[yson_3]

you've probably seen them around transit stops and in downtown. collecting for children/earthquakes/etc.

i assume its a scam based on their overall shadiness - they do usually have some sort of identification that could easily have been photoshopped.

any info on them? scam?

[1exotic]

Filipino kid collecting donations or white kid selling cookies, just walk by them and totally disrespect them with swagger. Just pretend like they don't even exist or have a soul.

cuz all kids that sell shit or collect money work for cuban drug lords, then those guys use that money to bring drugs into Vancouver. Common sense man.

[pinoy.solsi]

you've probably seen them around transit stops and in downtown. collecting for children/earthquakes/etc.

i assume its a scam based on their overall shadiness - they do usually have some sort of identification that could easily have been photoshopped.

any info on them? scam?

i think its a scam and im filipino.

i remember when they were at metro.
they asked me for change when i walked in, so i gave them about 4 dollars.

then on my way out they asked me again and i said i already gave you guys money..and then she stared at me and gave me the wtf look and said no you didn't.. then i just walked away and ignored them. lol.

[haymura]

I was approached by one before and she kept hassling me to donate especially since im "fellow filipino", using that as a guilt trip. I told her i had no cash with me and she had the nerve to tell me she'll go to the bank with me to withdraw cash! i brushed her off and walked away.
take 1exotic's advice and just pretend they dont exist or have a soul. no matter how much they hassle or annoy you, or even follow you, just walk away. they'll eventually leave you alone but they will stick to you like tree sap if you give the slightest hint of interest.

[BlacknJean]

most of the time these people are like middle aged to 30 something ladies or older.

damn bitches are pretty persistent.

[b0unce. [?]]

filipino group on kingsway and joyce
i was on the corner waiting to cross to 7-11, i see a group of filipino ladies walking towards me. they asked me for donations for some crap that i didn't couldn't make out. i said i had no change on me (which was true), so they asked me for bills, which i wasn't planning on giving anyways. and one of the ladies was like "you go to bank and take out money?"
i was like "you gotta kitten me...." so i just ignored them and began crossing the street. they literally started following me across the street continuously asking me to take out money from the bank.

[Jayboogz]

I've seen these ladies all around town straight scam artists i bitched them out cuz they wudnt leave me n my buddies alone
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[muteki]

theres a lot of them downtown. just ignore them until they give up.
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[jeedee]

Someone should go to the kingsway and joyce area and troll them :troll:
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[fliptuner]

" Do you guys have any change? No? That guy just gave you $2!!! Come on, I just lost $500 at the casino and gotta win it back. OK OK, just enough to for a bus ride to the track? "

[hchang]

Pretty sure it's a scam.

Parked at E Spot once, as soon as I get out of the car, two philipino ladies corner me asking for change. I told them I didn't have any change on me and they asked me how I was going to play the games. I told them I was going to withdraw cash from E Spot's ATM to pay for my games and they offered to follow me inside to the ATM. Wtf!?

Then another time, I was with my friends having some bubble tea inside Zephyr, then out of nowhere two phillipino ladies literally walked to our couch and sat on the armrest to ask for change. Who does that!?!? Again, we told them we were paying by plastic and they tried to guilt trip us to thinking that we're letting children die.

[spoon.ek9]

hmm can't say i've ever come across this before. good to know!

[AVS_Racing]

Hmmm i always wondered if they were a scam
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[distanc3]

two shady filipino men asking for donations for China's flood and Sichuan earthquake... with crappy print outs/flyers

[2 n r]

wow ive seen these women along kingsway going into peoples business establishments
i was in a cafe and they came in and acted all friendly in a obviously fake way and started asking for money
pathetic
these people need to be deported back to the philipines

[Okitnam]

http://assets.knowyourmeme.com/i/6512/original/DoubleFacePalm.jpg

[haymura]

wow ive seen these women along kingsway going into peoples business establishments
i was in a cafe and they came in and acted all friendly in a obviously fake way and started asking for money
pathetic
these people need to be deported back to the philipines


Whoa whoa whoa, slow down there.................. did the cafe have good food?:rofl:

[KiDEclipse]

I have dealt with them b4, I was on my way into Superstore and 1 filipino lady came up and asked for donation for kids in filipino, so I gave her 5 bucks, being such a nice guy and all. And when I came out of supertore a diff lady came up to me and ask me for money again.
I told her I already gave the other lady 5 bucks, and she have the nerve to say to me that if I gave her 5 bucks I have to give her 5 bucks as well.

then I was like fuck off and left.

fast forward 4-5 months, I was walking dt, and saw the same filipino lady asking me for money. At that point I know her face, so I just walked passed them and shook my head.


TOTAL SCAMMER !!

[Hondaracer]

Filipino kid collecting donations or white kid selling cookies, just walk by them and totally disrespect them with swagger. Just pretend like they don't even exist or have a soul.

cuz all kids that sell shit or collect money work for cuban drug lords, then those guys use that money to bring drugs into Vancouver. Common sense man.

Collecting "donations" essentially begging VS selling goods, same deal right ? :/
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[boss604]

lol these ladies (usually) are so annoying. they just follow you everywhere until you snap or give up something.

[spyker]

I had the same situation happen to me too,2 old filipino ladies walked up to me on the street,kept asking me for change,when I told them I had none,they told me to go to the bank and gave me a guilt trip.They kept following me,finnally I said to them,if you keep harrassing me I will call the cops and tell them you are trying to rob me and report you to immigration,sure enough they ran off real quick.

[hotjoint]

I haven't seen this yet

[itchome]

It happened to me at Superstore recently. I lady struck up a conversation with me in the chips section and then it progressed to asking for a donation. I told her I'll only donate to a good cause if she can provide me with a receipt for income tax purposes. She said she couldn't and said she'll accept small change. I told her to put that bag of chips (from her basket) back on the shelf and use that money for a donation. She said no and I told her to have a nice day.

[Shun Izaki]

see this all the time back then at 3 road blenz

They come up to you, and bug you for change and stuff... and are pretty fucking persistent.

You're better off not wasting the time (scam or not) bugging people.

[124Y]

I've ran into them at a lot of different places in the lower mainland. Most of the time were in Metrotown. They would approach you and shove this laminated flyer with flip kids on it in yo face and ask you at least 5 times to donate.
The most recent encounter was @ the Starbucks on Ackroyd in Richmond last week.

I haven't seen this yet

lol you're missing out bigtime man...

[FN-2199]

It's definitely a scam. I've seen them do it for many years now with the same "cause." They mainly target Asians who look like they could be Filipino. I'm Filipino myself, and I just pretend to be Chinese whenever they ask me, so they flip off.

[tegz]

FUCK, i gave them 5 dollars 2 years ago.

[FN-2199]

FUCK, i gave them 5 dollars 2 years ago.

Oh noes. THE INTEREST!!

[Vinny G]

Only had one run-in with these people. They came into Honolulu on Kingsway around 10pm or so. Just randomly sat down with people at their tables... freakin' annoying and rude.

[SlySi]

Scam?
Dammit... I gave them 10 bucks a couple weeks ago.
Didnt even occur to me they were scamming.

[drunkrussian]

damnit, how come i, one of the few guys who actually enjoys this stuff, have not yet seen them :-( I'm just daydreamingabout the wealth of possibilities of how to reject them...i love fuckign with ppl like this. I'm gonna try to get the mto give me money lol

[b0unce. [?]]

I mean honestly though, if they could prove to me they were a legitimate charity organization, I would mind donating a couple bucks. Like when I go to Timmy's I usually drop a loonie or a toonie in the donation box at the register if I get change back.

[FN-2199]

Legit registered charitable organizations are always able to provide tax receipts. It's a good thing to keep in mind, unless it's petty change for Salvation army, Cadets, etc.

[Mercy]

Had one women rush over to me as I was walking to staples and ask for a donation of change. I told her I had no change because it's a hassle to carry around in the type of wallet I have so she asks me for paper money and I was in disbelief no charity or any type of money collecting has ever been as persistent as to ask for paper money. Figured something was up so I said no thank you and tried to leave but she kept following me asking for money, normally I'm a pretty patient personbut she kept harassing me for paper money and saying I'm not letting the kids have a home at which point I just got really fed up and said if I donate money to you and they get homes what am I going to get I'm trying to save money for a mortgage down payment so I have a place to live... The nerve she said "so? This is for the kids I can goto the bank with you to get money". I just got pissed off told her to donate her own money and tried to walk away... Walked into staples she followed me but since my gf works there and the managers kind of know me I told them she was harassing me they asked her to leave saw her leave the store really pissed off. These people are annoying rude and very dissrespectable just ignore them your best bet.
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[Rogue951]

I've had them twice come into restaurants to ask.
why the managers don't kick them out with more force I don't know.
one time they even had a guitar and were singing.
I said no, then went to the store next door, bought a 649 and said oh sorry I found some change.
fucking retards.

