| | Camera lovers talk shop and more here!| Greed, Gullibility and Guilt | | This happened about more than 5 years back.
Fancy me, at this late stage in life, getting conned by a scratch-and-win game.
I was definitely not the first to fell for it; nor will I be the last.
I knew that it has been happening through the papers. You will never know until it confronts you and hits you right smack in the face.
An innocent phone call brought about a train of events. The aftermath of the events still reverberates till this day. I still feel sheepish thinking about my gullibility.
“Are you Mr. X?” I replied in the affirmative. I was told my name was selected by Telekoms Malaysia at a “white goods” fair held at Bukit Jalil Stadium. I had won a prize in absentia. Could I collect it at their office in Klang? This Sunday at 3.00 p.m.? I said it was a date.
So with my wife, I drove to Klang; got lost a couple of times but I finally found the shop. And then they started the con.
You have won a multipurpose cleaner. It is worth RM40.00. By the way, today is the last day of our lucky draw. Would you like to try your luck? So they gave me 5 scratch-and-win cards to choose from. I chose and scratched one.
Lo and behold! I won RM3, 500 worth of prizes. These include a... | |
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