Author Topic: Another scam (Read 14954 times)

quackers · « **on:** March 06, 2011, 07:12:30 AM »

A Turkish Lady and her daughter, age about 9 ,came to our Villa the other evening and said she had just moved into the rented villa near us and her husband was at work in Gocek and she needed milk for her baby could we lend her 20lire and she would bring it back next day. There is newly rented villa near us and I can only guess she chose us because we have an MB registered car in the drive.No money given but I have reported it to Jandarma.Be aware folks she was very believable.Area is Koca Calis/Ciftlik.

Gorgeous_bird · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2011, 09:46:57 AM »

Is that there is no newly rented villa??

simpsons · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2011, 21:35:08 PM »

20 lira for milk. What was she doing? Buying a cow.

Julesp · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2011, 22:00:13 PM »

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Originally posted by simpsons

20 lira for milk. What was she doing? Buying a cow.

If it really was for a baby, baby milk is expensive out here, and unfortunately the trend with young mothers is to bottle feed because the baby milk companies have persuaded them that it is the best way. They also have a lot of elective caesarean births

Jacqui Harvey · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2011, 22:16:16 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by Julesp

quote:
Originally posted by simpsons

20 lira for milk. What was she doing? Buying a cow.

They also have a lot of elective caesarean births

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Julesp · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2011, 22:31:27 PM »

Because again they are persuaded that it is best for them, a lot of turks who can afford it elect to have caesarean births because they can afford to, I cant believe how many of my friends here decided to have caesarean births, of course they are mostly in private health care and pay. If you Google you will find Turkey has one of the highest rates of Caesarean births in the world, the same with feeding the babies formula milk, there is a a kind of snobbery that they can afford to buy it rather than breastfeeding.

sue@henry · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2011, 23:23:45 PM »

How sad! Nature has spent so many more years getting it's formulae right - human milk for human babies - cow's milk for calves!

Julesp · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2011, 23:28:29 PM »

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Originally posted by sue@henry

How sad! Nature has spent so many more years getting it's formulae right - human milk for human babies - cow's milk for calves!

Very sad Big companies win again

Scunner · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2011, 23:31:35 PM »

Is it really a scam? I mean, is a woman so poor/down on her luck that she has to resort to the embarrassment of knocking on stranger's front doors to ask for eight quid a scam, or just a reflection of just how difficult life can be for some in Turkey. Ok she could have asked for less or just asked for anything at all but a little compassion might just go a long way.

Julesp · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2011, 23:36:13 PM »

Scunner this is why I posted baby formula is expensive here If not a scam just someone who is trying to find money to feed her baby And I stand by my previous posts Breastfeeding etc is out of fashion here

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