[GrapeDrink]

yeah I'm pretty sure I ran into them awhile back by commercial drive, they asked me for a donation to some funding for underprivileged children. I didn't think much about it and gave them a 5 which I thought was a pretty generous donation coming from a broke college student. All they said when I gave them the 5 was why I wasn't donating the other two 20's in my wallet, they hounded me for awhile for the 20's but I just put on my headphones and walked off lol.

[jasonturbo]

Next time they come up asking for donations, just tell them you will give them a dollar for every push up they do...

Then don't.

Sooner or later their arms will get tired and they will just stop asking people for fear of more MUSCLE TEARING PUMPS!!!!!

[Dragon-88]

Next time they come up asking for donations, just tell them you will give them a dollar for every push up they do...

Then don't.

Sooner or later their arms will get tired and they will just stop asking people for fear of more MUSCLE TEARING PUMPS!!!!!

What if you only had a $100 bill :rofl: Thats a lot of pushups/

[monkeywrench]

I remember the day the news of the Hongers who were shot on that bus in the Philippines, these same Filipino came into a chinese restaurant and asked for donations for the "children in the Philippines"

I mean are they out of their mind? The Chinese have only hatred in their eyes against these people, and they ask for money?

[vafanculo]

Always see them infront of TD on number 3. Once infront of pearl castle I almost fell for it cause was just after the flooding in the phils.

Next time I see these girls il negotiate for a blowjob, or a clean house.
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[NinjaAceYork]

they give our race a bad name.. (unless of course it's a real donation with proof lolz..)

[dinamix]

I remember the day the news of the Hongers who were shot on that bus in the Philippines, these same Filipino came into a chinese restaurant and asked for donations for the "children in the Philippines"

I mean are they out of their mind? The Chinese have only hatred in their eyes against these people, and they ask for money?

WTF? what does the children in phillipines have to do with the hostage situation?
Not all chinese people have hatred against these "people". thats pretty fuckin ignorant if you ask me.

[br2]

so everyone is seeing the same 2 ladies?

[fliptuner]

Am I the only one surprised that some of you give 5 or 10 bucks to people "repping" a "charity" they've never heard of?

Scam or not (which it probably is 99% chance), please only donate money to causes you actually support or trust. I know your heart is in the right place when you do this but it does take away from legit charities, where you KNOW the money is going where you want it.

If it's proven that these are 100% scam, we should just go around looking for them and if they ask for money, punch them in the face - that should put an end to it pretty quick.

[neggo]

Interesting...never came across these people before.

[muteki]

Always see them infront of TD on number 3. Once infront of pearl castle I almost fell for it cause was just after the flooding in the phils.

Next time I see these girls il negotiate for a blowjob, or a clean house.
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Do you really want blowjobs from these old ladies? o_O

[guddagudd]

Wow, I thought it was just me. I ran into them 3 times in total. All three times were at Superstore. One time I was going to work and she just leeched onto me and wouldn't leave, but I just walked away. The second time I was with my buddy and the same woman asked us for money. I didn't have any bills so I just dumped all my pennies and dimes into the bucket, while my buddy only had bills and no change so the bitch had the audacity to ask if he would donate the bills and if he wouldn't, she would follow him to the counters to exchange for coins. One time I was with my mama and another bitch asked us for money, I was like "MOTHER DON'T DO IT!!!!" But too late, my mother already took out some change.

I also hate the scouts people that block the doors at Richmond Centre and ask for money, like fuck you seriously, if I want to donate, I wouldn't need you to remind me, and maybe I don't want to donate to that certain cause.

[illicitstylz]

Do you really want blowjobs from these old ladies? o_O

must beat his left hand.

[vafanculo]

Do you really want blowjobs from these old ladies? o_O

Meh. A female mouth IS a female mouth lol. Plus, the ones I saw weren't exactly old ladies, maybe mid 30 early 40's
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[CRS]

Wow, I thought it was just me. I ran into them 3 times in total. All three times were at Superstore. One time I was going to work and she just leeched onto me and wouldn't leave, but I just walked away. The second time I was with my buddy and the same woman asked us for money. I didn't have any bills so I just dumped all my pennies and dimes into the bucket, while my buddy only had bills and no change so the bitch had the audacity to ask if he would donate the bills and if he wouldn't, she would follow him to the counters to exchange for coins. One time I was with my mama and another bitch asked us for money, I was like "MOTHER DON'T DO IT!!!!" But too late, my mother already took out some change.

I also hate the scouts people that block the doors at Richmond Centre and ask for money, like fuck you seriously, if I want to donate, I wouldn't need you to remind me, and maybe I don't want to donate to that certain cause.

Yeah, these things are totally the same.

You know, one being a scam and all while the other being a legitimate youth organization that lacks funding.

:rolleyes:

[SRTOY]

T&T guildford parking lot a filipino man came up to me and kept asking for money so i gave him a dollar and then he had the nerve to ask for more money. I was very shocked so i walked away quickly to my car. A woman asked me for money at coquitlam center the same week. In all honesty im not sure if its a scam because filipino people frequently send money to relatives back home (my mom does) so im not sure... but they are very pushy

[ruthless]

haven't had this happen to me yet but this reminds me of all the beggars in India who constantly nag you, and follow you around...i swear they can spot you from a mile away...ssoooo fuckn annoying, everywhere u go there constantly following you and even if you bitch them out they still wont stop until u threaten to shit kick em...aawww the memories :flamemad: :rant

[fliptuner]

In all honesty im not sure if its a scam because filipino people frequently send money to relatives back home (my mom does) so im not sure... but they are very pushy

I wouldn't care if it was going to their family. If it's not going to a legit charity, punch em in the face.

[JoshuaWong]

1 give them fake bills
2 ask for changes
3 ?????
4 PROFIT

[ae101]

i see them a lot under the brick house sky train station, last time they approach me i told to look at that homeless guy sitting right there & that he needs the change more then u do at the moment so i gave the homeless dude my change & walked away before she could even say anything

i love doing charity work, & i normally would donate to big organizations or small organizations with a big organizations support & thats it

next time either i tell them i hate kids or give them monopoly money

[jjl]

see this all the time back then at 3 road blenz

They come up to you, and bug you for change and stuff... and are pretty fucking persistent.

You're better off not wasting the time (scam or not) bugging people.

Met one around here too, was heading to tri-tea. They asked me for donations for the tsunami relief I think... was a year ago. She showed me a list of people who donated ($50/$20 etc) with signatures that had VERY similar writing. She didn't offer any id up front and I just said "not interested".

Didn't know it was such a big problem, going to let everyone know. Spread the word people!

[bcedhk]

im pretty sure they are like many donation organizations. they are probably "legit" in a sense that they do donate to their cause, but probbaly a huge chunk of the % is towards "cost of operations".

[guddagudd]

Yeah, these things are totally the same.

You know, one being a scam and all while the other being a legitimate youth organization that lacks funding.

:rolleyes:

I never said they were the same thing I just said they annoy me.

[TypeRNammer]

One of them came into my work place, she got pushy on the donation so I told her to GTFO.
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[Dragon-88]

Someone should send a news team and setup a sting to get @ these people.

[HonestTea]

Someone should send a news team and setup a sting to get @ these people.

+1!

[Ikkaku]

They need to learn how to do this properly from the Japanese people at Little Tokyo in LA. They were super pleasant, and they gave you a sticker so they knew who donated. They would thank you when you passed by, and have a great big smile on their faces. It's organizations and volunteers like them who I don't mind donating to.

[spyker]

Next time I see these girls il negotiate for a blowjob, or a clean house.
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If they refuse,tell them to think about the kids in the picture they show everyone and how she/they can help them out.

[ziggyx]

Had two ladies approach me and my friend in a small store one time. One had a guitar and they both sang a song. After they sang their short song, they bugged my friend and I for change. We told them we had no change and the owner of the store straight up told them to get out of his store. lol

[!oHenry]

I've had multiple run ins with these people and none of them were pleasant.

First Run-In:

About a year ago, my dad and I were coming back from a worksite kinda late (11pm)so we decide to stop at Ken's kitchen to get something to eat. Right when we were about to enjoy our food, these three Filipino women come in with a guitar and start sing "nobody but you", but only the "nobody nobody but you" line again and again and again. Everyone was quite annoyed with them when they started asking for money and the manager came out to kick them out. They would NOT leave. They kept asking for money from the patrons until my dad caved in and gave them a 10, which was more than generous. Then they had to audacity to ask me for money as well saying things like " you should match your dads donation and I know you have money on you, I can see it. (My wallet was on the table). i tried to be polite and said no, and she made a move for my wallet. I pushed her aside and said "wtf are you doing? \you got your money, gtfo you dirty flips." Before she had a chance to say anything the manager threatened to call the cops and they left. My dad said "If I knocked her out and went to jail, I would of posted bail".

