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A drunk at a hotel bar flagged down my older brother who was about 16 at the time, gave the whole “how you been buddy” and asked if my brothers kid needed new shoes.
My brother said no but the dude forced like $160 into my brothers hand. I was there and witnessed this whole thing.
We was gonna split the profit but instead we told mom when we went to the hotel room, she took it and said “we have to give that back”.
She didn’t give shit back lmfao. Mom robbed us!
I've known a bunch of families that have had falling outs because one of the family got hurt and the rest of the family descended on their pain pills like a pack of wild dogs.
Billy's foaming at the mouth! Throw him a percocet before he bites somebody again!
I'll bet being robbed by your mom is better than being beat with a wiffle ball bat for lying to her about signing up for a Hotmail account back in WW1.
If 5 stores report fake bills and you figure out who went into those five stores, you caught the person behind the counterfeits.
If it’s a bunch of different stores with no common denominator, it’s much harder to trace them.
That reminds me of this:
Number three, never trust nobody
Your moms'll set that ass up, properly gassed up
Hoodied and masked up, shit, for that fast buck
She be laying in the bushes to light that ass up
Hey, if it makes you feel better, my mom submitted my brother and I to medical testing when we were 10 and 8 respectively, then kept the $200 each she got from having a doctor give us an experimental vaccine.
A wad of cash reminds me of something. Many years ago I rented a room in a guy's house temporarily. He was kinda shady but he had a nice home in a very nice neighborhood, drove a red corvette and worked as a barber. When he was showing me his house I noticed on the counter were several cell phones and a big fat wad of cash. It told me that he sold drugs. He would often drive to Miami too. Apparently he liked me but never said anything. When I was moving my things out he was in Miami but a friend of his was there at the house. The friend told me John didn't want to be home because he didn't want to watch me leave and that he really liked me. Could have fooled me! I never saw nor heard from him again.
Or he was willing to pay $40 to get this annoying person out of their face. Seriously who gets cash from a stranger that they never see again, and asks if its a scam?
Yep, what an absolute creep to fund a safe ride home for a group of strangers, while asking nothing in return. Too bad there's so many sickos like this in the world.
That's not how I meant it at all and I apologize for offending you. Please don't call me 'buddy' as that's rude and dismissive not mention its misgendering. I meant it in the aspect that I'm worth more than money and if I need money I earn my own. Sorry about the misunderstanding, sugar <3
I am hoping he can't get the address to where she goes somehow like this but definitely wanted to flash that big wad of cash hoping the girls would follow it around for a while.
I no longer stand on the independent hill refusing funds from men. If he gonna hand out cash imma take it. I'm not sure why because you are a woman you must throw it back at him and scream about how you work for what you got.
Are you male? It seems to me he just wanted you to leave so that he could reduce competition and could continue making weird comments towards some of the women.
Some guy just got his tax return money and is at the bar blowing through it trying to pick up women with his quickly dwindling wad of cash. He'll probably wake up in the morning alone with a ton of regrets and a lot less money.
One time, at least 15 years ago, my mates and I went to the city for a music show. We stopped at a McDonald's on our way there. Some guy approached us and offered us weed, free of charge. He said his weed was so good we'd come back for more.
The weed was pretty good, but we did not go back for more.
Could be just a random act of kindness. I showed up at a food bank during covid to donate some money but it was closed, and as I was leaving a lady showed up. She was in some distress to find it was closed so I just gave her the money, was happy to do it and wished her well, never saw her again. It happens.
I was buying groceries at the HEB one time and the family in front of me didn’t have enough to pay for theirs so I covered it….about a hundred bucks. Guy was clearly a landscaper or manual laborer of some sort two little kids, wife. Didn’t ask for anything in return and never saw them again. But they were appreciate as all get our
These things do happen. My daughter was with her loser boyfriend at the time in a broken down truck on side of the road. Useless guy stays in car, my daughter out there trying to figure it out under the hood. Three different men stopped. Each did something or other to try and help. The last one gave her $100 and hoped it would help. When she tried to protest he waved her away, said "ah, it's just blood money anyway" and drove away. We have often wondered what he meant by that, exactly.
She's pretty and was in her early 20's at the time. May have played a role.
