[Highland Park] The scammer strikes again (twice)

A young friend of ours recently realized she was a victim of the scam last week. She got home at 2:45 AM and a man came out of the trees near the corner of Bryant and Portland. He said something like ,"Don't worry, I'm not a rapist or a mugger." Our friend said he was really convincing, but she was scared and gave him 20 bucks as she rushed to her house. Sat. evening 8/13 he convinced a family in the 6500 block of Jackson St. to give him money. Apparently he should win an oscar for his convincing performance. They were totally convinced that he lived down the street somewhere!