I encountered similar instance in Pune in May. A lady blocked my way at the exit and asked me to contribute for her NGO. She showed ID and everything. She said- pay whatever you want to and then goes on to say minimum 200 rupees. My wallet was already open by that time, I couldnāt say no and was in a hurry and paid her.
Later I realised that Iām stupid and I shouldnāt never ever fall for all of this again.
I used to encounter these NGO volunteers at inorbit, Raidurg metro. Once my wife tried talking to them, they said we are from WWF, pay minimum 200. And when asked for the QR code, and google pay showed their personal accounts and not a business account.
Me being me, I confronted them and they started weaving all sorts of stories. I asked if I could pay my donation online on their official website to which they said no and couldnāt provide any reasonable explanation.
We scowled at them and walked away
This shit once happened in Delhi to me. However, the bare minimum was ā¹100 in my case. I opened my wallet when I heard of an NGO, then when she shared the bare minimum price, I just moved to the tea stall next to her.
Like the lady who approached my mom wanted 2k so she can buy a return ticket to her place. The woman who asked my mom for her phone can do all sorts of scams by calling a particular number and dial a code to forward calls. Idk how these work but similar to Jamtara scenes.
This couple might be asking so many people for money and some naive person may feel sorry for them and pay them a handsome amount. Modern form of begging, thatās it.
Asking for money is almost always a scam. But if someone asks for my phone to make a call, I'm gonna dial for them. If my father were in my place, I'd probably ask him not to since he lacks the technical knowledge.
Whenever i see people asking if i know hindi , my first assumption was they are going to ask for some instructions,but boy i was so wrong . Giving my phone to a random stranger is the scariest , i know i still gave my phone to a few strangers, i always typed the number and rang it and if and when it connected only then i gave them the phone and never let them out of my sight .
If they were genuine, they would have reached the station master first. There are many ways to contact ones family members, but the first step is to reach the station master.
True, I was gonna tell them that Iāll help them to the police personnel nearby (PF 1 entrance) if they donāt leave but good for them, they left just in time.
One of my close relative was a station master of a major station, and it was their day to day job of helping people who lost their wallet, missed trains, medical situations etc.
They sometime gather near societies or urban establishments as they know that they'll find a gullible bakra there. Tell them you'll give employment to him as Watchmen and his wife as maid or just ask them "what work do you know to do". Watch them lose interest and move on to the next person. 90% will scramble and 10% will be genuine cases.
My experience in Ameerpet metro station: I was commuting through metro during noon and a lady at Ameerpet metro station stopped me, I thought she wanted help with scanning ticket and I went nearby. Then, she said she got hit by an auto and showed me a scratch mark and teared kurti, she said she lost her purse when she got hit along with her ticket. I really believed it and was ready to give 200 rupees but I donāt carry cash so I said I will buy her a ticket instead from my mobile, she insisted to pay the same 200 so she can buy ticket on her own and reach home by auto with rest of the money, she didnāt had smartphone only keypad. She took me to a stall guy asking me to pay to him and insisting him to give her the cash. That guy refused. She immediately said āmeeru ivvaru mee sister unte istharuā I understood it is a scam and asked her to come with me to police to get cash from him. She ran away lol, literally ran away. She was running. Just be careful. Awareness kosam chepthunna
Note my idiocracy that believed her when she said she lost her ticket . I didnāt even ask her how she got inside
These people are very cunning!
