2024-01-15 04:55:36
Of course I’m happy to have the opportunity to travel during the holidays, but remember to be careful of “airplane rats” who specialize in stealing on airplanes! “Sing Tao Complaint King” received reports from readers and found that the “airplane rat”‘s stealing method is no longer as simple as stealing money directly, but playing tricks to delay the time of being exposed.
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Mr. Zhou, a Hong Kong resident, had earlier taken an early morning flight of Hong Kong Airlines with his girlfriend and her family to travel to Osaka, Japan. Mr. Zhou brought 100 HKD 500 banknotes in advance, which means a total of HKD 50,000, and planned to exchange them into Japanese yen for consumption when he arrived locally. He tied his travel expenses with an elastic band, put them in his backpack and took them on the plane.
Mr. Zhou said that when he put his rucksack under the seat and prepared to sleep that day, the flight attendant insisted that he put his rucksack on the overhead luggage rack. Mr. Zhou had no choice but to do so, but because he was sitting in the last row of the flight and the overhead bins were filled with life jackets, the flight attendant arranged for him to put his backpack on the luggage racks 3 to 4 seats in front of his seat.
Since the flight was early in the morning, Mr. Zhou slept throughout the flight. When he got off the plane, he retrieved his rucksack from the luggage rack. During this time, the banknotes in the bag had fallen out, but because the thickness of the banknotes was the same as before boarding the plane, he put it back in the rucksack and landed. It wasn’t until Mr. Zhou boarded a JR train in Japan and took out the power bank from his backpack that he discovered something was wrong with the stack of money in his hand. After checking, he found that in addition to the three 500 yuan notes in front and back, there was a stack of other currencies wrapped inside.
The host and Zhou Sheng confirmed that the stack of banknotes were all Indonesian rupiah with a face value of 2,000 yuan. Each banknote was worth approximately HK$1, and there were 153 banknotes in total. Together with the three 500 Hong Kong dollar bills wrapped on the bottom, it means that the original travel expenses of 50,000 Hong Kong dollars were stolen to only more than 1,600 Hong Kong dollars.
The Sufferer: The most cunning one uses Hong Kong dollars wrapped in Indonesian rupiahs
Mr. Zhou said: “The most cunning thing about the prisoner this time is that he used Hong Kong dollars to wrap the wad of Indonesian rupiah. It made me feel that my money had not disappeared. It was all the original wad of money. I missed the opportunity to immediately expose the incident on the plane. .” In addition to cash, Zhou Sheng found that the credit card in his backpack was also missing. Fortunately, he canceled the credit card in time and the loss was not further expanded.
He admitted that he fell asleep on the plane and failed to take care of his belongings, thus causing losses, and that he bore the greatest responsibility. However, he was still resentful that the flight attendant initially refused to allow him to put his backpack under the seat. He deliberately brought a backpack that the stewardess had forbidden to put under the seat that day. Visual inspection showed that it was not particularly large in size and was of a very common size.
Mr. Zhou said that he had brought this rucksack on board countless times and it could be placed under the seat every time. He did not understand why the flight attendant was so tough this time and insisted on putting the rucksack on the luggage rack. “If I put it under the chair, if someone moves my backpack, at least I will wake up, but I have to put the backpack in front of three or four seats, and it was an early morning flight and the lights were turned off. , even if I didn’t sleep, I wouldn’t notice it.”
It’s the peak travel season, so “airplane rats” take advantage of the situation, and some passengers said they would be careful. Ms. Wu, a Hong Kong resident, once encountered a related case on her flight back to Hong Kong from Vietnam. “It seems that money was stolen from a passenger. After arriving in Hong Kong, the police boarded the plane to check everyone. In the end, the stolen property was recovered and thrown in another location.” Another Hong Kong resident, Ms. Yip, said that she would put cash on the plane. Well, try to keep all valuables with you.
The police responded to the “Sing Tao Complaint King” inquiry and stated that they had received a report from Mr. Zhou and the case was temporarily classified as “lost or stolen”. As of November last year, the Airport Police District had received 20 reports involving aircraft cabin theft, but the police had not responded. Citizens who encounter similar cases overseas must return to Hong Kong in person before they can report the case. This cannot be processed online.
Hong Kong Airlines, where Mr. Zhou flew, responded that in order to ensure that all passages, exits, operating handles, and even emergency equipment placement in the cabin are unobstructed, passengers will be required to place larger carry-on luggage in the luggage racks. If passengers discover items stolen on board, they should immediately notify the crew to call the police so that police can board the aircraft for investigation. Airlines do not have the right to inspect passengers’ belongings and cannot accept reports of loss outside the cabin.
According to security guidelines, crew members will remain highly vigilant about the cabin environment, but also strongly urge passengers to take care of their personal belongings at all times.
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