars and legal woes, but I am now avoided by my peers 
Perhaps I should re-think my life
I only check my stats from home, I will not be there until 6pm PST (1 hour and 40 min from now -not that I am counting!
) Thanks for the heads up!
jb
My research even led me to a site asking what if a certain deity dreamed!
yeah, i really want to expand on that blog/site as it is what got me started with this whole blogging thing in the first place. i started it, and then realized i didn’t know anything about blogging and very little about online communities. Since religion is such a touchy subject (you and i have already had a brief conversation about that) i did not want to blur my lack of expertise in one area (blogging) with the inevitable accusations of lack of crediblity regarding the other area (religion).
I will probably start posting some more thoughts there now that I have a bit of a grasp on things, but like the Mary Kay thing, I don’t want to garner too much attention until it is somewhat established! (although I am now rethinking that concept as well).
So, what do you think. Assuming the existence of a deity, do you think said deity would engage in an activity such as dreaming??+
My first thought is that credibility is often gained through having the belief and conviction to blog as you like without worrying if anyone will highlight your lack of expertise.
Also, a lack of expertise in blogging won’t hold you back if your content is good as that is what people come to read. Besides, I’m no expert at it either and yet I am beginning to do ok.
If a deity exists then I would imagine that that they would dream about tomorrow’s reality.
Thank you for that. I think this I should probably return to my original intentions and scrap some unnecessary projects.
It is good to hear that your site is beginning to do “ok” can’t wait to hear from you that it is doing “great”!
Good answer! Makes me want to get some good discussions going on that blog… by the way, how do you create and environment of conversation? I don’t seem to get very many comments on my posts. any advice?
jb
Well, first off, I would have to say that the number of comments you receive relative to visitors will probably be low anyway.
From 2000 visitors per day I get around 150-200 comments. Of those, about 120+ may be spam or trackbacks from splogs, etc, leaving only 30-50 that will be approved.
That means I only get ‘good’ comments from around 2% of my visitors and a lot of them are from yourself and Aruna.
To increase comments, you should do your bit to promote community by replying to as many as possible and trying to engage the people in conversation. That’s probably my weak point as I never seem to have time to reply to all but as you get more comments it becomes less of a necessity as others will reply to them anyway.
Another tip is to write a controversial post. For example, if you said something on the deity site that a lot of people would disagree with then they may be prone to comment. Even though they disagree with you, they will probably come back to see what others have said.
Another option may be to get friends and family to comment to get the ball rolling.
Another idea is to find similar blogs in your niche, through mybloglog for example, and leave quality comments on their posts - that may entice the owner and some of his visitors to reciprocate, or at least check your site out.
I can probably come up with more ideas but I’m beginning to ramble now!
Thanks, those are good suggestions! Now, what were we talking about? Oh yeah, Home Depot!
Be careful folks. Here are a list of personal suggestions:
1. If you are shopping at Home Depot and are too lazy to load your own trunk. Stop. Turn around, return everything you just bought and hire a contractor. If you can’t even load your own trunk, you have no business trying to repair that hole in your wall/ceiling/floor, or installing that new light, or whatever it is you think you are going to “save money” doing. Let a professional do it!
2. If you carry a wallet full of cash and have a weakness for good looking women, you might want to avoid the big chain home improvement stores and opt instead to solicit your local hardware store. Sure they will probably charge you more, not have the exact item you are looking for, and require an additional trip to the lumber store, the appliance store, the paint store… well you get the idea, but at least the only “temptation” you will run into will be mostly old dudes that smell like booze and pipe tobacco. And if that is a significant enough temptation to make you want to do anything except leave as quickly as possible, I don’t think I can help you!
3. If you still think that I am taking this to seriously, and that this whole thing was just a joke, or that those of us who are falling victim to this are the ones actually doing the scamming, tell that to the two girls that just got my wallet (AGAIN) today!!!
There was well over $3.00 in there, and I am going to have to go cancel ALL my credit cards again… argghhh!! It is so much work, it is almost not worth doing home improvement projects anymore!!
jb
So that means I have been wasting my time at lowes and home depot.. You think they might show up at a barnes and noble.. Cause I finished the living room and bathroom. I need to fill some shelves with books…..
Just be sure to remember to take plenty of wallets Dennis
yeah, yeah, yeah… we believe you wanna meet them to get books Dennis
Classic. You gave me a good laugh with this one.
Always glad to put a smile on someone’s face
A lot of people on the internet have copied this now but its still a classic.
Too true - I’ve seen many, many variants of this now