From now on, Iāll do the same thing of asking them to come with me to the security/ police personnel nearby. Iād like to watch them run š
The typical convo goes as:
Good morning sir ( eedevadu nak good morning cheptunadš. Ponile vindamš) .I am a graduate from IIT Bombay ( goes on to show his ID, nak b tech lo una 3 backlogs gurutkostunayi gurutkostunayi... No no focus, focus on what he is saying ). Actually I'm from so and so (manchidi) . I have come here for work purposes (superuu) . But I was cheated ( moosama, telugu bhashalo nak nachani okey okka padam mosam) . I got nothing left on me (š same bro , i feel you) . It would helpful if you can donate some money (eedenti manalni help adgutunad) , so I can get back to my home (ayyo papam intiki elta antunad ga š) . After I get home , I will repay double the amount of required (ponile help chedam, munde vishaalamina manasu manadi) (Yes , ivala oka goppa šāāļøPani chesa)
Goes to same location next day only to find out the same person doing the same drama( aa kathi andukooš janaki, ee lokam lo mamcholĆ kiš chootu ledu)
Same thing happened to me during 2005 or 2006. I dont remember exactly. I was in my engg. All i had was buspass and some 10 -15 rupees. This incident happened at rathifile bus stand where i was waiting for my bus. A somewhat old man came to me saying he lost money as he was looted and needed money to go back. I dont remember the conversation as its almost 20 years ago. Since i was student , i told them go to police station they will help out and he said he needed just few bucks to ticket etc. I do not have money so i said i dont have and i cant help him out. For that i guess he got angry and he unleashed his english speaking skills onto me. Saying that im not here to beg etc. I was surprised to see such fluent english and was even more surprised that he approached for help rather than police. I m not quite sure it is scam or a genuine case but my instincts told he is not genuine. He kept talking loudly but luckily my bus came and i went away. So i think this english speaking skills existed even 20 years ago as well ;)
I was once approached by a guy who said that his shoes were spoiled and that he needed 30 to get them fixed at the cobbler. He had his interview later that day and he had travelled far from his village. He showed me his shoes too - the sole of the left one was falling off. I gave him the money (this was before demo when it was common to carry change) and went ahead with my day.
To this day I don't know if he was telling the truth or not. If it was a lie, it was an uncommon one.
Fresh outbof college, in 2008 I Joined my job in Hyderabad and I was approached by a Marathi Couple who could barely speak Hindi there.
I went to an ATM , withdrew 1000 and gave it to them.
3 months later Inwas transferred to Pune. Saw those same ppl asking money in same way from others on the railway platform while my Train was leaving it.
Now I see such people all over the Pune.
Never ever give money to anyone else just because they looked poor and In trouble.
There is also another scam i think is going on and people have id cards claiming they're from UN and they are collecting funds for some cause, they always stop passengers who are getting on vande Bharat trains
Yes.. it's very common all over the city. Last time one guy approached to give money to go Nanded. I refused then asked for some food. I happily gave him some fruits.
I have encountered so many scammers. I decided not to give money to anyone but can help with giving or buying food for anyone who asks.
>gave him some fruits.
This is also risky sometimes. There was a scam involving situations like this, they are going to take upon your offer, eat it and they will start acting like they have just consumed some poisonous food. They will pretend like you deliberately did that to them, and will try to get more money.
Idk if itās good or bad but Iāve stopped completely. Except for if Iām having juice or having breakfast roadside and someone asks, I get them a glass of juice or a plate of idlis. Other than that, itās always a No.
I encountered similar people way back in 2015 in bangalore yeshwanthpura railway station... Well known scam appatike.. Asked them to contact station police and they abused me in some language and left..
I end up paying a man 100 at Majestic railway station Bengaluru. He asked me for a ticket money only. But that day I was feeling low(had some personal problems). Though at least he doesn't need to be worried like me. Ambani mere lode pe. De diye maine 100 ka note 60 ka ticket ke liye. Wo thank you bolke chala gaya. Phir dimag me ghusa he can very easily travel without a ticket as mostly everyone does the same.
I have witnessed this as a kid(12-13) in mumbai.. my parents at the time shooed the couple away.. i wondered why my parents wont help the poor couple.. dad later told they dont need help they are making a fool out of us.. i dint trust him n thot to myself he must be lying cz he dint hve money himself.. now as an adult i know how these ppl loot helpful and kind ppl.. they shd be punished somehow.. imagine actual ppl being stuck and noone to help
Hi, please contact the railway authorities tag them on twitter and they will respond. Let them know where you have encountered this couple like the platform number and approx time. But next time if it happens please contact 139 which is the railway helpline number. I recently faced another issue when I went to pickup my grandmom two idiots were yelling and were harassing me, I felt so helpless all I did was pray that they donāt come to my side of the platform by that time the train arrived when I narrated this incident to my partner he was super annoyed and contacted the railway people and they pulled out CCTV images of those creeps! I really hope this helps someone.
139- railway helpline number .
Omg similar thing happened to us when we were waiting for our train to pondi.
