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  1. Just to share : ) http://news.xin.msn.com/en/sci-tech/articl...umentid=4278362
  2. Buy a toyota harrier, zhng into FAKE lexus and try to act gangsta occupy 3 lots to park. really sia suay and embarrassing.. hahaha PUI Pictures linked from STOMP website
  3. Do u guys think or seen a fake Singapore 50cents before? I hope I am wrong, that is was just a worn down coin by someone who rub it with sandpaper. Anyway.
  4. Police in Bilbao, Spain, took seven people into custody after discovering more than 800 kilos of cocaine, 4.5 kilos of hashish, and 15,000 ecstasy tablets hidden in a fake Dakar Rally truck. Police say the elaborate scheme was meant to supply drug dealers on the Spanish island Ibiza. About
  5. WHEN Mr Bobby Lim was assigned his system-generated licence plate for his white Toyota Alphard, he thought it was his lucky day. To him, the plate number 1682 was considered lucky because the first three digits sound like 'prosper all the way' in Mandarin and Cantonese. Ironically, Mr Lim, 44, who runs a limousine service, ended up more than $300 poorer. Someone was caught using a fake plate with his licence number on a stolen car, and he now has to spend that sum to get a new licence number. His case is not unique. Last month, The New Paper reported how a car valet allegedly made fake licence plates for his car because he could not keep up with his car loan payments. As a result, the real owner, whose car was of a similar make and model, received summonses for parking offences he didn't commit. Checks with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) showed that six summonses were issued for illegal car plate duplication last year. There were 11 such summonses in 2008 and four in 2007. In Mr Lim's case, he discovered his car plate number had been duplicated when the police contacted him recently. He was told that it had been spotted on a stolen vehicle. When he arrived at the Jurong Police Division to help with the investigations, he saw that the culprit had put his plate numbers on a car that was of the same model and colour as his. When contacted by The New Paper on Sunday, Deputy Superintendent of Police Stanley Norbert confirmed that a 40-year-old man was charged in court in January for being in possession of a stolen vehicle. Mr Lim decided to change his licence plate number as he's worried that the stolen vehicle had been used for illegal activities. Mr Lim said: "Who knows what the culprit had done using that stolen vehicle?" Typically, when owners want to replace their existing vehicle registration numbers, they may do so by bidding for a new number. The minimum bid is $1,000, and they also have to pay a fee and GST which come up to $321. In Mr Lim's case, LTA made an exception by allocating a new system-generated number to his vehicle. But he still needs to pay $321 to replace his existing number. Proof So how easy is it to get a set of plates without providing proof that the number is registered to you? When The New Paper on Sunday approached 10 different car workshops asking to replace both the front and rear licence plates because of an 'accident', only three asked for documents to prove ownership. The rest said there was no need for any identification documents. "Just drive your car over and we will replace the plates for you," said one workshop mechanic. Most of the garages were able to complete the job within a day. Many were more interested to find out which design we wanted for the new plates - which cost about $50. When we identified ourselves and asked why there was no need to present identification documents when making a duplicate plate, the common answer was that they weren't told to do so. Mr Xu, who runs a car workshop at Tampines, said: "I've never thought of such an issue. Illegal car plate duplication doesn't usually happen in Singapore." Another workshop boss, who gave his name as Mr Tan, said: "We run a legal business. We are just responsible for changing your car parts." But there were some, like Ms Neo Siew Kuan, 40, who runs an automobile workshop in Admiralty Street, who asked for documents. She said: "I had asked for your log card because it sounded suspicious when you said both your front and back licence plates were missing. "I'm more careful because I have heard of cases of illegal car plate duplication." Lawyers said that the law does not require workshops to ask for documentation in making car licence plates. One of them, Mr Tan Cheng Kiong, 46, said: "You can just go to any shop to get it done. You can even bring it home and fix it on the car yourself. "There's no responsibility for the car plate maker to make sure the plate is fixed on the right car. The onus is on the car owner to display the correct number." LTA said those who are charged and found guilty of illegally duplicating car plates can be fined up to $5,000 or jailed up to three months for the first offence. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $10,000 or jailed up to six months.
  6. I had bought a second hand 15" sports rim and tyre for my Honda Fit. Rim as according to the shop is after market Japanese rim. Not sure what he means by that. Tyre is Bridgestone RE040 with about 80% thread. Then when inspecting the rim for any damage. Only a kerb rash of about 2" at the edge of one of the rim. I ask him how to see whether it is Japanese rim he point to an Enkei logo inside the rim telling me it is from Japan. So I paid $350 for the rim and tyre. Is it expensive? Am I carrot? So is there really such a thing "after market" Japanese rim with Enkei logo at the back? I din trade in anything because my existing is using the 14" wheel cover rim and Aspec A300 factory fitted. Please advice. I will post the pic tomolo to show you guys the rim.
