Video: Con-Artist Takes Advantage of Jews’ Kindness

From Yeshiva World News:

An individual who conned many innocent Orthodox Jews was busted by one gutsy Orthodox-Jewish victim of his.

The man was working at the gas station on the Palisades Parkway (heading from Monsey towards NYC), and targeted members of the Orthodox Jewish community – specifically because of their honesty.

When the con-man would pump gas for Orthodox Jews, he would tell them that “on Passover one of your guys filled up on gas at this station and told me he forgot his wallet at home so I had to pay for his gas.” The con-man knew very well, that despite that the customer he was filling up did not know the man in his story, Jews are known for their kindness and generosity in charity. His victims simply wanted to make a Kiddush Hashem and to prevent any Chillul Hashem – but instead MANY people gave this individual money and were scammed.

This story spread on social media, and eventually people began realizing that they were not the only victim of this con-man.

A message went viral on social media warning people not to become the next victim.

On Thursday, one brave man holding his cell phone confronted the con-man on video – which can be seen below.

The man at first denied that he was targeting people, and said he only did it to one person. After being pressed by the driver questioning the con-man, he eventually said he was sorry.

It is unknown if the man was fired from his job, but please be aware of this incident if you are travelling on the Palisades Parkway.

15 Comments

  • Upsetting

    This is a disturbingly horrific video. The ‘brave man’ with the phone showed a lack of empathy and humanity. We can do better.

  • it happened to me!

    we should call the gas station – to fire him!

    whats the info to the gas station

  • Anonymous

    This guy who confronted should be praised. Show empathy to him and then they show empathy to terrorists

    • Lie a nd you WILL eventually have to pay

      It’s deception no matter how you cut it.
      If you are hungry, ask for food. Don’t lie and say my brother swindled you so I feel responsible for correcting a hilum Hashem that never happened.

  • Yisroel

    The gas station on the Palisades before the George Washington Bridge should not be used. I once saw an attendant taking pictures of the credit cards of each customer he served. I called the company and reported it. They did nothing. The guy was still there several times after that.

  • Stupid people

    To the Morons criticizing this chossid and being Melamed zechus on this thief, perhaps the yidden who paid him the
    Money had no money for their food because they were conned by this thief?

  • Empathy

    To all those saying this man is a ”brave hero”.
    There are clearly other ways to let people know about this man stealing from people other than showing a lack of empathy, clearly from the video this man is not completely there. this is not exactly a case of someone saying you should show empathy for gangs or terrorists……..

  • NK

    This is painful to watch. Confronting the man is one thing; publishing the video in which he was confronting displays a lack of רחמנות, supposedly one of the three qualities of a Jew. Please take it down.

  • DR

    Two wrongs don’t make a right. This man had no right to steal but we should not also humiliate him.

    • puinishment

      If you choose steal there is repercussions, being humiliated is part of it. He should thank his lucky starts that we was not arrested and charged with theft by deception.

      I love this liberal pc nonsense about how we have to pity these low life vermin. Human scum.

      המרחם על אכזרים סופו ש[הוא] מתאכזר לרחמנים