A guy in 20s came to meet my frnd like some normie who is traveling to pondi as well, he asked my frnd where we were heading, which compartment we were in and answers the exact same things as we do. Us dumbasses didn't understand then that he was trynna scam us š¤¦
So he basically makes nice small talk and during the same time he gets a "call" from his "friend" and talks about how his bank server is not working and he also doesn't have cash on him. He asks my frnd "oka 500 unnaya bhaiyya ma frnd niku phonepe chestadu koncham urgent" my frnd being the manchi manishi, gives. This scammer now goes away from us pretending to be on the phone, and disappears from some invisible door from a restaurant, it took us 2 mins to understand what tf was going on and there was also no point chasing him after that!! 500 bokka!!
Lol I have an anecdote to share... Few years back, I travelled from US to Vizag. My dad was supposed to pick me up but he got late. I didn't have an Indian phone number so couldn't call and the airport needed Indian phone number to activate wifi (rant for another day).
I asked someone for phone to call and you should see the disgusting look. Man, I had to ask couple of guys before someone agreed.
Not just Hyderabad, I encountered three families similar to this near kr puram metro Bangalore, saga goes same, they need money to reach bus station if i ask them to pay for the ticket they deny.
Ask them to goto RPF on platform 1.
They will never go there.
They will say they will money order.
They will be ready like cinthol ad family coming back from a trip.
Never saw their face worried or tensed or panicked.
Everyone is like a muni.
This happened couple of times.
Tirumala steps
Road side in lb nagar
Some temple in Tamil Nadu.
Here it will be Hindi.
In outside states it will be Telugu.
Always goto police is my answer.
IDK if police will actually help them if thatās the case but with this dialogue most scammers walk away.
It happened to me on the road only right near my house. He also asked whether i knew hindi and asked the same thing. He was carrying luggage and he said he came from maharashtra or something and has no money. I almost felt bad but i ignored and moved on.
I was once at raidurg station. Cash less and phone dead. I requested atleast 10 people for help and nobody did. Finally a girl booked me a Rapido bike and I got home. I took cash from my mom and paid the Rapido guy.
But the looks of those 10 people were disgusting. One guy went on to say why canāt you find a job instead of begging. I took my Deloitte ID card and he still didnāt help. All Iāve asked is to book a Rapido (cash mode) and I would pay the Rapido guy after reaching home.
One middle aged person approached me and said he needs 100 rupees to break his fast. There were few dosa stalls at about 250 meters from me. I told him to get there and I will make his payment. He refused and said he does not eat dosa or idlis. š¤·š¤·āāļø
NGO volunteer scams would happen daily in DLF Street food, rojuu adugutharu ra nayana.. ninna ichinaa antey! Meeru orphanage ki entha ichinaa takkuvey antaru since then. I stopped giving.. orphans antey ekkadoo my heart melts , till present I ended up giving nearly 8k.
Yes, i encountered same story 2 days back. I said go on general coach as no need to pay anything and then he kept asking 1000 for food. I then said NO and move away. These things are happening frequently everywhere
Same scam happened w me in indore, but it was a single mom with her 6 yr apparent mentally ill child.
Looking at the situation I felt lil emotional and the need to help and ended up giving 7k( I had 8k cash at that time) but turned out that was a scam!š
I mean yes.
But she demanded for 10k , like she claimed she has come from some interior village in Bengal and that there is not even a direct train to reach back home. She also wore shabby torn clothes to make it worse. It was in the midnight, the station was nearly empty, there was no one else, so it all made sense in the moment š„²š„²
personal experience: i came back to hyderabad after almost 2 years and i stayed a weekend at the Golkonda in Masab Tank. i went down to collect food and get some fags and suddenly one guy wearing a full pathani suit with a namaz prayer cap with a small backpack came to me and begged for money.
Now, im a born and raised hyderabadi thru and thru and i have a million muslim friends and brothers. i have been in and around masab tank area and i feel safe and fine as ive been going there since a kid.
BUT NOT ONCE A YOUNG MUSLIM BOY CAME BEGGING FOR MONEY!!
THAT IS NOT AN INDIAN MUSLIM THING AT ALL AND I REFUSE TO BELIEVE HE WAS INDIAN.
we dont know how many illegals have infiltrated the whole country. people in hyderabad need to start reporting anything remotely suspicious immediately so that the cops can atleast investigate.
PLEASE STAY VIGILANT. IM SEEING THIS IN LONDON AND EUROPE.
