Hard lesson learned

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I had a gun, was in the truck. I was out of the truck. It was a random act. It's a long story where I thought someone was hurt at a rest stop. The one who loured me over must have seen me move the cash as I had just left a gas station and used $100 out of the stash. I got bear hugged while another took the cash. I had my truck and trailer they were in a sporty small car. Ran around for an hr trying to find them, gone. Cops took another hour to get there. I only posted this as a warning for others. I wasn't going to but thought ide share to make others aware

This sounds like a terrible situation, but the lesson in all this is painfully obvious:

Someone claims to be hurt, tell them you will summon an ambulance or other help.
Someone tries to hug, or otherwise touch me, I'd take a few steps away, and keep moving.

I see weird things all the time, or situations which make little sense. I don't roll down my windows or help people while traveling. Sorry.

Sorry for your loss.

[Nacho-RT74]

I could say you were in Venezuela!

Thanks God you are safe!

[Cncguy]

That's why I carry a handgun

[RallyeMike]

Sorry to hear this. Being frank about it is a good warning to the rest of us.

Sometimes you have to deal in cash because that's the only way some people will deal. The very few occasions that I travel with a wad, I have kept the spending money separate from the wad, and the wad out of site. $20k in hundreds is only a little more than 1/2" high stack (more for older bills) - it's not hard to conceal.

[dual fours]

Sorry to hear this. Being frank about it is a good warning to the rest of us.

Sometimes you have to deal in cash because that's the only way some people will deal. The very few occasions that I travel with a wad, I have kept the spending money separate from the wad, and the wad out of site. $20k in hundreds is only a little more than 1/2" high stack (more for older bills) - it's not hard to conceal.

Yep, keep the $ separate, a stack of 20K folded in half would then be over a inch. He did not say if the scum took his wallet and cell phone, which they like to do around here with the loot. But you called the cops so I guess you had excess to a phone.
It would be interesting to see the location of the incident on a map. This costly situation will make you much more suspicious and cautious of your surroundings I'm sure.     

[Vegas_Nick]

Wife and I drove from Vegas to Cabo. Camped all over Baja, slept on Baja beaches, hung with the federales, hit all sorts of checkpoints and all the time had $1,000 US hidden all over the truck. Never a hitch. THIS kind of shit goes down on our soil. Let it be a warning to everyone. NEVER let your guard down. Hell, I won't even eat in a restaurant with my back to the door anymore!

[darbgnik]

This kind of thing happens everywhere, even in friendly apologetic Canada. Before we were together, my girlfriend was lured into getting robbed, under the guise of helping people. But it was knives, not guns, as it was still Canada.

I sold a Lamborghini Gallardo a few years ago, and the guy showed up with a gym bag full of stacks. Why, I have no idea. Maybe he thought it was cool to carry that much coin. Was a weird feeling carrying it all to the bank in a shoebox on the passenger seat, as he kept the gym bag. Hahaha. I wasn't thinking my chances of getting robbed all of a sudden would go up, but I did consider how many times I'd leave it unattended in the process.....

I'd be upset, but remember it's only money..... albeit a fair chunk of it. Money can be made again, lives cannot. In the end this story has a positive ending, you are here to talk about it.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I don't care to deal in cash, anyways, and would not trust someone who tried paying me the same     Wire transfer, simple and easy.

And again, why "help" people? Call an ambulance/police, etc.   It's like the person who wants to "talk" at the gas station, as they wander about. GTFO!!

[Tmb84]

Sorry for your loss.

Here in norway, europe We must stop if someone clearly have health issues, if not you can be sued to not give first aid and life crisis help..

[Montclaire]

No video from the gas station?

[Mike DC]

   
It sounds like the situation was hard to avoid in the big picture.  Even if you hadn't given anyone any chance to see the big cash wad, they might have rolled you anyway just looking for a few twenties in your wallet.  Sometimes shit happens.  Sorry man.  

It probably doesn't feel very helpful to hear this, but you really are lucky not to have gotten hurt.  Plenty of people in your shoes have gotten killed for 1% of that amount.  

[Nacho-RT74]

Well, I can be killed for just a smartphone here!

[ACUDANUT]

No video from the gas station?

Excellent Idea !!!
Don't all gas stations have CCTV these days ?
This Country is going to Hell. I just got back from Colorado Springs.  What A shock. Glad I carried a gun on me.

[aerolith]

Tuff break cb!

I got robbed of an R/T Charger back in the 90's too, a different kinda 'daylight robbery', but I still lost a rare UK Mopar...
Heard its back in NY State now, was a famous Charger over here, very fast and coolio car called LFN 7.

Hope you can get your money back somehow, someday?

God sees everything and he puts things right...

[Moparsaver]

This is Very disheartening.   Especially after losing your dad recently.  I'm very sorry on both fronts.   

[JB400]

Why didn't you take someone else along with you when you were carrying that much cash?

[Lennard]

Why didn't you take someone else along with you when you were carrying that much cash?

Brilliant idea!  I'm sure Chris didn't thought of that!
Maybe it's because he was going from Las Vegas to buy a car in Texas and then haul it to North Dakota to store it at his buddies ranch and work there for a month on cars, and didn't want me or someone else to take a month off from work? I don't know... just a guess.

[cbrestorations]

No video from the gas station?

Excellent Idea !!!
Don't all gas stations have CCTV these days ?
This Country is going to Hell. I just got back from Colorado Springs.  What A shock. Glad I carried a gun on me.

I looked for cameras, it was a rest stop not a gas station. They prey on truckers who most likely can't catch them once in their car

[1974dodgecharger]

Sorry to hear this Chris.....good lesson for us all of us be armed and ready and not help those in need. 

rant:  Yes im selfish I hate to say it only because I been scammed many times also nothing like Chris situation. 

hope you recover from this man....

[redgum78]

   low life pieces of shit.
I almost always carry cash to buy a car and wounder if the empty car trailer is something that catches the attention of these sorts of people.

[tan top]

 crikey , CBR sorry to hear this  , glad your ok ...

[Aero426]

How did you wind up stopping at a rest area if you had just gotten gas?     Usually, after I get gas, I'm ready to go for a while.     

Where does one keep 200 one hundred dollar bills secure on their person?      That is more than normal walking around money.

Not being critical.   Just trying to understand. 

[lukedukem]

How did you wind up stopping at a rest area if you had just gotten gas?     Usually, after I get gas, I'm ready to go for a while.     

Where does one keep 200 one hundred dollar bills secure on their person?      That is more than normal walking around money.

Not being critical.   Just trying to understand. 

He said that he thought someone was hurt so he stopped.

Luke

[440]

Sadly this why you don't stop for anyone in Oakland California or a handful of other cities in the Bay Area for that exact reason.

[alfaitalia]

I'm sure you are right when you say it was a a chance robbery and they got lucky.........but being the deeply skeptical bloke I am, I would be looking long and hard at anyone I knew who new I was travelling with a large amount of bangers. Hmmm....!