Con-men in Klang! Guys & girls, beware...

[Russie]

Ok after reading Jarance's posting about some bogus Astro technicians in Klang, I was thinking that it would be good to share some happenings in Klang area. These were what happened recently:-1) About 2 months ago, while walking to the car park to pick up my car, there was this China man (why I said China man? cos of his strong typical accent) who stopped me and asked me if I understood Mandarin. At 1st, I said yes and then he started his story by saying he was from elsewhere, got stranded in Klang, needed some money to take a cab back to his place... blah blah blah. Then once I realised the bullshit, I just told him off by saying "Sorry, I don't understand you".Then about 3 weeks ago, around the same area there was the same guy again and this time around he was with a lady. Again he shouted at me to get my attention, then his partner walked up to me and asked me the same old stuff, that was if I understood Mandarin. As I recognised the guy and I knew this would be the same old trick again, I told off the lady with the same excuse "I don't understand Mandarin, sorry can't help you". Then both of them walked away without saying anything further... I am wondering, why nowadays so many con-men and con-women around? So guys, be careful if such people walk up to you asking the same question. Description of the man: Chinese man in the 40s with moustache and heavy Chinese accent, carrying a hand purse (the A4 size type)... be aware of this guy.2) This one actually happened to me this afternoon. A smartly dressed up (formal dress code) old Indian man (in his 60s) came up to my office requesting to see the Regional Manager. My colleague then asked me to help and see what does the man want. That guy even specifically mentioned he only wanna talk to a male. So thinking it was a walk-in customer, I went to see him. And there he started telling me he was from Seremban, his car battery run flat and therefore have to change car battery, he went to his ATM & he got no money in his a/c, blah blah blah. He said he has just changed a used battery for RM42 and he only got RM12 in his wallet. Therefore, he wanted me to lend him RM30. He even showed me his IC and said he would gimme a cheque dated 12/9/07 for RM30 so that I can bank in the money later. At 1st I wanted to tell him off, but when he said this "On a humanitarian ground, can you help me by lending me RM30?" Wow, great choice of word Then I was telling myself, what the heck... RM30 only and if he really wanna cheat me, let it be as I just wanna be kind and do some charity work hehe. So I told him to wait at the counter, went back to my desk to take out RM30 and passed it to that colleague of mine and asked her to pass the money to him. Then after taking the money, he went off...without even giving the cheque as he promised. To me, it was ok but it only proved that he is a con-man (I might be wrong) So there it goes again, another con case in Klang...so guys be careful with this guy & his story if he ever come to your office Description: Old Indian man in his 60s, wearing specs, nicely dressed up with a tie and carrying a suitcase. He claims he is from Seremban and was formerly an ex-Banker.Oh yeah, these happened at Klang (near Tabung Haji building area).I hope my stories did not bore any of you guys reading this hehe. Take it as a lesson for everyone and for you guys in Klang, take it as a warning...who knows they might walk up to you 1 day.Cheers`

 

[XXX]

Hey good stuff at least we can keep a lookout for this type of fellas and not get conned by them...

 

[Russie]

Hey good stuff at least we can keep a lookout for this type of fellas and not get conned by them...

Mr XXX, maybe you wanna share this with some of your friends too who do not visit this forum?

Cheers

 

[3CI]

aiseh...

first story i kenal @ low yat parking exit. China lady - 10 ringgit

second story @ parking amcorp mall open air - malay guy age inbetween 40-45 - 30 ringgit.

feel sad ...... i tok is real , finally is con case. S***.

i must share this to all my fren.

 

[Russie]

3CI, no worries man as long as u dont lose big money. RM10 and RM30...total loss only RM40 still ok. It only shows 1 thing....there are a lot of con-people in the market, just have to be careful and dont fall for their tricks. Their modus operandi would be quite similar.

cheers~

p/s: the RM40 lost in the scam cant make u grow 10kg fatter or 1cm taller. Just forget it and treat it as donation to charity house.

 

[jarance]

So it seem that the con people are moving to Klang area after KL...

So what usually are the Con job..
1. Scam precious stone. - 1 guy approach old lady and offer to sell precious stone. Another person walk by and say he also want one. 1st person say cannot as he have offer to you first. But if you refuse than can sell to 2nd person.

2. Scam electronic part (actually capacitor) - Same as above..

Other scam that you know..

Oh yes.. I have received in my email that somebody uncle died and left a lot of money in the bank and need my help to transfer billion of dollars out of the coutry. 10% commission for my help.. woh....

Also.. I received in my email that I have strike a lottery worth 20 Million. Just send my acknowledgement to collect.. wuhoo.. M5....

 

[flash]

Also.. I received in my email that I have strike a lottery worth 20 Million. Just send my acknowledgement to collect.. wuhoo.. M5....

Sigh, and still many other gullibles fall for such ploys... the price of greed.

 

[bmwcar]

Happened to me twice over 3 years:-

1) 2004 - near Dataran Merdeka about 8pm. Local guy asked for RM6 for taxi. I quickly gave him RM10 as i had RM10 in my shirt pocket and if i denied him that, he might have flashed out a weapon.

