He Took Revenge When a Con Man Tried To Take His Money After a Minor Accident in a Parking Lot

A Reddit user shares his story of a car accident and the serial con artist who tried to take advantage of him.

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The Original poster (OP) explains that he was driving his pickup truck home from his job as a foreman and went to get food from Mcdonald’s.

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While pulling out of the parking lot, he lightly scraped another car as he looked left and “wasn’t paying great attention to what was happening in front of me.”

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The OP jumped out and ensured the driver was okay before apologizing and offering to pay for the damages in cash. The driver, who OP calls B, agreed.

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A month later, B phones the OP from a body shop with a bill worth $2,403. OP says this was more than he’d imagined, but he was willing to pay and tells Brent to get the work done.

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Something Feels Off

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