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As per title, we all know that these 3 animals are the type that are waiting for their prey that are getting weak or those that are dying soon which these scavengers can actually sense and know that a particular animal will be dying soon.
Therefore, they would wait for it to go down and then they will come feeding on them instead of aiding them. I experienced the similar case yesterday, just that I wasn't eaten physically.
Moral of the story:
1) Don't Panic.
2) Stay in the car, make a call for help and never get down from the car or entertain any strangers offering for help (especially girls)
3) Reject all offers from strangers who try to offer their help. (Especially those who claim he/she is a mechanic/tow truck company) just say, my friend is on the way or I had already call the tow truck.
4) Highway Ronda's are okay to let them help as it is their duty to help any car breakdowns.
Here are a few examples of unlucky ones who got conned more than RM100. According to the Patrol Rangers, some just pour water for them already want to charge RM50. Got one kena before.
Watch out "friendly" tow service!
MAHAGURU58: PLUS Highway Auto Breakdown Workshop Scam! GS Automobil Enterprise..
Sorry for the long winded post. But just summarizing what I had experienced and I hope non others would kena. I have heard of such cases before, which is why I only ready to just offer RM50 as thank you. Is not much but then we just wouldn't want such people to con others who are not aware. They did not state the price when they help u.
Be careful guys. Never Panic, that's where you would accept any help from even Tow Trucks.
For girls, stay in the car, or if late at night, be it guy or girl, best stay in the car or risk getting robbed or kidnapped
Therefore, they would wait for it to go down and then they will come feeding on them instead of aiding them. I experienced the similar case yesterday, just that I wasn't eaten physically.
Okay, I'll try to cut this as short as I can, I met one of these road scavengers yesterday when my lovely mousedeer overheated and engine stalled when I was paying the toll. So, I had to push my car towards the side from the toll booth, avoid obstructing anyone and endangering myself. For the 1st time, I experience my car stalled in the middle of the road while driving. Bad Day.
I open up my bonnet to check and a Malay Guy who can't really speaks malay well or has bad pronunciation came up to my car and I was shock to see him behind me, I said overheated, then without asking anything, he came down from his bike and starting to take bottle of waters from his bike and help me cool down the car.
I was like, Wow! Still got good Samaritans. He keep saying "Jangan Risau, I bukan Penyamun, I'm a mechanic, I know how to do it". He said, u can ask those SMART TUNNEL Patrols Rangers, they know me.
Okay since only pouring water, I let him help which was a mistake actually.
Not long after, the SMART TUNNEL Patrols arrived, and he said can't stop here to do, we will have to tow it out if can't move, then the mechanic said, he can do it on the spot nvm, so the patrols told me to drive up ahead to their office on the left. Did that, and found out that one of my radiator hose was leaking due to a small hole.
So, he tried to cut the lubang part since is quite near where it is attached to, but still can't work and water still can leak out. So he ask me to change new one, okay fine I say how much if u r gonna change for me? Do u have the parts now? He say no, he go back to his Sg.Besi workshop to buy. Like I said his pronunciation is bad and I heard less than RM15.
He went off to get it and the SMART Patrols, told me, if we have arrived before these kind of ulat arrive, we would have ask them to go off, since we arrived and he was already meddling with your car, we thought u agree to let him repair so we didn't say a thing.
In future, just tell them you already called a tow truck or a friend is already on the way to help, refuse any offer by these scavengers, some can really slaughter you a lot.
I told them, He ask me to ask you guys that u sure know him. The patrols said we know all this ulat, is not the 1st time. Normally we chase them away.
Shortly after....
He came back and show me the price stated RM30. I straight ask him "you cakap RM15 earlier!???"
He say no, I say less than RM50. Okay fine. Then he say he also brought me a new clip.
Then I keep saying thank you for your help. (Hoping he don't charge much)
Then, he say k la but you give a bit of "Upah" la okay. I say okay, the RM50 you no need to return to me. Then he was like "Huh!? Takkan you nak bagi i RM10 saja." Then I thought, oh! So the clip is RM10 pula which I did not ask u to buy?"
Then I say, "Sorry, I took out my wallet and I show him that RM50 is all I have." But he was not satisfy yet. I say how much should I give you extra then? He say "Suka hati la"
He say, I also need to belanja the Patrols some drinks. (excuses) Wanted to shoot him up but best not to cause so much drama. I say fine I give you another RM30 that's all. Is it okay!? My tone this time is much more firm than being nice and he start to be soft spoken a bit.
He say, give a bit more la can?
I say, How much do you want now!? Must give you RM50 baru okay is it!? I say I drive kancil only, how much do u expect I can afford to pay. I adi no money! I say I just give you RM40 that's it.
Then he say okay okay okay. Cuz I'm only prepared to just give him RM50 for his effort to go back to shop to get the radiator hose and his small help.
I had to withdraw the extra from ATM since RM50 is all I have left in the wallet, he followed me to the Petronas at Sphere there. Pay him, and I show him, "You see for yourself. My car is still overheating" He got puzzled and do not know why. I think this fellow also just half past six.
Moral of the story:
1) Don't Panic.
2) Stay in the car, make a call for help and never get down from the car or entertain any strangers offering for help (especially girls)
3) Reject all offers from strangers who try to offer their help. (Especially those who claim he/she is a mechanic/tow truck company) just say, my friend is on the way or I had already call the tow truck.
4) Highway Ronda's are okay to let them help as it is their duty to help any car breakdowns.
Here are a few examples of unlucky ones who got conned more than RM100. According to the Patrol Rangers, some just pour water for them already want to charge RM50. Got one kena before.
Watch out "friendly" tow service!
MAHAGURU58: PLUS Highway Auto Breakdown Workshop Scam! GS Automobil Enterprise..
Sorry for the long winded post. But just summarizing what I had experienced and I hope non others would kena. I have heard of such cases before, which is why I only ready to just offer RM50 as thank you. Is not much but then we just wouldn't want such people to con others who are not aware. They did not state the price when they help u.
Be careful guys. Never Panic, that's where you would accept any help from even Tow Trucks.
For girls, stay in the car, or if late at night, be it guy or girl, best stay in the car or risk getting robbed or kidnapped