Surveillance video from a Tesla shows a man standing next to his car, parked on the side of the road in the Oakland hills. It appeared he needed help, but it was a roadside scam involving fake jewelry.
Surveillance video from a Tesla shows a man standing next to his car, parked on the side of the road in the Oakland hills.Surveillance video from a Tesla shows a man standing next to his car, parked on the side of the road in the Oakland hills. "He flagged me down, and I don't know why, but I just pulled over, thinking he needs help, maybe he needs a jump or he needs to use a cell phone to call 911," Russakovskii said.
Russakovskii says he believes that man chose that spot precisely because it's a busy street near the highway between the Montclair District in the Oakland hills and Piedmont. After he posted his videos on Nextdoor, several people said they saw the same man at other locations, including the next exit on Highway 13 at Broadway Terrace and in Lafayette and Orinda.
Kellie Verke said she gave the same man $20 for a gold chain labeled "18K" in Lafayette near Highway 24 after he asked for help getting back to Las Vegas. "Yep, from Saudi Arabia, that he had no money," Verke said. "It's shameful. The most disappointing thing about it is that everyone is starting to trust everyone again after the entire pandemic." Russakovskii say's he frustrated that apparent con artists would take advantage of people's natural inclination to help. "I would say angry. I don't like scammers," he said.
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