*note that had these really cheap laminated name tag things that say they are from some unknown charity.

Run in 2:

Not as interesting as the first one but just as annoying. I was at the td (next to metro) getting cash for this dinner i was going to. These two filipino caught me leaving bank and asked for a "donation" and i remembered the same tag. I asked what it was for and they said for an earthquake in the philipinnes. I said I dont recall hearing about one, and they said it wasnt in the news yet. So I declined and tried to leave but they wouldnt let me. Everytime I would try to leave, they would move a bit and cut me off. They kept insisting saying it would be a donation to humanity and stuff. I ended up escaping by faking left(iirc) then dashed right. I started to heading to my car and they started to follow. At this point im kinda pissed but also a little creeped out and confused. I jumped in the car and left as fast as i could.

/rant

God i hate them so much...

[OTG-ZR2]

I ran into a heard of flip women downtown while the olympics were going on. They were just canvasing the area asking every single person for money. They had red shirts and some ghetto inkjet name tags. Seen them a few times since, pretty sure there a scam.
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[JSALES]

i've ran into them quite a few times. normally when you see someone with ear phones on, you wouldn't bother asking them but this bitch wouldn't stop and you have the nerve to tell me to go to the fucking bank to withdraw, fuck you! and she gave me the whole guilt trip for being filipino. like "filipino ka ba?" smh

[Mr.HappySilp]

And that is why I listen to music on my iphone when I see them.

Best way to ingore them!

Seen them at main st station once and they ask me for change. I give them my used bus pass and they give me the WTF look lol.

[Vansterdam]

seen em at metrotown and near skytrain stations alot

[optiblue]

one time in richmond @ pho 99, they came in singing songs and started asking everyone for donations. They got the boot from the waiters.

[Ikkaku]

I ended up escaping by faking left(iirc) then dashed right. I started to heading to my car and they started to follow. At this point im kinda pissed but also a little creeped out and confused. I jumped in the car and left as fast as i could.

/rant

God i hate them so much...

LOL sounds like you played football/bball :rofl:

[shawn79]

I've seen these ladies all around town straight scam artists i bitched them out cuz they wudnt leave me n my buddies alone
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what did u say ? quotes?

[lgman]

Lady: Are you filipino? Japanese?
Me: Hawaiian-Samoan

They were very pushy and aggressive. I even told them I already donated and they didn't care.

tips@GlobalTVBC.com

[spoon.ek9]

you guys should start trolling them hah. whip out the cellphone, take pics of their faces/video. i like the push ups idea followed by not giving them a dime :lol

[InvisibleSoul]

It definitely isn't localized to Vancouver... I was at Square One mall in Mississauga for lunch today, and one of these same fake Filipino charity money collectors was walking around the food court asking everyone for money. Everytime they've approached me, including today, I've ignored them and turned away before they can even get five words out of their mouths, so I've never had a particularly bad experience with them. Today, to my dismay, some young white guy actually pulled out his wallet and gave her a bill. :nono:

[UnName]

someone should go into a bank with them then raise hell and yell out that your being robbed and your being held against your will. problem is you've go alot of explaining to do when the cops get there

[darkfroggy]

An old joke, but still relevant.

Charitable Donation
A local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.

"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"

The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"

Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um...no."

"--or that mybrother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"

The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology but was interrupted,

"--or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!"

The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."

On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again: "--so if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?!?"



I bet the scammers will STILL argue that giving it to them is a better.

[AutozamAZ-3]

It definitely isn't localized to Vancouver... I was at Square One mall in Mississauga for lunch today, and one of these same fake Filipino charity money collectors was walking around the food court asking everyone for money. Everytime they've approached me, including today, I've ignored them and turned away before they can even get five words out of their mouths, so I've never had a particularly bad experience with them. Today, to my dismay, some young white guy actually pulled out his wallet and gave her a bill. :nono:

should of stopped him man!

next time i see these guys, im going to the push ups idea and film it and put it on revscene

[hopalong]

its freakin weird but i was reading this thread today and i was walking to the skytrain in richmond and a filipino girl asked me for a donation to a charity! lol they are EVERYWHERE!!!!!!

[ae101]

They need to learn how to do this properly from the Japanese people at Little Tokyo in LA. They were super pleasant, and they gave you a sticker so they knew who donated. They would thank you when you passed by, and have a great big smile on their faces. It's organizations and volunteers like them who I don't mind donating to.

if u every go to HK u see ppl like that a lot & they ask u to put your domination in bag they carry & they give u a sticker after you dominate, & all the money goes to organizations like the cancer foundation & stuff like that

why don't all of us sent an email to CTVs chris olsen on his little segment called "Olsen On Your Side " during the 6:00pm local news, hes fights for consumers a lot

[drunkrussian]

Meh. A female mouth IS a female mouth lol. Plus, the ones I saw weren't exactly old ladies, maybe mid 30 early 40's
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i'm down for a group buy

[kokanee_vtec]

Ran into one at the liquor store in surrey, bitch made me give her my pocket change. It was all nickels and dimes. She still had the nerve to ask me for paper money.

[Tim Budong]

these people ask for money outside no9 sometimes in the middle of the night..its fucked up

[ghosty]

http://filipinoscams.blogspot.com/2010/06/philippine-prudential-life-insurance.html

more flip scams..... fu*kers!

[guddagudd]

if u every go to HK u see ppl like that a lot & they ask u to put your domination in bag they carry & they give u a sticker after you dominate, & all the money goes to organizations like the cancer foundation & stuff like that

why don't all of us sent an email to CTVs chris olsen on his little segment called "Olsen On Your Side " during the 6:00pm local news, hes fights for consumers a lot

lolwut, maybe after he dominates the stickers he can dominates stamps right?

[br2]

Just had an encounter with one today at metrotown food court

except he said he was deaf and the money was for himself
and he ate out of the trash

[subordinate]

man...these flip ladies sound worse than that fake native deaf guy that goes around handing out leaflets for donations.

[Mr.C]

The obvious question that comes to my mind is 'Who's running them?'

Maybe CTV would be interested... hmm...

[bbbj]

They're around Matsuyama and Twinkle 1 on Alexandra Road in Richmond all the time... I don't get why the restaurants allow them to go inside and pull that shit.. The first time I ever saw them was when Indonesia was hit with that huge ass tsunami back in (2004? or 2006?) the day.. just came back from HK and went to eat and I still see them wtf! They're like little rats

[Kamui712]

I thought it was a little strange to see a 4 page thread on this and not experience it...

I Just came home from Estea, was eating and heard this obnoxious fucker playing his guitar and singing. When i turned around there was a group of them shoving their flyers out at the waitress... poor girl tried so hard to be nice while trying to get them to leave.

How could someone ask for money like that and not feel any shame whatsoever?!

[FN-2199]

http://filipinoscams.blogspot.com/2010/06/philippine-prudential-life-insurance.html

more flip scams..... fu*kers!

My friend is caught up in something very similar. He tried to get me to join the company, and after a pointless hour long presentation, I couldn't be any more convinced that it was all bullshit.
I feel sorry for him. He's been tricked and he thinks it's all legit.
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[ra604]

lol it seems like majority of sightings are in richmond/metrotown or just near sky trains? maybe their way of transportation and their "target" spots?

I've personally never seen one but now that i think about it..if they get too pushy and its a guy..I don't mind taking him out. for the women...maybe they are worth the bj

Go further and let the province or even the vancouver sun know?

[TRDood]

Interesting... Never had this before. Maybe they should go to tim hortons to ask their fellow flipinos. Lol
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[Lomac]

I've got an easy escape route for whenever I'm harassed by someone like that. As soon as they ask me for change, I give them a puzzled look and respond with a "je ne parle pas l'anglais" (poorly written french for "I don't speak english"). If they keep on persisting as I walk away, I'll just speak a bunch of gibberish in French since it's unlikely they'll be able to understand a word I'm saying anyway.

[mrclean604]

lol they came inside matsuyama tonight and went to our table and i guess every other table and asked for donations..
i think i saw a cop roll into the driveway but i'm not sure if they were there for the filipinos

Interesting... Never had this before. Maybe they should go to tim hortons to ask their fellow flipinos. Lol
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you mean churches chicken.

[Mr.C]

I've got an easy escape route for whenever I'm harassed by someone like that. As soon as they ask me for change, I give them a puzzled look and respond with a "je ne parle pas l'anglais" (poorly written french for "I don't speak english"). If they keep on persisting as I walk away, I'll just speak a bunch of gibberish in French since it's unlikely they'll be able to understand a word I'm saying anyway.

I tend to speak in Portuguese to anyone who annoys me on the street. Sounding indignant is a plus.

