Using Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, the scammer charges £2 to turn a £5, £10 or £20 note into a beautiful sculpture.
This is probably one of the scams that scammers will feel safer pulling off since they know they are not likely to get caught. Before finding a busy market or high street, the scammer will cut pound notes in half and then fold them. He is sacrificing his own money, but he knows he will make a profit before the end of the day. When you attract a customer, you give them the details. It will cost them £2 to have a cool looking one pound note, well that’s what they think.
When the note is delivered, the scammer proceeds to work and folds the note. When the note is folded corresponding to the pre-prepared half notes, she reaches into her bag and changes the notes by pulling out a winder/flattener device, but the mark doesn’t notice.
The wonderful thing about this scam is that when the buyer walks away with their nice bill, they’re not sure they’ll open it and find that it has gone from being a whole bill to a worthless half note.
A clever scam than a good one, now that you know what it is, don’t believe it. There are many of these street scams in towns and cities around the world. Be prepared and protected in the Real Hustle [http://www.real-hustle.com].
