EXCLUSIVE: Presumed thief leaves flyers on SF cars asking for money so they can stop 'stealing'

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The flyer says 'I don't want to steal anymore! But I still have bills to pay. Can you help me please?' The person goes on to list three modern ways that you can pay them. Via Cash app, Bitcoin and PayPal.

"Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency based on a blockchain. So, while it's impossible to know who is behind a specific wallet you can still follow traces and see which transactions reached which wallet," said Etay Maor, Sr. Director of Security Strategy at Cato Networks.PayPal User Agreement

We took the flyer to SFPD who said this is the first time they have seen this criminal approach but confirmed San Francisco is experiencing an uptick in auto burglaries.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

 

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No that’s agitprop

that's a great SCAM ! ! I think I'll try it . . I could use an EXTRA 100,000 or so

Then get a job you bums

Hey, we already paid protection fee to the IRS, go ask them for your share

What? Question is did they still break in?

Isn’t this blackmailing?

ARREST THE ACCOUNT OWNERS! ☝🏿🧐🇺🇸

How about you report this as a SCAM you clowns

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