[BMW135i]

They always at crystal mall entrance as well. Saw them couple times already. And they are very aggressive.

[br2]

Ok now that we have collected enough information about these people, the question is what are we going to do about it? I say we confront them head on with the intention of making them look like fools. Someone should take pictures of them just to freak them out a bit and when they ask, say you are submitting it to the authorities

[Kamui712]

^
- play along with the donation
- tell them you have friends at church that would love to donate
- get one of their phone numbers
- post it on /b/ let them wreak havoc

[iam_dan]

ive never experienced this before
sounds interesting..
i hope i meet some of these people soon :troll:

[lilkulit]

See them at the mall whenever i go(metrotown) Since im filipino they approached me nicely and started saying nice things then ask me to donate. I told them i don't have change and only brought debit and they had the guts to tell me to go withdraw. Man they're soooo annoying specially if you're filipino. They force you to give them money. Since then i just ignore them and just keep walking when ever they approach me.

[wobuffet]

I've got an easy escape route for whenever I'm harassed by someone like that. As soon as they ask me for change, I give them a puzzled look and respond with a "je ne parle pas l'anglais" (poorly written french for "I don't speak english"). If they keep on persisting as I walk away, I'll just speak a bunch of gibberish in French since it's unlikely they'll be able to understand a word I'm saying anyway.

your french was actually perfectly written. will be trying the same thing if i ever encounter them.

if they catch me speaking english before that, i'm gonna make them do pushups for "$$" and record it on video. do it for the lulz :)
see how they feel getting scammed :troll:

[LexiSauce]

man i would love to run into those ladys on a bad day

[Boinky]

maybe someone should make a fake name tag with a shitty laminated flyer and ask THEM for money on Halloween. :troll:

[MTV Cribs]

Me and my buddy was at the super market at Yao Han and this Philipino girl about 15-16 years old was asking for money for some disaster in the world. Of course we know it's a scam because we keep up with current events but this little girl wouldn't stop bugging us. She followed us around the whole time we were there. I hope she gets raped one day after asking the wrong person for money :rofl: . Just kidding that's mean, maybe get her boobs squeezed or something. Anyways, I'm sure she learn this behaviour from her mom or aunts. If these females want money so bad they should just become whores. And I bet there are a lot of people reading this thread right now that knows somebody Philipino doing this kind of activities. You know who you are. Next time I run into any of them I will take a picture and post it here :D

[MTV Cribs]

http://filipinoscams.blogspot.com/2010/06/philippine-prudential-life-insurance.html

more flip scams..... fu*kers!

This reminds me of some pyramid scheme that some people I know went to. Most of the people attending are Philipino. I think they like to get scammed and once they realized they got scammed, they try to get their money back by trying to scam people they know and strangers. It's a dumb circle but dumb people deserve to be scammed.

[BlacknJean]

^theres this financial education 100 thing going on, where these people in suits make you fill out a very vague survey about your financial situation and trying to teach you how to make/save money. Then they'll try and make you pay like $300 fee to join them or some BS like that

[Lomac]

your french was actually perfectly written. will be trying the same thing if i ever encounter them.

if they catch me speaking english before that, i'm gonna make them do pushups for "$$" and record it on video. do it for the lulz :)
see how they feel getting scammed :troll:

Lol. It's been a long time since ive written French. Speaking it isn't an issue... I think. Glad to know I haven't completely lost it.
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[asian_XL]

I never trust those people who ask for donation on the street.
the last time I paid those fuckers did not pay attention to who they are.
Later I found out the sticker says "adult education of XXXX place".

:fuuuuu:

[evil_jigglypuff]

I usually just see them at Metro but they seem to be expanding. Just yesterday, I was at the TD bank on 72nd st and King George and they were there.. 4 of them. Before they sell treats in exchange for donations but they seem to no do that anymore..

[wingies]

Interesting... Never had this before. Maybe they should go to tim hortons to ask their fellow flipinos. Lol
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or kfc, wendys, or mcdicks, or the people working in the foodcourt :rofl:

[ra604]

Interesting... Never had this before. Maybe they should go to tim hortons to ask their fellow flipinos. Lol
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[corollagtSr5]

I see it downtown as well, on grandville

[jbsali]

has anyone even thought of bringing this to the attention of a local police department? Theres enough people in this thread repeating the same intersections and stores. If it was a legit charity, they would have no problem showing proper documentation to the VPD/ RCMP.

[ShanghaiKid]

I've never had the opportunity to meet any of these aggressive donation collectors, but someone find me one on a day I'm not busy and I'll implore this little plan of mine...

First I'll walk up to them and ask them in broken english with a heavy chinese accent "you riking to donating to china rerief funding?" At which point they'll give me a puzzled look. As they ask me whether I'd like to donate to their phillipines earthquake 2012 zombie apocalypse charity, I'll keep asking brushing them off with "NO NO! YOU HAVE TO DONATING THE MONEY TO THE CHINA CHARITY, MORE PEOPLE IN CHINA LA, NEED MORE MONEY LAAA." Of course this is a rinse and repeat process until they simply get bored and walk off, at which point I begin to follow them, asking for spare change.

If they don't have spare change I'll ask for paper money and say "you go to bank and withdrawering the money, I coming with you la." Assuming these people have any sort of temper, they'll be annoyed with me at this point. But I'll keep following, disrupting them from asking other people for donations by asking those people whether they'd like to donate to my CHINA fund, while the entire time pestering them with "DONATION PREAAASEEE, I RIKING THE MONEYYY, PREASEE DONATING TO THE CHINA".

This will keep going until they decide to finally flip out on me (pun intended), whereupon I'll hold out my hand in a STOP motion, dig my hand deep into my pocket, and throw some pennies at their feet. I'll then proceed to turn around and walk away.

[Fafine]

^ LOL i read that in his voice
http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/36752.gif

[124Y]

For some reason, these flip c-lais remind me of her:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMM-_6Idk1k

[muteki]

I don't get it. Why does Canada keep letting these type of people immigrate. -_-
It's like they just want more beggars/scammers on the streets or something. It wasn't as bad a few years back and now fob scammers are all over the place.

[ra604]

^ lol because the white man got desperate enuf to invent....THE GREEN CARD rofl

[rJZx]

Whenever i get approached by them i just stop what im doing pause, and then stare them in the eyes O.O like that haha for a good 10 seconds then keep going with my day like they dont exist.

[Ikkaku]

I like the idea of counter donation begging hahaha, I was actually thinking of that if they ever approach me.

[Midnitez]

i just say no n ignore them by continuein lookin down on my blackberry/iphone....
works every time!

[goo3]

I don't get it. Why does Canada keep letting these type of people immigrate. -_-


you mean flips?

or you want to have them fill out a survey and if they answer yes to scammer, don't let them in?

[matter]

My buddy used to get approached all the time; his moves are legendary because they were all spur of the moment. None of this pre-planning.

-He was studying at the library, deaf guy walks around putting leaflets on ppls desks. Buddy looks up with a WTF look, nudges it off his desk with his pen on to the floor, wont even touch it with his hand, and continues studying. Deaf guy has super pissed look in his face, my buddy looks at him expressionless, goes back to studying.

-Bum harasses him as he goes into mcd's for food, buddy says no, bum mouths him off. buddy orders a water, and on the way out throws it in the bums face and books it.

-Lady asks for change, buddy says he only has coins, lady says thats ok. My buddy has a handful of pennies and nickels, shows it to her and tosses them on the floor. He watches her pick them up with a look of disgust on his face and walks away.

[CRS]

My buddy used to get approached all the time; his moves are legendary because they were all spur of the moment. None of this pre-planning.

-He was studying at the library, deaf guy walks around putting leaflets on ppls desks. Buddy looks up with a WTF look, nudges it off his desk with his pen on to the floor, wont even touch it with his hand, and continues studying. Deaf guy has super pissed look in his face, my buddy looks at him expressionless, goes back to studying.

-Bum harasses him as he goes into mcd's for food, buddy says no, bum mouths him off. buddy orders a water, and on the way out throws it in the bums face and books it.

-Lady asks for change, buddy says he only has coins, lady says thats ok. My buddy has a handful of pennies and nickels, shows it to her and tosses them on the floor. He watches her pick them up with a look of disgust on his face and walks away.

If I ever saw your friend do any of the following, I would kick his ass. Your friend is what is wrong with society because he has the idea that he is better than someone else because he are better off.

It's arrogant douches like that need to give their head a shake. Legendary? Yeah, more like fucking pathetic.

[Vinny G]

My buddy used to get approached all the time; his moves are legendary because they were all spur of the moment. None of this pre-planning.

