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35 People Who Successfully Cheated The System by Pretending To Belong (New Pics)
Not everyone is who they seem to be. Someone confident, cunning, and well-versed in psychology has a pretty good chance of successfully impersonating others. And some folks only notice the con only when it’s far too late. That’s where the massively popular ‘Act Like You Belong’ subreddit comes in.
It’s an online community that documents some of the most egregious and hilarious times when people pretended to be someone else, whether to steal, cheat, sneak into a high-profile event, or... just for the heck of it. Scroll down to see why first impressions can sometimes be wrong—even if you spot a uniform and a badge!
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#1
Statue Cleaning
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#2
The Illusionist
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black.
#4
Dedicated “Employee”
#5
Guerrilla Street Safety
Lavender Myst 2 years ago (edited)
Prolly made the street safer as people need to slow down and watch for crossers now. .....edited: for typos
#6
The Shame
#7
It Would Probably Work Too
#8
Slpt: How To Become A Millionaire
PFD 2 years ago
So, not exactly "made up random bills" but an organised fraud involving phishing, identity theft, fake companies set up in the name of real ones etc. The extent of his personal involvement is unclear: he claimed he was only a minor player in the fraud ring, the US prosecutors said he was ringleader. But either way it wasn't some fun Robin Hood thing, just regular crime. And almost all the money was quickly recovered, so it wasn't even very successful. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lithuanian-man-sentenced-5-years-prison-theft-over-120-million-fraudulent-business
#9
Woman Pretends To Be An Extra For The Matrix 4 Filming (Comment On Trailer)
#10
Slpt: Pretend Everyday Is Your First Day
#11
An Identity Thief Stole The Identity Of A Surgeon And While Aboard A Navy Destroyer Was Tasked With Performing Several Life Saving Surgeries
He proceeded to memorize a medical textbook just before hand and all the patients survived.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 2 years ago (edited)
His name was Ferdinand Waldo Demara, and not ony did he impersonate a navy surgeon and successfully operated on a wounded serviceman from a bullet near the heart. He also impersonated an assistant prison warden and created several reforms that greatly benefited the behavior of convicts. His job at the prison was so impressive that the warden immediatley said that he would rehire Demara if he applied again under his own name. After being caught, he impersonated a monk, founded a chartered college and when questioned about forged checks he faked suicide to get another identity. Then he impersonated a doctor of applied psychology, taught several years at a university and published a booklet on parenting. Later, when impersonating the navy surgeon, his story became so notorious that the authorities discovered him while investigating to give a commendation for heroism. Before that, he had also impersonated a hospital orderly, a civil engineer and a lawyer. When asked for his motivation, he said "Rascality, pure rascality".
#12
Rockstar
#13
Atta, Boy!
#14
Panda Caretakers In China
#15
Someone Pretended To Be Tom Cruise In A Small Chicken Shop In North Eastern Thailand And Is Remembered There Forever
#16
Look Busy And Leave
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
I call these people "chair heaters". how can you get a job without having to do a job ?
#17
The King Of Acting Like You Belong
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
By far the weirdest James Bond movie this side of Casino Royale. The original with Peter Sellers and David Niven not the new one. In Her Majesty's Secret Service, Bond is MARRIED! Only time ever on film.
#18
This Is FBI Agent Robert Hanssen
He was tasked to find a mole within the FBI after the FBI's moles in the KGB were caught. Robert Hanssen was the mole and had been working with the KGB since 1979.
#19
When The Doctors Came To Check, Shi Pei Pu Would Tuck His Genitals Inside His Body To Fool Them
#20
Trying To Blend In
Viktoria Tatarek 2 years ago
John French? He must be French for sure. Whats the point of this post?
#21
Because There’s No Actual Laws About What A Press Badge Is, I Use This Spider-Man 2002 Promo Badge To Gain Access To Shoot Pics
#22
This Is Dion Rich The World's Greatest Gate Crasher. He Snuck Into 35 Super Bowls, The World Series, The Oscars, The Olympics And More
#23
Student Had Been Lecturing At A University
#25
29-Year-Old Scientist Enrolled In High School And Pretended To Be A Teenager Because She Was Lonely And “Wanted To Return To A Place Of Safety”
#26
Man Convinces Convenience Store Clerk He's There To Take Over
#27
How To Hack A Bus Stop Advertising Space
#28
A Bridge Too Far
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Of course it has to be in Bihar. No other place is as crazy as north India
#29
Mexican Man Tries To Illegally Enter The Us By Disguising Himself As A Car Seat
#30
A True Wikipedia Scholar
#31
That Time A Random Dude Became A Tsar Of Montenegro
#32
Spotted In The UK
#33
College Student
#34
Guy Got A Job At A Food Kiosk And Ran Off To Watch The Football Match Where The Kiosk Was. Legend!
#35
Seats In A Swedish Train
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CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
"I'm a baddie, ba-ba-baddie, baddie Pretty little risky baddie, catch me if you can" BADDIE by IVE fits well here
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
"I'm a baddie, ba-ba-baddie, baddie Pretty little risky baddie, catch me if you can" BADDIE by IVE fits well here
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