[Malaysia] - "PushPockets" a new crime in fashion
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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' will 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 culprits could eaily convince the Malaysian police to arrest the real victim (if he has not paid up the 'settlement' demand).
This is another form of extortion 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.
Geh Cheng Lok & Co.
Advocates & Solicitors
No. 20, King Street (Top Floor)
10200 Penang , Malaysia
Tel. No: 604-2617464
Fax No: 604-2611840 -
Just another reason why not to go to Malaysia..
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Originally posted by mamamamama:
Just another reason why not to go to Malaysia..
yeah lor. I fully agree with you. They want tourism they better up their standard... if not boycott is on the way. -
google maps tell me they could not locate "king street penang malaysia"
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holy shit.. like that also got now!
whats next!
actually got think about this before. I just didnt know ppl actually will use it.. lol.. you need to be damn good and convincing man. hahah
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The next is, we gonna see monkeys amok in malaysia
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Okay. Let's circulate this around. Good information.
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alrite..
so we should slip our wallets into their pockets 1st b4 they do tat to us.
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but sometimes we just cant prevent it from happening...
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can.....dun go there
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We used to think that as long as we don't carry flashy jewellery, handphones and wads of cash while at Malaysia, we'll be fine. With this latest trend of commiting crimes, it'll be hard to safeguard against it. Can't even trust the police (what police?) over there.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
google maps tell me they could not locate "king street penang malaysia"
Google maps not always updated. Check this link and "King Street" is clearly listed as a popular tourism area http://www.tourismpenang.gov.my/page.cfm?name=at02a "For the best of George Town, walk along Love Lane, Pitt Street, *King Street* and Carnarvon Street. Certain streets like Chulia Street and Campbell Street are best viewed in the evening, when they burst to life with hawker stalls and nighttime activities. Incidentally, some of the best hawker food are found on these two streets. See also the Southern end of Penang Street for a taste of “Little India.� Along this street are several banana leaf rice restaurants and a Hindu temple. -
Malaysia truly asia!~!
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Victims need to be carefuly selected. A father with a well paying job, wife and two kids, stealing the wallet/hp of a Malaysian immediately on arrival? The police in it too? Probably helping the "pushers" polish up their case.
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just another email spam.
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Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
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' will 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 culprits could eaily convince the Malaysian police to arrest the real victim (if he has not paid up the 'settlement' demand).
This is another form of extortion 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.
Geh Cheng Lok & Co.
Advocates & Solicitors
No. 20, King Street (Top Floor)
10200 Penang , Malaysia
Tel. No: 604-2617464
Fax No: 604-2611840Okok...if it were to happen to me, I will promise to pay them whatever they asked for. But I will need to ask them to wait, while my friend to bring me the money.
Then when my friends arrived, I will ask them to beat, threaten, terrorise those "push pockets" and blackmail those "push pockets" with their naked pictures after asking them to oil their body with THIS.