-He was studying at the library, deaf guy walks around putting leaflets on ppls desks. Buddy looks up with a WTF look, nudges it off his desk with his pen on to the floor, wont even touch it with his hand, and continues studying. Deaf guy has super pissed look in his face, my buddy looks at him expressionless, goes back to studying.

-Bum harasses him as he goes into mcd's for food, buddy says no, bum mouths him off. buddy orders a water, and on the way out throws it in the bums face and books it.

-Lady asks for change, buddy says he only has coins, lady says thats ok. My buddy has a handful of pennies and nickels, shows it to her and tosses them on the floor. He watches her pick them up with a look of disgust on his face and walks away.

How are these legendary? Seems like these people are legitimately poor and aren't scamming people for money like the Filipinos the OP was talking about.

If you don't want to give change, just ignore them. Why do you (or your friend) feel the need to insult them even more? I hope I see your friend begging for money downtown in the future. I'll donate a kick to the face.

[matter]

Those guys just hung around UBC asking students for handouts daily, not some one off occurrences.

My buddy is a quiet Japanese guy, so it was shocking to hear his stories. You got to admit, no normal person would usually do these kinds of things, you would just run them through your mind after the fact, hence legendary that he actually did them on the fly.

[spyker]

Those guys just hung around UBC asking students for handouts daily, not some one off occurrences.

My buddy is a quiet Japanese guy, so it was shocking to hear his stories. You got to admit, no normal person would usually do these kinds of things, you would just run them through your mind after the fact, hence legendary that he actually did them on the fly.
Your friend is a loser,that's what he is,stop making excuses for his stupid actions.

If I ever saw him throwing water at a bum,being the chicken shit he is,I would chase him down,drag his sorry ass back to the bum and let him have his way with him.

I have been asked many times for spare change from the homeless,9 out of 10 times their reply is "thank you" or "god bless" even after I tell them I don't have any,not once have I ever been mouthed off.So your story is bullshit.It sounds like your friend is nothing more than a fucking retard causing trouble for his own sick enjoyment.

[Dragon-88]

Your friend is a loser,that's what he is,stop making excuses for his stupid actions.

If I ever saw him throwing water at a bum,being the chicken shit he is,I would chase him down,drag his sorry ass back to the bum and let him have his way with him.

I have been asked many times for spare change from the homeless,9 out of 10 times their reply is "thank you" or "god bless" even after I tell them I don't have any,not once have I ever been mouthed off.So your story is bullshit.It sounds like your friend is nothing more than a fucking retard causing trouble for his own sick enjoyment.

:werd: retarded

[Ikkaku]

^ really? I've been bitched at numerous times for not giving change.

"don't fucking lie, you have money"
"fuck you, chink."
"fuckin greedy ass chinese people"
"go back to your home country"

I find that it is the homeless people who approach you that are rude, the ones who usually hold the large cardboard sign are polite.

[Dragon-88]

Its pretty much a hit or miss.. In my case nothing bad.. Even if they were rude, Honestly what are you going to do?? Retaliate like an idiot like Matter's friend or just turn your back and move on with life??

[spyker]

^ really? I've been bitched at numerous times for not giving change.

"don't fucking lie, you have money"
"fuck you, chink."
"fuckin greedy ass chinese people"
"go back to your home country"


I have never had a aggressive panhandler approach me in such a way,if it were to ever happen,I would just walk away and ignore them,not even worth my time to say anything back.

[haymura]

I honestly have respect for the homeless. i have had my experiences in either getting a "thank you", "God Bless you" or being mouthed off for lying or holding off. I realize that its not nice to mouth off ppl especially when your asking for change but give these guys a break. They are going through hardship right now and some are mentally, physically stressed or beyond stressed. Id like to see any of you hold a smile everyday and be the most polite person when your down in the dumps and out of your luck. Most of us throw a hissy fit already just because someone rips us off or short changes us. imagine what these guys are going through, EVERYDAY!

When i was young i ran away from home and didnt know where to go. It was the middle of winter and i immaturely ran away without taking any extra clothes, jackets, etc to keep me warm. I decided to go to stanley park where i know my parents wouldnt look not knowing that it was freakin cold there. I slept at a bench freezing my ass off that night but when i woke up the next morning i was wrapped in a very warm, comfy blanket with a pillow on my head and right below me was a homeless man sleeping on the concrete with nothing but his jacket and dog beside him. I left the man with whatever money i had left ($60 if i remember correctly) as a sign of appreciation but i gained respect for these people.

if i walk to downtown and see a homeless man asking for change, i give what i can but if i dont have any i simply say im sorry i dont have change. whether i get mouthed off or simply ignored i just walk by and mind my own business. There is no need to act all tough and think your a big man by making these ppl feel miserable. If your easily hurt by their "words" then i got news for you buddy, you lack confidence!

[Ikkaku]

It doesn't really affect me. I'm pretty desensitized regarding stuff like this. I mean I've helped out at the street church before and I know the people are cranky because of their life situations and all, it's understandable.

Who knows? Might've been a bad day for them. The next day he might be the one who says 'God bless'.

[Gt-R R34]

If you guys go to Rome/Paris often then you'll know this is a pretty common sight in all major tourist locations.

They'll usually have a form to sign up, then when you get suckered into signing it they ask for money.

Just learn to ignore it, and/or get the news onto them. If they're in the paper, they'll usually go away or more often transform to a different type of scam.

[BlacknJean]

there are two types of homeless people here. one is legitimately homeless and needs help, and another is the druggie type.

MOLLY from DT is a druggie so dont give her money when you see her in the winter.

[PDA_86]

Very often in Ninkazu, they simply rush in the restaurant with a group of 5 women and started going table by table for donation. You could suddenly see the employees change from a serving smiling face to like a raging roaring bear to shoo them out, haha.

[azncreationz]

Hmm, I lived near the Joyce and Kingsway area and haven't encountered these Flip Ladies yet. Hope not to either. However, there is this other older Chinese Guy scammer around the area. He will approach you, and 1st question is, 'Are you Chinese'? Then, he might say his car is dead, needs a jump start, blah blah blah..and of course, in the end, will ask for a couple of bucks to take the bus home. Do NOT give him any money.
I'm trying to encounter him again actually, to take a photo of him. I'm pretty damn sure I can snap the photo and outrun him. I think you guys should do the same with these Flip Ladies, so we know who they are. And even tell them that you're bringing the photo to the cops, if they don't stop harassing you.

[BlacknJean]

^yea i have seen that guy too. either that or he'll ask you for money to call to get teh towing truck. if you give him a quarter he said its not enough LOL.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I gave him $5 before, didn't realize he was a scammer until another lady told me he's always in the area. GG.

[Meowjin]

They come down granville. I told them why would I support the mexicans of asia.

[Midnitez]

last time i gave money to a bum that said he had to feed his wife at home and ended up usin it to buy chips and grinned at me right after i stopped givin to anyone!

i've been broke before and ran away from home, i'm not livin on the streets begging for money EVERYDAY

you know that these ppl make $40 an hour off begging?
its just like ppl in online games running up to ppl and asking them for gold,
i tell them to suck it

[xilley]

their everywhere around metro
their main hiding spots are station square beisde pizza zone, orange corner ALOT at the bus loop and fckkin infront of mcdixx even

today 2 guys came up and asked if we had any back pains etc, we will cure you on the spot
me and my buddies were like wtf? 0.0 gtfo so they left.. LOL

and once i saw those group of philipino girls in a group sharing that money, showin each other how much they got and smiling, looked like a day of long work 8-)
maybe their trying to gather enough money cause they bought the one way ticket to canada and no way to get back? =S

[illicitstylz]

and once i saw those group of philipino girls in a group sharing that money, showin each other how much they got and smiling, looked like a day of long work 8-)
maybe their trying to gather enough money cause they bought the one way ticket to canada and no way to get back? =S

no, it's obvious handing out double double coffees and McChickens isn't enough.

[ghosty]

Every fucking tim horton i ever been to even going across Canada for the military has a flip behind the counter

[Durrann]

good on you bro

I honestly have respect for the homeless. i have had my experiences in either getting a "thank you", "God Bless you" or being mouthed off for lying or holding off. I realize that its not nice to mouth off ppl especially when your asking for change but give these guys a break. They are going through hardship right now and some are mentally, physically stressed or beyond stressed. Id like to see any of you hold a smile everyday and be the most polite person when your down in the dumps and out of your luck. Most of us throw a hissy fit already just because someone rips us off or short changes us. imagine what these guys are going through, EVERYDAY!

