Beware & Protect Yourself 04 (Dec 14 - Oct 16)

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[winston]

Beware of Ikea's Unstable Chests And Drawers

Imagine the horror of a mother who comes to check on her napping toddler, only to find him crushed beneath a six-drawer dresser that had toppled over.

Sadly, the incident that took the life of 22-month-old Ted McGee wasn't just a one-in-a-million tragedy.

Falling furniture -- especially dressers and television sets -- result in the death of at least two children a month and injures an estimated 25,000 every year, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

But it wasn't until Ikea announced a recent recall of 29 million unstable chests and dressers that this hazard began to get widespread attention. In fact, a warning of a tip-over problem with unsecured Ikea dressers, which had already killed two other children, was issued last summer by both the company and the CPSC, but the McGee family was unaware of it.

So what can you do to protect your own kids or grandkids against the danger of such an accident? Some of the precautions recommended by safety experts include:
1. Anchoring any heavy pieces of furniture, such as a dresser or bookcase, to an adjoining wall, using studs.
2. Placing TV sets on low cabinets or stands specifically designed to accommodate them rather than on bureaus, where a study has found they pose a hazard of falling and causing serious head injuries. (And even when in a stand, a TV should not be too close to the edge.)
3. Using drawer stops to keep dresser drawers from being pulled out all the way and falling on a child.
4. Keeping things like toys and remote controls off the tops of furniture where a child might try to reach for them, as well as keeping electrical cords that can become entangled in furniture safely hidden.

And if you have any chests or dressers from Ikea, you should check its website to see if anything in your home is involved in the current recall. If so, the company is offering partial and full refunds, as well as wall-anchoring repair kits.

Source: HSI

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/about_ikea/ne ... d-dressers

[winston]

PUSH-POCKET IN KUALA LUMPUR

A few days ago a new type of crime has surfaced in town.

It goes something like this:-

Somebody slips a hand-phone into your pocket, sometimes it could be just a wallet with an identity card and a few ringgit.

A few minutes later, the 'owner' comes up and confronts you, the 'thief '. He makes a big commotion that you stole his stuff.

You, caught unaware, are then pulled aside by the 'owner' for a settlement. You are intimidated and threatened that if you do not pay up the police will be brought in. If you pay up, this 'owner' lets you go. If not, the police are brought in.

Another strange thing is that there always seems to be a 'witness' to your 'theft'.

I am told this often happens to foreigners at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) or even at LRT trains. Given that you're 'guilty until proven innocent' as far as the Malaysian police are concerned, I understand some poor people are in jail for these 'offences'.

At the KLIA, the 'owner' throws his hand-phone and wallet with the few ringgit notes into the luggage trolley of a just arrived passenger. The drama unfolds a few minutes later.

The real culprit has easily convinced our Malaysian police to arrest the real victim (if he has not paid up the 'settlement' demand).
This is a very serious matter.

This is another form of extortionists operating in broad daylight. They are disgusting criminals who will do anything to rob and steal. The sickening part of the whole scenario is that unless you pay the 'quoted settlement' money, they will put you in real trouble by calling the police.

The real culprit gets back his hand-phone and wallet but the real victim ( i.e.. could be any one of us) is thrown into the police lock up and charged in court.

So do be very careful, otherwise you may end up as a 'thief' as you have no way to prove your innocence.

Pass it on..... let more people be aware of such things around them.

Geh Cheng Lok & Co,Advocates & Solicitors

[winston]

Malaysia police chief warns of ‘push-pocket’ blackmail scams

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s police chief has advised the public not to fall prey to “push-pocket” criminals who accuse victims of stealing their personal items as part of a blackmail scam.

Their targets are said to be mainly foreigners arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) or who happen to be at LRT stations, according to warnings being circulated on social media, Bernama news agency reported on Sunday (July 10).

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar Khalid advised victims not to be afraid and take the perpetrators up on their threat by offering to follow them to the nearest police station, the report said.

“Should anyone come up to you and accuse you of theft, have no fear just take them to the nearest police station,” Khalid was quoted as saying.

“Do not try to settle the matter by yourself because they will not dare to go to the police station,” he said.

The “push-pocket” perpetrators reportedly slip items such as mobile phones or wallets into the victims’ pockets in crowded places around Kuala Lumpur.

They will then accuse the unsuspecting victims of theft – before asking the victim to pay a sum of money or be reported to the police.

Victims usually agree to fork out the money out of fear, reported Bernama.

Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department chief Rusdi Mohd Isa was quoted as saying police had yet to receive any report of the scam.

“Checks with Dang Wangi and Brickfields stations found no cases have been reported to the police,” he said.

Source: Straits Times

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[winston]

Be Careful of Charity Scams

A friend's 80-year-old dad had thousands of dollars siphoned from his bank account after "donating" to a Police Benevolent Association's charity that called him at home a few weeks ago.

They requested personal information and bank account data promising to have their solicitation mailed to him. Of course, nothing arrived in the mail.

When people respond to a donation request from a charity, they believe they're helping to improve the lives of those in need, not helping to pad the wallet of a scam artist.

It may sound obvious, but everyone needs to perform proper due diligence on all charitable groups before making any donations to make sure they are legitimate.

Source: CNBC

[winston]

Financial fraud is hammering retirees, to the tune of $36 billion a year

by Sharon Epperson and Katie Young

Source: CNBC.com

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/08/financia ... yourwealth

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Young parents lost about S$70,000 in phone scam

BY TOH EE MING

SINGAPORE — Armed with nearly 10 years’ worth of hard-earned savings, first-time parents Joanne and Mark (not their real names) were ready to move to an executive condominium with their three-month-old son, when they fell prey to a phone scam and lost almost S$70,000 of their savings to conmen posing as police officers.

The scam took place that Saturday morning when Joanne received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Singapore Police Force.

They told her about suspected criminal activity in Beijing, China involving her credit card, which appeared to have fallen in the wrong hands.

She was later transferred to a Mandarin-speaking officer from Beijing, who said that they needed her personal particulars to verify her identity. They also told her she would run into legal trouble if she told anyone about the call.

Source: Today Online

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