Be Aware...
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Beware of Push Pockets...
You learn something new every
day..
While the scams are happening
in Malaysia , it's a lesson worth noting for anyone of you who loves
to travel. Be alert!!
Push Pockets in KL
I am sure you all have heard
of 'pick pocket'. Now there is a new trend, 'push pocket'.
A few days ago a new type of crime
has surfaced in town. It goes something like this:-
Somebody slips a hand-phone
into your pocket, sometimes it could be just a wallet with an identity
card and a few Ringgit.
A few minutes later, the 'owner'
comes up and confronts you, the 'thief'. He makes a big commotion
that you stole his stuff.
You, caught unaware, are then
pulled aside by the 'owner' for a settlement you are intimidated
and threatened that if you do not pay up, the police will be brought
in. If you pay up, this 'owner' lets you go. If not,
the police are brought in.
Another strange thing is that, there
always seems to be a 'witness' to the your 'theft'.
I am told this often happens
to foreigners at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) or
even at LRT trains. Given that you're 'guilty
until proven innocent' as far as the Malaysian police are concerned,
I understand some poor people are in jail for these 'offences'.
At the KLIA, the 'owner' throws
his hand-phone and wallet with the few Ringgit notes into the luggage
trolley of a just arrived passenger. The drama unfolds a few
minutes later.
The real culprit has easily
convinced our Malaysian police to arrest the real victim (if he has
not paid up the 'settlement' demand).
This is a very serious matter.
This is another form of extortionists
operating in broad daylight. They are disgusting criminals
who will do anything to rob and steal. The sickening part of
the whole scenario is that unless you pay the 'quoted settlement'
money, they will put you in real trouble by calling the police.
The real culprit gets back his
hand-phone and wallet but the real victim (i.e. could be any one
of us) is thrown into the police lock up and charged in court.
So do be very careful, otherwise
you may end up as a 'thief' as you have no way to prove your innocence.
Pass it on .. let more people
be aware of such things around them.
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