Posted on 04/30/2005 1:10:44 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A Filipino gang is using sexily dressed women to distract passengers and steal their luggage and laptops at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the Star newspaper reported yesterday.
It said the women gang members, wearing short skirts, identify male victims and make small talk by asking for directions. When the passenger is looking away they take his laptop bag and hand it over to a male gang member as he walks past, the Star said.
It said the scam came to light a few days ago when plainclothes airport security personnel caught three of the gang's Filipino members - two women and a man - while they were stealing a laptop from a 40-year-old businessman.
The Star quotes police as saying they believe more members of the gang are still at large, and that they may be responsible for many more such thefts at the airport.
Malaysia Star
BY NELSON BENJAMIN SEPANG: A gang of international baggage and laptop thieves are using sexily dressed women to distract passengers before escaping with their belongings at the KL International Airport.
The Filipino gang – with the women wearing short tight skirts – goes around the airport in small groups on the lookout for male passengers carrying briefcases or laptops.
Once a target is identified, the women move in to distract the man on the pretext of asking for directions or making “small talk” before taking the briefcase or laptop and handing it over to a male gang member as he walks past the group.
The gang's work came to light several days ago when plainclothes airport security personnel caught the Philippine nationals red-handed stealing a laptop from a 40-year-old businessman who was having a drink with a friend in a cafe at the airport.
It is learnt that two women distracted the businessman and his friend, who were scheduled to board a flight to Penang at 8pm, before passing the laptop to a male accomplice.
Security personnel who had witnessed the entire incident stepped in at this point.
The three, aged 21, 26 and 29, were handed over to the police and have been remanded to assist in investigations.
Sepang OCPD Supt Mohd Zahidi Ayob confirmed the arrest and added that this was the second arrest involving foreigners stealing baggage at the airport this year.
In February, a 51-year-old Peruvian was arrested for trying to steal a briefcase from a 56-year-old businessman believed to be a close relative of a Cabinet minister.
It is learnt that police believe the Filipino group may be responsible for many more such thefts at the airport as the man has been in the country since last year while the women entered Malaysia last month.
An airport security official said dozens of laptops worth hundreds of thousands of ringgit had gone missing from the airport since KLIA began operations in 1998.
He said the situation even attracted the attention of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Omar, who had directed the airport police to beef up security following complaints early this year.
Pictures ?
You are CRUEL !
Was this really necessary?
My day is utterly ruined!
Better hope they don't steal from some big gay guy lol.
But Honey!...all I was doing was giving her directions...
She might be sexy...to a water buffalo!
(with accent): MMMMmmmeeeeeeeeee LUV YOU LONGTIME (or until i rob your stuff!) !!!!! hahaha
smart crooks.
My old rule is to treat very good looking women like they have a birth defect and are annoying me pays off in times like this! :-)
Now, that would distract me for sure...(sigh)...
If I were Jack Nicholson, I would find you and kick your ass for saying something that cruel.
Cruel to Jack Nicholson, that is. Just to clarify.
Cavity check!
Rosie is getting a 5 o'clock shadow.
Ahh, the old Hunny Trap.
You could check to see if she is wearing panties or not by seeing if she has dandruff on her shoes.
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