Gloria is the 89 year-old mother of my friend Mary. Tall, trim and ridiculously stylish, Gloria is a piece of work. She wins almost every bridge tournament she enters and has a sharp tongue. When I last saw Gloria, she was wearing white capri pants, a black Vince tee-shirt and black Manolo Blahnik mules and a large bangle bracelet.
Her daughter Mary, by contrast was wearing Crocs with socks.
Gloria lives alone in a stylish apartment in Maryland. She went grocery shopping today and, while putting some bags in the back seat of her car, someone took her purse which was in the shopping cart.
Gloria sped home and quickly called the police and reported the lost bag. Then, she called
her credit card companies and bank.
Within an hour, the police were at her door with her handbag. Inside was her wallet, cash, lipstick. Everything intact.
She told the police she had just cancelled everything. What a waste!
The police responded saying they think she got scammed.
Essentially, some people are going around stealing purses, taking down the credit card information and returning the purses intact, lulling the owners into a false sense of security. The thieves are hoping you don't cancel your credit cards which is why they return the purses so quickly.
I'll bet they were surprised this elderly woman was so sharp.
A younger person may not have been.
Consider this a public service announcement.
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