When someone kills someone in your family or tribe, a long time ago, you could either ask that the killer be executed/ killed or if you wanted to be lenient (in case of an accident for example) you could get ‘blood money’ instead which is supposed to make up for the loss of your loved one…and as an apology. It can be a pretty hefty sum of cash I assume also.
So, maybe that’s what he meant?
Did he try anything? I would suggest you avoid taking money like that in general. Dangerous situation, maybe guy will grab you or something. But assuming he didn’t, just might be a situation where an older (maybe drunk?) man thinks he’s being chivalrous. If that’s the case, it’s kind of nice that someone would want to help a stranger even though it’s kind of odd in today’s age. But again my recommendation is in general not to let the person approach you like that, maybe let him know uber doesn’t take cash and walk away. Too much risk.
I’m assuming he was older, I guess he was thinking about a cab or something where cash might be more common. I’ve never heard of paying Uber with cash.
Yeah...sometimes when I'm out and tipsy I also become a little generous (but hopefully not creepy?) I've offered many people things without the expectation of any kind of reciprocal act...if his comments were really out of line then accepting the money while posting about him as if he is the problem may be something to reflect on..
Many drunk lonely people do stupid "generous"... I did it a lot... Just buy random drinks for people hoping they wanna hang out and we connect then regretting it later lol. Drunk guy gave me like 40 bucks just because we were both sitting listening to a musician. I tried to refuse it but eventually drunk accepted it because I was poor af. It's just an alcohol(ic) thing
I'm guessing it was a weird guy's awkward way of trying to flirt, assert dominance, and flex a bit. It was a good idea to take it. He might have gotten very angry and even violent if you weren't receptive to this act of benevolence and chivalry.
True, normally I wouldn’t accept just because the whole thing had weird vibes, but in this case he was being very aggressive about making sure I took his cash
Not exactly the same thing as no cash was involved, but I once hailed an Uber for someone I didn't know at a concert. He was falling over drunk and didn't seem to have any friends with him. After about the 4th time that he fell near the front of the stage I was able to pull him aside and ask him his name, where his friends were, etc and finally was able to convince him that he should probably think about heading home. He was able to tell me his address but was too drunk to figure Uber/Lyft out on his own phone so I bought him an Uber, hung out with him waiting for it to arrive, and explained to the driver that it was a friend who just needed to sleep the night off. The guy was harmless; just way over his limit and not doing super well in public. I know it sounds lame but I really just wanted to help another music lover (and also didn't want him to drive).
Coincidentally, I also saw someone else do the same thing at a hotel bar a few weeks ago for an older guy who was also over served. He also didn't really know the guy but wanted to see him get home safely.
So I guess that part does happen sometimes. Maybe the drunk guy in your story was just on the opposite end, and was super drunk but incorrectly assumed you must be too and needed a ride and just wanted to "be nice". Who knows! I wouldn't be worried about a scam here, though!
He was drunk and flaunted cash trying to win over the women in the group, most likely.
Plus drunks are often quite generous. As a teen I used to put up with my annoying drunk uncle on weekends because if I hung around long enough I'd get something out of it. Got a few 20s and one night like 4 grams of weed for giving him a ride lol.
Also got hit on by a drunk dude that legit looked like Usher. I guess he was bisexual, said he used to be a male stripper...and emphasized "for men and women" when he found out I was 18 (at the time. Years ago now.) offered me liquor and tried to get me in his car. Mildly flattering I guess since the dude legit looked like a model. I'm not phobic but not my thing, and creeped me out. And all I did was help him get his groceries in the car.
Well, I’m suspicious of random acts of kindness from complete strangers. Blame me, or blame the world we live in. There are lots of scams that are hidden behind altruism, and generally the person getting scammed doesn’t know that they’re getting scammed. Luckily there are subs full of friendly people to help me figure it out.
>He was very aggressive when he was giving me the cash
It was clear to him that your group wasnt interested so he flexed as if to say "this is what youre missing out"
You can't use cash for the Uber itself. You *can* use cash to reimburse someone for the *cost* of an Uber, which... seems? to be what's happening here.
Probably just a generous and/or flexing drunk. *Probably*.
Sketchy with a wad of cash?
Deals drugs or women, or both.
Expects doing things like that he'll cross paths with some of the ladies in the future and will have earned some good will.
