Scamming the public

Dear Editor,

The yellow building megastore in neighbouring T&T had a shooting incident in its car park recently which resulted in deaths, injuries, chaos and trauma to employees, shoppers and members of the public  (SN December 18). 

From the report, it seems an off duty policeman was conducting his own business in the megastore’s car park, perceivably in the name of the megastore, to an unsuspecting, gullible customer, who fell for the scam and swindle.  It is still unbelievable how these scams are born and how members of the public would fall, hook, line and sinker, for them. Where was the due diligence by the gullible customer to the deals allegedly being offered by the megastar, that only the off duty policeman knew about?

It still has to be wondered how the use of the car park, for a nefarious activity, came about?  Was there collusion….complicity? It is hoped our own yellow building megastore would take note of this and ensure it is not replicated here, especially at this time when deals and bargains are born and made every day.  

Sincerely,

Shamshun Mohamed