# Urban legend worries Maryland authorities **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244 "2014-11-21T14:04:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/1 "2014-11-21T14:04:55Z")
Don’t fall for the $100 bill scam, even if it isn’t real! > **[Why You Shouldn’t Reach for That $100 Bill on Your Windshield](https://abcnews.go.com/Business/beware-holiday-scam-tricks-100-bill/story?id=27051115)** > > Authorities in Maryland have warned the public about a potential holiday scam that involves the temptation of a $100 bill left on a car windshield. I’m not sure of the point of warning people about a scam when you have no confirmed cases of it ever happening. But we gotta be vigilant. :dubious: > [@](#): > > But because it’s something of a frightening nature, if this happens to someone, we hope they will take the proper precautions," Straughn told ABC News. Yep, the time to take precautions is _after_ you’ve been carjacked. \*always check under your car when approaching it in a shopping center parking lot, cause there might be miscreants hiding under it, ready to slash at your ankles and then rob you. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyUseless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/2 "2014-11-21T17:13:09Z")
Don’t go letting facts get in the way of a good story. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/3 "2014-11-21T18:53:39Z")
I’m surprised they don’t warn about the Home Depot Scam: > [@](#): > > \*A “heads up” for you all who may be regular Home Depot customers. > > Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think it couldn’t happen to you. > > Here’s how the scam works: > Two seriously good-looking 18 or 19-year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say “No” and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot. You agree and they get in the back seat. On the way, they start having sex with each other. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and performs oral sex on you, while the other one steals your wallet. > > I had my wallet stolen October 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 28th, three times just yesterday, and very likely again this upcoming weekend as soon as I can buy some more wallets.\* ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/4 "2014-11-21T19:52:24Z")
I don’t know about most people, but I’d notice the $100 bill before I got in my car. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/5 "2014-11-21T20:23:34Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I don’t know about most people, but I’d notice the $100 bill before I got in my car. Depends how it was parked, but I’m sure I’d see it before even putting the keys in the ignition. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/6 "2014-11-21T20:35:17Z")
Seems like putting a $100 bill on a random car and then hanging out in the immediate vicinity potentially for hours straight waiting for its owner to show up is a rather inefficient way of stealing a car. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/7 "2014-11-21T20:38:33Z")
Not to mention random passers-by grabbing the $100… ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/8 "2014-11-21T20:45:27Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Seems like putting a $100 bill on a random car and then hanging out in the immediate vicinity potentially for hours straight waiting for its owner to show up is a rather inefficient way of stealing a car. You have to do it to every car in the parking lot. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/9 "2014-11-21T20:51:28Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > I’m surprised they don’t warn about the Home Depot Scam: It’s a damn shame there’s no such scam! ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/10 "2014-11-21T21:15:45Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > It’s a damn shame there’s no such scam! He left out the last line of the warning > [@](#): > > This is real. Happened to me last Saturday, Sunday, Monday and I hope again today. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/11 "2014-11-22T01:28:55Z")
Joke’s on them. My car’s only worth $98.00 ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/12 "2014-11-22T03:11:15Z")
And you can drive a pretty fair distance with a piece of paper stuck under your windshield wiper. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/13 "2014-11-22T04:33:59Z")
Hey, I just thought, why a $100 bill? A $5 bill would serve the same purpose, wouldn’t it? Or even a $1 bill? “Hey, free money tucked under my windshield wiper! I think I’ll start my car and go out and get it!” ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/14 "2014-11-22T05:16:58Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > \*always check under your car when approaching it in a shopping center parking lot, cause there might be miscreants hiding under it, ready to slash at your ankles and then rob you. No no no, they wait until you reach down to grab at your ankle and then they cut your finger off so they can take it back in to the gang leaders and prove they did it. Duh! (I still remember this story going around when I was in high school – supposedly it was at one of our local malls) ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/15 "2014-11-22T06:41:39Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > He left out the last line of the warning And the 2nd last line: > [@](#): > > I couldn’t find them on Tuesday… ---
**Author:** ![Toastmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Toastmaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toastmaker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/16 "2014-11-22T19:06:43Z")
I’m not likely going to become a parking lot victim. I carry a gun. You should too. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legend-worries-maryland-authorities/705244/17 "2014-11-22T19:24:09Z")
But what if they steal your gun too while you’re bent over your car hood struggling with the stuck hundred dollar bill? This story just got scarier!