Current Events > Hero Muslim returns $15,688 to old man who was being scammed.

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A pensioner has been reunited with his life savings after taxi driver realised he had been scammed.

Barry Stone got a phone call by someone saying they were from Scotland Yard investigating bank fraud. They told him to withdraw 12,000 8,000 in 50 notes and 4,128 worth of euros and hand it over to taxi driver Izy Rashid who would take it to London.

But Mr Rashid, who works for Neales of Marlow, believed that something was wrong and returned to Mr Stones home to reunite him with his cash. Mr Stone said: I didnt sleep afterwards and I couldnt eat at all, it was such a lot of money. I feel so relieved now, I can have something to eat no, no problem. Im very, very relieved.

Speaking about the scammers he added: You just believe them sometimes, dont you? You think youre helping people out. They say they want the money because its got fingerprints on it and its somebody at the bank, they might be able to catch them and you believe them. However, never again.

It makes me look so foolish. I was rushing about, I went for my flu jab, came back at about 1.30pm. I hadnt had anything to eat and then you think the police are phoning, you dont register. After contacting police, Mr Rashid returned to Mr Stones home and gave him back his money.

Speaking about Mr Rashid he said: Hes a wonderful man and friend now, a very, very good friend. Ill start using his taxis now. Im going away in a few weeks time and flying from Heathrow (airport) so Ill make sure I use him then.

Im really angry that people can do something like that though, rob you and take your money targeting old people as well. How can they do that? I was brought up to respect my elders so Id never, ever dream of doing something like that.

Mr Rashid said: We got a phone call from somebody in London by the name of Gary to pick someone up in Marlow. We thought it was a bit suspicious because when we got there he (Mr Stone) just gave us a box. My colleague brought it back to the office but then I took it back to the gentleman.

At first he said No, its aftershave for my son because thats what the scammers had told him to say. We later realised they had rung him, claiming to be from the Met Police. They wanted him to go to his bank and get all the money out of his account and they would check the fingerprints of the money. So he had taken it all out, put it in the box, and then they told him not to tell anyone what it was about.

He added: I dont think Im a hero. Its just immoral to take somebodys money, especially someone so old and fragile.

Im just happy I was able to stop this man from losing his entire life savings, simple as that. Im certain that if we werent already aware of scams like this he would have lost all of that money. Its really sad that stuff like that goes on and I just hope this will help raise the awareness of these scams and make more people aware of what can happen.

Its heartbreaking to think that without our intervention Mr Stone could have been left penniless.


Full Artitcle: http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/06/hero-taxi-driver-returns-12000-to-pensioner-after-realising-he-was-being-scammed-6980851/


This is IMO where Randism and Libertarianism falls flat. "Everyone look out for themselves and we'll be fine." ignores how is it is to target the old, sick and lame. And fraudsters have no morals that make them hestitate.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

I couldnt eat at all

UnfairRepresent posted...

I hadnt had anything to eat

UnfairRepresent posted...

I feel so relieved now, I can have something to eat

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Despicable targeting anyone for such horrible scams.
More needs to be done to catch these people and they need to be seriously punished.
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How do people fall for this? Doesn't it sound suspicious to be ordered to take out such a large sum?
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LightningAce11 posted...

How do people fall for this? Doesn't it sound suspicious to be ordered to take out such a large sum?

"Why isn't everyone as smart as me"

You do realize how egocentric that sounds?

Older people, sick people, stupid people, mentally ill people, trusting people, sheltered people. They don't know what we take for granted. They are the marks and easy targets scammers aim for.

Don't assume everyone knows everything you know nor assume what is obvious to you is obvious to you.

This man probably doesn't even know what Youtube is. Let alone how to handle scammers/
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UnfairRepresent posted...

"Why isn't everyone as smart as me"

thats not what he said you absolute fucking troll


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Why does unfair always make up strawman arguments and attack them?
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UnfairRepresent posted...

This is IMO where Randism and Libertarianism falls flat. "Everyone look out for themselves and we'll be fine." ignores how is it is to target the old, sick and lame. And fraudsters have no morals that make them hestitate.

I don't know any rational people who actually think there should be no law enforcement and stuff, like investigators who go after fraudsters.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

This is IMO where Randism and Libertarianism falls flat. "Everyone look out for themselves and we'll be fine." ignores how is it is to target the old, sick and lame. And fraudsters have no morals that make them hestitate.

I don't know any rational people who actually think there should be no law enforcement and stuff, like investigators who go after fraudsters.

A lot of people do or at least think they should be privately funded.

There is an enormous anti-tax movement.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

There is an enormous anti-tax movement.

I never take any of those "all taxation is theft!" people seriously. Whatever you want to call it, anarchy, ultra hardcore libertarianism, Ayn Randism, doesn't matter to me, I don't think it would work. I am a capitalist, but that is not capitalism.
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Imagine if the victim was an Islamaphobic Trumpeteer...

So the taxi driver was in on it and felt guilty last minute?
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So the premise is that they were investigating someone at the bank, so they needed this man to withdraw all of his money to be checked for fingerprints?

That might be the dumbest scam ever
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eston posted...

So the premise is that they were investigating someone at the bank, so they needed this man to withdraw all of his money to be checked for fingerprints?

That might be the dumbest scam ever

it's ridiculously easy to fool a lot of the elderly sadly. they take anything said over the phone or internet as fact.
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eston posted...

So the premise is that they were investigating someone at the bank, so they needed this man to withdraw all of his money to be checked for fingerprints?

That might be the dumbest scam ever

it makes sense. because when you withdraw money, they give you YOUR money thats sitting at the bank to be picked up, obviously. It might have been fake!!

Wutobliteration posted...

Imagine if the victim was an Islamaphobic Trumpeteer...

The result would be the same?
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Scumdrop posted...

it's ridiculously easy to fool a lot of the elderly sadly. they take anything said over the phone or internet as fact.

Speaks the voice of experience
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Good on the driver. Ripping off an old man who can't recognize modern scam tactics is pretty crappy.
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Shotgunnova posted...

Good on the driver. Ripping off an old man who can't recognize modern scam tactics is pretty crappy.

Yup
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why does he have to be Muslim. how is that relevant?

Trayvon posted...

why does he have to be Muslim. how is that relevant?

Ask that question next time a musoim kimms sic and the media goes off on it
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