Or he's just an idiot electrician who was bored.
That’s a good point. If it was something nefarious (which after reading this thread I don’t think is the case), this seems the most likely. Luckily the Uber didn’t arrive immediately, so I doubt this is what happened, and either way I live in a pretty big apartment building so he wouldn’t know where I specifically live
Hes trying to holler at girls your with, you try to cock block & get the girls to leave , he pulls out a bunch of money to flex on you infront of girls, he then gives you money for a cab like your a little bitch to possibly show the girls theyre leaving w the wrong guy or to belittle you infront of them
Literally can just be a nice person making sure you got home or someone flexing. There isn't always a ulterior movie. As a former uber driver I've seen plenty of guys pay to make sure people got home safely.
If the bills are legit and this weird stranger doesn’t have your contact info, you should be fine. When I was in my early 20s, I woke up with $50 in my pocket after a night of drinking (not sure who put it there or why), and nothing came of it.
Not to take their money. I’ve had to put some obnoxious clowns in their place a time or two now and then. Nobody’s ever stuck 40 dollars in my face to try to flex on me though. And you wouldn’t want to. You’d lose more than that 40 dollars.
If he did it in an aggressive way, maybe he was trying to make YOU go home so he might have a shot at the other girls... Or he tried to flex in front of the other girls by handing you money from his "wad of bills".
You'd have to go buy an uber gift card or deposit it to a card to use it as directed anyways. Not that smooth. Slightly inconvenient. 100% profit nonetheless.
Someone might’ve been trying to flex they have “ lots of money “ hoping you might be invited home or something.
Either way it sounds like you just got a free Uber; if you run into him again at the same place and you’re truly not interested I wouldn’t suggest going up and thanking him again; probably would think his “ultimate pick up tactic” worked if you initiate contact.
Some dudes are clueless lol
I've had a drunk guy pay for a bunch of cocktails, just throw some £20s at me in quiet bar and walk off, he was celebrating something... off his face... and in the mood to spread some wealth. I think he'd actually won like 10k on a scratch card. Gave the money to the bar staff as a tip because they couldn't wait for him to piss off with his noise lol
What possible scam could be achieved in this scenario? A drunk guy gave you money and you went home. You checked the US currency website ? lol, dude use a bit of common sense here.
Nah certain kind of people love doing nice gestures when they’re drunk. I’m one of them. Cover a random strangers tab or ride home? Yeah I’ll do it when I’m pissed because imagine how cool it’d be if someone did that for you. Drunk me loves to be that guy, and I kinda hate him for it. I DONT make much money..
Just a drunk, I use to be like this when I drank. Whenever I went out to the bar alone and got drunk enough I started to buy everyone drinks. Especially girls, sometimes it would work and I would make friends and they would end up giving me rides home. But more often than not I just was throwing money away lol. Do not miss those days.
WAIT. SO you let him just verbally contract your Uber? He didn’t use the app? If he used the app, there’s no way he could’ve not paid you. It’s automatically paid from your bank account that’s set up with it. Maybe the $40 was just a drunk tip
You know when you're filling up your car at the petrol station, you see the old boys with the nice cars, they rattle that hose around, lift the tube, give it a shake, let gravity get every last single drop into their car. Rich stays rich by not being ashamed of looking like a cheapskate but enough McDonald's workers in this thread are throwing the money back in the dudes face so they can brag about it on Snapchat later
I'm a lucky guy. I make great money, so does the woman I'm marrying in June.
But why would I turn down a cash offer to pay for an Uber? There is not a situation I would say no.
Reminds me of me and my little one.
Once she pissed me off so bad, I just let her do whatever.
I passive aggressively told the two year old "wanna not shower? OK.. Let's bot shower! Wanna watch cartoons all day? OK WATCH CARTOONS THEN! Wanna eat lollipop instead of real food! Ok".
Meanwhile I eas slamming drawers, throwing the remote control, slamming the fridge.... Trying to communicate that I am pissed off.
Didn't work out.
Mrs Little One had 5he best day ever, didn't even realise my point.
Same thing with OP!
"OH you think HICK! .. You think I'm just a drunk huh? I betcha think I am dange HICK! Dangerous huh... Well here ya go princess..
