You first came on this sub asking whether it was a grift or not. Now you seem to be an expert on this matter and telling us it happened.

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Go look up crimes in DC reported by DC MPD related to PII. I know DC bar/restaurant owners, DC MPD and DC crimes pretty well and nothing of this sort ever happens. Every bar/restaurant is equipped with video cameras and required to provide video to DC MPD. You were most likely, as I noted before, being fucked around with.

Go ahead and file a police report if you really believe it (Honestly, do it if you 100% believe it...you have every right and the sooner you report, the more likely they will get video). And post any other examples of this alleged scam happening. I will guarantee the police officer/detective will laugh in your face. My first response was upvoted by many as it is true.

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Also, credit card companies/banks/etc now have such good anomaly detection alert reporting that they would probably get denied the first purchase they make.

But go ahead and file the report. I hope I'm wrong.