A 96 year old guy, I can understand. The elderly are easy prey. But anyone else has no excuse.

Why would anyone take goods or services from a random person -- in a parking lot of all places.

I remember being asked to buy a set of speakers by some guys out of a white van in Linden, even though that is one of the oldest tricks in the book. I told the guys to go #OOPS# themselves.

OMG, I had a guy do that in the Best Buy lot to me telling me he could fix my dented bumper. I just can't be bothered to fix it - but he was in a van and I thought it was odd.

I've seen these guys cruising around the parking lot. I had a dent in my car and they claimed they could repair it.

If it's the same people I am thinking about, they hang out inbetween shoprite and bed bath beyond / pep boys and are sometimes in a van.

They look foreign with dark hair - possible middle eastern or indian (not to be racist, just trying to help).

It's pretty obvious that one of the main editors at the Jersey Journal thinks their policy of no physical descriptions is righteous anti-racism, when in reality they're just doing a disservice to the public. This is college newspaper stuff.

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This is a pretty low-down stunt. On the other hand, should a 96 year old really be driving?

There's a special place in hell for people who rip off seniors.

Absolutely not. You'd be doing a disservice by not describing him.

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Yeah, I saw that guy. About 300 times on my way to work this morning.

Is it taboo to actually describe physical characteristics?

Christ help him. That's awful.

By Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal
on January 09, 2013JJ

A 96-year-old Jersey City man was swindled out of $7,800 when a scam artist conned him into believing he needed an expensive device to repair his car,. authorities said.
The Ogden Avenue senior told police that on Thursday around noon he left the ShopRite on Marin Boulevard and found his Plymouth would not start, police said. He was then approached by a man who said he was employed by Plymouth Motors and could help him, a police report said.

The con man looked under the Plymouth's dashboard, showed the victim what appeared to be a burned-out fuse and said it had to be replaced, the report says. He told the victim it was a special chip and that he just happened to have one in his pocket, so he replaced it, the report says.

The con man then said the special chip cost $7,800 and the victim would have to pay
him that amount, the report says. The victim said he didn't have that much money on him, so the con man got into the Plymouth's driver seat and the victim into the passenger seat and they drove to Walgreens on Kennedy Boulevard at Communipaw Avenue, where both used a restroom, the report says.

The victim then walked across the boulevard to a Bank of America branch, where he withdrew $7,800, the report says. He walked back to the Walgreens parking lot and handed over the money before driving away when the con man said he didn't need a lift because his wife was picking him up, the report said.

When the Ogden Avenue man realized that he had been swindled, he called the police, who have now released security camera images from Walgreens of the alleged con man. The con man was described as being in his early 60s, and wearing a brown jacket and wool hat, the report says.

Police are urging anyone with information about the crime or the scam artist to call (201) 547-JAIL.