I was right or wrong?
Me and my wife were just getting into car after shopping in a Hyper Market parking lot... all of sudden a car came and horned to call me.. it carried Oman registration number on it and was with a family of a lady and two kids. I thought the driver of the car need some guidence to roads of Doha, but to my surprise he started telling that he n his family came to Doha as tourist and lost their valet consisting of driving licence, ATM cards in a mall. They approached police and police gave them a complaint acknowledgement which he showed me... of course it was in Arabic i could not understand. he said that his kids are hungry and he also need some money to travel upto the border check post, so that he can get some help from border police.. i gave him QR 100 .. thats what i could find in my valet apart from change notes... i think i was hit sentimentally... any QLites had similar experinces?????
We have a regular lady who always comes to our office asking for money. She wears an abaya, she never smiles but just asks for money.. quite rude actually. Very to say the least. No, I don't feel sad for her. She just has to stop asking for money and not depend anymore on her fellow arab people.. oh and btw, her little boy dresses well. Which I find weird for people who asks for money.
The internet is our revenge machine
Sorry to hear you got scammed, some saudi guy in his car, tried to skank some money out of me to get back to saudi. Was in bahrain as I was walking along road, said sorry and kept walking. Its not my problem if hes spent all his money on prostitutes and beer.
As with all these things if its too good to be true it is!
Like beggars who dont except food off you, and only want money. Same thing in many countries where people say can i borrow money to make phone call, if you say ill come make call for you, they run away usually lol!!
it was foolish on ur part to part with your money. thank god u didn't hav much more in your wallet.
Hello One, its wallet......
your "valet" confused me...
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call me ONE.
they are trained beggers, one of the common problem we face in public. In some case we have no other choice than to give somthing to escape from them... your generous heart will be feed more from God.
I will call my friend, a Shurtiyah and she can help the poor man and his family. Will then see whether that Land Cruiser will fly and leave me behind in its dust.
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
Karan,
Don't worry about what u did earlier but why you didn't catch them and ask them about the truth when you knew that's the same family and obviously involved in cheating? Its your duty man. Atleast you could save other gullible innocents like you. We must discourage people like these. Quite often cases like these are fraud. Don't ever believe easily.
LOL as much as i admire what you did coz you felt sorry for the guy and his kids, i must say you are one of the many gullible folks around. But please next time dont believe such cock and bull stories.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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This kind of Scam happens all the time..
There are words in Arabic.."Mafi Muskil" for these kinda situations..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
if that act, coming from your heart. That is good. 100 folds coming to your way now.
read this post, where we already confirmed that.....
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/367729
Amoud....please forgive my sarcasm ;) Its the lowest form of wit so I'm led to believe!
*Sigh*
It doesnt mean he will get it back in an envelope lol, it means acts of charity increase your earnings which doesnt just apply to money. ____________________________________________________
"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
yes, God will give you back your QR100 in a feathered envelope.............
You're intention to those people was trying to help them, because they asked for help. Weither they're true or they're thieves, you followed your heart. But if they're bad people then they won't runaway from God's punishment; because this is called stealing. As for you, God will recompense you for what you've done.
"Better in time...down just like that"
Hello ppl, many thanks to all of you.... They are back again.. yesterday again in the same parking lot i heard the same voice- excuse me... we are tourists from Oman.. we lost our valet... bla bla bla...
but now our tourist family are in a Land Cruiser, Oman Regn No.96470. wow... they have made a good earnings..Alas, i repent for doing my engineering, as i am unable to fulfill my dream of driving a Land Cruiser.
:) you're such a good person...i salute U!
but if i can encounter same thing, i will not give money even 1 or 10 riyal.
i remember a month ago, one old man asking for help. he needs money for the operation of he's son. he has documents and photos. my assistant told me to give even small amount. but i told the old man there are a lot of foundations or organizations here in Qatar who could help him. Although i pity him...still im firm with my decision not to give.
happened before to my friend but the begger was an UAE woman asked for a left in car to karwa staion !!
Good business...
Where can I buy a second hand Omani car ?
I didn't do it!