  7. I find it quite a turnoff actually. As I am working in a global MCS, I have more than my fair share of encountering Singaporeans that speaks normally to you...but the moment they speak with angmoh...goosh the accents become sooo fake. If they speak with a genuine accent, maybe I can still understand....but fake accents like that.... Hehe chatted with a few angmohs about this...they felt quite funny when they hear a singaporean trying to sound angmohish....the more playful ones will answer back with a singlish accents.... Gross out....
  8. http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singapor...nt.jsp?id=73804
  9. Fake Cop Intimidate driver Not sure if you guys has seen this.Funny ah beng that poses himself as Secret Society Branch officer. Look at the video,trying to dig his wallet for warrant card.Haha..
  10. Hi guys, Components speakers like Canton, Rainbow, MB Quart, etc....asking for a much cheaper price than most audio shops that does installation. The cheap price is because of profit margin or not a genuine products? Likewise for amps and headsets. Example Alpine CDA9884 $295 (SLT) vs $475 at installer shop . Any experiences?
  11. http://www.straitstimes.com/vgn-ext-templa...0000a35010aRCRD If this guy has this device in his car at the time of accident and its recording, I think it will solve all his problem on the spot. I really think this device is a very good investment. http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showto...p;#entry2737753 Post 158.
  12. Hey guys check this out!!!!! hiong man http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singapor...nt.jsp?id=59504
  13. Not all wiki are truthful.... http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Singapore
  14. Any Fake WilWood BBK Here In Spore? I saw someone selling Wilwood BBK in Honda forum, just the rotor...which is a brand new set. But he got alot of units of it... Thus may i enquire bros here, are there fake Wilwood BBK in spore or how we know if we are buying the real item? Thanks
  15. China is well known for imitation. Also notorious for poisioned milk. They also have car manufacturers trying to copy other reputable/established brands in term of design and brandings. Didn't know they also have fake KFC . Please see attached : http://lifeinchina.cn/thread-12015-1-1.html Regards,
  16. hi all, today I went to Sim Lim tower and bought a pair of Focal speakers for $300. SHop name: Anergy Audio (the first car audio shop on left when u go into Sim Lim Tower, near OCBC) Model: Focal Polyglass 165 V Slim. the salesman said that this is new model it is cheap because they import directly themselves. Now i came home and searched on internet and realised that there are fake focal speakers ard! anyone encounter with this shop b4? anyone heard of this model fake speakers before?? please help!! thnx!
  17. Hey brothers anyone know where to buy fake rubber lizards or insects , preferably co c kcroach? Thanks in advance
  18. Those f**king a$$holes are relentless. They actually interrupted my phone conversation while I'm in my car by shouting constantly. I took down the van's license plate. Now wondering whether should report police or not.
  19. Olympic child singing star was a fake: ceremony director AFP - Tuesday, August 12BEIJING (AFP) - - The little girl who starred at the Olympic opening ceremony was miming and only put on stage because the real singer was not considered attractive enough, the show's musical director said. Pigtailed Lin Miaoke was selected to appear because of her cute appearance and had not sung a note, Chen Qigang, the general music designer of the ceremony, said in an interview with a state broadcaster. Photographs of Lin in a bright red party dress were published in newspapers and websites all over the world and the official China Daily hailed her as a rising star on Tuesday. But Chen said the girl whose voice was actually heard by the 91,000 capacity crowd at the main Olympic stadium was in fact seven-year-old Yang Peiyi, who has a chubby face and uneven teeth. "The reason why little Yang was not chosen to appear was because we wanted to project the right image, we were thinking about what was best for the nation," Chen said in the interview that appeared briefly on the popular news website Sina.com on Tuesday before it was wiped from the Internet. Lin was seen to perform the patriotic song "Ode to the Motherland" as China's national flag was carried into the stadium, a key moment in the three hour opening ceremony. "The reason was for the national interest. The child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feelings, and expression," he said. "Lin Miaoke is excellent in those aspects. But in terms of voice, Yang Peiyi is perfect, each member of our team agreed," he said. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/2008081...e-2a5be5e.html
  20. So many fake degree holder from Singapore. What a shame. http://www.spokesmanreview.com/data/diplom...=&s=country&o=a Oh, Patrick Boon Sai Singapore MA Ng, Kwee Huat Singapore BBA Ngok, Yew Choon Singapore Meng, Tee Wee Singapore PhD Patrick, Oh Boon Sai Singapore MA Ramachandran, Appaswamy Singapore MBA Ramasamy, Ra Arjunan Singapore PhD St. Regis University Poh, Andrew Tan Thian Singapore BBA Northwest United University Philemon, L P Ravi ChandranPlilemon, Catherine Singapore Samuel, David Nelson Singapore BA Samuel, Iris Regina Singapore BA Wong, Janice W Singapore BBA Northwest United University Wende, Clarence Du Singapore DBA Seng, Lee Boon Singapore MAH Thiam, Yeo Chin Singapore PhDH Tan, Jonathan Singapore PhDH Sunny, Tew Singapore Wai, Kwok Yau Singapore MBA David, Tan Leng Huat Singapore BBA Duquesne, St
