An alleged impostor posing as the late rapper Biggie Smalls is being sued by a swanky New York City hotel after scamming the place for more four months.
Court documents filed by the trendy Mondrian Hotel company show that Clayton Jacobs, 48, of Florida allegedly racked up more than US$47,000 in hotel bills while rooming under the name of the 'Biggie Smalls' according to DailyMail.
Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace attends the 1995 Billboard Music Awards in New York City. Photo / Getty
Born Christopher Wallace, the performer was fatally shot in 1997.
The alleged scammer's luck finally ran out when American Express started denying charges on his card after three months, according to The New York Post.
It took another month, however, for the NoMad hotel on located on Park Avenue South to remove Jacobs from the premises, court document show.
Employees at the NoMad appeared genuinely surprised that no one caught to the suspected scam sooner.
One waitress at the hotel restaurant said she had seen a 'Biggie Smalls' on the hotel registry at one point, but failed to make the connection between the two.
'Oh my god, I had no idea,' the waitress said. 'How does someone get away with that?'
The suspected incident took place from November 2017 through February 2018, where Jacobs allegedly dropped US $47,197.95 on room charges and other fees, according to the lawsuit.
Records show that Jacobs swiped his Amex card a total of 24 times in amounts ranging from US $105.60 to $7,920.27.
Rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Chris Wallace rolls a cigar outside his mother's house in Brooklyn. Photo / Getty
The 189 room hotel is 20-stories tall and features a glass-enclosed rooftop lounge with views of Park Avenue South and 30th Street, according to the Post.
The 15th-floor bar serves US $19 cocktails like the 'Fresh AF,' while rooms will run patrons more than US $200 a night.
Jacobs, originally from Aventura, Florida, has not been arrested in the incident and no criminal complaint has been filed in the state of New York.