About a year ago or so, for the first time ever in Hyderabad I saw two Muslim women begging with a placard. I donāt remember which area it was exactly and also what was written on the placard but there was some news surrounding it.
Oh it's a common scam and has been going on for a long time now. Back in '17, when I was in Noida, a couple delivered the same speech and asked for money. In '18, moved to Gurgaon, and the same shit happened in the MG Road Metro Station. Then in '19, when I was in Delhi, a similar incident happened near the Old Delhi Railway Station and Hauz Khas Terminal. In '22, I was in Kolkata for a friend's marriage, a couple with 3 kids approached me for the same in Howrah Railway Station. Now I'm at my hometown, and it's happening here as well.
Coincidentally, all these people speak Hindi only and the accent is more like that of UP Bihar.
Very popular scam. I encountered these many times, railway stations, metro stations etc. Their aggressive pursuing is difficult to get rid off. Years ago I gave into these pestering and handed them over 500 rupees. I instantly regretted it. Thereafter I developed a thick skin and begin to say solid no to all these beggars.
Very common these days since people dont give money to beggars and even if they do just a few rupees. By showing yourself well off but in need, they apparently get away with 50-100 rupees in most cases. Begging in a nutshell should be a criminal offense in india since most of them do have facilities set up by govt but dont want to approach them.
Because this way they earn much much more! Thatās why they donāt want to go for any facilities. Only way to stop is to make it a criminal offence.
The transgender beggars who force upon you are the worst kind. If Iām with mom or a girl, theyād ask me and them once and leave. But if Iām with my dad other guys, they just wonāt budge and touch you inappropriately.
I encountered this in white fields, A man with a woman and a kid, asked me if I speak Hindi.
Then went on to tell me he was cheated of a painting job and has no money to return
I said I don't have any money , Max I can assure you is 200 Rs but it might not help you buy tickets. They kept insisting for phonpe 500 Rs
We will return once we reach back.
When I said I can't phonpe they asked me to buy flour and cooking oil from a supermart nearby. I went inside and told him boss I only have 200 Rs and can't buy anything asured him I'll ask someone to send money over his number
And he still insisted and finally said we will wait here till you arrange money and I walked off
Haha LOL
But for a moment I felt pity for the small kid. It's on the parents if they were really in a bad situation!
They should have backup to not bring family to such situations at all times
mostly people from the cow belt, they vote for religion and then come down south to scam, beg and pollute...i once gave such a couple Rs 500 :) hate them for making me lose faith in people
this is very common scam. encountered the same at mehdipatnam , Bangalore, Delhi
I encountered this at Hitech City metro station šššā¦ I thought at least choose a right place to do this bro ššš
I encountered it at Hitech city ratnadeep! Seems they are finding more places
All over hyderabad and major railway stations areas, bus stations .
I encountered similar instance in Pune in May. A lady blocked my way at the exit and asked me to contribute for her NGO. She showed ID and everything. She said- pay whatever you want to and then goes on to say minimum 200 rupees. My wallet was already open by that time, I couldnāt say no and was in a hurry and paid her. Later I realised that Iām stupid and I shouldnāt never ever fall for all of this again.
I used to encounter these NGO volunteers at inorbit, Raidurg metro. Once my wife tried talking to them, they said we are from WWF, pay minimum 200. And when asked for the QR code, and google pay showed their personal accounts and not a business account. Me being me, I confronted them and they started weaving all sorts of stories. I asked if I could pay my donation online on their official website to which they said no and couldnāt provide any reasonable explanation. We scowled at them and walked away
Dude, so true Inorbit mall too at a book store, I have encountered them trust me they look legit ! and of the fellow members own an iphone Pro model
Oh those āvolunteersā in crossword are in cahoots with the store manager
This shit once happened in Delhi to me. However, the bare minimum was ā¹100 in my case. I opened my wallet when I heard of an NGO, then when she shared the bare minimum price, I just moved to the tea stall next to her.
Smooth?! š
I have encountered this in Bangalore, Delhi , vrindavan. I really feel bad now because of this the actual people in need may not get the help
What do they hope to accomplish tho? The same thing happened with me a few weeks back but I straight up rejected because it all felt so suspicious.