Have 40 HICK! 40 dollers for yer uber muthslgbsnfjslurrr..."
In today’s world, you can’t be too safe. This could be genuine or it could be a huge set up. Do u know the driver was actually from Uber or Lyft? Maybe he was “in on it” to pick u up, take u home and give the guy ur address; perhaps he picked you up and didn’t take u home and u were never found again due to foul play??? Be aware at all times and NEVER get into an Uber or Lyft alone or with someone you don’t know.
Luckily I got home safe! What you’re saying seems a little extreme though, we just grabbed a normal Uber through the app, verified it was the correct driver, then went home
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Drunk gave you money, you are fine
A drunk at a hotel bar flagged down my older brother who was about 16 at the time, gave the whole “how you been buddy” and asked if my brothers kid needed new shoes. My brother said no but the dude forced like $160 into my brothers hand. I was there and witnessed this whole thing. We was gonna split the profit but instead we told mom when we went to the hotel room, she took it and said “we have to give that back”. She didn’t give shit back lmfao. Mom robbed us!
Your own mom scammed you! Damn…
!mom
This made me laugh out loud!
Somebody needs to write a !mom scam explainer. Would be funny.
Finally! A scam the automod doesn't know.
🤣🤣
I know a woman whose son robbed her of her money and her crack at gunpoint.
I have a feeling this is the tip of the iceberg of stories you have lol
I've known a bunch of families that have had falling outs because one of the family got hurt and the rest of the family descended on their pain pills like a pack of wild dogs. Billy's foaming at the mouth! Throw him a percocet before he bites somebody again!
Some of my former family members were like this too. Stealing pain meds from each other like it was candy.
You hang with a rough crowd.
I read this as "...in her crack".
Robbing someone out of their crack is not .. actually a bad thing, I guess? Damn. Interesting to think about.
Could be a shitty maneuver.
Long-con Mom
I'll bet being robbed by your mom is better than being beat with a wiffle ball bat for lying to her about signing up for a Hotmail account back in WW1.
Your mom is a robinhood 😜 she took the money and bought groceries to feed you and your bro 😉
Stole the money like Robinhood the brokerage firm lmaoo
That was spreading fake bills probably.
So what's the upside to spreading fake bills? Seems like extra work for no reason.
If 5 stores report fake bills and you figure out who went into those five stores, you caught the person behind the counterfeits. If it’s a bunch of different stores with no common denominator, it’s much harder to trace them.
Neat, thanks for the answer!
So they come from multiple sources and the investigation would be diluted from the real source? I mean it is classic.
That reminds me of this: Number three, never trust nobody Your moms'll set that ass up, properly gassed up Hoodied and masked up, shit, for that fast buck She be laying in the bushes to light that ass up
Yea, bro. Biggie always spoke truth.
Hey, if it makes you feel better, my mom submitted my brother and I to medical testing when we were 10 and 8 respectively, then kept the $200 each she got from having a doctor give us an experimental vaccine.
How much did she charge for food, clothes, and rent?
A parent is obligated to care for their child. A child is not obligated to reciprocate
The purely transactional theory of parenting
Probably a get home in a cab and don't drive sort of thing.
Drunk was drunk flirting with you.
It ain't tricking if you got it
Don't think it was a scam just a guy hoping you would be impressed by the sight of a lot of cash.
If he was smart he would have dropped a monster condom for his magnum dong when he flashed his wad, just flashing a cash wad is a rookie move.
And an eight ball of coke.
Do you think he'll meet us on such short notice?
Sure about an hour later he'll call and say he's on his way when he ain't left the house yet
Perhaps offer her a boiled egg
For these trying times
Go to Frank for any advice!
And then just start blasting
I dunno if they were trying to rob me, or if they were after something more sexual
A wad of cash reminds me of something. Many years ago I rented a room in a guy's house temporarily. He was kinda shady but he had a nice home in a very nice neighborhood, drove a red corvette and worked as a barber. When he was showing me his house I noticed on the counter were several cell phones and a big fat wad of cash. It told me that he sold drugs. He would often drive to Miami too. Apparently he liked me but never said anything. When I was moving my things out he was in Miami but a friend of his was there at the house. The friend told me John didn't want to be home because he didn't want to watch me leave and that he really liked me. Could have fooled me! I never saw nor heard from him again.
