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http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/25/they...line|story&par=yahoo&doc=103810691&yptr=yahoo
Philadelphia TV meteorologist John Bolaris had an annual ritual after a long winter forecasting ice and snow: a trip to sunny Miami Beach to relax and recharge. But his 2010 trip would cost far more than airfare, hotel, and incidentals. Bolaris would be stripped of tens of thousands of dollars—and quite possibly his entire career—after falling victim to a surprisingly common scam that targets a man's ego and his wallet.
"They exceeded the greed limit, whatever there is on a greed limit, you know," Bolaris tells American Greed.
The scam, detailed in this week's episode of American Greed, employs beautiful and exotic "bar girls," also known as "B-girls," to con unsuspecting male travelers into signing for thousands of dollars in credit card charges by getting them drunk or drugging them.
Philadelphia TV meteorologist John Bolaris had an annual ritual after a long winter forecasting ice and snow: a trip to sunny Miami Beach to relax and recharge. But his 2010 trip would cost far more than airfare, hotel, and incidentals. Bolaris would be stripped of tens of thousands of dollars—and quite possibly his entire career—after falling victim to a surprisingly common scam that targets a man's ego and his wallet.
"They exceeded the greed limit, whatever there is on a greed limit, you know," Bolaris tells American Greed.
The scam, detailed in this week's episode of American Greed, employs beautiful and exotic "bar girls," also known as "B-girls," to con unsuspecting male travelers into signing for thousands of dollars in credit card charges by getting them drunk or drugging them.