Last evening, I went to town to do some banking. All along, I have only gone there during the day but lately, I haven't been able to find time to go anywhere except in the evenings. When I reached there, it was already past 8pm and my God, there were so many people loitering around there. These people are trying to cheat people with those “Scratch and Win” cards. The police should just go and round them up for questioning.
I walked past one Indian lady and she was being congratulated by one of the chaps about winning something and going somewhere to claim her "prize" and the Indian lady, I think she really believed that she won a prize and was asking, "Pergi mana?" [translated: Where to go (to claim the prize)?]
In my mind, I was thinking, "Oh, oh! She's gonna get it!" Doesn't she read the papers??
Of course, I could not alert her because I was alone while they have so many people there and I don't want to be set up upon. I went to the bank to withdraw money and I don't want to be robbed. When I came out from the ATM lobby, though, the gang has dispersed. Perhaps they have already caught the water fish. I don't know.
I wonder why people are so gullible and even though I do not read the papers too often, I still know a scam when I see one. Another thing that I wonder is that how come these young men and women would do this sort of "work"? I know, they are only out to cari makan but surely there are better things to do than to be involved in a scam ring?
When this guy was congratulating the Indian lady, where I managed to catch a few words from him, my goodness, he could not even speak coherently. I don't know if he was born with a stutter, if he was pretending to be excited for the victim or he was so scared in carrying out his scam job.
One thing I know is that all these young men and women are not locals but are "imported" from towns from the North. They could not even speak Cantonese, how do their bosses expect them to carry out a good scam job, I do not know.
I have been approached many times before as well and I won't even touch those damn cards! Anyway, the whole Scratch & Win scam baffles me.
I walked past one Indian lady and she was being congratulated by one of the chaps about winning something and going somewhere to claim her "prize" and the Indian lady, I think she really believed that she won a prize and was asking, "Pergi mana?" [translated: Where to go (to claim the prize)?]
In my mind, I was thinking, "Oh, oh! She's gonna get it!" Doesn't she read the papers??
Of course, I could not alert her because I was alone while they have so many people there and I don't want to be set up upon. I went to the bank to withdraw money and I don't want to be robbed. When I came out from the ATM lobby, though, the gang has dispersed. Perhaps they have already caught the water fish. I don't know.
I wonder why people are so gullible and even though I do not read the papers too often, I still know a scam when I see one. Another thing that I wonder is that how come these young men and women would do this sort of "work"? I know, they are only out to cari makan but surely there are better things to do than to be involved in a scam ring?
When this guy was congratulating the Indian lady, where I managed to catch a few words from him, my goodness, he could not even speak coherently. I don't know if he was born with a stutter, if he was pretending to be excited for the victim or he was so scared in carrying out his scam job.
One thing I know is that all these young men and women are not locals but are "imported" from towns from the North. They could not even speak Cantonese, how do their bosses expect them to carry out a good scam job, I do not know.
I have been approached many times before as well and I won't even touch those damn cards! Anyway, the whole Scratch & Win scam baffles me.
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