The Trinidad and Tobago police Wednesday warned motorists to be careful of an extortion scam occurring on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway, the major east-west highway in Trinidad and Tobago that runs for 15 miles.
In a statement, the police said that the persons create a situation “where their vending carts make contact with the vehicle of an unsuspecting motorists.
“The scam artiste thereafter accuses the motorists of causing damage to his cart and proceeds under threat to extort money from the motorist,” the police warned.
The police said they are warning motorists who become involved in such “accidents” to make a report to the nearest police station and under no circumstance make “any private arrangements to settle” the matter.
“Persons who may have fallen victim to this highway scam are urged to come forward and make a report to the police,” the statement added.
