Thief and Money: Smooth criminal

Smooth criminal

By omgfmlhard - 11/05/2009 23:14 - United States

Today, I walked into Best Buy to buy a 42" widescreen TV I'd been saving up for many months. As I walked in, a man stopped me and handed me my wallet that I'd accidentally dropped. I thanked him. Five minutes later at the checkout, I opened up my wallet to realize it was empty. He had stolen everything. FML

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By whyymee - 05/03/2010 07:50 - United States

Today, I helped a "blind" man across the street. He kindly said thank you and patted me on the back. Then, I went into a store and realized my wallet was missing. FML

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By Recon - 17/03/2009 12:16 - Switzerland

Today, I had gone to the store and bought a new wallet. 5 minutes later a security guard asks for my receipt. Turns out I had dropped my receipt. Some guy had picked it up and pretended I had stole his wallet. The guard confiscated my wallet because the guy had "his" receipt to prove it. FML

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Minus one Karma

By Frasier - 10/08/2024 16:00 - United States - Portland

Today, I lost my wallet while out shopping. Panicked, I retraced my steps and found it at a store, turned in by an employee. Grateful, I opened it to find a note that read, "We left the money but took one dollar for karma." I checked. They did actually take one dollar. FML

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Help!

By clip_kate - 01/07/2016 02:36

Today, I went to the store, but after I'd selected my items, I saw that I'd forgotten my wallet. When I tried to explain to the cashier, he thought that I was trying to steal and called the cops. My roommate had to come to the store to save me. FML

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By life_suxxx - 06/12/2009 07:43 - United States

Today, I went to the store to buy some groceries. Several hours later I realize that I can't find my wallet. After looking all over my house and then the store parking lot, I had my credit cards cancelled. On the drive home, I feel something under me. It was my wallet. FML

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The cat's out of the bag

By Anonymous - 26/03/2024 14:00 - United States - Milwaukee

Today, I was shopping with my husband. At the self-checkout, one of the items I was buying for him as a gift didn’t register. As we were walking out, I get stopped and escorted to the loss prevention office, where I was accused of stealing. FML

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By whaaaaat111 - 09/03/2013 12:04 - United States - Vienna

Today, while at the mall, a lady dropped her credit card while in line to buy something. I came over, picked it up and gave it to her just for her to shove it in my hand and scream, "She's stealing my wallet! My wallet!" The police came. FML

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Stars of CCTV

By lobotomized - 13/07/2009 03:15 - United States

Today, a couple came into the gas station where I work to ask for directions. While I was giving the woman directions (and even writing them down to be as helpful as possible), the man stole my wallet out of my purse that was sitting on the other end of the counter behind a display. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/05/2013 04:39 - United States - Cleveland

Today, at the supermarket, a man collapsed. I gave CPR while the cashier called for help. During this, the other patrons were complaining that no other register was open. Once the ambulance arrived, I returned to my cart to find items removed and 40 dollars taken from my purse. FML

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Smooth criminal

By Anonymous - 28/04/2012 01:55 - United States - Darien

Today, I was walking down the street, when a little old lady bumped into me and fell over. I helped her up and she thanked me for being "such a nice young man". It was only an hour later as I was in line at the store that I realized she'd pickpocketed my wallet. FML

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jakkal 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 9:47

So after losing your wallet you waited until you were at the cashier to check if all your cash was still there??

vxjazz 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 9:43

Uh... do you mean you were carrying all that money in cash? If it was a card then it wouldn't matter, he couldn't use it...

Comments

yourmumzaman 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 10:34

FAIL if i met the guy who took all your things i would congratulate him. But really though if someone hands over your wallet you should check if you still have your things, if not........roundhouse kick him in the face

BB_baby 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 10:38

since it's been a while since I've looked at TV prices i decided to see how much a 42 in TV would cost and they come as cheap as $600 now for all the people saying "it makes sense for him to be carrying all that cash cause some cards have a limit" yea no cards have limits that low that I've ever heard of. the only way this ISN'T a YDI is if it was on a gift card which can be safely assumed false if he was saving up money and I'm just gonna repeat what everyone else said USE A CARD! it's a much safer way to buy stuff like that

blackdaisy85 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 11:17

wow. that sucks. but serves you right for living in the 20 the century. i slightly giggled though at this one. i'm sorry!

lolffsfml 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 11:25

at least you got the wallet back?

MyLifeIsGrrreat 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 11:27

IT'S CALLED A BANK ACCOUNT YOU SHARTHEAD

catatonicsleep 17

Tuesday 12 May 2009 11:32

If they use your debit card before you can get to cancel it then you lose the money because it leaves your account automatically. If the guy used this person's debit card in the shop he could wipe out their money before they get to cancel it.

ashole1990 10

Tuesday 12 May 2009 11:56

okay seriously that sucks and all but why in the world would you be carrying that much in cash are you just an idiot? seriously ydi

sageblast95 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 12:03

#23 we are not in the 20th century, we are in the 21st, but still that sucks but how did your wallet drop if your walking in? i mean if its in your pocket it doesn't just fall out

ottospielen 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 21:54

... Think before you post... He was saying that the guy was carrying that much cash because he was living in the 20th century, as opposed to the 21st, where everyone uses a credit/debit card to make large purchases.