Ok its obviously the begging season - they/he IS/ARE active in Doha as we speak. My wife and I were approached by said "Omani" in his LC with his wife and 2 kids on Saturday night in the car park opposite City Centre. Same old same old - handbag stolen, wallet gone, no ATM card, no way of generating cash and need petrol money to get back to Oman. Fortunately, I had read on QL about this lightweight scam so i let him bleat on for 5 minutes with his patter - then when he had finished laughed in his face and walked away - but here is the kicker and here is why he continues to be successful - my wife turned to me and said "Why didnt you give him money?? What about those poor kids?" I wised her up lively!! Its a shame because there ARE hard luck stories but pricks like this guy sully the water for peopale that I may GENUINELLY want to help!!
Anyway, message is as in all of these threads - dont part with YOUR cash - its a poor attempt at a scam!!
Ok its obviously the begging season - they/he IS/ARE active in Doha as we speak. My wife and I were approached by said "Omani" in his LC with his wife and 2 kids on Saturday night in the car park opposite City Centre. Same old same old - handbag stolen, wallet gone, no ATM card, no way of generating cash and need petrol money to get back to Oman. Fortunately, I had read on QL about this lightweight scam so i let him bleat on for 5 minutes with his patter - then when he had finished laughed in his face and walked away - but here is the kicker and here is why he continues to be successful - my wife turned to me and said "Why didnt you give him money?? What about those poor kids?" I wised her up lively!! Its a shame because there ARE hard luck stories but pricks like this guy sully the water for peopale that I may GENUINELLY want to help!!
Anyway, message is as in all of these threads - dont part with YOUR cash - its a poor attempt at a scam!!