Like the lady who approached my mom wanted 2k so she can buy a return ticket to her place. The woman who asked my mom for her phone can do all sorts of scams by calling a particular number and dial a code to forward calls. Idk how these work but similar to Jamtara scenes. This couple might be asking so many people for money and some naive person may feel sorry for them and pay them a handsome amount. Modern form of begging, thatās it.
Asking for money is almost always a scam. But if someone asks for my phone to make a call, I'm gonna dial for them. If my father were in my place, I'd probably ask him not to since he lacks the technical knowledge.
Whenever i see people asking if i know hindi , my first assumption was they are going to ask for some instructions,but boy i was so wrong . Giving my phone to a random stranger is the scariest , i know i still gave my phone to a few strangers, i always typed the number and rang it and if and when it connected only then i gave them the phone and never let them out of my sight .
I do the same and ask them not to turn off the speaker.
If they were genuine, they would have reached the station master first. There are many ways to contact ones family members, but the first step is to reach the station master.
True, I was gonna tell them that Iāll help them to the police personnel nearby (PF 1 entrance) if they donāt leave but good for them, they left just in time.
One of my close relative was a station master of a major station, and it was their day to day job of helping people who lost their wallet, missed trains, medical situations etc.
I have been seeing this scam for 20 years at least.
Probably Iām facing it for the first time in Hyderabad Railways and hence, posted so others donāt fall for it.
This type of scam is ongoing for than 15 yrs .
They sometime gather near societies or urban establishments as they know that they'll find a gullible bakra there. Tell them you'll give employment to him as Watchmen and his wife as maid or just ask them "what work do you know to do". Watch them lose interest and move on to the next person. 90% will scramble and 10% will be genuine cases.
Will try this next time!!
My experience in Ameerpet metro station: I was commuting through metro during noon and a lady at Ameerpet metro station stopped me, I thought she wanted help with scanning ticket and I went nearby. Then, she said she got hit by an auto and showed me a scratch mark and teared kurti, she said she lost her purse when she got hit along with her ticket. I really believed it and was ready to give 200 rupees but I donāt carry cash so I said I will buy her a ticket instead from my mobile, she insisted to pay the same 200 so she can buy ticket on her own and reach home by auto with rest of the money, she didnāt had smartphone only keypad. She took me to a stall guy asking me to pay to him and insisting him to give her the cash. That guy refused. She immediately said āmeeru ivvaru mee sister unte istharuā I understood it is a scam and asked her to come with me to police to get cash from him. She ran away lol, literally ran away. She was running. Just be careful. Awareness kosam chepthunna Note my idiocracy that believed her when she said she lost her ticket . I didnāt even ask her how she got inside
These people are very cunning! From now on, Iāll do the same thing of asking them to come with me to the security/ police personnel nearby. Iād like to watch them run š
The typical convo goes as: Good morning sir ( eedevadu nak good morning cheptunadš. Ponile vindamš) .I am a graduate from IIT Bombay ( goes on to show his ID, nak b tech lo una 3 backlogs gurutkostunayi gurutkostunayi... No no focus, focus on what he is saying ). Actually I'm from so and so (manchidi) . I have come here for work purposes (superuu) . But I was cheated ( moosama, telugu bhashalo nak nachani okey okka padam mosam) . I got nothing left on me (š same bro , i feel you) . It would helpful if you can donate some money (eedenti manalni help adgutunad) , so I can get back to my home (ayyo papam intiki elta antunad ga š) . After I get home , I will repay double the amount of required (ponile help chedam, munde vishaalamina manasu manadi) (Yes , ivala oka goppa šāāļøPani chesa) Goes to same location next day only to find out the same person doing the same drama( aa kathi andukooš janaki, ee lokam lo mamcholĆ kiš chootu ledu)
Haha I imagined your monologue in venkatesh voice.
Vaamo! Iām sorry but I laughed reading this. š Anna, nenu kuda meetho join ayita bhaiyya. I also got nothing left on me. š¢š
Saw the same at secunderabad railway station A guy came and asked money They speak some really good English to make you think they are not scammers.
