Having lived in Singapore for a long time, you can feel the strictness of the laws here. No littering, no WiFi access, or even begging!
Once a violation is violated, it can range from a fine to a prison sentence.
Even so, "begging" behavior still exists in Singapore. Recently, a netizen broke the news: When he was eating in the food court, he met a middle-aged man who was begging under the guise of selling key rings...
What exactly is going on? Let’s take a look with Wanshitong~
A self-proclaimed deaf-mute who sells keychains
slaps people on the back after being ignored
Netizen Xiaoni (pseudonym) shared her experience on social media platforms to remind everyone to pay attention to such people.
Xiaoni was busy at work, so she didn’t go to the food court until after 4 p.m. She was eating in the food court while looking at the people nearby, and accidentally spotted a middle-aged man holding a keychain.
(Photo source Xiaohongshu@小红豆664eaeff)
Xiaoni immediately thought that she had seen it on social media platforms before This person immediately became vigilant.
But Xiaoni never thought that this middle-aged man would come to her. He walked towards Xiaoni and stopped very close to Xiaoni. He said nothing and kept gesticulating with his hands and feet to indicate that he was a deaf-mute..
At this time, Xiaoni did not look at him and chose to ignore him. Xiaoni thought this would stop this middle-aged man from selling keychains to her.
"But I didn't expect him to slap me on the back. I immediately got angry and shouted stop touching me!" Ni suppressed the fear in her heart, quickly walked to a crowded place and called the police. .
caused a lot of discussion
I didn’t know that begging is illegal, it should be foreigners
After Xiaoni posted the incident on social platforms, it aroused widespread discussion among netizens.
I have also encountered ! I was at a McDonald's outside Bradell MRT. He tapped me on the shoulder and I waved my hand to refuse. He pointed at my McDonald's and asked me to treat him to a treat. I walked away angrily!
Some netizens said foreigners pretend to be deaf and mute and want to sell you a keychain for $10. Often found in the food court. I'm also very annoyed. Twice they didn't buy it and they patted me on the shoulder. The funny thing is that the second time my husband was right next to me and they had no sense of boundaries at all.
I also encountered , I said I had no cash, and then he opened the WeChat payment code...
It is illegal to be a beggar in Singapore. The government provides so many benefits and subsidies, and also sets up multiple asylums. For those who have no fixed place to live. Those who don’t know this must be foreigners. The police can arrest.
Recently, I encountered coffee bean in junction 8 in bishan. If I said no, I would insist on insisting. If you say it, he will pretend to be deaf and mute.
False asking for directions and really borrowing money
New tricks to cheat money
In addition to pretending to be deaf-mute people to sell keychains, Singapore has a new trick, which is Pretending to ask for directions is actually asking for money!
Netizen Xiaoxiang had previously posted on the social media platform, saying that he met two young girls who pretended to ask for directions but ended up asking her for money.
(Picture source Xiaohongshu@ Want to Eat Not Fat)
At first, the two girls asked Xiaoxiang how far it was to take the bus to Changi Airport and how long it would take. Then I asked if there was a free bus to the airport.
"My friend lost money at Sands MBS, and now I have no money on both of me. I need money to take a taxi to the airport."
When Xiaoxiang heard this, he immediately thought of the various scams in Singapore that he had seen before, so he talked to They said: "I don't have any cash with me. When the bus comes, I have to leave."
Afterwards, they thought about putting on such exquisite makeup, and then told me that they had no money. I didn't believe it. Although good intentions are rewarded, I don't want to be the one who gets deceived.
In this regard, a netizen said that he had just encountered . In Yishun, two of them surrounded me and refused to let me leave, and I was a woman, 18 years old. They also kidnapped me morally. finally gave me $10 and they ran away. Scared me.
Summary
No matter where you are, you must be vigilant. Some scams are not advanced, they just take advantage of everyone's sympathy.When you go out, you must be careful, and when it comes to money, you must think more about it!
Dear macaroni, have you encountered this kind of thing outside? How did you deal with it? Welcome everyone to leave a message in the comment area for discussion~