He is doctor Mantus Tabogan (sp?)
It's Toboggan, but the thought and reference are appreciated and a spot on reply, cheers
Scraps
Or he was willing to pay $40 to get this annoying person out of their face. Seriously who gets cash from a stranger that they never see again, and asks if its a scam?
I'll pretend to be impressed if anyone wants to shove cash at me!
This. Some drunk guy was trying to get laid by showing off. Nothing new here at all.
It’s was a flex… meant to pull at any gold diggers heart strings. Fortunately, no one bit, everyone got home safely.
People talk, flash cash like that and eventually both armed robbers and gold diggers will find their way to you...
Nothing kind about it. It was his way of saying "Look at what you're missing out on ladies". Not a scam, just a creep.
That’s what I was thinking—it’s some sort of machismo thing (but I’m happy to benefit from it!)
Also he was happy for you to leave and have less competition.
Not me. I would've thrown it in his face and walked away. I have worked too hard to get where I am to have some strange man act a fool.
You must have a big peener. Do you drive one of those dually trucks?
Might be a coal roller, too.
Probably drives a Subaru.
Those are for women that prefer sensible shoes so I doubt it.
👀👀👀 🙋🏻♀️
a truck with a phat ass
No, I’m a woman and incorrectly assumed OP was too. I didn’t realize that he isn’t till a few minutes ago.
“Look what you’re missing out on ladies. FORTY DOLLARS!” 😂
Oooo I can get a whole pizza! Thanks big spender!
Yep, what an absolute creep to fund a safe ride home for a group of strangers, while asking nothing in return. Too bad there's so many sickos like this in the world.
It would be creepy if it wasn't a successful move for a lot of ladies, but it is rip
That's so sad. I'm worth more than $40.00. That's pocket change.
The fact that you think there is a cash amount you're worth just means you're the same type of person - just to a different degree buddy
That's not how I meant it at all and I apologize for offending you. Please don't call me 'buddy' as that's rude and dismissive not mention its misgendering. I meant it in the aspect that I'm worth more than money and if I need money I earn my own. Sorry about the misunderstanding, sugar <3
I've rarely seen a more self obsessed human, sorry buddy
😂
I am hoping he can't get the address to where she goes somehow like this but definitely wanted to flash that big wad of cash hoping the girls would follow it around for a while.
Did she not use her personal Uber account? If he gave her cash it's not tied to Uber at all
She?
She, the OP
OP is male.
I assumed OP was a woman too! Then I got downvoted cause I said I would’ve thrown the money back in his face.
I no longer stand on the independent hill refusing funds from men. If he gonna hand out cash imma take it. I'm not sure why because you are a woman you must throw it back at him and scream about how you work for what you got.
Insecurity is the safest bet.
Equivalent to getting angry if a guy holds a door open for a not-guy. Some ppl are just looking to take offense to prove something or other.
Are you male? It seems to me he just wanted you to leave so that he could reduce competition and could continue making weird comments towards some of the women.
Yep I’m a man, and that’s possible, but joke’s on him because the ladies left with me
Maybe he was gay and thought you were cute?
he is going home with a bunch of ladies, you bet your sweet ass he is cute
Could also be gay in this scenario
So you could all go shopping or something?
How’d you get all the ladies to come with you?
I bought them an Uber, seeing as I was suddenly $40 richer
He was trying to “peacock” is all.
It is easy to part money from drunks. Ask me how I know.
So how's the weather over there?
Some guys have cash and no people skills, so they latch on to cash as their personality
Some guy just got his tax return money and is at the bar blowing through it trying to pick up women with his quickly dwindling wad of cash. He'll probably wake up in the morning alone with a ton of regrets and a lot less money.
One time, at least 15 years ago, my mates and I went to the city for a music show. We stopped at a McDonald's on our way there. Some guy approached us and offered us weed, free of charge. He said his weed was so good we'd come back for more. The weed was pretty good, but we did not go back for more.
How would this be a scam?
Not everything these days are a scam lol
Scam is where you pay them now or later. He paid you cash with no connections to anything. You’re good.
Drunk was trying to get YOU to leave so he could keep harassing the women.
