It started with a stranger in a Costco parking lot saying he needed money to reach the airport. The two exchanged contact information, and the next day they met again in the parking lot of Sunset Foods in Lake Forest. This time, the offer was another batch of supposed gold jewelry for $10,000. Police coordinated with the victim and watched the Costco parking lot where the exchange was supposed to happen. A stranger asking for cash in a parking lot is asking the buyer to take all the risk.