Leason learnt : walk quickly and do not leave money where it can be easily seen.

2) 2007 - 7am on the way to ulu yam - lights after batu cave turn off...it was a red light was having a smoke in the car and had the window down..... foreign english speaking guy walks up and says he lost his wallet and needs cash to get back.

It was the first time that i panicked as he had walked up on from the right rear and i was shocked as he suddenly then appeared next to me. I did not give him any cash as for some reason my mind realised that my wallet was in my back pocket and to get it out, i would need to unbuckle the seat belt, go into P and that could be an ideal opportunity for him to carjack me....

So i muttered also got no cash and moved the car fwd as much as i could without blocking the intersection.

Lesson learnt:-
1) do not have windows down at junctions and if you do, keep aware of the surrounding movements.....

 

[XXX]

on the topic of being con, just got this in my email

Another credit card fraud scheme forwarded to me by a friend. Pls be aware!...

I just want to share the incident that happened to me yesterday. I received
a call from a woman by the name Lisa claiming she is calling on behalf of
Bank Negara. She introduced herself formally and explained to me that Bank
Negara is concerned for credit card users in Malaysiawho overspend their
limit and put themselves too deep in debt. So, Bank Negara is introducing
this new "MBF Countdown Backup" card for all owners of credit cards all
around Malaysiaand will soon be a compulsory thing. The card, according to
Lisa, will be swiped everytime a transaction is performed using your credit
card and this will enable Bank Negara to monitor our spending. And in
return, we will get discounts ranging from 5% to 40% for different
merchants.

Then, this is where my stupidity sets in. Because she spoke to me in Bahasa
Malaysiaand the background noise implicates that it is a bank working
environment, and above all this, she was able to readout to me my 16-digit
credit card numbers and particulars and even my outstanding balance with
the credit card, it convinced me that this could be a new system
implemented by Bank Negara. So, when she asked for my 3-digit approval code
written behind the credit card, I "STUPIDLY" gave it to her.

Then after all this was charade was over, Lisa informed me that a charge of
RM480 will be charged to my credit card as a starters fee to waive off the
annual fee. This woke me up!! So, I questioned Lisa on why do I need to pay
for something that Bank Negara wants to implement to help the people of
Malaysia(not a very noble cause). Then she explained to me that they are
from a company calling on behalf of Bank Negara. And she said all the banks
are well aware of this system. She then passed me over to her manager, Mr.
Zakri or Mr. Z (similar to the MIB) or something. This gentleman then tries
to assure me that this is not a fraud or scam.

Then after his long-winded speech about the benefits of their card (no
longer Bank Negara's), I told him to hold the approval of the card as I
don't need it. I told him that I will call my bank to verify this card and
get back to him. He agreed to my suggestion and even gave me 2 of his
contact numbers for me to get back to him (03-40422522 and 03-40424288).
So, when I called both my credit card banks regarding this matter both
banks told me that there was no such thing. Immediately I told that I might
have fell for a fraud telephony case and wanted to cancel and suspend all
my credit cards. The banks suspended my cards and agreed to send me a
replacement card. Then when I called back Mr. Z at the number he gave me, a
different lady attended to me and passed me on to a chinese lady who spoke
in mandarin to me in a very heavy ffice:smarttags" />


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[flash]

Hmmm, got a similar call 2 days back on some credit card matters. Told them I am busy in a meeting and if theywant to try me again, to call be back during lunch time. They did call but due to bad reception , we got cut-off. They never did call again.

And yesterday, got a call on some Bonuslink promotion and that I won something. as usual, I told them I was busy in a meeting and that they should call me back during lunch time. And they did call back but as usual, due to bad reception , we got cut-off. They never did call again.

Now I am wondering how they got my handphone number....:thefinger: :thefinger:

 

[karate70]

the above 1st scenario also happening in mid valley... was approached by a chinese couple n asked the same question. wanted me to help give some $$ to eat... but they dress so well and looks well fed... took thm no n drove off...

 

[blackrobe]

This happened in Klang recently. My dad went to Tesco to get some shark meat (yummy!) and was approached by some people on the ground floor. He was coerced/pukau'ed/etc/etc and ended up chagring RM11,000 to his credit cards (Citibank) for unbranded items which definitey have suspect value. He only realised his folly when he got home, and after some intense shelling from the Home Minister! He immediately made a police report and called Citibank to cancel the transaction. Just last week, Citibank after mulling over this issue decided to proceed with the pay out to those cheats. Now he's taking the next step....

Apparently 30 over ppl have been similarly conned by these people who had complained to Michael Chong. These conmen refused to entertain my father's request and they looked like thugs, and had weird incense burning at the room in their offices. It was suspected that that was part of the ploy to induce the transaction.

Careful guys!

 

[XXX]

woi you eat shark meat ah!!? Im going to get the animal rights activist to come look for you...

