Warning about a Bushwick Con Man

I writing to let you know about a scam artist I came across this weekend.
He approached me on Stuyvesant between Myrtle and Broadway Sunday afternoon around 2pm seeming very genuine. He said he was a stylist visiting from Los Angeles and had just left his digital camera and blackberry in a cab and was distraught as the west coast is 3 hours behind and he couldn't contact his boss or whatever and needed to get to a shoot. He was so grateful I would talk to him, saying he'd send me make up, even hugged me and thanked me! We talked a little bit about the west coast. He said he was gay and was uncomfortable approaching the "thuggy" guys on the street. I said I would give him a few bucks but he said he needed 11 and all I had was 5--which I gave him. He then turned and walked the opposite direction of the subway--which I pointed out and he said he had to "go pick up some bags" first. I told my roommate the story when I got home and she said he pulled the same scam on her four months ago! He was a well dressed man in maybe his late 20s, African American, probably gay as he described himself, and well dressed. He approached her on Myrtle and Broadway. Watch out for this guy!