  21. OVER 400 foreigners were caught last year for lying to the Manpower Ministry in their work pass applications, a fourfold increase from the 97 cases in 2005. MOM did not give a breakdown but the majority are believed to have used fake or forged qualifications in applying for employment passes which are for highly qualified people, or S-Passes for semi-skilled workers. Immigration and Checkpoints Authority figures also point to a rising trend of workers using qualifications from degree mills, which are bogus universities that sell degrees for little or no study. In the last two years, ICA caught 660 people, both foreigners and locals, lying in applications for immigration passes. It could not give a breakdown but said many lied about their qualifications while trying to secure a dependent's pass, student visa or permanent resident pass. Some of the locals caught had lied in the applications to be sponsors for foreigners seeking various immigration passes. Both MOM and ICA said making false statements in the applications for work or immigration passes is a serious offence which carries heavy penalties, including fines and jail. Foreigners caught are also likely to be repatriated. The ICA and MOM figures are just the tip of the iceberg, say job recruiters like People Worldwide Consulting and resume-screening companies such as IntegraScreen and First Advantage. While most of those found out so far are foreigners, experts warn that more Singaporeans are also beefing up their resumes with fake or forged degrees. One indication: The names of 36 people from Singapore showed up on a list of 9,612 people exposed in the United States recently for having bought fake diplomas and degrees. First Advantage, a US-based company which checks claims made by job applicants, estimates that 12 per cent to 16 per cent of job seekers here are not entirely truthful in their CVs. Often, they inflate their academic achievements, current pay or responsibilities. IntegraScreen, which does screening work for the immigration authorities in several countries in Asia and the Middle East, said about 5 per cent of the resumes they screen are found to be fake. Its managing director, Mr John Baxter, said: 'The use of diploma mills is exploding as the Internet makes buying bogus degrees easier than ever before. More workers are buying these degrees because they're looking for an edge in the competitive job market in Singapore.' Almost any degree, from aviation to zoology, can be purchased. All it takes is a credit card number and computer access. Most degree mills charge between US$50 and US$5,000 (S$69 to S$6,900) for degrees at all levels. Often, buyers only have to fill up a form stating their work and life experiences and pay up. Within a week, they are sent a professional-looking degree scroll and transcripts of fictional grades to show potential employers. For an additional US$60, some degree mills offer laminated student identity cards, even though they have no physical campus. Some even provide an after-sales service, with phone operators who will verify graduations and send transcripts to prospective employers who check. Some go to the extent of offering fake degrees that look similar to those from such established universities as Harvard, Arizona State University or the University of Minnesota. Using high-tech equipment, the diplomas include watermarks and holographs. The number of degree mills is not known, but Integra has compiled a list of over 500, with 90 per cent based in the US. Mr John Bear, co-author of a book on degree mills, estimates that annual sales in fake degrees exceed US$500 million. In Singapore, job recruiters say there are three groups of people who resort to using bogus degrees. The first includes those who pay up to US$500 for undergraduate degrees and transcripts. These are non-graduates who use the fake qualifications to score a job, promotion or pay rise. The second are consultants, trainers and private school lecturers who may have a first degree and some expertise in a particular area, but feel having a master's or PhD bolsters their credentials. They are willing to pay between US$1,599 and US$10,000 for their bogus degrees. The third group is made up of successful businessmen who fork out up to S$20,000 for honorary PhDs. They take care to indicate that these are honorary degrees, but like to be called 'Doctor'. Mr David Leong, who heads PeopleWorldwide Consulting, said most people who buy their degrees are not victims, but intend to hoodwink employers or business clients. 'People who go online and order themselves a master's degree or PhD within a week know full well what they are doing,' he said.
  22. Can anyone tell me how to spot a "fake" Lexus RX300? I see alot of Harrier "converted" to RX300 by changing the badge on their car. Interior is a give away. But from exterior can tell?
  23. I was informed that there are syndicates printing fake OPC coupons and selling them to the public at discounted prices I am not too sure whether the scam included fake parking coupons. Pls take caution
  24. Dear all, Saw this on internet. Do you think it's real?
  25. thanks to cheena kopykat technology.... looks like they have been cloning almost every darn thing u can find in Automotive market..... its sickening. from Emanage, Sard Fuel Reg to almost anything that u can imagine.... http://www.fuel-pumps.net/walbro-forgeries.html
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