S’pore taxi uncle returns laptop bag with $235,500 cash to drunk
Thai passenger
When the news
broke out regarding a taxi driver returning $230k cash back to the
passenger, it spreads like wildfire. Being a cautious person, I
normally click on the source to verify the facts before believing
all the bullshit since many TRS-like websites out there are not to
be trusted for creating fake news for their own personal agendas. I
chanced upon the comment made by the so called taxi driver on the
original posting. My instinct led me to his Facebook profile and
subsequently scrolling down on his public wall. If one were to read
the whole story posted by the drunken Thai businessman, he claims
he doesn't know the taxi driver. But if one were to read the
Facebook wall and scroll until the last page of the taxi
driver Lee Kenny, you will discover
that the Thai businessman in the story named Chukamon Khammat were actually
friends with the taxi driver since 2010 and they had been talking
with each other (update: other netizens have reported and took
screenshots of the conversations too). I have also reported the
facts to the original source at BehChiaLor, but to my surprise,
they removed all my evidence and even blocked me from their FB. So
now the questions are: who created this fake news? And why? If by
the taxi driver himself, is it for trolling purposes or for service
recognition medal? And if it was created by the source itself, was
it to generate fake traffic to their FB to earn revenue? You'll be
the judge and to believe whether this is real or fake after reading
the excerpt and evidence pictures below.
I hope SMRT can come up with a conclusive investigation by tracing
the FB account of Lee Kenny with the hp number of 90852212 to match
if it does belong to taxi driver named Lee Koh Wee. If it is, then
it is conclusive Lee Kenny=Lee Koh Wee and from their FB accounts
we can conclude they know each other since 2010 prior to this
incident instead as claimed in the story.
Another method is to trace back the date, time and fare based on
the story. CCTV footages are abundant in MBS.
Third method is to ask BehChiaLor to give Mr. Chukamon's contact
since he was in direct communication with BCL and even gave them a
picture of the taxi driver ID before boarding the flight. SMRT can
then get in direct contact with Mr. Chukamon to verify the
story.
There is no malicious intention of me by posting up this post. I
just lay out the facts for everyone to judge if this is real or
not. I do hope the story is real and the taxi driver is to be
commended for such honest action.
Update 1: SMRT shared the post on their FB. After reporting
to them with the facts, they have now removed the
posting.
Update 2: FB
statement from SMRT FB
Update 3: It may
seem Singapore Taxi Driver Facebook page is in the same cohort with
BehChiaLor. A few comments in the space of few hours to inform them
about the possible fake news are all met with secret deletion. The
admins were working so hard to delete at 2.50am in the morning the
very moment I posted it up.
Update 4: The so called taxi driver named Lee Kenny on
FB finally deleted the evidence post from Mr. Chukamon dated from
year 2010; after a good 6 hours being exposed. Luckily I have made
screenshots and you can see the evidence below. Update as of
12/07/2016 7am: I have been informed by other netizens that the
conversations can still be seen. So I may be the only one blocked.
You can view their conversations via this link:https://www.facebook.com/k3nny8131/posts/406576522143.
If it doesn't work, more evidence pictures can be seen
below.
Update 5: I did a
Google Reverse Image check on the picture of money as claimed. It
turns out this picture is already on Internet circulation since
year 2012!
Update 6 (MAJOR REVELATION and EVIDENCE):
This is the final nail into the coffin after other netizens
reported and also took screenshots of conversations between Lee
Kenny and Chukamon dated back to year 2010. One particular netizen
even found the Twitter account named Kenny Lee Koh Wee. We can now
conclude that FB Lee Kenny is taxi driver Lee Koh Wee, whom knew
and had been having conversations with Chukamon Khammat in FB since
year 2010. All the evidence pictures below are reproduced from the
conversation made on SMRT official FB page.
These are the screenshots taken by other netizen, proving that Lee
Kenny did in fact knew and were in conversations with Chukamon
since 2010. The link to their conversations can be found
here: https://www.facebook.com/k3nny8131/posts/406576522143
This is the picture to his Twitter account under the name Kenny Lee
Koh Wee.
