CAUTION in CP or China for that matter - Public Service Announcement

[aczeta76]

Originally Posted by Tony Stark

These kind of crimes happen often in Dongguan, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. Look at the no. of crime reports posted in the various China threads. Even happened to some samsters here. It's very real. Not like those half baked SPF Crime Watch stories. I myself got pickpocketed of S$900.00 in Zhuhai some months back. Big lesson learned.

When I see groups of obnoxious Singaporeans yakking away loudly in foreign airports, public places, etc. I just shake my head because it's a recipe for disaster. Obvious targets for criminals who prey on foreigners. Always ready to hunt you down. I travel alone mostly so I'm always on high alert when outdoors. Avoid conversations with strangers unless necessary.

Be careful of child pickpockets hanging along Zhuhai's LHL 步行街 . You've been warned!

Good points.. was at ZhuHai recently but not for cheonging. Stayed at the Yong Tong Hotel so did venture to LHL after MN, quite okie as I am not conspicious and speak with a chinese ascent.. dressed in Adidas too (hahaha) so no trouble..

Quite fun but sadly no action... prep for next time lah

Like stark said, low profile is the safe way to go...Dun brag and dun flaunt.

I totally ignored the begger aunties and went about my business..

[aakumu]

Originally Posted by Tony Stark

These kind of crimes happen often in Dongguan, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. Look at the no. of crime reports posted in the various China threads. Even happened to some samsters here. It's very real. Not like those half baked SPF Crime Watch stories. I myself got pickpocketed of S$900.00 in Zhuhai some months back. Big lesson learned.

When I see groups of obnoxious Singaporeans yakking away loudly in foreign airports, public places, etc. I just shake my head because it's a recipe for disaster. Obvious targets for criminals who prey on foreigners. Always ready to hunt you down. I travel alone mostly so I'm always on high alert when outdoors. Avoid conversations with strangers unless necessary.

Be careful of child pickpockets hanging along Zhuhai's LHL 步行街 . You've been warned!

Originally Posted by petrolheadsg

Generally OK but I would not say you strictly do not follow anyone. Depends. If you have a larger group with you then your risk is reduced (not eliminated)

You may also need to bring more than 200 rmb out with you when you go KTV right?

Just be careful

Originally Posted by adidas88

bro asiancrazy,
thanks for sharing ur stories and experiences ...

indeed .. china is not a very safe place to move ard especially when u r alone ... there r probably millionss of jobless chinese when factories started closing down due to the finanical crisis thus created such situation ..

one need to be extra careful and alert when in china ...
always bear in mind that when an offer is too good to be true, it's not ..
and do not buy anything from ppl on the streets ..


normally it's a teenage gal that will approach u for money to buy bread or tkt to go home ... and if u notice, there will be a couple of teenage boys standing near her ...
i was approached by such grps in ZH and CP ...
i ignore them and walk away ... keeping alert on them and the surroundings just in case they do something ...
DO NOT STOP to listen to their stories .. just walk away ...

Originally Posted by aczeta76

Good points.. was at ZhuHai recently but not for cheonging. Stayed at the Yong Tong Hotel so did venture to LHL after MN, quite okie as I am not conspicious and speak with a chinese ascent.. dressed in Adidas too (hahaha) so no trouble..

Quite fun but sadly no action... prep for next time lah

Like stark said, low profile is the safe way to go...Dun brag and dun flaunt.

I totally ignored the begger aunties and went about my business..

Hi bros,
Thank you for the good advice, here I want to add my experience to the pot.
I was in SZ recently, afternoon, when to the money changer to change some money for lunch with two local friends, as put my cell phone down to take out my wallet, two guys came from the right and guy from the left asking for the exchange rate.
As fast as they came they are gone. as I was paying attention on my belonging on me, that I forgot about my cell that was on the table.
Later I realize that is gone, went back to the money change and ask, and the girl told me that the three guys took my phone.
Very good trick, make you aware of my belonging and forget about my phone.
Please beware.

My humble two cents.

[m@niac]

Originally Posted by Ice2005

So guys be extra careful especially handing over 100rmb bills, good ways is to remember the last 3 number. Which is practice by most restaurant in Guangzhou.
Cheers...

