Monks spotted asking tourists for money
Zenzen
inSing.com - 24 mins ago
A group of monks have been spotted loitering around the Singapore River area asking money from passersby.
A netizen "Kong Woon" took photos of these monks and submitted the pictures to the Stomp website.
Kong Woon said, "I see them almost every day, asking tourists for money. They always target Caucasians and innocent-looking young girls."
Commenting on this phenomenon, netizens recall that foreign monks had been seen some time back plying the heartland estates and asking money from HDB dwellers.
However, the monks were exposed and stopped by the police back then. Netizens believe that the same monks might have moved to another place to target tourists instead of Singaporeans.
Many netizens feel that these monks are running a scam. Those who have encountered them share that the monks ask for money to build a temple back in their home country, wherever it might be.
Finally, netizens also remarked that these scams tend to appear in Singapore as locals here tend to be kind-hearted and generous towards charity.
Zenzen
inSing.com - 24 mins ago
A group of monks have been spotted loitering around the Singapore River area asking money from passersby.
A netizen "Kong Woon" took photos of these monks and submitted the pictures to the Stomp website.
Kong Woon said, "I see them almost every day, asking tourists for money. They always target Caucasians and innocent-looking young girls."
Commenting on this phenomenon, netizens recall that foreign monks had been seen some time back plying the heartland estates and asking money from HDB dwellers.
However, the monks were exposed and stopped by the police back then. Netizens believe that the same monks might have moved to another place to target tourists instead of Singaporeans.
Many netizens feel that these monks are running a scam. Those who have encountered them share that the monks ask for money to build a temple back in their home country, wherever it might be.
Finally, netizens also remarked that these scams tend to appear in Singapore as locals here tend to be kind-hearted and generous towards charity.