Update 7: This is the 2nd nail to the coffin. Assuming
BehChiaLor doesn't know passenger and taxi driver; passenger
doesn't know BehChiaLor; and taxi driver doesn't know BehChiaLor:
BehChiaLor published the letter as it is by the passenger signed
off as Chukamon Khammat. Now taxi driver claims he knew Chukamon
since 2010 but the passenger he fetched that day is now on a
different name. And assuming passenger named Chukamon did provide
real name to BehChiaLor. So now who among the 3 is lying. Let's
catch the liar. See pictures below:
The main story:
SMRT SHB1881L taxi uncle returns $235,500.00 to Thai businessman
who left them in his taxi. Read what Mr Chukamon Khammat wrote to
us which we reproduced every single grateful word that comes from
his heart:
"I boarded this SMRT TAXI SHB1881L at clarke quay about 4am after a
drinking seesions with some of my business partners and i am kind
of drunk at that point of time. And has told the driver to go to
Marina Bay Sand Tower 1 where i am staying currently. I safely
reached but i forgotten my laptop bag,i immediately turns sober
because that bag contains of CASH S$235,500.00 in it.
This money is given to me by investors in singapore for a business
plans carried out in thailand. And i suppose to be remitting it
today morning. My worries of my consequence of losing this money
lead me to a breakdown and i cried in a totally lost manner in my
suites.
My wife woke up in a shock as she sees me breakdowns.Upon knowing
what happen she says gone...surely we need to bear this sum of
money and we are dead because SGD $235k converted to thai baht is 6
million over . i suddenly say i think i go down to the taxi lobby
to see if the taxi driver will deliver back the bag of mine..and my
wife screamed at me saying "dun waste your time,its $235000 and not
$23.50 ,if you are the driver will you return back the bag to the
owner?" I kept quiet without a word but duno why my feeling tells
me that i must go to the lobby to lookout for the taxi . But the
problem i facing is actually i dun even remember the taxi number as
i am totally drunk just now.
So my wife seeing the deep shit i have caused she got no choice but
to followed me down to the lobby in a mindset that i am obviously
wasting my time coming down to the lobby and i should think of
alternative ways to raise this sum and we even think of mortgage
our house at thailand and even sell off all our assets. But when
the lift door open upon reaching lobby i saw a man coming in from
the glass door panting and anxious going towards the reception and
actually i dun recognise
him but i recognise what he is holding onto.
Its my laptop bag!
And i and my wife ran towards him and shouting for him and when he
saw me he took a deep breath and says thank god...i found you
sir.....at that time about nearly 5.00am we are like making a
commotion in the lobby. I asked my wife bring up the bag and i
urged the exinct kind hearted driver to wait as i need to buy him a
drink and offer my appreciation .But we ended up with a short chat
in my suites .the driver did not request for any monetary but only
asked if i could give him a ice cold mineral water and my wife
immediately get it from the hotel bar fridge.and i offered him
$1000.00 cash for appreciation of returning this money .because
seriously i ask myself if is me i found this money i dun think i
will give back too.
And furthermore i get to know from this driver that he just started
driving taxi and was a bankrupt in 2014 ,he starts all over from
scratch of what he lost and is repaying his debts , this makes me
more surprised because if i were him,i found this big sum of money
i can start afresh and repay my debts..but the driver replies of
why he comes back searching for me is because,he says he intends to
go home after dropping me and he has drove off going towards petrol
kiosk before going back home but upon reaching he saw a bag at the
passenger seat and he said he immediate open the bag hoping to have
my particulars so that he can returned to HOTEL to me.but he said
he was shocked when he saw the whole bag cash and first thinking is
that oh dear this man will surely goes mad if he lose this bag of
cash.and even cost life..so he immediately rush to MBS hoping to
get the hotel help by asking mbs staff can trace the cctv footage
of the guest just now.
I am sincerely grateful and other than being thankful i duno what
to say to this kind soul.so i hope i can make everyone knows and
can learn from this driver kind deeds. And indeed there is still
kind soul in this world.i am sure this driver will surely make a
comeback after he earns and repays all his debt. Because his heart
is Righteous and his failures previously is also a framed up and
trusted too much on business partners.sorry if my english isnt so
good you guys may help me rephrased the story.thanks."
sincerely
Chukamon Khammat
SMRT ID vs FB profile pictures,
you'll be the judge.
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3 comments:
Anonymous said...
Well done.
July 11, 2016 7:14 PM
m.c said...
The moment I read that article, I
smell bullshit. These days, websites like TRS are corrupting the
minds of the young and ignorant by ignoring facts and creating
stories that would put MediaCorp script writers to sham. Singapore
need more people like you. Well done.
July 12, 2016 2:58 PM
Anonymous said...
Good job. Hopefully kind hearted ppl
dun easily Like or comment on those fake posts as that are
scammer's tricks to earn e-comm revenue thru fishing users'
responses.
July 12, 2016 7:50 PM
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