On January 28 at about 6:00 P.M., I was walking out of Big 5 on Hawthorne Boulevard in Torrance, California. One Italian guy approached me on foot asking for directions to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). He was driving a white sedan (model not known) but the car was rented from National. There was another Italian guy sitting inside the car. The Italian guy sitting in the car never said a word.
I gave the Italian guy directions and even offered to drive to LAX and let them follow. The guy seemed interested but then asked if he could talk. He took me to his parked car and showed me some leather jackets saying they were worth $2,000.00 each. He wanted me to get into the car to feel the jackets and I declined. Then I said I have only $100 and the Italian guy took it and gave me three mens jackets. Again, I offered to drive to LAX allowing them to follow in their car. Again, they wanted to talk saying they lost all their money in Las Vegas and need some money to fly back to Italy. They showed me a passport and tickets and introduced himself as Salvatore. The one Italian guy asked for more money and I told him I only have $100. At that point, he suggested going to the ATM because he needed alittle more money. I agreed to go to the ATM and the guy was trying to ride with me in my car and I declined. We went to Ralphs for the ATM machine and the guy knew exactly were the ATM machine was located inside Ralphs. (Note: This was a major red flag and I should have walked away at this point).
Even after giving him $40 more dollars, he kept asking for another $20 for food and I said no I can't do it. At that point I got into my car and drove a way.
These guys claimed to be Armani Executives presenting their products to the U.S. These guys were in their late 20's and were approximately 5'6" to 5'8". Both guys were very clean cut.
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