I was checking trail cams on Tuesday . Back country road with no cell service and 20 miles from anywhere. Was getting my back pack out of the back seat when a Mercedes SUV stopped in the middle of the road and the back window rolled down. A gentleman with a Russian / Serbian /some kind of accent ask me if I would help him. My first thought was he was lost since no service of any kind. He got out and started to walk towards me . IF you looked up Russian Mafia or saw a character in a movie he was dressed the part. Gold chains, Gold Rolex. Mule choking diamonds on every finger. Polyester shirt un buttoned with 5- 6 chains on his neck. Italain leather shoes I picked up my 9 mm that I keep under the back seat of my truck and turned towards him so he saw it. His demeanor never changed and he walked up to me. Can you help me ? he ask again. I replied what do you need. He said he only had a card and needed some cash as he was out of gas. I am not beggar he said. I am very rich man in my country he said in the foreign accent. But I just need cash. He pulled off one of his rings that was as big as any super bowl ring I had ever seen. "You keep ring! I need cash . Card no work" He showed me the inside of the ring it did say 14 K in it. Thing felt like a paper weight.! I gave him 10 bucks and handed him his ring back. He thanked me profusely and said "you good man you kind man you why America is great" I think what I passed on IF the ring was legit. But how would the encounter had ended if I put the ring in my pocket???
Today's world is crazy !! With open borders and crazy everywhere a person never knows.

So you got his number right?

I kept waiting for the punch line but there warn't one. Crazy!

Good move not accepting the ring. You're right, it could have ended badly.

Crazy times for sure. I was In Deadwood a couple months ago playing blackjack at the $5 table. There was 1 guy definitely not from this country at the $100 table playing with 100s like they were dollar bills. Would be interesting to know his story.

I pulled in my driveway one evening after work. I was walking back to my truck from checking the mail and a nice car with 2 arab looking guys stopped on the road. Both had very nice clothes on and one holds a large gold looking watch out of the window. I already knew it was a scam. They said they needed some gas money in exchange for the watch. I told them I couldn’t help them and there was a store a half mile down the road maybe someone there could help them out. I was already in an ill mood from working all day out in the 90s heat and it didn’t help that they kept pushing it. I told them I don’t have cash only a card anyway. One said you could go to the atm. I replied I ain’t going no F ing where and I already told yall no now go on. They rolled their eyes and left. I mentioned that to a guy that works with us a few months later. He said they tried the same trick on him but they didn’t know he had a good test kit in his van. The watch was fake. I hate people who are too sorry to work for a living. They would rather scheme others to get by.

You got scammed lol. These guys do the same thing in Winnipeg. Wearing all that fake jewellery and always gotta show that it’s 14k gold on it. But it’s fake. Here’s my $1000 chain I’ll trade for $20. Please. Please.

Did you get a plate number?

NO didn't care . Just wanted him to move on down the road. Don't care if it was Jeff beezos or a dirt poor guy if he ask for gas money I'd help him . If it was a scam that's on him. I did what I was raised to do .....

You may have entertained an angel jbyrd....

It was ten dollars. He really took you!

If it was 20 miles from anywhere, he probably lost money to get the 10 dollars.

Had something simalar happen to me at a rural gas station here in Iowa. Guy pulled up blocking me in with a new suberban. Asked me to come over, i came halfway and he pulls out a big ring. There was a woman on the passenger side and 2-3 in the back. I waived him away and jumped in my car as quick as possible. They pulled away and a new camaro next to me pulled out. They got on the interstate together headed east. Not sure what they were trying but they had me blocked in before they decided to leave.

Thanks for sharing the story.

Mac

First, he would've been SOL as official company policy, I do not carry cash.

Second, you let the guy get close enough to see 14kt inside of a ring? With a drawn weapon in play? You're lucky he didn't take it away from you and beat you with it.

Just like Miranda any weapon or item on your person can and will be used against you both on the street and in a court of law.

What we have so far is brandishing a weapon, possible assault if you pointed it at him. The fact that you chose to look at his ring and gave him money could be argued against any reasonable fear case you could make.

STOP/DO NOT MOVE are the words to remember if the weapon is ever unholstered followed by beating feet to increase distance and get behind cover.

And consider some retention training if your going to be dumb.

Should of just shot him,took all his gold and dragged his sorry carcass to the bait dump.

Is that how they handle things in Canada??

Only in the easy chair in front of the keyboard.

Lol Boco, straight and to the point. I admit, I like the idea.

Like Warrior mentioned, I immediately cringed at letting anyone get that close to me. Anything can happen within touching range.

I know of places that beggars will approach shoppers in the parking lot , such as Walmart, in small groups of three or so, asking for money. In a group they will become intimidating.

I know a guy who uses his "big voice" as a General's command , projected at them from several yards away, long before they get closer to him. I won't use his words exactly here, but his tone and decibels speaks volumes of how serious he is if they continue . They cut off their locked on predatory stare and veer off.

With none of them betting if this totally unafraid man has some serious firepower under his coat or not...

NEVER let them get close to you.

Sure could have

You're alive, he's alive and you may have helped him out. Cha!k it up as experience that you should always be armed.