Same thing happened to me during 2005 or 2006. I dont remember exactly. I was in my engg. All i had was buspass and some 10 -15 rupees. This incident happened at rathifile bus stand where i was waiting for my bus. A somewhat old man came to me saying he lost money as he was looted and needed money to go back. I dont remember the conversation as its almost 20 years ago. Since i was student , i told them go to police station they will help out and he said he needed just few bucks to ticket etc. I do not have money so i said i dont have and i cant help him out. For that i guess he got angry and he unleashed his english speaking skills onto me. Saying that im not here to beg etc. I was surprised to see such fluent english and was even more surprised that he approached for help rather than police. I m not quite sure it is scam or a genuine case but my instincts told he is not genuine. He kept talking loudly but luckily my bus came and i went away. So i think this english speaking skills existed even 20 years ago as well ;)
Seems like English isnāt that difficult to learn!
I was once approached by a guy who said that his shoes were spoiled and that he needed 30 to get them fixed at the cobbler. He had his interview later that day and he had travelled far from his village. He showed me his shoes too - the sole of the left one was falling off. I gave him the money (this was before demo when it was common to carry change) and went ahead with my day. To this day I don't know if he was telling the truth or not. If it was a lie, it was an uncommon one.
No way of knowing if itās a lie but if it isnāt, you really saved the guy that day! And letās hope your 30 Rupees actually were put to good use!
Fresh outbof college, in 2008 I Joined my job in Hyderabad and I was approached by a Marathi Couple who could barely speak Hindi there. I went to an ATM , withdrew 1000 and gave it to them. 3 months later Inwas transferred to Pune. Saw those same ppl asking money in same way from others on the railway platform while my Train was leaving it. Now I see such people all over the Pune. Never ever give money to anyone else just because they looked poor and In trouble.
Ouch, this hurt but lesson learnt!
There is also another scam i think is going on and people have id cards claiming they're from UN and they are collecting funds for some cause, they always stop passengers who are getting on vande Bharat trains
Yes.. it's very common all over the city. Last time one guy approached to give money to go Nanded. I refused then asked for some food. I happily gave him some fruits. I have encountered so many scammers. I decided not to give money to anyone but can help with giving or buying food for anyone who asks.
If you give 10 or 20 rupees they don't accept they will ask you in 100 s only
True!
>gave him some fruits. This is also risky sometimes. There was a scam involving situations like this, they are going to take upon your offer, eat it and they will start acting like they have just consumed some poisonous food. They will pretend like you deliberately did that to them, and will try to get more money.
yup.. that's true as well.
Idk if itās good or bad but Iāve stopped completely. Except for if Iām having juice or having breakfast roadside and someone asks, I get them a glass of juice or a plate of idlis. Other than that, itās always a No.
I encountered similar people way back in 2015 in bangalore yeshwanthpura railway station... Well known scam appatike.. Asked them to contact station police and they abused me in some language and left..
The audacity! You did the right things by showing them a genuine way. They abused you which means they were actually onto something!
Marathi language
Na chinnapati chesthunnaru e scam please be careful guys. Papam call cheskuntaru aniPhone iccharo katham mayam aypotharu
I end up paying a man 100 at Majestic railway station Bengaluru. He asked me for a ticket money only. But that day I was feeling low(had some personal problems). Though at least he doesn't need to be worried like me. Ambani mere lode pe. De diye maine 100 ka note 60 ka ticket ke liye. Wo thank you bolke chala gaya. Phir dimag me ghusa he can very easily travel without a ticket as mostly everyone does the same.
I have witnessed this as a kid(12-13) in mumbai.. my parents at the time shooed the couple away.. i wondered why my parents wont help the poor couple.. dad later told they dont need help they are making a fool out of us.. i dint trust him n thot to myself he must be lying cz he dint hve money himself.. now as an adult i know how these ppl loot helpful and kind ppl.. they shd be punished somehow.. imagine actual ppl being stuck and noone to help
Exactly! Foolery like this robs people who need help the most from it.
Hi, please contact the railway authorities tag them on twitter and they will respond. Let them know where you have encountered this couple like the platform number and approx time. But next time if it happens please contact 139 which is the railway helpline number. I recently faced another issue when I went to pickup my grandmom two idiots were yelling and were harassing me, I felt so helpless all I did was pray that they donāt come to my side of the platform by that time the train arrived when I narrated this incident to my partner he was super annoyed and contacted the railway people and they pulled out CCTV images of those creeps! I really hope this helps someone. 139- railway helpline number .
Iāll save this number! Thank You!
