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Woman Left In Tears After She Lost Her Wallet And Some Stranger Said He Would Only Return It After She Went On A Date With Him
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Woman Left In Tears After She Lost Her Wallet And Some Stranger Said He Would Only Return It After She Went On A Date With Him

Woman Left In Tears After She Lost Her Wallet And Some Stranger Said He Would Only Return It After She Went On A Date With HimWoman Breaks Down In Tears After Stranger Held Her Lost Wallet Hostage In Hawaii Until She Went On A Date With HimTourist Pleads With Creepy Stranger Who Found Her Wallet With Passport And Forced Her On A Date To Creepy Guy Asks This Woman To Go Out With Him In Exchange For Returning Her WalletGuy Finds This Tourist's Lost Wallet, Holds It Hostage Until She Agrees To Go On A Date With Him, Then Ghosts Her As A 'Prank'Stranger Holds This Woman's Lost Wallet Hostage, Says He'll Give It Back If She Goes On A Date With HimStranger Torments Traveler Over Her Lost Passport, Makes Her Go On A Date With HimInfluencer Shares Texts And A 'Creepy' Note From A Guy Who Held Her Lost Wallet Hostage Until She Agreed To Go On A Date With Him
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Tabitha Swatosh, a content creator from the US, was on holiday in Hawaii when she realized that she no longer had her purse, which contained her credit card, ID, and passport.

But all hope was not lost as the woman was soon contacted by a stranger who had found her missing items.

However, the man refused to return them, so Swatosh made a video about the whole ordeal.

In the now-viral clip that has been viewed over 23 million times, the woman explained that she was forced to plead with the creep to give her things back.

At one point, he even demanded a date with her.

22-year-old content creator Tabitha Swatosh lost her wallet and passport during a recent trip to Hawaii

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She reached out to the public, hoping someone might’ve found it

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And sure enough, a stranger contacted her

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But he refused to give Tabitha back her belongings

So she shared their conversation online

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Tabitha’s story went viral

@tabithaswatoshplease♬ original sound – Tabs

And people really felt for her

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After a few days, the woman released an update on the situation


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Passport data sells in three formats on the darkweb; digital scans, templates for creating a finished passport, and actual physical passports. These prices range from $5-$65 for scans, $29-$89 for templates, and up to $5,000 for the actual thing.

Modern entry procedures in most countries can catch forgeries, but some countries don’t scan passport barcodes or microchips, and that’s where even a low-cost phony copy can help a criminal gain entry.

A lost or stolen passport can help:

  • fugitives to escape justice;
  • foreign terrorist fighters to travel to or from conflict zones;
  • human trafficking networks to get their victims across borders.

Even if no one tries to travel on your passport, it could still leave you vulnerable to identity theft—someone could use your passport for criminal purposes, such as opening a bank account as part of a money laundering process.

The procedure for reporting a lost/stolen passport will vary from country to country but authorities warn that you should do so immediately. Good thing everything turned out okay for Swatosh.

Luckily, this video had a happy ending

@tabithaswatoshIM CRYING♬ elevator music meme song (TRAP) – Mister Ethan

And everyone got to move on

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Helen Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not a prank, this guy has a twisted sense of humor, he sounded downright creepy there. He should have been reported to the authorities as far as I'm concerned.

JLN
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have an extremely dark twisted sense of humour and I wouldn't even dream of doing this sociopathic level of 'joke'. It's not funny to f*ck around with sh*t so important

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Tracy Wallick
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many guys have said/done shitty things and then backpedaled by saying it was a prank or a joke? I don't buy it, this guy is a creep.

David H
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as soon as he tried to extort a date, she should have gone right to the police

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Helen Edwards
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not a prank, this guy has a twisted sense of humor, he sounded downright creepy there. He should have been reported to the authorities as far as I'm concerned.

JLN
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have an extremely dark twisted sense of humour and I wouldn't even dream of doing this sociopathic level of 'joke'. It's not funny to f*ck around with sh*t so important

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Tracy Wallick
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many guys have said/done shitty things and then backpedaled by saying it was a prank or a joke? I don't buy it, this guy is a creep.

David H
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as soon as he tried to extort a date, she should have gone right to the police

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