When i was young i ran away from home and didnt know where to go. It was the middle of winter and i immaturely ran away without taking any extra clothes, jackets, etc to keep me warm. I decided to go to stanley park where i know my parents wouldnt look not knowing that it was freakin cold there. I slept at a bench freezing my ass off that night but when i woke up the next morning i was wrapped in a very warm, comfy blanket with a pillow on my head and right below me was a homeless man sleeping on the concrete with nothing but his jacket and dog beside him. I left the man with whatever money i had left ($60 if i remember correctly) as a sign of appreciation but i gained respect for these people.

if i walk to downtown and see a homeless man asking for change, i give what i can but if i dont have any i simply say im sorry i dont have change. whether i get mouthed off or simply ignored i just walk by and mind my own business. There is no need to act all tough and think your a big man by making these ppl feel miserable. If your easily hurt by their "words" then i got news for you buddy, you lack confidence!

[Ilagon]

I remember encountering these Filipino ladies a couple of years ago. I'm Filipino myself and hearing these stories pisses me off. The problem with Filipinos is that whatever education they received in the Philippines is usually not recognized in Canada. For those that do come here, they have no choice but to get into the fast food industry or an entry level job.

It irritates me that they come to Canada for a better life, only to scam hardworking people. If they want to come here, make an honest living and provide for those that need it. Get an education here and break the stereotype. It's a privilege to be in Canada and I try to make the most of it. Next time I encounter one of these scammers, I'm gonna call them out on it and tell them they are a disgrace to Filipinos.

[Cillu]

Hmm, I lived near the Joyce and Kingsway area and haven't encountered these Flip Ladies yet. Hope not to either. However, there is this other older Chinese Guy scammer around the area. He will approach you, and 1st question is, 'Are you Chinese'? Then, he might say his car is dead, needs a jump start, blah blah blah..and of course, in the end, will ask for a couple of bucks to take the bus home. Do NOT give him any money.
I'm trying to encounter him again actually, to take a photo of him. I'm pretty damn sure I can snap the photo and outrun him. I think you guys should do the same with these Flip Ladies, so we know who they are. And even tell them that you're bringing the photo to the cops, if they don't stop harassing you.

Holy shit, I think I know who you're talking about.

Two years ago, when I walked off the skytrain, he asked me if I was Chinese. I said yes and he told me he needed bus fare money to see his daughter or something. Unknowingly, I got suckered in giving him two and when I was walking back home, I was like wait... wtf? God damnit.

[darkfroggy]

My buddy used to get approached all the time; his moves are legendary because they were all spur of the moment. None of this pre-planning.

-He was studying at the library, deaf guy walks around putting leaflets on ppls desks. Buddy looks up with a WTF look, nudges it off his desk with his pen on to the floor, wont even touch it with his hand, and continues studying. Deaf guy has super pissed look in his face, my buddy looks at him expressionless, goes back to studying.

-Bum harasses him as he goes into mcd's for food, buddy says no, bum mouths him off. buddy orders a water, and on the way out throws it in the bums face and books it.

-Lady asks for change, buddy says he only has coins, lady says thats ok. My buddy has a handful of pennies and nickels, shows it to her and tosses them on the floor. He watches her pick them up with a look of disgust on his face and walks away.

That's not legendary, that's fucking retarded.

[b0unce. [?]]

do this to the filipino ladies lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4q-O79Nqks

[124Y]

Alright guys... I'm currently camping out at Starbucks in Richmond right now. If they come in, I'll get my g/f to film and Imma troll the shit outta them. :troll:

[truth]

throw some change on the ground and when they bend over to pick it up, kick them in the butt

[jeedee]

First time running into one of these donation collectors at oakridge this saturday.

I ignored them thanks to revscenes advice, but my buddy was gonna give them change. I'm like:

"DONT DO IT MAN, REVSCENE SAID DON'T"

The lady even had the nerve to ask to donate a bill..
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[Armind]

I've bumped into the asian guy who bs about his car and asks for money to cab it lol.
At first he asked if he could use my phone to make a call to his friend, but the phone was off. Then he asked me for money to cab lol. At that moment i was like.. wait a minute, seems like the guy on RS!

http://captionsearch.com/pix/2rub7eoeem.jpg

Ignored him after that.

[spideyv2]

some mexican people in sombrero's walked into my gf's work place on broadway a couple weeks ago and started singing and asking for charity money. my gf's boss tried to tell them to leave nicely and they said they wouldnt leave till they got some money, the boss snapped and they finally left.

f.cuking pathetic

[Ronin]

I had no idea this thread existed. LOL some of you are already too nice. I've learned to deal with pushy assholes through my time working in retail. I've put my mean streak to good use.

...and that was before I knew for sure they were a scam. :lol

I've encountered them three times.

The first time, they came up to me, I tried to walk away but they kept getting in front of me, begging me to give them a donation. I was on the phone too. One said "You have nice shoes. I bet those were expensive. Some of these kids don't even have shoes."

I stopped, waited about 10 seconds in dead silence and looked her right in the eye. (Ask Slif if you want the story of how I did that...for a full minute...once.)

"Fuck. Off."

The second time was at a restaurant with my friends on my birthday. Nothing too interesting...I was with my friends and didn't want to make a scene. They yelled at us "Don't you care about the children!?" and I said "Of course not." The restaurant manager came and booted them.

The third time, I decided to fuck with them a little bit and asked the beggar to tell me a little about what they were doing. I wasn't really listening...just thinking about what I should say.

"So give us money." (No, seriously, that's what she said.)

"Okay, so how long before they're delivered?"

"Delivered?"

"Yeah, you're selling children, right?"

"...what?"

"Hey, lady...my sweatshop doesn't run itself. Maybe they could do some gardening or cleaning too."

I was going to say "Yeah, 425 degrees for two hours and some hot sauce, they are delicious." but I didn't think she would understand.

[FerrariEnzo]

anyone caught these scammers on camera??

[spyker]

some mexican people in sombrero's walked into my gf's work place on broadway a couple weeks ago and started singing and asking for charity money. my gf's boss tried to tell them to leave nicely and they said they wouldnt leave till they got some money, the boss snapped and they finally left.

f.cuking pathetic
In a situation like this,that's when you just pull a baseball bat out and walk towards them with a ready to swing look.

If I was the boss,I would have said to them...."you can leave on your own or leave in a ambulance".

That's just straight up extortion.

[mk1freak]

one guy came up to me at staples on 3 road back when the earthquake happened and was saying "kuya kuya donate money to send back home" i was like wtf?

i told him my cousin just died back home and that i was also looking for people to donate money so i can send it back, i asked him to go to the bank and take even 5 bucks out......fucker ignored me like he was a RS member :/

[josayeee]

I've lived in downtown for just over a year and I've had to deal with this shit a lot. On robson, some filipino lady tried to guilt trip me for money for some disaster I just walked away. Two times when I went to watch a movie at the Scotia theatre some white guy comes by and begs for money for a train or he says he missed some train to some unkown part of BC. They like to ask you when you're in your car about to pay for parking. Another time I went to Chinatown for a quick lunch and some chinese guy kept begging for money as I'm about to get out of my car.

[Stealthy]

Just had an encounter yesterday in front of Crystal Mall.
30-40 year old woman said that "You have very fancy clothes, you know that some children in the Philippines don't even have clothes to change each day." She proceeded to tell me that my jacket looks expensive and asked how much it cost me.

I smiled and said "More than you can afford pal. Armani"

[FerrariEnzo]

as for proof of the charity they work for, then pull out your phone and pretend to look for it and call up their office and ask for the lady's name... that will scare them off

[g604]

i love playing the heel with these peoples. straight up i told them f*ck the kids i rather spend my shit on diamonds, cars and hookers.

[Psykopathik]

why not just say "folow me to a bank machine and i'll give you $100" then take em on a merry chase for several minutes till they smarten up and go away.

[Nightwalker]

Hey, do any of you know if the deaf dudes with sign language pamphlets are legit? Last time I was in Vancouver a dude came into the pizza shop I was in and asked for money. I gave him some and got a pamphlet with some basic sign language.

[Mr.HappySilp]

^^ not sure yet with so many scams it is best to assume they are fake as well.

[Presto]

^^
I've encountered "deaf" beggars. They're the ones going around handing out a card that says their deaf, and to give them money. I just give 'em back the card. If only people would stop giving to panhandlers, then maybe there wouldn't be so many of them. What sickens me are the ones wearing decent clothing, and shoes that panhandle intersections. It's like that King of the Hill episode where slacker teenagers are begging, while wearing their designer brands. Get a fuckin' job, losers.

[gdoh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZXNhycMX_M&feature=related

[Nightwalker]

Every fucking tim horton i ever been to even going across Canada for the military has a flip behind the counter

This is recently true of the Tim Hortons in my town now, young flips working there now. Waayyyy less depressing than the old people that had started working nights, that should be at home and retired.

[gdoh]

you have got to have no shame to do this shit.

