Scam?

Have you ever been ambushed by cute girls?

I have.

Twice.

Once outside Low Yat Plaza and again near Sungei Wang.

No, it's not what you're thinking.

Allow me to clarify the situation.

I was on my way to Sungei Wang to meet friends. A girl suddenly appeared in front of me and stopped me in my tracks.

I tried to dodge past, but she blocked me. "Sir, don't be scared! I'm not going to rob you!" (in mandarin)

Uh oh.

Both times their actions were identical. They would show you their IC to "prove" they're not swindlers, even asking you to call a number to verify them. Then they'd talk about their cause (first was a mental institute and the second one was for disabled children), show pictures and ask for a donation.

At this point I thought, yeah a few dollars won't hurt. Then they whip out this white sheet of paper with RM 30 boxes in the columns.

WTF.

Both times I said I didn't have that much money on me and gave RM 5. Also had to write name and sign it somemore.

Scam?

Maybe they're legit. But isn't this tactic a little too aggressive? Another one of my friends in KL recently for a holiday was also approached by one in Mid Valley. We noticed they were all Chinese girls who spoke mandarin straight away. Coincidence?

Something smells fishy.