Drivers get pwned by accident victim

[Apollo]

April 2, 2008 Man arrested for faking as 'accident victim' to cheat drivers

A MAN has been arrested for trying to get compensation from at least two drivers after falsely claiming that they had knocked him down.

 

Police said on Wednesday a woman in her 40s was driving her car onto Lorong 27 Geylang from Sims Avenue on Tuesday at about 11 pm when she heard a loud bang at the rear of her vehicle. She stopped to check.

 

A man sitting by the road claimed that she had knocked into him. The driver wanted to send him to hospital for treatment, but he refused. Instead, he demanded $200 compensation.

 

Police were called. The man was arrested on the spot.

 

Earlier that night, police received a call from another driver, in his late 30s, who said he had met with a similar situation at Lorong 19 Geylang at about 9.30pm.

 

The driver had offered to send the alleged victim to hospital, but the man refused and insisted that the driver give him money in return. When the driver said he would call the police, the man quickly left.

 

Police advise those who may have fallen prey to similar scams to make a report.

 

The suspect, a 32-year-old Chinese man will be charged in court on Thursday for cheating.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...ory_223111.html

[Sw20]

morale of the story... dun go geylang

[Mightyme]

wow nowadays all kind of way to cheat money,really have to be very "streetwise" not to get con

[Mightyme]

can go geylang, just need to be very "careful"

[Fishy]

from china?

[Bugsbunny]

Most likely be

[Apollo]

 

[Beei]

you also got the dieases..

[Leapin_toufu]

Crash-ruse man jailed for 20 months

 

HE faked an accident, then tried to make two motorists pay him compensation

[Ironstarz]

just to share with u guys , last time there was this old man he always target Mandai road the filter lane to BKE its a blind spot, he always choose his car and jump on the road and faked himself kena buang, and always demanded 200 bucks, how i know coz a few of my friend from mandai hill camp kena alr, nbcb same time diff day same tactic

[Qpik]

now old man no more = rich man or his ic no got recycled??

 

anyway, this is nothing new.

[Shull]

with the stunts he is doing, recycle IC is the obvious choice..