Old man conned in his own home
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Dec 17, 2010 - Straits Times
By Goh Shi Ting, Multimedia Journalist, RazorTV
A n 80-year-old retiree, who only wants to be known as Mr Tan, lives in a 3-room flat in Toa Payoh. He practices an open-door policy, but never expected to attract unwanted visitors.
Three months ago, Mr Tan was conned of $150 cash by a middle-aged Chinese salesman who walked right into his living room without even knocking.
He then convinced Mr Tan that his kitchen ceiling was falling off and that he could fix it for $300.
After handing over the deposit of $150, Mr Tan felt that something was fishy and decided to call off the deal but the salesman could not be found.
Mr Tan belongs to the target group that the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) wants to reach out to in their latest education campaign, Knowledge is Protection.
To increase awareness of fraudulent door-to-door transactions, Case will visit various heartland districts to set up booths at road shows.
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open door policy...
so any "talents" can walk in...
sound like our government.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
open door policy...
so any "talents" can walk in...
sound like our government.
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stupid......
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
open door policy...
so any "talents" can walk in...
sound like our government.
some of my neighbours did that too when i was young. a bunch of neighbourhood kids (including myself) would just go in to play & chit chat. the owners are generally ok as long as we don't break things or dirty the place
of course, it's plain foolishness nowadays