Dad cons his way into getting a nice table at a booked restaurant

Legal or not, sometimes all it takes is a quick catfish to get what you want.

After trying to book a table at a restaurant and being told there were no availabilities, a father did the only logical thing: He pretended to be a prime minister of a foreign country. And apparently, it worked.

"My dad wanted to make a reservation at a restaurant and they told him that they were completely booked, minutes later he called back claiming to be the prime minister of Morocco ...," @Ihab8knicks tweeted on Tuesday.

Turns out, Ihab's father's instincts were correct. By pretending to be a political leader in Morocco (presumably former prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane, since they do look like they could be related), they landed a seat in the restaurant, plus plenty of special perks.

"We got the best table in the place and the chef [asked] him to sign a plate and take a pic [with] him," Ihab continued.

Ihab shared a video of his father signing a plate like a practiced politician before taking photographs with the eager employees who looked excited to have a Moroccan dignitary in the building.

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Some people who saw the tweet were concerned about identity theft, while others were laughing along with what might just be the scam of the year.

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As funny as it is, maybe don't try it without looking up impersonation laws first.