Thanks for the reminder. I was changing RMB at PPC. The counter staff was trying to teach me how to differentiate the real from the fake RMB. Up to now, I still very blur. The only thing I know is to feel the texture and see if the photo of "Mao Zedong" is blur or not?

[Tony Stark]

Originally Posted by Ice2005

Guess in Guangzhou these incident is very common, just to share my experience, i was cheated with 2 100RMB notes in a Taxi ride.

So guys be extra careful especially handing over 100rmb bills, good ways is to remember the last 3 number. Which is practice by most restaurant in Guangzhou.

Theoretically it's sounds good to remember the last 3 numbers of a bill. However how often does an individual actually practice that habit? What I do is I mark all my bills (eg. Starks Industries ) so in case there's a dispute I can identify my bill. I only mark RMB bills as too many con jobs around.

Originally Posted by adidas88

bro ... we have something in common ...
i was tricked exactly the same way when i was in ZH ...

Nevermind you're CASH KING. You can afford it.

Originally Posted by aczeta76

I totally ignored the begger aunties and went about my business..

They always carry a baby with them trying to seek your sympathy. Damn pesky.

Originally Posted by aakumu

Hi bros,
Thank you for the good advice, here I want to add my experience to the pot.
I was in SZ recently, afternoon, when to the money changer to change some money for lunch with two local friends, as put my cell phone down to take out my wallet, two guys came from the right and guy from the left asking for the exchange rate.

As fast as they came they are gone. as I was paying attention on my belonging on me, that I forgot about my cell that was on the table.
Later I realize that is gone, went back to the money change and ask, and the girl told me that the three guys took my phone.
Very good trick, make you aware of my belonging and forget about my phone.
Please beware.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Never leave your mobile phone on the table in public places.

Next time I'll stuff big stacks of hell notes and put them in a decoy pouch. Those who want to steal will be very sway. Give the pickpockets a big surprise! Hahaha.

[adidas88]

Originally Posted by m@niac

Thanks for the reminder. I was changing RMB at PPC. The counter staff was trying to teach me how to differentiate the real from the fake RMB. Up to now, I still very blur. The only thing I know is to feel the texture and see if the photo of "Mao Zedong" is blur or not?

read this thread for more information on fake rmb ....
Fake RMB

[PuTonRen]

Originally Posted by Tony Stark

Next time I'll stuff big stacks of hell notes and put them in a decoy pouch. Those who want to steal will be very sway. Give the pickpockets a big surprise! Hahaha.

That is exactly what I did whenever I went to Paris.

Once, the pouch was pick-pocket when I was in a jam-packed subway statiton. The next day when I was in the same station, I saw some hell-notes around the station. Hahaha.....

[GreenHorny]

bros, would like to share with you guys on an encounter I have last week in Zhuhai.
Was pulling my luggage in the underground mall in zhuhai towards the basement 2 bus station, when a packet of money fell from the pocket of a man walking in front of me. It was a stack of USD, sealed in a transperant ziplock bag. Immediately a man walking beside me, picked it up, quickly hide the money in his own pocket. However, he made sure I saw the entire incident and signalled to me to keep quiet about it. However, his acting skills was so lousy that I immediately felt sth wrong. If im not wrong, i think the next step he would take is to ask me to a corner to split the money, and gave him rmb for the usd. So i just wave no to him, and gave him the expressions that I knoe the 2 of them are together in this, and carried on walking. After a few steps, I turned back and look and saw the 2 chatting and bioing other victims.
I not sure how it works, but i tink if you are greedy and wanted to spilt the money, he would offer u the whole packet of 'fake' usd asking renminbi in return.

[Tony Stark]

Originally Posted by PuTonRen

That is exactly what I did whenever I went to Paris.

Once, the pouch was pick-pocket when I was in a jam-packed subway statiton. The next day when I was in the same station, I saw some hell-notes around the station. Hahaha.....

Hahaha you actually did that! Kudos to you bro!

