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now that he has rejected the donation and fly back to vietnam, what are they going to do with the $10K??

 


Over $12,000 raised for Vietnamese tourist scammed in Sim Lim Square
PUBLISHED ON NOV 5, 2014
BY AW CHENG WEI AND JALELAH ABU BAKER
SINGAPORE - More than US$9,600 (S$12,450) has been raised to buy a new iPhone 6 for a Vietnamese tourist who was scammed in Sim Lim Square and lost three month's worth of salary.
Amounts ranging between US$1 and US$100 have been pledged by about 200 people for the online project started by Singaporean Gabriel Kang on crowdfunding site Indiegogo on Nov 4.
Mr Kang was hoping to raise US$1,000 to buy a new phone and other Singaporean gifts such as kaya and bak kwa for Mr Pham Van Thoai, 28.
On Nov 3, Mr Pham had agreed to pay $950 for an iPhone 6 at Mobile Air, an electronics shop that has been blacklisted by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) for its questionable sales tactics, when the sales person asked him for an additional $1,500 for warranty expenses.
The Vietnamese man was told by the sales assistant that if he failed to pay the additional amount, he would not only lose the $950 but also the new phone.
Mr Pham, who earns about $200 a month as a factory worker in his country, panicked and broke down in tears. He knelt down, pleading with Mr Jover Chew, the owner of Mobile Air, to return his money. Police and Case had to intervene as well.
Mr Chew refused to budge. The incident was resolved with Mr Pham getting only $400 back.
Mr Kang, who said he is from a small local tech start-up, explained why he started the donation drive on Indiegogo. “This kind of scam should NOT be allowed to continue here, much less prosper like it has.”
Mr Pham’s plight also prompted offers of help from other Singaporeans.
At least 10 people wrote to The Straits Times, wanting to help him. One of them said he wanted to “salvage Singapore’s reputation”. Others were moved by his determination to work hard and provide for his girlfriend. There was even a web technology company that wanted to give him the phone.
But Mr Pham told evening daily Lianhe Wanbao that he would not accept offers of money.
He is not the only victim. A 19-year-old international student also told The Straits Times that she lost $551 to another shop, Mobile 22, in a similar way. At least two people have offered to help the student financially.

 

 

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Ender

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now that he has rejected the donation and fly back to vietnam, what are they going to do with the $10K??

 

 

 

 

Watch out for the 2nd crying man, coming soon.. donation go to him for his dream holiday. :D

 

Serious, in the first place, the organiser never indicate if he is in contact with the man, not even a his home address. He rhas no idea on how to pass on the iphone, other than said via fedex..

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Watwheels

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Donate to charity lor.


Latest count more than USD$9000.. Anyway glad that he said he is not accepting the donation.. At least got some backbone there.


 

I vietnam man go switzerland to buy Rolex for my girlfriend... kenna con and cry... How, got donation coming in?

 

PS, my dream holiday is going to USA for a month road trip...

 

Idea siah... travel around the world for free. Can get free iphone and rolex too.

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Mrmilktooth

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why u guys so like that....

 

really you can go SLS and cry and beg and kena humiliated by all those F***tards in public??..

 

 

no one deserves to have something like that happened..

 

especially conned on holiday somemore...

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Maxus-MIFA9

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I vietnam man go switzerland to buy Rolex for my girlfriend... kenna con and cry... How, got donation coming in?

 

PS, my dream holiday is going to USA for a month road trip...

 

You think 'ang mo' hack care Asian .... [sweatdrop]

 

They never offer your backside to Yeti in the Alps mountain very heng leow... [laugh]

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Vid

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now that he has rejected the donation and fly back to vietnam, what are they going to do with the $10K??

 

 

I don't mind if they give to me :D

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Celicar

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All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

when bullies rise up, the rest of us have to beat them back down, whatever the cost.

You do realise that it is entirely possible that both sides will claim to be the good men and the other sides are the bullies.

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Sabian

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The rest of the money raised can compensate the earlier victims lor...

 

but not future victims from MCF or anywhere else ok?

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Othello

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Serious, in the first place, the organiser never indicate if he is in contact with the man, not even a his home address. He rhas no idea on how to pass on the iphone, other than said via fedex..

 

IIRC, he did say he was in contact with CASE and his contact details would be given to him once they verified it.

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Thaiyotakamli

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Time to go SLS to cry and kneel down. Maybe I'll add in extra and lie on the floor too. Should be enough to get a cruise to Europe for my family.

You can try take off your clothes and shout jover molest me!!

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Thaiyotakamli

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The rest of the money raised can compensate the earlier victims lor...

 

but not future victims from MCF or anywhere else ok?

Better donate to vietnam charity organization

 

 

Or if not contribute to CPF

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Neost

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Hey guys, this is a serious matter. If such trend got to continue, it will damage our position and reputation as a good tourist location. We do earn a lot from tourists coming to our place. Hence, we should not allow a few black sheeps to damage what we had spent billions and years to build up.

 

Based on the way these shops operate, you think is fair to their customers?

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Hey guys, this is a serious matter. If such trend got to continue, it will damage our position and reputation as a good tourist location. We do earn a lot from tourists coming to our place. Hence, we should not allow a few black sheeps to damage what we had spent billions and years to build up.

 

Based on the way these shops operate, you think is fair to their customers?

That's why some of us support actions by SMRT feedback to expose joker chew, since the authorities can't do much.

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Soya

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Based on the way these shops operate, you think is fair to their customers?

 

depends on who u ask.

 

i'm sure jover (btw, what a F*** up ah beng fake name - sounds like an abbreviation for jb lover) will tell u its dem fair.....to him.

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Joseph22

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Hey guys, this is a serious matter. If such trend got to continue, it will damage our position and reputation as a good tourist location. We do earn a lot from tourists coming to our place. Hence, we should not allow a few black sheeps to damage what we had spent billions and years to build up.

 

Based on the way these shops operate, you think is fair to their customers?

this trend had been going on for 20 years liao.

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