Beware!! Conman 'swindled' petrol in M'sia Petronas Station

• nicoleangp

  13 Nov 07, 22:33

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  2 Guys at the station, 1 waiting near the payment counter, 1 holding two empty tanks waiting nearby the pumpstation. While my girlfriend moved towards the payment counter, the guy near the payment counter unintentionally cut her queue and made a minimum payment at the counter (eg; Rm5). After paying, knowing which pump station my girlfriend came from, he quickly signalled his friend with the empty tanks to go to the pump station. When my girlfriend paid, the cashier activated the pump for the paid amount. Before she could walk back to her car, the guy has already started filling up the petrol at my gf's pump station.
  
  When she asked what he was doing, he simply showed her the receipt saying that he has paid. Not knowing what was going on, she just waited for him to finish. The meter showed the exact amount that she has paid. She realised something was amissed. When she lift the pump for her turn, no petrol came out. The guy has swindled her paid petrol. Eventually she found out that the guy paid RM5 for another pump, and used her's which she paid RM50 instead.
  
  She complained to the petrol attendant but that guy just turned a deaf ear, saying it wass not his fault and asked my gf to chase after that 2 guys! What the heck?? Is that how you trained your staff to be helpful to your customers?!!It's giving a bad image to your station. He kept on saying that he would lose if he gave her back what she paid. Then who's paying back what she lost?? After 30mins of argument and with the help of other customers and asking to see the CCTV, the attendant finally gave in.
  
  I've already complained to the Petronas via their website, not sure whether they are going to do anything about it until something really bad happen!
  (Malaysian Style...sighhh!)
  
  Luckily she her car was locked and not robbed of her valuables by the guy waiting at the pump. REMEMBER to always lock your car eventhough you are away for a second.
  
• gigabyte14

  13 Nov 07, 22:36

  singapore is truly the best.
• mancha

  13 Nov 07, 22:47

  Thanks!
  
  I will watch out for people who move in just ahead of me, next time I am in MY. Chit chat with the attendant and delay giving the amount for petrol I want to buy. Then watch the pumps to see if any accomplice moves in.
• unclebutcher

  13 Nov 07, 22:54

  malaysia leh what u expect....
• WinnieThePooh

  13 Nov 07, 22:58

  Be glad they just conned our petrol, never douse you with petrol and burn T_T
  
  My sympathys are with you, but you should know the state of crime in Malaysia
• mhcampboy

  13 Nov 07, 23:00

  how can tat be... the girls car... is parked at the numbered pump... example 6...
  
  so.. if tat means... the malaysian.. shld parked his car behind the girl... or he parked at number 7 maybe?
  
  tat means.. the girl also suaku.. dunno how to react.... dumb...
  
  and the counter will only process the selected pump when paid...
  
  tat means.. the guy paid 5rm to number 7?.. and when 6 paid... the guy took her petrol?..
  
  question is.. where is the men's car.... behind the lady's car?
• mancha

  13 Nov 07, 23:11

  Surely two jerry cans can hold more than RM5 worth of petrol.
• wonderamazement

  13 Nov 07, 23:18

  Originally posted by mancha:

  Surely two jerry cans can hold more than RM5 worth of petrol.

  They got RM50 worth of petrol.
• Vigelic

  14 Nov 07, 01:36

  i dont get it. i pumped in msia before and its like singapore, pump first pay later
  
  how come she pay first then go back to pump?
• BrUtUs

  14 Nov 07, 01:55

  Originally posted by Vigelic:

  i dont get it. i pumped in msia before and its like singapore, pump first pay later
  
  how come she pay first then go back to pump?

  so the story is a fake then...
• coolblue6699

  14 Nov 07, 03:08

  Originally posted by mhcampboy:

  how can tat be... the girls car... is parked at the numbered pump... example 6...
  
  so.. if tat means... the malaysian.. shld parked his car behind the girl... or he parked at number 7 maybe?
  
  tat means.. the girl also suaku.. dunno how to react.... dumb...
  
  and the counter will only process the selected pump when paid...
  
  tat means.. the guy paid 5rm to number 7?.. and when 6 paid... the guy took her petrol?..
  
  question is.. where is the men's car.... behind the lady's car?

  pls dont so hao lian, if you are in her position you might not know how to react. You cant even read properly, the malaysia holding empty can, not driving a car!!!
  
  The lady is far away from the pump when she is paying and the guy signal to the partner once the lady paid and her pump is being activated.
  
  
• coolblue6699

  14 Nov 07, 03:11

  Originally posted by Vigelic:

  i dont get it. i pumped in msia before and its like singapore, pump first pay later
  
  how come she pay first then go back to pump?

