Spare change scammer redux

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

I've seen a few posts here and b0st0n lately about the "spare change scammer". This is a guy whose typical scam is to try to sell you a spare change newspaper and when you give him a $1, he walks away. He is also known to sometimes switch off and give you one of the free newspapers instead of the spare change paper.

Legitimate people who sell spare change newspapers will be wearing an ID badge.

Anyway, I saw him this morning and I took his picture with my crappy cell phone camera.





He is about 50 or so, wears a leather "beret" type hat and sunglasses.

X-posted to b0st0n.

Comments

[toniamato.livejournal.com]

I saw him at the Davis T this afternoon, and also loudly announced that he is a con artist. I am sorry to hear that he has escalated with you, and wonder if we should all start reporting him to the transit police and to the Somerville police. Scamming is bad enough, verbal assault is a whole other thing.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I think we should all start reporting. If they care enough about security that they search our bags, they should care enough to keep a con artist out of the stations. I haven't reported because I'm usually on my way to work, but I think its worth missing a train to get this guy out.