Ladies, this one is especially for you--but men also fall for this one in big numbers. It is also known as the Leather jacket scam. It could happen anywhere: in a mall, on the street, in the parking lot, etc.

A man with European accent approaches you, sparking up a conversation. He mentions is from Italy and is in town for a fashion show. He says the show went very well, but he still has some high-end designer clothes that he can’t really take back to Italy, because the customs taxes would be high.

Very convincing, while holding an Italian passport in his hand, he says is willing to sell the clothes for less than half of their price. Conveniently, he has the clothes “right there”, in his “rental” car’s trunk. Little things like the fake passport and the rental car sticker on his car allow scammers to get victims believe them and sell cheap clothes made in China for thousands of dollars, daily.

How to avoid: never believe anybody who sells stuff in parking lots.