'Catch Me If You Can' conman Barry John Faulkner strikes

[NM]

Be on guard around Sydney Airport:

From news.com.au.

ONE of Australia's most notorious fraudsters has returned to Sydney to prey on unsuspecting commuters.

Police believe Barry John Faulkner, dubbed Australia's "Catch Me If You Can" bandit, is luring victims to Sydney international airport. Since April, a dozen people have fallen for his latest scam, netting him tens of thousands of dollars.

 

[sr81]

If a deal sounds to good to be true then funnily enough it usually is. I feel sorry for those ripped off but buying a motorbike off a guy in an airport? :shock:

 

[Travel Guru]

I find it hard to have too much sympathy for people caught by these sort of scams, its a bit like those who get caught in alot of property scams etc, it's usually their own greed which led to them being involved in the first place.

You can repeat the line 'if it sounds to good to....' until the sun comes down, but as long as theres a sucker, there will be those willing to relieve them of their money...as the saying goes, 'a fool and his money is soon parted.'

TG

 

[bambbbam2]

I'm always very weary of people who use their middle name all the time..

 

[Hvr]

I find it hard to have too much sympathy for people caught by these sort of scams, its a bit like those who get caught in a lot of property scams etc, it's usually their own greed which led to them being involved in the first place.TG

It all comes down to a basic appreciation of the con (wo)man's awareness of human nature. "You cannot con an honest person!"

Any such swindle relies upon the mark doing or being involved in something dodgy. Don't get involved and you won't get ripped off.

 

[Travel Guru]

It all comes down to a basic appreciation of the con (wo)man's awareness of human nature. "You cannot con an honest person!"

Any such swindle relies upon the mark doing or being involved in something dodgy. Don't get involved and you won't get ripped off.

Couldn't agree more.

TG

 

[JohnK]

If a deal sounds to good to be true then funnily enough it usually is. I feel sorry for those ripped off but buying a motorbike off a guy in an airport? :shock:

Does someone need to be naive to fall for these types of scams?

 

[NYCguy]

Does someone need to be naive to fall for these types of scams?

To think someone would be touting a Ducati, perhaps. The perfume etc, perhaps not.

 

[thegurio]

The thing that amuses me about this whole thing is that these people quite easily hand over 3k to a complete stranger without seeing the goods. If it were me i would quite happily hand over half the asking price for the full item but only upon seeing registration papers and the item. As for the perfume etc, that might be a little easier to hand the money over but still...