LittleYiaYia Posted March 18, 2019 #251 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Saw him this month near Plaza De Armas. Did not realize what was happening till we had come abreast of the scammer and an older American man who were blocking the sidewalk. As we passed by I saw the older man hand the younger man something and he said he was sorry but that was all he had on him. The scammer replied that he should not be sorry and thanks. The scammer then took off at a fast clip and I watched him till he was out of sight. I wish I could have heard the whole transaction. I might have warned the older gentleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisingmom902 Posted June 22, 2019 #252 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Haha just came back from a cruise to San Juan and he approached us too!!! We told him we had no cash and walked away. He was mellow and didn’t bother us. But 10 years later and still at it! SMH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCbmwmom Posted June 24, 2019 #253 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 12:56 PM, LittleYiaYia said: Saw him this month near Plaza De Armas. Did not realize what was happening till we had come abreast of the scammer and an older American man who were blocking the sidewalk. As we passed by I saw the older man hand the younger man something and he said he was sorry but that was all he had on him. The scammer replied that he should not be sorry and thanks. The scammer then took off at a fast clip and I watched him till he was out of sight. I wish I could have heard the whole transaction. I might have warned the older gentleman. We are staying at this hotel. Time to brush up on my high school French. Parlez vous Francais? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted June 24, 2019 #254 Share Posted June 24, 2019 As many times as we have been to SJ and cruised out of there (and stayed multiple days before and after the cruise) I have yet to meet this famous person! However, we got split up from my son in law when we were there in May and ....he fell for it and gave the guy money. We laughed about it afterwards but he didn't care and he's willing to help anyone at any time. That's just his nature and even if the guy would have told him the truth, he probably still would have done it. LOL He actually gave him $20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted June 27, 2019 #255 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 5:12 PM, mitsugirly said: As many times as we have been to SJ and cruised out of there (and stayed multiple days before and after the cruise) I have yet to meet this famous person! We haven't either - after 10 trips to Puerto Rico and probably 25-30 times to Old San Juan. I'm feeling left out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sersee Posted August 3, 2019 #256 Share Posted August 3, 2019 We were just there this week and was approached by him. He asked if we spoke English . Then he made a joke about only speaking Wisconsin. He told us that his brother was in the bad part of Puerto Rico and got beat up and mugged. He was taken to the hospital. My husband said “sorry to hear , good luck with that” and walked off. All we heard him say is “jeez”. Lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayteecat Posted August 14, 2019 #257 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Thanks everyone for posting your experiences - I'll make sure to give my group a heads-up before we travel to OSJ in December. None of us normally give money in any case but just in case anyone is feeling the Christmas spirit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawcochran Posted August 18, 2019 #258 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Guess who was in port behind the Sheraton this morning? Heard him telling a group he was from Wisconsin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeacDawg Posted September 23, 2019 #259 Share Posted September 23, 2019 We met him yesterday morning just off the Plaza de Colon. His story was back to him and his father being mugged. I hadn't told my wife about his popularity, or story yet, so she was unhappy that I tried to keep walking and wouldn't help. After we left him, I told her about his popularity here and she wished she'd asked for a selfie for me to post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealeggs Posted September 26, 2019 #260 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I will say this this guy is persistent. His legacy lives on and on and on. His story has lived on these boards now for years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlictown Posted October 26, 2019 #261 Share Posted October 26, 2019 😳👍Just a heads up to cruisers...the same guy with a story about being "robbed" along with his father approached us yesterday near the Starbucks close to the port. This is the same man with almost the same "line" who was asking for assistance the last time we were in San Juan !! The first thing he asks is if we speak English... and tells us he's off the ship ...then he says how unsafe the area by the Castillo San Cristobal is, etc....as soon as I heard that I told my husband "let's go"...he just keeps looking for unsuspecting tourists! 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWatcher65 Posted December 4, 2019 #262 Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 10/26/2019 at 2:50 PM, garlictown said: 😳👍Just a heads up to cruisers...the same guy with a story about being "robbed" along with his father approached us yesterday near the Starbucks close to the port. This is the same man with almost the same "line" who was asking for assistance the last time we were in San Juan !! The first thing he asks is if we speak English... and tells us he's off the ship ...then he says how unsafe the area by the Castillo San Cristobal is, etc....as soon as I heard that I told my husband "let's go"...he just keeps looking for unsuspecting tourists! 😳 This same person approached us on November 26. Be aware and Beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinderoo Posted December 5, 2019 #263 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Ten years after first post the scammer is alive and still banged up. Still from Wisconsin but tonight (Dec 4 2019) as we were walking in to CVS he needed $4 to get his dad out of the hospital via taxi. Said he was at the Sheraton and got lost and ended up in La Perla where they were robbed and he was beat up. Didn't fall for it because I know you can't get anywhere in OSJ for four bucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlictown Posted December 5, 2019 #264 Share Posted December 5, 2019 16 hours ago, Rinderoo said: Ten years after first post the scammer is alive and still banged up. Still from Wisconsin but tonight (Dec 4 2019) as we were walking in to CVS he needed $4 to get his dad out of the hospital via taxi. Said he was at the Sheraton and got lost and ended up in La Perla where they were robbed and he was beat up. Didn't fall for it because I know you can't get anywhere in OSJ for four bucks! This guy never gives up! Wondering how many "fall" for his line? He seems to know when the ships are in, LOL ! Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWatcher65 Posted December 7, 2019 #265 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Same guy approached us in Old San Juan. What a scammer. We moved away from the city to get away from scammers like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted December 7, 2019 #266 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Where do most of you see this man, along the front where the ships dock in OSJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev71 Posted January 19, 2020 #267 Share Posted January 19, 2020 lol we saw him in 2015, didn't see him the last few times we were there. This guy doesn't give up, gotta give him credit for never giving up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted January 19, 2020 #268 Share Posted January 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, trev71 said: lol we saw him in 2015, didn't see him the last few times we were there. This guy doesn't give up, gotta give him credit for never giving up Wonder if we will see him in March, will be on alert for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconee72 Posted January 22, 2020 #269 Share Posted January 22, 2020 He approached me with the 'do you speak English' spiel the second we stepped off our ship in 2013. Can't believe this guy is still running this racket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MrSchwump Posted January 30, 2020 #270 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 8/18/2019 at 12:35 PM, sawcochran said: Guess who was in port behind the Sheraton this morning? Heard him telling a group he was from Wisconsin. This is the same guy I saw in 2011. He told me to go to hell after I outed him as the San Juan Scammer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airlink diva Posted January 30, 2020 #271 Share Posted January 30, 2020 While we are aware of him from this group and possibility others online, just a many more that are not. And if he's still doing this for close to a decade, has to be making a good income from people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted January 30, 2020 #272 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, airlink diva said: While we are aware of him from this group and possibility others online, just a many more that are not. And if he's still doing this for close to a decade, has to be making a good income from people. He no doubt will continue his scam operation until enough people stop falling for his sad story. Will see if we run into him in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayou cruiser Posted January 31, 2020 #273 Share Posted January 31, 2020 We saw him in December of 2018 behind the Sheraton. I wish I had seen this post before we went. I wanted to give him money and my husband said it was a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubber Posted February 7, 2020 #274 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) Still at it. Approached a friend of mine. He snapped this picture for me Edited February 7, 2020 by Clubber 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted February 7, 2020 #275 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Thank you Clubber, now I know who to look for so if we see him approaching us we will know who he is. We would never fall for someone asking for money anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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