BEAT THE CONMEN - 1 : What you have, What they have.

BEAT THE CONMEN - RISE MALAYSIAN RISE (PART 1) : What you have , what they have.

Assalamualaikum all,

The previous post was in Malay, thus i felt uneasy on it as most of my non-malay friends might not fully understand what i would like to express about.

A few months back, i photographed a few mosque pictures, as there are a few of my non-muslim friends were asking. How's the mosque interior looks like? What do we do in the mosque? Why mosque's are majorly huge in Malaysia? Well, i say, a picture speaks for itself. I managed to upload a few pics in my facebook for them to view(which i hope they view it) in descriptions of (MISI JELAJAH MASJID). But, a simple query rose from my lovely wife. "Not all of your friends might be comfortable with that image, they might think that you're boasting your prayers in the mosque yow!!". Well, somehow it make sense, i myself cannot say that i am 100% not to be proud of what i have posted in facebook including those images. Maybe at that time i was not showing off, but who knows deep inside my heart there's an 'UJUB' situation maybe not today, maybe tomorrow or maybe will mislead it into RIAK or worsen as TAKBUR on a later shelf of life. Thus, I decided not to upload it anymore as in the future it may harm my heart. I stopped posting for a few weeks, and yes i felt less burden on this case (for me), i have uploaded and its up to the viewers to evaluate though. My concern was to share the images of Jemaah(group of prayers with Imam), Kuliyyah (classes in the mosque) and some more activities in the mosque. I have done my part i guess.

Well. what's RIAK, TAKBUR and UJUB anyways? Maybe for the Muslims it is a simple fact that this are all bad things in the heart causing self demoralization in the future. But since a few of my viewers are non Muslims, as i call it my Malaysian family, these might give you some explanation of this words. I will explain this briefly and relate it how to BEAT THE CONMEN.

WHAT IS RIAK?
RIAK is like showing off with what you have. I really mean it like SHOWING OFF TO THE MAX!
As an example lets take a situation like this guys. Lets say i have a 1 Million Dollars.and my neighbour is driving a Porsche Panamera, and i felt intimadated by it. Deep in my heart i say - Darn u neighbour, i gotta beat u man! thus i spend that millionary dollar to buy a flashier car, let's say a Alfa Romeo 8 C Competizione, with 4 mufflers with a Maseratti v8 engine!

So, i got my car, parked exactly in front of him, blocking his Panamera - making sure that he is aware that i have a flashier car than him. REVVING UP TO 9000RPM, darn it sounds better than his car. and i say to him "My car is better than yours." in a polite way with a soft tone. Trying not to hurt his feelings but deep inside i want to show that i am better than him.
THIS IS RIAK.

WHAT IS TAKBUR?
TAKBUR is being arrogant, being proud of what you have, and showing it off TO THE MAXXEST!
Take the RIAK example above but add it up with REVVING your engine at 9000 RPM each time you see him. doing donuts aroud his PANAMERA and mocking his property to win your asset feature. you would knock his door in the middle of the night and yell loudly for the other neighbours to hear your arrogance "Your PANAMERA is useless, I am the only one in ASIA to drive MY 8C and I WOULD BUY YOUR PANAMERA  AND SELL IT TO MY GARDENER!".  Obviously, you want to hurt his feelings and show to other people that you have hurt his feelings, moreover you want to tell the whole nation that you are on top of the world!!
THIS IS TAKBUR.

WHAT IS UJUB.
UJUB is you have RIAK AND TAKBUR but you keep it inside but Allah knows it. Your neighbour does'nt know it. You buy your 8C. drive it as usual, trying to act very subtle about it but deep inside your heart - you are laughing with arrogance. Deep inside your heart you have this evil thought that you are far better than your PANAMERA neighbour. but he doesn;t know. Your neighbour even thinks that you're the humbles person on earth, but Allah knows best! Allah know's deep inside your heart you are evil, arrogant and very proud of what you have.

How to beat this 3 items?
The only way to beat this stuff, is by remembrance. