Warning - new scam targets boat DYI maintenance men

• Sep 12, 2018

• #1

iBoat Skipper Doug

Active Member

Aug 8, 2018

140

Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Boat Info

2003 225 Weekender w/Bravo III drive
2019 Venture trailer

Engines

5.7 MPI Mercruiser w/Bravo III drive

I want to warn everyone about a new theft scam sweeping my area that targets men doing do-it-yourself boat maintenance.

Don't think this clouldnt happen to you.

When you are alone, working on your boat, two bikini wearing girls approach, claiming they love boats and find boat mechanics sexy.

They keep getting closer and closer while you are working on your boat. As one of them starts running their hands up and down the front of your body from your shoulders to your legs, the other one does the same on your backside as she steals your wallet. I should know, had my wallet stolen this way on Saturday, again on Monday, twice Tuesday and hopefully again this afternoon. By the way, Walmart has men's wallets on sale.

You've been warned.

 

Last edited: Sep 12, 2018

• Sep 12, 2018

• #2

dwna1a

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Apr 23, 2012

5,980

James River

Boat Info

88 Weekender 300 "Seahorse"

Engines

Twins 350

Hell, if they want to climb down in the bilge and change the plugs, they can have my wallet. Besides I've already spent my money buying parts.

 

• Sep 12, 2018

• #3

northshore

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Jan 17, 2011

2,091

Cleveland, OH

Boat Info

1989 340 Sundancer
Raymarine E90W Radar/Chartplotter

Engines

Twin 454 Mercruiser 340's

I think a variation of this was one of the first jokes in the jokes thread - still funny as hell though

 

• Sep 12, 2018

• #4

BillK2632

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Jun 25, 2009

2,917

Lake Norman, NC

Boat Info

2014 Cobalt R5

Engines

Volvo Penta V8-300 DPS

A lot of boat mechanics do the same thing, just without all the rubbing!

 

• Sep 12, 2018

• #5

iBoat Skipper Doug

Active Member

Aug 8, 2018

140

Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Boat Info

2003 225 Weekender w/Bravo III drive
2019 Venture trailer

Engines

5.7 MPI Mercruiser w/Bravo III drive

BillK2632 said:

A lot of boat mechanics do the same thing, just without all the rubbing!

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BEST ANSWER RIGTH THERE

 

• Sep 12, 2018

• #6

juggernaut1

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Apr 19, 2015

1,152

Perth, Western Australia

Boat Info

Boatless - sold Searay 38 Sundancer

Engines

8.1’s

iBoat Skipper Doug said:

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As one of them starts running their hands up and down the front of your body from your shoulders to your legs, the other one does the same on your backside as she steals your wallet. I should know, had my wallet stolen this way on Saturday, again on Monday, twice Tuesday.

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So what seems to be the problem

By the way did you get any frontal pics...we need to be able to identify these women

 

• Sep 12, 2018

• #7

iBoat Skipper Doug

Active Member

Aug 8, 2018

140

Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Boat Info

2003 225 Weekender w/Bravo III drive
2019 Venture trailer

Engines

5.7 MPI Mercruiser w/Bravo III drive

juggernaut1 said:

So what seems to be the problem

By the way did you get any frontal pics...we need to be able to identify these women

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Well, yes. Yes, I got some excellent frontal pictures. The pictures were taken with a high end DSLR camera and showed awesome detail. To make sure the pictures were safe, I removed the camera’s micro-SD card and put it in my wallet.