Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S

Re:Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S by balls187 on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:15PM (#10401444)

Season world traveler, and the only place I have been scammed was Naples. The waiter pulled the "show you the receipt then take it away."

I think I was out an extra 40 euro before I realized what happened.

Edit to explain the scam:

The waiter brings you the bill, and the price looks "reasonable" at first (maybe because humans are bad at money estimation). The waiter takes the bill away before you can inspect each charge and inquire. You pay and leave before realizing you were overcharged, and only as an afterthought do you realize.

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Re:Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S by jstanley on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:57PM (#10401649)

Is the scam that they've added extra charges to the bill, and therefore don't want to give you time to read it?

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Re:Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S by spacehome on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:33PM (#10401522)

What is the "show you the receipt" scam?

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Re:Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S by ufmace on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:35PM (#10401529)

How does that work exactly?

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