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Hotel Employee Finds The Real Name And Gets Card Scammer Fired And Sent To Jail

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The Reddit article titled “Was bored at work, so got a guy fired and possibly sent to prison for fraud” tells an interesting and thought-provoking story. The author, feeling bored while working, discovers that a coworker is involved in fraudulent activities. Despite the ethical questions surrounding seeking revenge out of boredom, the author’s actions highlight the importance of honesty and justice. This story encourages us to consider the consequences of our actions and the power we have to uncover the truth, even in seemingly ordinary situations. It serves as a reminder to uphold values like honesty and fairness, both in our personal lives and at work.

Read the story in OP’s own words as follows.

OP works as a night shift receptionist and there isn’t much work to do. One day he got a mail from someone who wanted to book the place for 20 days, OP sent him the details.

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Fraud works in the hotel industry in the following ways.

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Scooter gave OP tow cards to charge from and both of them did not belong to him, not even belonged to the same county.

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OP could just inform the banks the cards belonged to about the scam but he wanted to have some fun until the shift ended.

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Scooter then wanted the payment to be canceled and get it transferred to som another account.

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OP played some games with the scooter, and asked him to call the hostel and that he would get the payment in a few hours.

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OP was able to find Scooter’s Facebook profile through his phone number and got some details about it.

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OP got the details of the hostel Scooter worked at and found that both cards he was trying to charge belonged to guests who stayed there. He informed the manager about this fraud who got angry.

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OP called the banks and got them to get more details of any scams that Scooter has been successful in pulling and sued him for it.

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That’s how OP got Scooter to pay for his scam. He no longer worked at that hotel.

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What an exciting story! Now that you have read the story. it’s time for you to see what Redditors had to say on this. Read till the end to see what are other people’s opinions on this. Don’t forget to share your own opinion at the end of this article too.

Guess night shift receptionist duties are not as easy as they seem.

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All night shift job people can relate.

Everyone is sharing their night shift duty experience.

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Guess that’s a fun job everyone should do.

Scammers should never be left on a lose because they will keep on repeating their act. OP did the right thing by getting Scooter caught. Now he will pay for his actions and codemn his act. What are your thoughts on this story? What would you do if you were in this situation? You know that your feedback means a lot to us therefore we want you to share your thoughts in the comment section down below. For more such articles, keep visiting defused.

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