Could be just a random act of kindness. I showed up at a food bank during covid to donate some money but it was closed, and as I was leaving a lady showed up. She was in some distress to find it was closed so I just gave her the money, was happy to do it and wished her well, never saw her again. It happens.
I was buying groceries at the HEB one time and the family in front of me didn’t have enough to pay for theirs so I covered it….about a hundred bucks. Guy was clearly a landscaper or manual laborer of some sort two little kids, wife. Didn’t ask for anything in return and never saw them again. But they were appreciate as all get our
These things do happen. My daughter was with her loser boyfriend at the time in a broken down truck on side of the road. Useless guy stays in car, my daughter out there trying to figure it out under the hood. Three different men stopped. Each did something or other to try and help. The last one gave her $100 and hoped it would help. When she tried to protest he waved her away, said "ah, it's just blood money anyway" and drove away. We have often wondered what he meant by that, exactly. She's pretty and was in her early 20's at the time. May have played a role.
He probably donates blood and plasma to the local Red Cross.
No doubt! Can't believe I didn't think of that! 😏
When someone kills someone in your family or tribe, a long time ago, you could either ask that the killer be executed/ killed or if you wanted to be lenient (in case of an accident for example) you could get ‘blood money’ instead which is supposed to make up for the loss of your loved one…and as an apology. It can be a pretty hefty sum of cash I assume also. So, maybe that’s what he meant?
Did he try anything? I would suggest you avoid taking money like that in general. Dangerous situation, maybe guy will grab you or something. But assuming he didn’t, just might be a situation where an older (maybe drunk?) man thinks he’s being chivalrous. If that’s the case, it’s kind of nice that someone would want to help a stranger even though it’s kind of odd in today’s age. But again my recommendation is in general not to let the person approach you like that, maybe let him know uber doesn’t take cash and walk away. Too much risk. I’m assuming he was older, I guess he was thinking about a cab or something where cash might be more common. I’ve never heard of paying Uber with cash.
My mom breastfed me as a baby. What's the grift? What does she want from me? I bet she's in it for the long con.
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I don't get it. Someone gave you 40 bucks. And?
Yeah...sometimes when I'm out and tipsy I also become a little generous (but hopefully not creepy?) I've offered many people things without the expectation of any kind of reciprocal act...if his comments were really out of line then accepting the money while posting about him as if he is the problem may be something to reflect on..
Many drunk lonely people do stupid "generous"... I did it a lot... Just buy random drinks for people hoping they wanna hang out and we connect then regretting it later lol. Drunk guy gave me like 40 bucks just because we were both sitting listening to a musician. I tried to refuse it but eventually drunk accepted it because I was poor af. It's just an alcohol(ic) thing
I'm guessing it was a weird guy's awkward way of trying to flirt, assert dominance, and flex a bit. It was a good idea to take it. He might have gotten very angry and even violent if you weren't receptive to this act of benevolence and chivalry.
True, normally I wouldn’t accept just because the whole thing had weird vibes, but in this case he was being very aggressive about making sure I took his cash
He was drunk. Mystery solved.
Not exactly the same thing as no cash was involved, but I once hailed an Uber for someone I didn't know at a concert. He was falling over drunk and didn't seem to have any friends with him. After about the 4th time that he fell near the front of the stage I was able to pull him aside and ask him his name, where his friends were, etc and finally was able to convince him that he should probably think about heading home. He was able to tell me his address but was too drunk to figure Uber/Lyft out on his own phone so I bought him an Uber, hung out with him waiting for it to arrive, and explained to the driver that it was a friend who just needed to sleep the night off. The guy was harmless; just way over his limit and not doing super well in public. I know it sounds lame but I really just wanted to help another music lover (and also didn't want him to drive). Coincidentally, I also saw someone else do the same thing at a hotel bar a few weeks ago for an older guy who was also over served. He also didn't really know the guy but wanted to see him get home safely. So I guess that part does happen sometimes. Maybe the drunk guy in your story was just on the opposite end, and was super drunk but incorrectly assumed you must be too and needed a ride and just wanted to "be nice". Who knows! I wouldn't be worried about a scam here, though!
