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BBC: "'Your son will die': How blessing scammers prowl streets"

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Chinese communities are being targeted by scammers who trick older women out of their valuables by persuading them their loved ones are in danger.

After a wave of cases on the streets of the UK, US, Australia and Canada, police are investigating and victims' families are trying to find the perpetrators.

The blessing scam is an elaborate piece of criminal street theatre. A gang of usually three women act out a well-rehearsed script in Cantonese for an audience of one - the unsuspecting victim.
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Odds are, Doc, a lot of that has its' origins within the CCP's efforts at extraterritorial repression, same as w/their overseas "police stations"..... :eek:


And this is being allowed inside other countries why?

Just as India recently took actions inside Canada against unfavorable individuals.
 
And this is being allowed inside other countries why?
Because China thinks they can get away with it.
Just as India recently took actions inside Canada against unfavorable individuals.
And Canada likewise; wanna bet Washington will begin putting pressure on Ottawa to lay off the Indians?
 
Because China thinks they can get away with it.

And Canada likewise; wanna bet Washington will begin putting pressure on Ottawa to lay off the Indians?

Let's hope the Canadians have the backbone to tell DC to go pack sand.
 
Let's hope the Canadians have the backbone to tell DC to go pack sand.
They won't.

Why? Because Washington needs New Delhi as a bulwark in South Asia agst. Chinese aggression in the region; Modi knows this and I suspect Trudeau does as well.
Problem for Washington is that is Ottawa pisses off India over the Sikh issue, India may tell Washington to go f itself and blame Ottawa.
 
They won't.

Why? Because Washington needs New Delhi as a bulwark in South Asia agst. Chinese aggression in the region; Modi knows this and I suspect Trudeau does as well.
Problem for Washington is that is Ottawa pisses off India over the Sikh issue, India may tell Washington to go f itself and blame Ottawa.

true enough

So explain to me again why any reasonable individual would want the "center seat" in that funny shaped office in that old sandstone building in DC.
 

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