re: Which of these scams did your parents/grandparents fall for?

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My uncle was tricked by the asphalt gypsies.

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I was working in my shop in New Mexico one afternoon and a F250 diesel 4 WD with about a 6 inch lift and all manner of fancy shite came spooling up the driveway with 2 men in their mid 20's. The driver had a South Carolina Gamecock hat on. They started in with their spiel about having some left over asphalt from a job 'round the corner and would I be interested in paying them a little cash to bring it over and spread it on my gravel drive. I asked them if they were from Murphy's Village and the gravel they sent flying backing out the driveway hung in the air for several minutes. I am sure they went back to the gypsy camp and told tall tales about the man in New Mexico who guessed where they were from....