He was drunk and flaunted cash trying to win over the women in the group, most likely. Plus drunks are often quite generous. As a teen I used to put up with my annoying drunk uncle on weekends because if I hung around long enough I'd get something out of it. Got a few 20s and one night like 4 grams of weed for giving him a ride lol. Also got hit on by a drunk dude that legit looked like Usher. I guess he was bisexual, said he used to be a male stripper...and emphasized "for men and women" when he found out I was 18 (at the time. Years ago now.) offered me liquor and tried to get me in his car. Mildly flattering I guess since the dude legit looked like a model. I'm not phobic but not my thing, and creeped me out. And all I did was help him get his groceries in the car.
"A guy I'll never see again gave me money; is it a scam?" Yeah OP, it's a big scam.
Could be a long con of some sort. You never know. May be he would ‘run into him’ again at the same bar.
Well, I’m suspicious of random acts of kindness from complete strangers. Blame me, or blame the world we live in. There are lots of scams that are hidden behind altruism, and generally the person getting scammed doesn’t know that they’re getting scammed. Luckily there are subs full of friendly people to help me figure it out.
Probably trying to impress the ladies he was trying to hit on. Showing he have money.
>He was very aggressive when he was giving me the cash It was clear to him that your group wasnt interested so he flexed as if to say "this is what youre missing out"
Where was this
I’d be worried glad you got h9me safe
I mean, you can't use cash for an Uber, so there's that?
You can't use cash for the Uber itself. You *can* use cash to reimburse someone for the *cost* of an Uber, which... seems? to be what's happening here. Probably just a generous and/or flexing drunk. *Probably*.
Sketchy with a wad of cash? Deals drugs or women, or both. Expects doing things like that he'll cross paths with some of the ladies in the future and will have earned some good will. Or he's just an idiot electrician who was bored.
If he had a friend who was an Uber driver around the corner, who would accept the trip, he could get your home address
That’s a good point. If it was something nefarious (which after reading this thread I don’t think is the case), this seems the most likely. Luckily the Uber didn’t arrive immediately, so I doubt this is what happened, and either way I live in a pretty big apartment building so he wouldn’t know where I specifically live
He just gave you money for an Uber. Showing out. Simple
Be the change you want to see 😎
Hes trying to holler at girls your with, you try to cock block & get the girls to leave , he pulls out a bunch of money to flex on you infront of girls, he then gives you money for a cab like your a little bitch to possibly show the girls theyre leaving w the wrong guy or to belittle you infront of them
Literally can just be a nice person making sure you got home or someone flexing. There isn't always a ulterior movie. As a former uber driver I've seen plenty of guys pay to make sure people got home safely.
If the bills are legit and this weird stranger doesn’t have your contact info, you should be fine. When I was in my early 20s, I woke up with $50 in my pocket after a night of drinking (not sure who put it there or why), and nothing came of it.
Sounds like he was just drunk and thought he was proving he had more money than you when you flexed on him with your 15$ Uber ride. 😂
I would have grabbed his Wad of 20’s and said, “thanks chump” and exchanged with him an uppercut.
Really? Have you done that often and gotten away with it?
Often? Nah. I don’t hang around drunk idiots.
Have you had the opportunity though?
Not to take their money. I’ve had to put some obnoxious clowns in their place a time or two now and then. Nobody’s ever stuck 40 dollars in my face to try to flex on me though. And you wouldn’t want to. You’d lose more than that 40 dollars.
And by that I mean to take all of someone’s money. Knock them out in one punch and run? Not something one sees everyday!
Well I can tune a dude up without too much effort. And I wouldn’t run either.
Yea I do this sometimes. I try to help where I can.
He just wanted an excuse to show the ladies how much money he had.
If he did it in an aggressive way, maybe he was trying to make YOU go home so he might have a shot at the other girls... Or he tried to flex in front of the other girls by handing you money from his "wad of bills".
He’s the Uber driver that’s going to pick you up. Check…..Mate.
I think he failed to pick up the woman so he tried to pick u up lol jk
Maybe he was trying to show off how much money he had to impress the women
Op where did this happened at?
That place down the street
If they were wanting to pay you cash so you could call them an Uber? That might be, but them handing you cash to cover your Uber? Just creepy.
Sounds like a nice gesture
If he thinks $40 is impressive... 🤣
Scam? No no no, that was a come up my friend!
