VIDEO | 2 men claiming to be ‘student volunteers’ ring Hougang HDB resident doorbell after midnight for donations

A man received an unusual visit past one o’clock in the morning recently, as two male individuals rang his doorbell and claimed they were raising money for charity. The man believes they may have been scammers and warned the public about their actions.

A video submitted to crowdsourced news site Stomp first shows the two men standing and smoking outside the unit, located at Hougang Street 51. They then leave, taking the stairs down from the man’s floor, but additional CCTV camera footage shows them standing in front of the unit again for some seconds after ringing the doorbell. A woman opens the door.

One of the youth then tells her in Mandarin that they are raising money as they are student volunteers.

The woman does not donate to their cause, and the two walk away.

The video was submitted to Stomp by a man who designated himself simply as “B”.

“B” said that the visit from the two youths made his family uncomfortable and suspicious.

”These two men, in their late 20s or early 30s, were spotted smoking and prowling along the corridors of my block since 1.15am,” “B” is quoted by Stomp as saying.

“B” also said that he was unconvinced by the youth’s story about being student volunteers raising money for charity.

He has since filed a police report, which the police confirmed to Stomp.

“B” added that he had never seen the two men in his neighbourhood, and it was the first time he experienced “charity” groups visiting after midnight.

He appealed to Stomp to “Please help to share with the public community so that they will be aware and alert and not fall victim to scammers.”

Netizens agreed that the two youths are likely to be who they claimed to be.

Others pointed out that they may be reported for smoking in the corridor as well.

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