Monday, 22 October 2007

Con of Men #2: The Motorcycle Beggar

'Beggars' like this cause people to no longer trust the real ones. From Star Online Nation "Beggar rides motorcycle on his rounds":
Even beggars have to change with the times. China Press reported that a man in his 30s used a motorcycle to get around.

It reported the so-called “beggar” rode his motorcycle and tried his fortune door-to-door at high-end residential areas in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.

A housewife known only as Huang said the man would only stretch out his hands for alms at houses where luxury cars are parked at the porch.

According to the daily, he would demand between RM10 and RM20 during his stop at each house.

The man, who spoke in Hokkien, would trick his victim into believing that he had failed to land jobs after just recovering from a serious illness.

He also cheated unsuspecting residents that he was jobless and had young children at home to look after.

Previous Con of Men here.

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