“There’s mustard on your back” and other scams
“There’s mustard on your back” and other scams By John Pint Many of these scams are regularly described in the pages of The Guadalajara Reporter Although they are well known to readers of that newspaper, I discovered that none of my friends, relatives or acquaintances had ever heard of them. Unfortunately, one of those friends recently fell for the "old mustard-on-your-clothes scam" (first in the list below) inside a Guadalajara supermarket, convincing me that this list of short descriptions could do a lot of good. You'll find the Spanish translation of these right here. THERE'S MUSTARD ON YOUR BACK You are walking around in the supermarket when a well-dressed stranger comes up to you and tells you there's some kind of liquid all over the back of your shirt and pants. It may be brown, red or yellow, probably just mustard or jam. The stranger offers to help you clean your clothes in the restroom, where a confederate is waiting. While helping you clean ...