scam

Submitted by Huehuete Bob on 26 July, 2006 - 11:53.

Here is an example of a scam. We went to the Catastro to register our truck for new plates. Some guy "lawyer" sat next to my driver and starts looking at our papers and he and my driver are talking for about 10 minutes. Then the "lawyer" tells us that the title went through 3 people so we would have to pay 3% instead of the 1% for registration. But he could fix it for 800 cordobas. Well we went to our lawyer just to check it out and for free he told us that this was untrue and that we were being scammed. This does happen all the time.

Another example...I went to have my wheels aligned and the mechanic said I needed to replace most of the front end. As proof he shook the wheels and they wobbled all over the place. Little did he know that I knew of this scam. The wheels normally wobble if shaken when they are off the ground. On the ground the slack in the suspension is taken up and it is quite normal. Most owners not knowing this would be very intimidated though.

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in creole english

Submitted by toms on 27 July, 2006 - 08:19.

they are refered to as Li,yas

shoe kinda fits dont it¿

Lyin' Farmer John Wayne

another scam.....

Submitted by Che Guevara on 26 July, 2006 - 19:26.

is pete and miskito alan posing as disgruntled postal workers on this very site. and it's hillarious.

I Was Scammed 12 Times in MGA in Two Days

Submitted by Miskito Alan on 26 July, 2006 - 12:40.

Watch out for this popular scam in Managua.

http://www.nicaliving.com/node/2152

Miskito Alan &#174

Things to do list while in MGA

Submitted by AdamAnt on 26 July, 2006 - 13:19.

1. Rent car

2. Get car washed

Scam

Submitted by cookshow on 26 July, 2006 - 12:56.

Another scam to watch out for is the one where an somewhat innocent looking traveling gringo shows up at your house & drinks all your FDC. Some variations exist with this scam; sometimes the gringo drinks all your Tona & Victoria.

Post Office scam

Submitted by Sarah Parrales on 27 July, 2006 - 10:42.

My mother once mailed to me in Nicaragua an empty old briefcase that she otherwise would have thrown out, thinking that perhaps I could use it. The post office in Masaya wanted to charge me 300 Cordobas to get it. I said no way, and it was returned safe and sound to my mother.

Sounds Just Like Grits

Submitted by Miskito Alan on 27 July, 2006 - 11:01.

Somebody from Corn Island brought 3 boxes of instant grits from the USA (America) for me and sent them freight collect on the airplane from Corn Island to Puerto Cabezas and I had to pay C$500 or U$10/box.

Miskito Alan &#174