[Greenstoner]

^^
I've encountered "deaf" beggars. They're the ones going around handing out a card that says their deaf, and to give them money. I just give 'em back the card. If only people would stop giving to panhandlers, then maybe there wouldn't be so many of them. What sickens me are the ones wearing decent clothing, and shoes that panhandle intersections. It's like that King of the Hill episode where slacker teenagers are begging, while wearing their designer brands. Get a fuckin' job, losers.

i saw one guy at Gm place when i was waiting for my friends to go to the game.

he tried to hand me the card but i just wave him off, then he gave the card to the girl beside me and got some money from her

[gdoh]

^i would never give them money if anything i would only offer to buy them food

and the thing with the cards how do u know if take out your wallet or w.e that they arnt going to just grab it and run?

[Ronin]

you have got to have no shame to do this shit.

No, you just have to know they're full of shit...and you need to have somewhat of a natural mean streak.

The only beggar I ever give money to is the one outside of GM Place that does the whole "Beer, beer, beer, beer..." thing. At least he's honest and entertaining.

[Nightwalker]

No, you just have to know they're full of shit...and you need to have somewhat of a natural mean streak.

The only beggar I ever give money to is the one outside of GM Place that does the whole "Beer, beer, beer, beer..." thing. At least he's honest and entertaining.

I think he means to be the scammer

[TheKingdom2000]

Is this illegal to do?

this really annoys me that these bitches are going around gilt tripping people to donate and I bet they make huge amounts of money and they end up keeping it for themselves.

[CRS]

Is this illegal to do?

this really annoys me that these bitches are going around gilt tripping people to donate and I bet they make huge amounts of money and they end up keeping it for themselves.

Fraud.

[BlacknJean]

No, you just have to know they're full of shit...and you need to have somewhat of a natural mean streak.

The only beggar I ever give money to is the one outside of GM Place that does the whole "Beer, beer, beer, beer..." thing. At least he's honest and entertaining.

yea usually i only give money to ppl who actually tries to earn it

the one by robson and burrard pissed me off though. he always had this card that said 53rd birthday. dude has like 53rd birthdays like 5 times a week

[Cereal Killer]

I still haven't seen these "collectors" in person yet :(

[winson604]

I've lived in downtown for just over a year and I've had to deal with this shit a lot. On robson, some filipino lady tried to guilt trip me for money for some disaster I just walked away. Two times when I went to watch a movie at the Scotia theatre some white guy comes by and begs for money for a train or he says he missed some train to some unkown part of BC. They like to ask you when you're in your car about to pay for parking. Another time I went to Chinatown for a quick lunch and some chinese guy kept begging for money as I'm about to get out of my car.

Whenever bums wait for me to pay for parking and ask me for money I just say sorry buddy paying with a credit card. They usually look quite dissapointed.

[The Chengman]

I still haven't seen these "collectors" in person yet :(

i see them on fraser and 49th alot

[Graeme S]

yea usually i only give money to ppl who actually tries to earn it

the one by robson and burrard pissed me off though. he always had this card that said 53rd birthday. dude has like 53rd birthdays like 5 times a week

There's a guy I see periodically downtown, when I see him in the summer he's usually shirtless and wiry-strong with a dark tan. He's pushing a shopping cart around and picking up bottles and cans. Never asks for money, never bothers anyone. I've gotten him food and given him money before-- I'd rather the people who aren't begging "professionally" get it.

There's one old guy he hangs out on Howe right in front of the TD usually; he has a kind of desperation act, "Please won't anyone HELP me! I'm just so...PLEASE?!" Kind of thing. Lo and behold, I talk to a friend who works at a sushi place two blocks away and she says he's a regular, always ordering the expensive stuff. Not that I gave him money before, but...
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[nack]

some 20something lady came up to me, and she asked me for some donation and kept pestering me...

so i asked her if i could get a blowjob, so she turned around to check i guess; BUT I RAN AWAY :troll:

[Armind]

There's this one time when my school used to be in DT. There was this woman outside 7/11 asking people for help and saying that she's preggo and all. This was during the winter time too.. i felt bad and went to timmy ho's and bought her coffee and timbits. Bitch says she only wants money. Got pissed off and just walk away and gave it someone else that APPRECIATES IT. Preggo my ass, stupid bitch.

[corollagtSr5]

maybe caffeine is bad for pregnant women

[Matlock]

There's this one time when my school used to be in DT. There was this woman outside 7/11 asking people for help and saying that she's preggo and all. This was during the winter time too.. i felt bad and went to timmy ho's and bought her coffee and timbits. Bitch says she only wants money. Got pissed off and just walk away and gave it someone else that APPRECIATES IT. Preggo my ass, stupid bitch.

I offered a panhandler man asking people for money outside of a Chinese bakery one a hot dog bun since I just bought a whole box and the bastard rejected me saying he doesn't like bread. What a POS, I felt like yelling his ear off until he was deaf.

I don't give money to anyone anymore.

[GLOW]

maybe caffeine is bad for pregnant women

ya it's bad for them.

as far as i'm concerned anyone that doesn't accept food when they're asking for money cuz they're "blah blah blah" is a scammer.

[Graeme S]

There's this one time when my school used to be in DT. There was this woman outside 7/11 asking people for help and saying that she's preggo and all. This was during the winter time too.. i felt bad and went to timmy ho's and bought her coffee and timbits. Bitch says she only wants money. Got pissed off and just walk away and gave it someone else that APPRECIATES IT. Preggo my ass, stupid bitch.
Is she the chick who misspells pregnant with an 'o', has a suitcase next to her and a sign that says "Trying to get to the Island, need change"? Ultimascammer.

[murd0c]

I feel real bad this time of the year and it's all because of all the scammer's we have to deal with day after day. You have been hearing it over the news in the past week or so about how donations are down this year. I think it's mainly because the general public is getting sick of tired of dealing with these fucktards and feel that it's almost impossible to trust anyone this day and age.

I personally think that if you feel sorry for these people make sure you make a donation to a reputable organization and you know your money's going to be going to the correct needs and not some drug habit or so the scammer can buy a new BMW. If people stopped giving these people cash the ones who need it will go to the places where they will get what they need. The sad thing is there will always be scammers and this day and age you can't trust anyone with what they tell you :(

[slow-fastback]

Just bumping this up because three Filipino ladies just came to my house asking for donations holding the same laminated cards they have. They were driving a white early 90's corolla
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[Armind]

^ Shoulda jacked their cards lol

[E-40six]

Just bumping this up because three Filipino ladies just came to my house asking for donations holding the same laminated cards they have. They were driving a white early 90's corolla
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hahaha the same thing happened to me while i was at staples

some lady came up to me and handed me a phamplet and walked off with it
she chased me for it and asked for it back if i wasnt making a donation :fuckyea:

[DsZ24]

Just bumping this up because three Filipino ladies just came to my house asking for donations holding the same laminated cards they have. They were driving a white early 90's corolla
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You shoulda told them if they needed money that bad they should sell the corolla and take the bus :P

[donjalapeno]

so are filipinos the new jews

[ra604]

ROFL man there money just feeds there shopping addiction..man I hate when ppl give bums money yet they don't do anything..atleast help clean the streets or sumthing

[Jermyzy]

I had two of them come into a restaurant while I was eating last week. One of them even had a guitar and sang some Christmas songs while the other person tried to collect money from the patrons.

[LexiSauce]

i used to work at B2 on robson street
theres this guy who would always clean the back alley area of our store and my manager would give him 10 bucks.

i think it was last christmas that we gave him $150
he bought a suit and got a job :)
he came by to say thanks and gave us a teddy bear :D

[murmur]

http://i51.tinypic.com/14obzvn.jpg

i gave a dollar to this guy.

[king_2011]

u should have told them their singing sucks balls

I had two of them come into a restaurant while I was eating last week. One of them even had a guitar and sang some Christmas songs while the other person tried to collect money from the patrons.

[sarger604]

LOL was this in Vancouver?

[robotgirl]

Saw the 3 filipino women at Chapters on No.3/Ackroyd in Richmond last night. Annoying as hell. It wasn't so annoying that they were asking for money, but the 3 of them approached me (and others in stores) 3 times, one after the other... literally 10 seconds apart. And they just leeched onto you!

I got pissed off after being pestered for the 3rd time, and told a store clerk that they were bugging customers and soliciting for money. They got the boot out of the store and when they walked by, one of them made a nasty face at me (she saw me talked to the store clerk). Classy.:failed:

[shawn79]

shoulda been like... :troll: problem?

[Gilgamesh]

there's one by surrey central

[SupraTTturbo2jz]

theres a shit load in newton waiting for you outside banks..they swarmed me as soon as i got out my car to walk to bmo and then waited till i came back out, walked across half the parking lot make small talk gave me some bs lookin brochures and was like "you're vietnamese right? im filipino". im like uh ok no thanks. man that bitch had ugly notredame face on.