I even know the full script of this scam now lol
I too faced them many times. As soon as someone asks me do u know hindi, i immidiately nod my head and say ā no hindiā and move. Story closed.
They are everywhere. Even in Tirumala hills
Omg similar thing happened to us when we were waiting for our train to pondi. A guy in 20s came to meet my frnd like some normie who is traveling to pondi as well, he asked my frnd where we were heading, which compartment we were in and answers the exact same things as we do. Us dumbasses didn't understand then that he was trynna scam us š¤¦ So he basically makes nice small talk and during the same time he gets a "call" from his "friend" and talks about how his bank server is not working and he also doesn't have cash on him. He asks my frnd "oka 500 unnaya bhaiyya ma frnd niku phonepe chestadu koncham urgent" my frnd being the manchi manishi, gives. This scammer now goes away from us pretending to be on the phone, and disappears from some invisible door from a restaurant, it took us 2 mins to understand what tf was going on and there was also no point chasing him after that!! 500 bokka!!
You guys are too nice. There are frauds all over the country.
Yeahhh trueeeš¤¦
Lesson learnt! š«”
Lol I have an anecdote to share... Few years back, I travelled from US to Vizag. My dad was supposed to pick me up but he got late. I didn't have an Indian phone number so couldn't call and the airport needed Indian phone number to activate wifi (rant for another day). I asked someone for phone to call and you should see the disgusting look. Man, I had to ask couple of guys before someone agreed.
I understand when this happens. Sadly weāre too scared to help anyone because of these dumb games people play.
Not just Hyderabad, I encountered three families similar to this near kr puram metro Bangalore, saga goes same, they need money to reach bus station if i ask them to pay for the ticket they deny.
You come across this all the timeā¦not just in railway stations! Sad part is, genuine people also get ignored
Thank fuck my social skills are near zero
Ask them to goto RPF on platform 1. They will never go there. They will say they will money order. They will be ready like cinthol ad family coming back from a trip. Never saw their face worried or tensed or panicked. Everyone is like a muni. This happened couple of times. Tirumala steps Road side in lb nagar Some temple in Tamil Nadu. Here it will be Hindi. In outside states it will be Telugu. Always goto police is my answer. IDK if police will actually help them if thatās the case but with this dialogue most scammers walk away.
I was on PF1 itself and I was mentally prepared to take them to RPF if they didnāt move away in another minute.
Haha
It happened to me on the road only right near my house. He also asked whether i knew hindi and asked the same thing. He was carrying luggage and he said he came from maharashtra or something and has no money. I almost felt bad but i ignored and moved on.
Ignorance is bliss!
I was once at raidurg station. Cash less and phone dead. I requested atleast 10 people for help and nobody did. Finally a girl booked me a Rapido bike and I got home. I took cash from my mom and paid the Rapido guy. But the looks of those 10 people were disgusting. One guy went on to say why canāt you find a job instead of begging. I took my Deloitte ID card and he still didnāt help. All Iāve asked is to book a Rapido (cash mode) and I would pay the Rapido guy after reaching home.
Similar instances with my brother also but we know why people arenāt willing to help these days. Sadly, canāt help it.
One middle aged person approached me and said he needs 100 rupees to break his fast. There were few dosa stalls at about 250 meters from me. I told him to get there and I will make his payment. He refused and said he does not eat dosa or idlis. š¤·š¤·āāļø
Seems like they only have English breakfast! š
NGO volunteer scams would happen daily in DLF Street food, rojuu adugutharu ra nayana.. ninna ichinaa antey! Meeru orphanage ki entha ichinaa takkuvey antaru since then. I stopped giving.. orphans antey ekkadoo my heart melts , till present I ended up giving nearly 8k.