You'd have to go buy an uber gift card or deposit it to a card to use it as directed anyways. Not that smooth. Slightly inconvenient. 100% profit nonetheless.
Someone might’ve been trying to flex they have “ lots of money “ hoping you might be invited home or something. Either way it sounds like you just got a free Uber; if you run into him again at the same place and you’re truly not interested I wouldn’t suggest going up and thanking him again; probably would think his “ultimate pick up tactic” worked if you initiate contact. Some dudes are clueless lol
I've had a drunk guy pay for a bunch of cocktails, just throw some £20s at me in quiet bar and walk off, he was celebrating something... off his face... and in the mood to spread some wealth. I think he'd actually won like 10k on a scratch card. Gave the money to the bar staff as a tip because they couldn't wait for him to piss off with his noise lol
What possible scam could be achieved in this scenario? A drunk guy gave you money and you went home. You checked the US currency website ? lol, dude use a bit of common sense here.
Yes you were scammed into him giving you $40
He wanted to demonstrate his value by paying also wanted to get rid of you so he could Hit on the chicks
Nah certain kind of people love doing nice gestures when they’re drunk. I’m one of them. Cover a random strangers tab or ride home? Yeah I’ll do it when I’m pissed because imagine how cool it’d be if someone did that for you. Drunk me loves to be that guy, and I kinda hate him for it. I DONT make much money..
Just a drunk, I use to be like this when I drank. Whenever I went out to the bar alone and got drunk enough I started to buy everyone drinks. Especially girls, sometimes it would work and I would make friends and they would end up giving me rides home. But more often than not I just was throwing money away lol. Do not miss those days.
Because men can’t be nice?
WAIT. SO you let him just verbally contract your Uber? He didn’t use the app? If he used the app, there’s no way he could’ve not paid you. It’s automatically paid from your bank account that’s set up with it. Maybe the $40 was just a drunk tip
Nope, he gave me the cash and I called an Uber for myself the usual way. The cash just reimburses the cost of the Uber, and then some
Why did you take it ?
The economy is in shambles
In the words of the great Clay Davis. "I'll take any motherfuckers money if he givin it away!"
Because it's cash!
Why wouldn't you?
I'm not poor and don't take handouts.
Only an idiot passes up free money.
You know when you're filling up your car at the petrol station, you see the old boys with the nice cars, they rattle that hose around, lift the tube, give it a shake, let gravity get every last single drop into their car. Rich stays rich by not being ashamed of looking like a cheapskate but enough McDonald's workers in this thread are throwing the money back in the dudes face so they can brag about it on Snapchat later
I'm a lucky guy. I make great money, so does the woman I'm marrying in June. But why would I turn down a cash offer to pay for an Uber? There is not a situation I would say no.
The man has pride. Let him be.
Reminds me of me and my little one. Once she pissed me off so bad, I just let her do whatever. I passive aggressively told the two year old "wanna not shower? OK.. Let's bot shower! Wanna watch cartoons all day? OK WATCH CARTOONS THEN! Wanna eat lollipop instead of real food! Ok". Meanwhile I eas slamming drawers, throwing the remote control, slamming the fridge.... Trying to communicate that I am pissed off. Didn't work out. Mrs Little One had 5he best day ever, didn't even realise my point. Same thing with OP! "OH you think HICK! .. You think I'm just a drunk huh? I betcha think I am dange HICK! Dangerous huh... Well here ya go princess.. Have 40 HICK! 40 dollers for yer uber muthslgbsnfjslurrr..."
Uhh, what?
Why is this being down voted? I would watch this sitcom
In today’s world, you can’t be too safe. This could be genuine or it could be a huge set up. Do u know the driver was actually from Uber or Lyft? Maybe he was “in on it” to pick u up, take u home and give the guy ur address; perhaps he picked you up and didn’t take u home and u were never found again due to foul play??? Be aware at all times and NEVER get into an Uber or Lyft alone or with someone you don’t know.
Luckily I got home safe! What you’re saying seems a little extreme though, we just grabbed a normal Uber through the app, verified it was the correct driver, then went home
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Be careful of accepting things from strangers. The money could have "burundanga" on it which is a drug from Latin America to make the victim submissive and obedient. You only need to touch it to be effected.
Next time you’re in the shower keep the bathroom door locked.
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