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shari
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watch out for this scam at Pemex in Sta.Rosalia
Some visitors here yesterday told us about how they got scammed at the Pemex in Sta.Rosalia and I thought I should pass on this one so you can avoid
it. The gas was 500 pesos and they paid the attendant with 5 one hundred bills, all of a sudden 3 guys swarmed him trying to distract him...asking
about his necklace, want your winshield washed and someone selling something...then the attendat holds up 4 hundreds and says our pal owes him another
one...what he did was stash one and insist he was short a hundred. Hard to argue with the guy and seeing they didn't have their tourist card (couldn't
get it as they didn't have passports) so they just left. So it would be smart to get the attendant to count the money after you give it to him to make
sure it's right. It was the curly haired attendant..so watch out for this one.
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thebajarunner
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yeah, the best and oldest Pemex scam is the "whoa, you folks are the most interesting people to enter the station today" game.
some years ago I pulled into the downtown Ensenada station and a couple of the guys immediately started admiring the 'blue ballena' inscribed on the
back of my van.... and I fell for it- started to answer their queries about the painting, then realized that their cohort had already started the
pumps and we were well into the numbers at that point.
best rule to follow.... if anyone in a Pemex is nice to you - watch out. (Baja Cactus is often an exception to this rule, but the only exception)
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DianaT
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We really avoid that station---guess nothing has changed.
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Crusoe
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To Bad!!........The kids at the Santa Rosilia Pemex have been doing this for at least 20 years I know of, because I was the recieptient of it twice,
until I wised up. And if that wasn't enough they had me on the other end to......You pull up and he immediately has 200 pesos in your tank before you
are barely out of your vehicle. Then you get into your rig and leave and you think your tank is full and your fuel gauge reads only 3/4 full. Then you
go back to the station and the kid somehow has completely vanished? The solution is a gas cap lock-- and use it at all times. Its funny to be
confronted by the young boys later when they know you know. Heck, if they were more up front you just want to give some pesos anyhow and everyone
would feel better. Oh well, if thats the worse thing that happens you can't complain to much.
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abreojos
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That has always been a no good gas stop. Always plan your trip to fill up just south of Mulege, Visciano or San Ignacio. Jesus Maria has always been
good. I avoid Guerro Negro too, just because it is so far from the highway, the town is not that great and I want to get as far away as I can get from
those inspection guys who rip you off spraying your tires for imaginary bugs.
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Bob and Susan
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hey...
when i get sprayed i feel CLEAN!!!
they add perfume now too...
also the spray is so powerful you don't need to be sprayed on the way back into the north where the veggies are grown
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woody with a view
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once at jesus maria i filled up and paid $600 pesos. from the ground level the display looked like 600. when it finally registered in my mind that my
tank wouldn't take that much gas i stepped up onto the curb that the pump sits on and the display said $500. it took a few minutes of "explaining" to
the pump jockey that his tip was 10 pesos, not 100. he reluctanly agreed.....
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abreojos
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
hey...
when i get sprayed i feel CLEAN!!!
they add perfume now too...
also the spray is so powerful you don't need to be sprayed on the way back into the north where the veggies are grown |
It's been 5 years since I have been north of Abreojos and it looks like some things haven't changed, just more suckers to sucker!
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bajabound2005
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One must wonder why anyone would pay for 500 pesos worth of gas with 5 $100 bills???
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Bob and Susan
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bajabound2005
good catch
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BajaDanD
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I was kind a wondering the same thing
Plus I never used a $100 bill in Baja
Maybe they ment 5 $100peso's
They got me once at Sta. Rosalia but only for a few bucks dont stop there anymore 
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bajabound2005
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Well, if it were pesos than the 5 $100 peso bills would have covered the charge; hay no problema...since they bought 500 pesos worth of
gas...something isn't right with this story; though with all the other nomads chiming in that there's a problem with this station I'd steer clear or
be ever vigilant!
[Edited on 2-12-2007 by bajabound2005]
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Iflyfish
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I got fast changed just east of Cancun by a guy who took my twenty US and gave me change for a twenty Peso. I watched him do it to another guy also.
I could not believe how good he was at it. Really fast!
I felt really stupid for using US currency and have learned to never use US if possible in Mexico.
Gotta have eyes like an eagle at the pumps.
Iflyfish
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BajaDanD
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I think they claimed they gave 5 but the guy pocketed one and said they only gave him 4
If so they were only out 10 bucks a small price to pay for a lesson learned especially if they can pass that lesson on to others so they dont have to
pay $$$ to learn it. 
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Mike Supino
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The scams are still happening in El Rosario!
Therianthropic
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Bob and Susan
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i count money ALL the time...
remember i still WORK!!!
you cannot belive how many times...
let's say, someone has counted 9 $20's and i count 10...
then by "magic" the next count is 9
where did the extra $20 go???
or they count 10 and i count 9
then by magic the missing $20 shows up
happens ALL the time...i'm amazed 
i'd still watch out at gas stations...
try that camalu station...they have the qualis (sp) sign and girls pump the fuel...at least sometimes
they're going to replace the pumps soon so it may be closed all summer
the buses go there
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Capt. George
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locking gas cap....
I like to play also....wait till they're just about to put the nozzle in without zeroing out....sometimes, depending on my frame of mind, I'll kick
the tank cover shut....then smile and say "no propino bandito...zero, zero" Once is enough........I also always count out, very deliberately, payment
and change...Usually have it exact...
a couple station attendants now realize that el Vikingo es loco!
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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abreojos
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You definatly belong in Abreojos, George!
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Don Alley
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They may not give correct change, but at least they have change.
You can use your credit cards in Loreto now, at least at the 800ml-per-liter stations. If you don't have a problem handing your credit card to someone
you know is ripping you off.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mike Supino
The scams are still happening in El Rosario! |
What scams, and did you report them so you can help Antonio and get any money owed you refunded?
Antonio is at info@bajacactus.com
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