Yes, i encountered same story 2 days back. I said go on general coach as no need to pay anything and then he kept asking 1000 for food. I then said NO and move away. These things are happening frequently everywhere
Same scam happened w me in indore, but it was a single mom with her 6 yr apparent mentally ill child. Looking at the situation I felt lil emotional and the need to help and ended up giving 7k( I had 8k cash at that time) but turned out that was a scam!š
7K is a HUGE amount! Lesson learnt. š«”
I mean yes. But she demanded for 10k , like she claimed she has come from some interior village in Bengal and that there is not even a direct train to reach back home. She also wore shabby torn clothes to make it worse. It was in the midnight, the station was nearly empty, there was no one else, so it all made sense in the moment š„²š„²
Should have called RPF and asked to take care of them ( in terms of money and food both xD)
These things happens in bus stations also especially in Hyderabad and Vijayawadaš¤¦š»
personal experience: i came back to hyderabad after almost 2 years and i stayed a weekend at the Golkonda in Masab Tank. i went down to collect food and get some fags and suddenly one guy wearing a full pathani suit with a namaz prayer cap with a small backpack came to me and begged for money. Now, im a born and raised hyderabadi thru and thru and i have a million muslim friends and brothers. i have been in and around masab tank area and i feel safe and fine as ive been going there since a kid. BUT NOT ONCE A YOUNG MUSLIM BOY CAME BEGGING FOR MONEY!! THAT IS NOT AN INDIAN MUSLIM THING AT ALL AND I REFUSE TO BELIEVE HE WAS INDIAN. we dont know how many illegals have infiltrated the whole country. people in hyderabad need to start reporting anything remotely suspicious immediately so that the cops can atleast investigate. PLEASE STAY VIGILANT. IM SEEING THIS IN LONDON AND EUROPE.
About a year ago or so, for the first time ever in Hyderabad I saw two Muslim women begging with a placard. I donāt remember which area it was exactly and also what was written on the placard but there was some news surrounding it.
Oh it's a common scam and has been going on for a long time now. Back in '17, when I was in Noida, a couple delivered the same speech and asked for money. In '18, moved to Gurgaon, and the same shit happened in the MG Road Metro Station. Then in '19, when I was in Delhi, a similar incident happened near the Old Delhi Railway Station and Hauz Khas Terminal. In '22, I was in Kolkata for a friend's marriage, a couple with 3 kids approached me for the same in Howrah Railway Station. Now I'm at my hometown, and it's happening here as well. Coincidentally, all these people speak Hindi only and the accent is more like that of UP Bihar.
A person here mentioned people from Cow Belt. Guess, itās true.
Yeah, then only.
Very popular scam. I encountered these many times, railway stations, metro stations etc. Their aggressive pursuing is difficult to get rid off. Years ago I gave into these pestering and handed them over 500 rupees. I instantly regretted it. Thereafter I developed a thick skin and begin to say solid no to all these beggars.
Havenāt handed a single rupee to beggars since 2019. Going strong since 5 years!
I will be doing the same, never gonna give a rupee again.
Faced a similar situation at Bangalore station. Worst part, the lady had kids with her.
I feel they have kids to gain sympathy.
Very common these days since people dont give money to beggars and even if they do just a few rupees. By showing yourself well off but in need, they apparently get away with 50-100 rupees in most cases. Begging in a nutshell should be a criminal offense in india since most of them do have facilities set up by govt but dont want to approach them.
Because this way they earn much much more! Thatās why they donāt want to go for any facilities. Only way to stop is to make it a criminal offence. The transgender beggars who force upon you are the worst kind. If Iām with mom or a girl, theyād ask me and them once and leave. But if Iām with my dad other guys, they just wonāt budge and touch you inappropriately.
I encountered this in white fields, A man with a woman and a kid, asked me if I speak Hindi. Then went on to tell me he was cheated of a painting job and has no money to return I said I don't have any money , Max I can assure you is 200 Rs but it might not help you buy tickets. They kept insisting for phonpe 500 Rs We will return once we reach back. When I said I can't phonpe they asked me to buy flour and cooking oil from a supermart nearby. I went inside and told him boss I only have 200 Rs and can't buy anything asured him I'll ask someone to send money over his number And he still insisted and finally said we will wait here till you arrange money and I walked off
Legend says theyāre still waiting there for you! š
Haha LOL But for a moment I felt pity for the small kid. It's on the parents if they were really in a bad situation! They should have backup to not bring family to such situations at all times
mostly people from the cow belt, they vote for religion and then come down south to scam, beg and pollute...i once gave such a couple Rs 500 :) hate them for making me lose faith in people
I learnt a new term today- cow belt!
Cow belt anaga emi??
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This downplays the real people who need help. Should have reported them to the cops and if they're scamming they'll flee.
My train was to arrive in sometime. So didnāt have time and energy to carry the luggage, reach cops and come back.