Bangsarians Warn Of Elderly OKU Allegedly Scamming People By Pretending His Car Broke Down
Some netizens claimed that the elderly man also uses his OKU status to gain sympathy from kind-hearted Malaysians.
By Kay Ng — 26 Jan 2023, 04:22 PM
An elderly man has allegedly been taking advantage of kind-hearted passerby in Bangsar by pretending his car broke down and asking for money
On 7 January, a person posted on Facebook group, The Republic of Bangsar, warning others of this potential scam.
According to the Facebook user, the man has been spotted parking on the side of the main roads in Bangsar, such as around Jalan Ara and Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq Mosque.
They explained that the man will ask potential victims for cash to fix his broken-down car.
In the comments, they cited their own personal experience, wherein they alleged that they were asked for RM100 by the elderly man at Jalan Ara on 19 December 2022.
The user said they helped the man start his car and asked him to follow them to the nearest petrol station so that they could offer further assistance, only to find that the man left them to hustle more passersby at Jalan Maarof instead.
Many others have since commented that they have also witnessed the elderly man's alleged modus operandi
Some users said they have also experienced the same problem when trying to help the man, stating that he does not accept non-monetary help and will camp at the same spot for hours to collect money from several people.
Others claimed the elderly man also waits around in other affluent neighbourhoods in Kuala Lumpur, such as Jalan Penaga and Jalan Medang Serai in Bangsar, as well as Jalan Beringin and Jalan Dungun in Damansara Heights.
A netizen also said that while helping the elderly man cross the street once, he shamelessly reached his hand into their wallet to take out RM150 for himself.
Some netizens claimed that the elderly man also uses his OKU status to gain sympathy from kind-hearted Malaysians.
According to a few others, the man has been reported to the police many times and has been reprimanded by authorities, but still returns to collect money by the roadside.
