Woman Tries Fake Apple Pay at Restaurant, Then Produces $100 Bills When Police Are Called
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Updated · BroBible · May 22
Woman Tries Fake Apple Pay at Restaurant, Then Produces $100 Bills When Police Are Called
1 articles · Updated · BroBible · May 22
A restaurant manager said a woman who claimed she could pay only with Apple Pay instead showed what looked like a PDF-style card image, then had two manual card attempts declined.
The dispute escalated after staff asked to scan her visible ID, which the manager said did not match the name used for the reservation and did not appear to match the diner.
Police were threatened by both sides after the woman said she would leave without paying; once the manager began calling, she allegedly pulled out a large roll of cash and covered the bill with hundreds.
The account, posted on TikTok and viewed more than 465,000 times, prompted commenters to suspect stolen card details, chargeback fraud or an attempted dine-and-dash rather than a legitimate Apple Pay problem.
Apple says more than 85% of retailers accept Apple Pay, but the service generally requires tap-to-pay, and restaurants can still refuse manual entry or demand ID verification.
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