I find it incredibly odd how bold some people can be concerning things that do not belong to them. I’ve seen viral videos of clothing stores and jewellery stores being robbed nonchalantly, just because the person can. Honestly, I don’t understand how some people can have the gall. Well, sometimes, those behaviors are rewarded with the appropriate actions, if you know what I mean; aka: Mess around and find out. Several Las Vegas, Nevada, scammers thought they got away with the scheme of a lifetime after having rented out a Slingshot motorcycle. Karma works in mysterious ways.
The above video was posted to an independent car rental service owner in Nevada’s personal account, @lazy.ceo. It depicts him driving through a shopping plaza and up to one of the vehicles that he had rented out two days prior, demanding they return the keys. After several unseen altercations, police were called to the scene, and the motorcycle, a three-wheeled roadster known as a Slingshot, was returned. In a separate video, it was explained that the suspects who had taken the vehicle signed a contract declaring themselves financially responsible for any damages and other relevant fees.
I’m unsure if they simply thought that he was joking or didn’t take him seriously, but their final bill was insane. I almost fainted looking at it: $4,382. Fortunately, there appeared to be three people who were associated with the strange motorcycle. They can split the cost of the fees, so it won’t be nearly as expensive.
The company that the man works for, Turo, is a well-known car rental service that allows third-party vendors to rent out their own vehicles. This scam has likely been done by these people before, especially considering how confident they looked when approached. In fact, one person in the comments said, “They really tried to hide it in deep east side Vegas. This wasn’t their first time.”
It’s a miracle that he had a tracker placed on the vehicle, and even more so that he wasn’t attacked after approaching the thieves. You never really know what someone can be hiding on their person. The video ends without really seeing how the motorcycle was returned, though I’d like to think peacefully and without contest, seeing as the police were already there. I would like to know how Turo itself handles the situation, if it has even been notified of everything that has gone on with one of its users.