  Only the few pump in JB, close to custom is Spore style (pump first pay later). 99% of pump in Malaysia is pay first, cashier activate pump then driver can pump.
  
  This trick happened to my friend before, they always choose single lady driver, Spore plate the best.
• silversurfer_41

  14 Nov 07, 15:10

  Originally posted by coolblue6699:

  Only the few pump in JB, close to custom is Spore style (pump first pay later). 99% of pump in Malaysia is pay first, cashier activate pump then driver can pump.
  
  This trick happened to my friend before, they always choose single lady driver, Spore plate the best.

  not quite true leh, all the pump station near or away sg all pump then pay 1st. either to pump attendant or cashier. i frequent KL and NS and so on and so forth still need to pump 1st and then pay.
  
  i think the whole story is either fake or shows the stupidity of the driver. why did the attendant delay the whole thing, the lady yakking for 30 mins while the attendant still told her to chase after the bandits? the attendant knows that she would come back to the cashier to complain to stop the pump and by doing so, she gave the guys a slight head start in getting away. in other words, the attendant is also an accomplice. sounds rather stupid and unbelievable this story goes.
• silversurfer_41

  14 Nov 07, 15:10

  Originally posted by coolblue6699:

  Only the few pump in JB, close to custom is Spore style (pump first pay later). 99% of pump in Malaysia is pay first, cashier activate pump then driver can pump.
  
  This trick happened to my friend before, they always choose single lady driver, Spore plate the best.

  not quite true leh, all the pump station near or away sg all pump then pay 1st. either to pump attendant or cashier. i frequent KL and NS and so on and so forth still need to pump 1st and then pay.
  
  i think the whole story is either fake or shows the stupidity of the driver. why did the attendant delay the whole thing, the lady yakking for 30 mins while the attendant still told her to chase after the bandits? the attendant knows that she would come back to the cashier to complain to stop the pump and by doing so, she gave the guys a slight head start in getting away. in other words, the attendant is also an accomplice. sounds rather stupid and unbelievable this story goes.
• coolblue6699

  14 Nov 07, 15:34

  Originally posted by silversurfer_41:

  not quite true leh, all the pump station near or away sg all pump then pay 1st. either to pump attendant or cashier. i frequent KL and NS and so on and so forth still need to pump 1st and then pay.
  
  

  For those who really know to judge
• coolblue6699

  14 Nov 07, 15:37

  Originally posted by silversurfer_41:

  i think the whole story is either fake or shows the stupidity of the driver. why did the attendant delay the whole thing, the lady yakking for 30 mins while the attendant still told her to chase after the bandits? the attendant knows that she would come back to the cashier to complain to stop the pump and by doing so, she gave the guys a slight head start in getting away. in other words, the attendant is also an accomplice. sounds rather stupid and unbelievable this story goes.

  Dont use Sporean mentality to see and judge, things might seems stupid or unbelivable but it does happen in Malaysia.
  
  Dont dismiss the possibility, just read and be cuation lor.
  
  
• FireIce

  14 Nov 07, 15:37

  why they so smart ah
• mhcampboy

  14 Nov 07, 15:42

  Originally posted by coolblue6699:

  pls dont so hao lian, if you are in her position you might not know how to react. You cant even read properly, the malaysia holding empty can, not driving a car!!!
  
  The lady is far away from the pump when she is paying and the guy signal to the partner once the lady paid and her pump is being activated.
  
  

  oh sorry sorry......... my bad...
  
  
• coolblue6699

  14 Nov 07, 15:50

  Originally posted by mhcampboy:

  oh sorry sorry......... my bad...
  
  

  you just read too fast
  
  I believe it cos i heard from my lady friend few months back when she alone got con at the pertrol station in Kulai, she alone and not good in arguing so LL she lost RM 30 lor
• [DVD]

  14 Nov 07, 15:52

  This con relies on customer's naiveness...or stupidity.
  
  RM50 of petrol would take a while to fill, she should have realised something was amissed.
• hkwj88

  14 Nov 07, 19:32

  anything can happpen...haha...malaysia boleh
• Lancerlot

  14 Nov 07, 20:55

  hmm...wonder if Rockstar is going to do a Grand Theft Auto Malaysia Boleh....i'll be the first to buy.
• orionlight

  14 Nov 07, 23:08

  You are pumping their subsidized petrol leh, which is supposed to be reserved for their boleh ppl only, be glad they never rob you
• Cool-gal

  14 Nov 07, 23:22

  ya lor.
  be glad..
  ur gf shd reli be glad...
  
• Vigelic

  15 Nov 07, 21:54

  Originally posted by Cool-gal:

  ya lor.
  be glad..
  ur gf shd reli be glad...
  

  Originally posted by nicoleangp:

  Received this email. Please be careful.
  

  uh.. TS not related to the incident.