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Q: Do you warn your students and friends about scams
A relitive of a friend of mine was conned in a add to go to Malasia to work
when he got there he was locked in a building with other Chinese and nearly staved to death.
Long story short
they got away after about a month and deported back to China.
he lost 30000RMB but nearly lost his life.
and now he has the problem of lossing face
So in the land of scams do you talk about these things?.
To students I do not, they were born in the land of scamming and should be aware of what's going on.
To my friends I do, in detail, hoping tey become aware of "what looks too good to be true", is normally a way of taking money from you.
mattaya:
who is tey? I'm pretty sure other countries have scams...Nigeria and America surely do..ever heard of storesonline?
HappyExPat:
Mattaya: I have two problems, one is big fingers and small keys on keyboard, which also has a few keys that do not work sometimes. The other one is that my mind functions faster than my typing. Sp, if you wish to become my proof reader, you are welcome to do so, Your help correcting "typos", or pointing them out, will not earn you points do.
Well, I just got pissed off at the scams they have on the internet for hacks and cheats for the massive multiplayer games. I deposited a total of four times before I realized I was being cheated
100rmb then they asked for....
200rmb then they asked for....
300rmb then they asked for....
400rmb
KaiKaiKai:
well if you start posting about it, who would you tell. Alot of the times the scams target a specific group of people
crimochina:
i think the point is young child that you dont have to pay to play (unless you have an iphone or any apple product but then it wouldn't be a scam it would be jobs screwing you from the grave)
To who ever gave me the thumbs down
so what was so wrong with my Q that I got a thumbs down
was it degrading in anyway?
how did I offend you?
WANKER
and if you want to reply have some balls
and leave your name
Definitely!
I warn my foreign freidns about scams targeting foreigenrs and I warn my students about the kinds of foreigners of whom one must be careful. For example, last year in my previous University there were a few cases where foreign students were asking their girlfriends to pick up packages at the Post office for them or even receive them at their homes. Turned out to be drugs or illegal material. The girls were in a LOt of toruble the boyfriends disappeared (they were eventually caught!). Thankfully all three girls were able to clear their names.
As to the scams tht we face, well, those are very well covered already.
philbravery:
I used to think it was the nievety of youth and old age but this guy is 48yrs old and no dummy. I surpose the lure of a better life clouds everybodys jugement thanks for the sincere responses guys
GuilinRaf:
Even smart people make dumb mistakes, God knows I have made my share! One thing that often worries me is that many students think that just because their foreign teacher is funny and friendly etc. that all foreigners are that way, so i try to warn them to be careful just like they would be careful with anyone else. As for my fellow expats and foreign friends, we HATE being made a sucker, and since we do not have the same concept of face I like to warn people just like I have been warned as well! For example, if I had not been told about this scam, the one where a college girl invites you to tea, coffee or a drink to a particular restaurant or bar, I would have swallowed the whole hook, line, sinker, fishing-pole, and boat!
Of course I warn them. Other wise how can we fight this scorge.
You could hold a clinic on scams philbravery..I'm sure knowing how to avoid scams is something valueable to society. What types of scams are there, how do people get scammed, I'm sure many people have questions about the scams that go on and they would never want to be a victim of such a petty crime. ~~ But from what I know I've seen scams happening all over the place. I can name a couple of companies and professions that do scam people. I tell everybody everything! Better let it out than keep it in..if you think it is a suspicious mail or note you better let someone know about it.
this one just turned up in my eChina mailbox
mayinby
Jun 30,2012
New
mayinby@yahoo.com
I am Mayinta, Kindly permit my contacting you through this media for obvious reasons which you will understand when we discuss details of my proposition. Please I will like you to reply me through my email address. I am looking forward to your positive confirmation to enable us have an important discussion. I will send my pictures later. Kind regards and God bless,
MAYINTA.
(mayinby @ yahoo . com)