And I'll not do it again!
u r the best bcz u help some one who asked money 4 food.Even me also, if i m there i will do the same thing.We r human being need 2 help each other specialy when anybody ask money 4 food can't reject him even he is lieing.
Let me look into my crystal ball.,, ar Yes… I see 2 women and 2 men dividing money from the daily begging. One of the ladies is talking about buying a new Plasma screen TV with here share for her bedroom. This is a very lucrative business for them….
It is always the lost that need my guidance
u r right,unless u find out it was a scam..so chill man..LOL
Moving on is simple; it's what you leave behind that makes it so difficult .
Dont worry about it, your intention was to help out the needy.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
How does one recognize Omani Car No?
same guy(with a lady and 2kids) roaming around Al Meera.as per my friend he is doing that business for 2 years.
Karan...the same guy asked me on thursday..Omani guy with his wife and two kids..he narrated the same story..wen i just reached home after my work around 3, i parked my car and he stopped car near to me ...and asked for money..i said i dont hv wallet with me ..he said ok i ll come with you and give me money..v funny..and i refused ..and he asked frm a Sudanees guy next door and succeeded....
I discussed with my fren and he said lot of ppl like that in Dubai..its right Modern Beggers....
You lost 100 riyals and your trust on others..am I right?
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The poor person is not the one who goes round to the people and begs, but the poor is that who has not enough to satisfy his needs and whose condition is not known to others that others may give him something in charity, and who does not beg of people,”
Hadith No. 973 Narrated by Hazrat Abu Huraira(r.a.) Sahih Bukhari Book 24, Chapter 35
You are very good person
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
"Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed,"
A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will help him if he is oppressed, but if he is an oppressor, how shall I help him?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing (others), for that is how to help him."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith No. 84 Book 85, Volumune 009 Narrated by Anas (r.a.)
Fooled or not fooled you gave with a good heart and allar will repay you in many ways. If it was a scam the sin is on them. Allah knows what is in your heart.
nothing else.
I visited oman for 1 day and to be honest the omanis are probably one of the best arab race in the gulf region or atleast the most down to earth. The govt. takes care of every omani and makes sure that they work and know the value of working hard and earning money. Omanis work as taxi drivers, at the counters in Lulus in Oman and other stores and they are very friendly and kind people in general. May be this guy was really in trouble, who knows?
Either way whatever u did, weather he wanted money from u or he was actually in need. U did a good thing.
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Lebanon... the love of my soul!
I agree eaglemmanuel, but the point is not letting this people get use of it... We should not tolerate people like these especially when they use kids for their drama.
Well, for those who believe in God, we try to avoid being scammed but if in doubt, we give anyway. At the end of the day, everything is in God's hands and God will repay - blessings on honest and good people, not so good for cheaters and liars. Even if the latter appear to be getting away with things, they ultimately will not.
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
I experienced the same in Family Food..
Got caught with the same scam in Saudi.. The guy was from UAE..
they might have been frauds but i'd like to think you were right...think of it this way, if this happens to you 10 times and out of those 10 times 9 were frauds, then you would have been an indispensable help to one very unlucky family :)
Modern day begging... but good that you gave them the benefit of doubt. It is possible that they lost everything. If I were you, I'd have shown that police form to a Qatari or someone who can read Arabic to double check.. but that's just me...
Oh.. and king007's idea is good! Pretend you have a friend in the police dept and that you can help. Then see if he runs away. If not, then well.. your benefit of doubt is well placed.
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
You could have offered them to help by taking them to Police, next time u meet such people tell them u know someone in Qatar Police who can help them, they will run away....
Fraudsters presenting themselves as needy people, such people should be immediately reported to Police.
you're neither right nor wrong
we have driver man dont worry ;) youi know that.
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I had the same experience a few years ago, and do frequently hear the same from my friends too. Be not fooled. You can do sincerely help (.. for your school, locality, your elderly/needy teachers in your own countries etc, etc ).
What you have done is not help, but you have been fooled into loosing your money.
sonam..you need a car for that.. You cant just walk up to him and beg... ;p
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its called modern day begging..........must be some spam
you're such a fool...they are "modern" beggars!
I didn't do it!
And I'll not do it again!
You are great bro... Nice to hear that...