The fake monk scam still as popular as ever.
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Cops in SHV brought a few of these guys into the station today, made them sign promissory notes thay would stop...lolz! They should just put these chinks on a raft and get some vietnamese fisherman to drag it out a few dozens km out a release it.
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I was at a restaurant near Orussey Market today and there were legitimate-looking monks with civilian-dressed sidekicks, the latters of which were approaching people with the monks' orange satchels soliciting cash. Strange?
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What age were the civilian sidekicks? How were they dressed?
They may have been, what we may call, 'elders' from the Wat? = Legit.
They may have been, what we may call, 'elders' from the Wat? = Legit.
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They were older guys (and by that I mean over 50), dressed in long sleeved button up shirts, standard for Khmers. I just had not seen that until now and it seemed a bit strange given the monks in the robes looked legit, but these guys were collecting cash.Username Taken wrote:What age were the civilian sidekicks? How were they dressed?
They may have been, what we may call, 'elders' from the Wat? = Legit.
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Re: The fake monk scam still as popular as ever.
Older guys with a clipboard and official letters from someone. Sounds straight up to me. Probably collecting from locals for repairs, etc. at the local Wat.
These guys wouldn't be hitting up tourists.
These guys wouldn't be hitting up tourists.
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No clipboard or anything. He did approach me (and it is a semi tourist spot being right next to the Capitol Coach terminal) but I politely declined. Local pagoda is just a block away on Monivong though. You could be right, the monks themselves aren't supposed to handle cash are they? Which doesn't explain the one shopping at Lucky supermarket I saw once. Unless they take their basket to checkout and give the checkout chick a blessing?
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No need for that with this kind. Best is a loud "fuck off" so people around are warned and an expressive mimicking of your foot on his fake monk's arse to insure some long lasting result.timmydownawell wrote: but I politely declined
Of course you would have point added to the community service you just provided if it hurts the feelings of a few hipsters around.
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Re: The fake monk scam still as popular as ever.
Confirmed:Raybull wrote:Cops in SHV brought a few of these guys into the station today, made them sign promissory notes thay would stop...lolz! They should just put these chinks on a raft and get some vietnamese fisherman to drag it out a few dozens km out a release it.
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Re: The fake monk scam still as popular as ever.
I just think of them as oriental hippies. Recall the hari krishna, the moonies, the free love gen.
I still tell them all to FO.
I still tell them all to FO.
Re: The fake monk scam still as popular as ever.
Great I told that younger one to fuck off yesterday and that I was going to call the police on victory hill he walked off quickly, the locals gave me a dirty look I told them he fake and not even local!
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