Originally Posted by GreenHorny

bros, would like to share with you guys on an encounter I have last week in Zhuhai.
Was pulling my luggage in the underground mall in zhuhai towards the basement 2 bus station, when a packet of money fell from the pocket of a man walking in front of me. It was a stack of USD, sealed in a transperant ziplock bag. Immediately a man walking beside me, picked it up, quickly hide the money in his own pocket. However, he made sure I saw the entire incident and signalled to me to keep quiet about it. However, his acting skills was so lousy that I immediately felt sth wrong. If im not wrong, i think the next step he would take is to ask me to a corner to split the money, and gave him rmb for the usd. So i just wave no to him, and gave him the expressions that I knoe the 2 of them are together in this, and carried on walking. After a few steps, I turned back and look and saw the 2 chatting and bioing other victims.
I not sure how it works, but i tink if you are greedy and wanted to spilt the money, he would offer u the whole packet of 'fake' usd asking renminbi in return.

These China men never cease to amaze me with their scam creativity.

[adidas88]

Originally Posted by Tony Stark

These China men never cease to amaze me with their scam creativity.

one cannot imagine if these ppl were to use their talent into something useful ... what they would have done for their and the world ...

[PuTonRen]

Originally Posted by Tony Stark

Hahaha you actually did that! Kudos to you bro!

Well, that was because I was pick-pocketed once, and got sicked about these people. Since then, I told myself I must well give them some money so that these people would have money during their journey after theft. Hahaha...

Other than perfumes, wines and cheese, the next well known product from France is Pick-pocket.

[SexKing972]

Originally Posted by PuTonRen

Well, that was because I was pick-pocketed once, and got sicked about these people. Since then, I told myself I must well give them some money so that these people would have money during their journey after theft. Hahaha...

Other than perfumes, wines and cheese, the next well known product from France is Pick-pocket.

yes i got the same feeling with you
knn , sick on it theese guys

[Ella]

Originally Posted by SexKing972

yes i got the same feeling with you
knn , sick on it theese guys

How I wish to have those poison powder that u see in martial drama serial, put on my $$ any any pick pockets touch it, their hands will start to rot

[adidas88]

Originally Posted by Ella

How I wish to have those poison powder that u see in martial drama serial, put on my $$ any any pick pockets touch it, their hands will start to rot

... ... that's kinda cruel ....

i like the part when they open up the baggage and it expolde with all the ink and powder onto their face, hands and body and it cannot be washed off easliy ...
then the whole world will know what happen to them ...

[neverlandf]

Originally Posted by GreenHorny

bros, would like to share with you guys on an encounter I have last week in Zhuhai.
Was pulling my luggage in the underground mall in zhuhai towards the basement 2 bus station, when a packet of money fell from the pocket of a man walking in front of me. It was a stack of USD, sealed in a transperant ziplock bag. Immediately a man walking beside me, picked it up, quickly hide the money in his own pocket. However, he made sure I saw the entire incident and signalled to me to keep quiet about it. However, his acting skills was so lousy that I immediately felt sth wrong. If im not wrong, i think the next step he would take is to ask me to a corner to split the money, and gave him rmb for the usd. So i just wave no to him, and gave him the expressions that I knoe the 2 of them are together in this, and carried on walking. After a few steps, I turned back and look and saw the 2 chatting and bioing other victims.
I not sure how it works, but i tink if you are greedy and wanted to spilt the money, he would offer u the whole packet of 'fake' usd asking renminbi in return.

Yo bro... i have encountered the same scene in ZH last year... it is near to Gongbei border too... happened when I just came out from Gongbei border walking towards LHL... and the same thing happened.. one packet of USD fell out from one man pocket and the man behind picked it up... hahhaha the same thing... he also signal me and make sure I saw the whole thing/// I just continued to walk, did not border him hahahha.... damn damn...

The moral of the story is DO NOT be greedy.... heheheh.... if you are not greedy then you will not be cheated hhahaha....

[neverlandf]

Originally Posted by adidas88

for all bros ... DO NOT BE COMPLACENT ....
CARELESS AND YOU WILL BE CASHLESS

Yes yes... this is real... I have witnessed this 3-4 times in CA downtown.... 新疆 people (looked a bit like kuai lo type or white people)... they use kids to picket pocket the victim.... be careful in CA town.... cheers..