 

[LCP]

I think eating shark meat is different from eating shark fins... The problem is shark fin is worth a whole lot more, and many people (conman? fisherman?) wanna make quick bucks, so they catch the sharks, cut off their fins and then let the suffering sharks off into the water again...

But to eat shark meat you hafta kill the whole shark, usually the meat available in our markets are from small sharks which are nowhere near being "endangered"...

 

[Russie]

I think eating shark meat is different from eating shark fins... The problem is shark fin is worth a whole lot more, and many people (conman? fisherman?) wanna make quick bucks, so they catch the sharks, cut off their fins and then let the suffering sharks off into the water again...

But to eat shark meat you hafta kill the whole shark, usually the meat available in our markets are from small sharks which are nowhere near being "endangered"...

I agree with u LCP, Klang is also famous for the baby shark dish

 

[jarance]

I agree with u LCP, Klang is also famous for the baby shark dish

Klang got baby shark dish??? I only know the one in Kapar... care to share the info, plz.

 

[Russie]

Klang got baby shark dish??? I only know the one in Kapar... care to share the info, plz.

let me find out the details of the place ok? coz myself never been there or eaten the dish but i heard from fella colleagues that it is quite famous

anyway, why they call u baiyee or mr singh? u r a sikh? or chinese woh?

 

[jarance]

let me find out the details of the place ok? coz myself never been there or eaten the dish but i heard from fella colleagues that it is quite famous

anyway, why they call u baiyee or mr singh? u r a sikh? or chinese woh?

I am actually Puah Chu Kang in reverse.. Chinese prentending to be a singh.. LOL

Long story lahh.. it was three28 who gave me this label..

 

[amax]

hi everyone....

something to share.... this group of ppl very active nowadays there are everywhere....

Yesterday… after shopping at Klang Parade with my sister-in-law… We were approached by 2 young MALAYSIAN girls!! I would say that they were around my age or probably younger…
They asked me to open some coupon, saying that if i open the coupon and return it to them, they will get a 50cent commission… so I was like.. What the heck right?!?! you're just doing your job… i opened the coupon and suddenly they got all excited and say that I won some kind of price!! They couldn't say what i won… they say that i could probably win a car…they insist that i get the coupon scanned and i would know what i won but i would win something guaranteed!
A Malay lady…. I would say around 30s la came and talk to us about the coupon.. its safe to assume that this lady is their boss… she said that their company PENZONE MARKETING SDN BHD is actually a company doing a promotion for Genki,… etc… dunno wat dodgy Japanese name la!! They even have newspaper article from some chinese newspaper as well as Berita Harian regarding this competition.. She said if she scanned the coupon, and i win cash.. they will minus off the product that im suppose to purchase and i would get the balance in cash… the product is some foot massager, air purifier and something la… 3 products!! If I win a car (an unregistered car) then i would get the car but pay for the 3 products on the spot!!(she said something like… support their product) The product cost RM7000…
Of course… im a pretty greedy person!!! lol.. i was like Hmmm…. not bad not bad!! i could sell the car right?? so wat's RM7000!! But of course the catch is.. paying RM7000 on the spot!! I was like.. I dun have the money at the moment.. she suggested credit card… and i know my credit card do not have a limit of RM7000… so i said i have no money to purchase.. so can i scanned the coupon first and if i really win, then i just come back and pay?!?! The Malay lady said its not possible because its their term and condition, i must agree to purchasing the product before she would scan the coupon.. I was already very wary of this lady… wat's the big deal right? scanned and if i win the car then only i will find way to pay the RM7000 and if i win the cash instead i'll get cash… i insisted for her to get it scanned and see what i won and again she said its impossible to do so!!
In the end… i got fed up and said give me 1 week la! i will find money!! I left my details which include my name, IC number, signature and moblie telephone number!! Hmm…. DAMN!! i was so distracted i should have put in a fake 1 right?? DUM DUM ! but what can i do right?!? its over and done with!! i just have to becareful for any frauds in my account!! and it would be safe to say that our IC number and signature is all over the place.. through restaurant or any competition!!
After I left, i went straight home and tell my husband all about it…. i was so so curious about the validity of this competition, we checked online and TADA… SCAMMERS!!! Just google PENZONE MARKETING and there are tonnes of people complaining about these scammers!! At least create a company that doesn't already have bad records!! STUPID IDIOTS!! Or maybe some are not as lucky as me to have the chance to ran away and double check it through the magic of INTERNET!!!
And i can't wait for them to call me in a week time!! (if they dare)… i'll ask my husband to talk to them!! hopefully threaten them!! Hehehe.. its great to have a husband!!! WOOHOO!!
So guys.. please beware of PENZONE MARKERTING SDN BHD!! I was nearly cheated out of RM7000…
And plz… if any chicks approach u guys and mention PENZONE MARKETING SDN BHD… please say not interested and the office is in Bukit Raja Klang !! Goshh.. con artist are every where!

 

[blackrobe]

amax....same thing happened to my dad as posted above... name of company is ezono network sdn bhd