[Vansterdam]

^ LOL i got the same person i think at metrotown by the starbucks/bank

[SupraTTturbo2jz]

^i swear they move city to city each day. she ran into me at metrotown a few times walking along with me too

[El Bastardo]

I SAW A GROUP TODAY! They came up to me like I was made of solid gold. Jesus they were leechy. They kept talking about giving a donation to help the children (won't you think of the children?)

I got real quiet and looked at the ground. I bit my lip and pretended to hold back tears.

I said that my parents were on a Christian mission in the south Philippines and were killed by the Moro Resistance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_National_Liberation_Front) while I was back home in college. I said that I had no idea why they were killed by the very people they were trying to help.

I looked them dead in the eye, pointed at them and yelled "I DON'T GIVE MONEY TO TERRORISTS"

Then I strolled away a'la "Haters gonna hate"


I thought of you the whole time, Revscene

[Graeme S]

Anyone thought of just taking the fake infocards they try and give out and just walking away? Like a new version of the old telemarketer "omg that's so awesome, let me get my credit card!" And just putting down the phone and leaving it.

The longer they chase you, the less time they can harass the next RSer.
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[E-40six]

Anyone thought of just taking the fake infocards they try and give out and just walking away? Like a new version of the old telemarketer "omg that's so awesome, let me get my credit card!" And just putting down the phone and leaving it.

The longer they chase you, the less time they can harass the next RSer.
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haha I did it, but they chased me down for it and got it back :fullofwin:

[dbaz]

saw them at landsdowne today, this shit is getting really annoying now

[cody69]

i saw them down at the buck, in steveston, on thursday night...they all jumped out of a brand new van.... before they could say anything as the mob approached the people outside.

" you guys should sell your new van" - the one lady said "why would we do that".... all i said was

"Come on, do it for the children"

i proceeded to point in the other direction and they took teh hint and got back into the van and left.

[Mr.Money]

*Filipino donation collector walks up asking for money*


*i give yu 10 dolla if you daughter for sale* - in peter chao accent.


*dirty look from Flip lady*

me: aww,come on baby,you accepted that 5 dolla to get yo green carrd for sucky sucky!


"5 dolla!..you take it now OH KAY?,you beg & bug me for money i know you the new Dog naow for sucky.
:devil:

[soowu]

see the filipino man all the time . when i drop by mcdonalds at kingsway , hes roaming the parking lot and asking for change . his paper work doesnt look legit

[SpuGen]

Saw some drunk guys throw pennies at them on Friday.

I may have thrown one too.

Mean. but whatever.

[Psykopathik]

oh fuck i just got a great idea for a contest....

if you get approached, pull out your phone and film it. then we vote on who screws with them the most in the most creative way.

EG: wasting their time, make them follow you, pretending you don't understand english but try to keep em hooked, make them repeat themselves endlessly (act like you're deaf but trying to understand, pretend to be retarded, asking them for money for parking, beer, whores instead etc. nothing cruel or physical, just fuck with them.

probably best to get a friend to record and keep yourself off camera.

post a youtube link of your exploit.

[aaaa322]

Yeah it's a fcking scam.

[murmur]

was smoking with my friends outside the vancouver sample sales (on robson)
the two girls suddenly barged in.
i acted like a fob, dunno english, and they ignore me.
my friend ignore them, one of them keep shoving the 'donation postcard' to him.

it was pretty much blank-range distance that my friend would shove a cigarette at their eyes.

[STANDARD]

I wonder what wouldve happend if those guys pull this scheme in HK. :)

[The_AK]

Next time they start swarming you tell them to follow you and lead them to the closest police station or an on duty officer... or immigration office :troll:
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[vafanculo]

just saw them outside td bank on no3 infront of rc mall.

this time though, the chick that came up to me was really not that bad looking. not sure if it was from the flip crew though. they kinda looked chinese or singaporean.

[SupraTTturbo2jz]

just saw them outside td bank on no3 infront of rc mall.

this time though, the chick that came up to me was really not that bad looking. not sure if it was from the flip crew though. they kinda looked chinese or singaporean.

maybe they figured out that they never get money with the ugly ones so they starting to get better lookin ones

[guesswho]

gave them like 2 bucks once just so they could fk off of my face, they tried shoving their hands in my pockets but i just walked away..like wtf

[Psykopathik]

Hands in pocket = assault. Punch her on the face
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[BLUETIGER]

i've seen these pieces of shit around before but not sure when i will see them again to try this:

1. act concerned and pull out wallet to retrieve a $100 bill
2. offer to donate $75 if they would give you $25 change (so I can take my mother out for lunch)
3. take their $25 and either: a.) run like hell or b.) "what $25?"
4. ????
5. profitss

I'd love to scam the scammers.

I hope someone tries this and gets some $$$ from them.

[cliffhanger33]

yeah they always hang around super markets and hold a big book with pictures of poor children etc, trying to guilt trip u

[Vale46Rossi]

I watched an episode of Maury a long time ago.

In new york a women was asking for change...

After she got caught driving a Mercedes ML

LOL

[1990TSI]

had to bump this.

Squamish today. Philipino beggers!

I came back from a test drive in a customers car, pull into the lot and notice these 2 asian ladies walking from my shop to the street. as I pull they in they flocked to me. I assumed maybe it was the customer so I rolled the window down and they forced this peice of paper into my face and asked if I wanted to help asia, mainly the philipines. I said no, they told me they would take change so I told them I knew all about their scam and asked what brought them to squamish.

They took off pretty quick!

never thought they would come up here hahahah

[SpuGen]

^
Lawl.

Going to Squampton for a handout. They're getting desperate.

[wingies]

Its probably cuz we're spreading the word around the city and they cant get any more business here. Whoop whoop! :woot2:

[Graeme S]

Damned double-post lag.

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[Graeme S]

in a customers car,

...Wait. You have a job? There are jobs in Squampton?
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[Farfetched]

i was at all india sweets today on main and 49th. as i was settling in, 4 of them came in. 1 of them played an acoustic guitar at the doorway while another sang some song. 2 others when up and down the aisle soliciting. i was pretty amazed. then i started wondering what kind of legit restaurant manager would let this happen...

[underdawgIV]

Ugh just another reason to hate being Filipino again... T_T

[ilvtofu]

Ugh they were all over surrey central today, they aren't really pushy though, at least not to me :alone:

[murmur]

has anyone actually report this to the fraud hotline or something?

[FN-2199]

Ugh just another reason to hate being Filipino again... T_T


:speechless:
No, it's another reason to hate the retards that come fresh off the planes from the Philippines.

[!Tigger]

they came in the the restaurant i was eating at and said, WE ARE HERE TO SERENADE you, played the guitar, and sang then they showed us the fake signs kept saying thank you... ruined my dinner. $%^#

[Presto]

^^^
Where was this at? Did the restaurant management take action? If they're in cahoots with the annoying assholes, then people need to know about it!

[br2]

i hope these filipino scammers doesnt start telling us to donate to them for japan

[Qmx323]

i hope most people can tell between a japanese accent and a filipino accent

[achiam]

Punch them in the fucking face and steal their cash to fill up your gas tank!!!!
Or maybe they are Anthony Espinosa's mom. That'd make sense somewhat I guess.

[MTV Cribs]

They probably already started the Japanese earthquake fund
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[Psykopathik]

make sure you donate to a LEGIT relief fund, not random people roaming parking lots.

[dignatas]

edit: w/e fuck donating money. I am not doing it anymore

[viet604778]

i was at guildford today and they asked to donate for japan earthquake

[Mr.Money]

i was at guildford today and they asked to donate for japan earthquake

Punch in the Face time.

[Stealthy]

i was at guildford today and they asked to donate for japan earthquake

Wow, they really try to milk out each natural disaster. What's next, a zombie apocalypse fund?

[ra604]

LOL I like the idea of getting them to give you cash back and then taking it from their hands and running off.
Another way to scare them off is take their fake cards and just don't give it back..and see what they do.
For me, I've seen people being scammed, but never been convinced enough or had the time.

[murd0c]

Why isn't anyone taking pictures of these people? I would honestly contact Olsen on your side as well and let him know about it. This scammers need to come to a stop very soon.

[AKUMA_Z]

these phillipino scammers should stop with this fucking bullshit and get a decent job to make money.
I once had a phillipino maid, she was a hard working person.
but this scam totally ruins my opinion towards phillipino people.... it's sad

[Mr.JDM]

these phillipino scammers should stop with this fucking bullshit and get a decent job to make money.
I once had a phillipino maid, she was a hard working person.
but this scam totally ruins my opinion towards phillipino people.... it's sad


They will never get a decent job, why? Most of them have illegal or do not have the proper paperwork to be here in canada. Worse is most of them do civil weddings just an excuse and easy eay on getting PR card to stay. Would seriously want them to be deported and black listed.
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