Woman's Toyota Won’t Start At Costco Lot. Then 2 Men In The Parking Lot Say They’re Mechanics: ‘They Look For Toyota Corollas'

A Utah hairstylist walked out of a Costco to find her boyfriend's car would not start. Then she was approached by two men in a nearby vehicle claiming to be mechanics. She has since posted a warning that the men were running a well-known scam.

Jasna’s (@jasnahooke) 4-minute, 57-second TikTok has racked up more than 447,600 views and produced more than a dozen replies from people who say the same thing happened to them, with the same suspect description and the same payment demand.

Jasna filmed it from the front seat of a borrowed car after the Toyota Corolla was towed.

The caption was a public-service-style alert: "SCAM IN AMERICAN FORK Update: Multiple people have reached out to me with the same story. They look for Toyota Corollas, pretend to help fix whatever they unplugged and then demand $200."

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