Social Scourge - PRC Begging Syndicate

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

See my correspondence with MSF below:


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Subject: RE: PRC Begging Syndicate

Dear Tracy

Thank you for your email to the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).

We have alerted our colleagues from the Destitute Persons Service Branch for their necessary action.

Our colleagues will get in touch with you.

We thank you for your concern.

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From: Sent: Thursday, 17 April, 2014 10:35 AM
To: MSF COMCARE (MSF)
Subject: PRC Begging Syndicate

I have been told that a PRC Syndicate is exploiting and cashing in on Singaporeans compassion by starting a new "business". The syndicate is importing PRC cripples/ amputees. These cripples/amputees are PRC young adults. They will be transported to hawker centres early in the morning to beg for money. Many Singaporeans are compassionate and pity the cripples and will donate generously. Singaporeans will normally give generously to a new face, severely handicapped, young adult

The business is lucrative for the syndicate. It pays for the air tickets, board and lodging for the PRC cripples. The cripples will be paid 10% of the day's takings. I was told that each cripple can get in at least $400 per day. The syndicate is making a lot from the unsuspecting Singaporeans.

Several implications if such "businesses" are allowed to continue:

1. Singaporeans are cheated by these syndicates
2. Charity money which normally go to tissue sellers are channelled to the syndicate
3. Good hearted Singaporeans will feel cheated
4. There will be proliferation of foreign cripples and amputees into Singapore
5. Life for the aged and poor will be harder as they have to fight with these PRC cripples for donations

What can be done:

1. The Ministry of Social and Family Development must come in to stop these syndicates and deport such cripples who come in for business.
2. SG Media must do some journalistic reporting, publicise and expose this syndicate and this new business trend

These cripples can be found at Bedok South Ave 1, Blk 16 Hawker centre (Opposite Temasek Junior College) in the mornings.

Can MSF help to investigate and eradicate this?

Thank you

Tracy Tan


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