Thief Disguises Himself as Security Guard
Another in our series on the security problems of trusting people in uniform:
A thief disguised as a security guard Tuesday duped the unsuspecting staff of a top Italian art gallery into giving him more than 200,000 euros ($253,100), local media reported.
The thief showed up Tuesday morning at the Pitti Palace, a grandiose renaissance construction in central Florence and one of Italy’s best known museums, wearing the same uniform used by employees of the security firm which every day collects the institution’s takings.
After the cashier staff gave him three bags full of money, he signed a receipt and calmly walked out.
Matt • May 12, 2006 7:08 AM
Haha, perfect!
When giving someone a quarter million US, you would think that they would check the person’s ID against a known-couriers list or something… wow