Jennifer Hart, or whatever her name is, is back. She got me at 15th and K St NW. Car accident, moved from Atlanta, has cancer, needs cab fare to get back to Charles County, MD to pick up her daughter from daycare. Cries and shakes and tells you she'll get you money back next day. Feel like an idiot. I should know better. If you get caught, call the MPD Financial Crimes Unit at (202) 727-4159.
"Jennifer Hart" is maybe late 40's, heavy set (size 18 to 20), perhaps 5'6" tall. Hair is pulled up onto head in a chignon, and she is using a cane at this point. If she approaches, tell her you will help her find a police office. Don't get suckered like me.
Exactly the same happened to me yesterday, near McPherson square metro. She identified herself as Jessica Matthews, working as an office manager for a law firm (she even offered me their services in case I needed a good lawyer!). We walked together down the street at 7 pm to get some cash from an ATM. She went on and on telling me that story, which I can swear sounded extremely compelling (be careful with this woman, she's truly an actress!). When I was giving her some money ($200), I asked her for her ID as a proof, besides of exchanging our numbers(I made her calling me to double check), as we have agreed to meet the following day to give me the money back. Her mobile worked perfectly then. I suspected of her when she told me that didn't have any ID with her...but honestly, I wanted to cut the story and go home after having spent 40 minutes listening to her. Her tears were so real!!
I knew I had 50% chance that all was a bad cheat, which turned out to be what I was somehow expecting... She never showed up this morning and her telephone is busy all the time. Fortunately, a friend at work googled the number and got the truth from this forum. It's so sad that there are such bad and villain people like her. Never again I'll help anyone else in the street. Frustrating and disappointing that we live in a world with less and less humanity.
I just ran into this trash of a human being on 10/8 at approximately 830pm near across from UDC law school on Connecticut ave. She said the same things to me; was in a car accident, needed to pick up young daughter, crying and shaking the whole deal. I was also worried that it was a scam but I couldn't leave someone who appeared to be in such distress.
She is a black woman approximately 5'11 280lbs with straight hair, it was up in a bun but the bun was small so it doesn't appear to be very long. She has a small scar next to her right eye near the temple. At the time of the scam she was wearing a black top and pants, along with a white plastic rosary, kept going on about being a catholic.
This is just a thought, but since you all seem to be in the same city, I wonder if it would be possible to turn this person in to the local authorities?
I agree with Willow on this. Contact the local PD. And I would also suggest that anyone with a phone camera could maybe take a pic of her and get it to them.
Rule of thumb: If their story is ten times longer than it needs to be, it's a scam. If confronted with such a situation, especially if it allegedly involves some sort of an accident or situation involving public safety--a child is alone somewhere, etc--tell them you will call 911 for them and stay with them until police arrive, then do it. It's no offense if you honestly convey their story to authorities. Most of these fakers have criminal records and won't hang around long if they think the cops are on the way. If you do call 911 and your "victim" suddenly departs, call back and explain or if the cops actually show, explain to them. NEVER give them money.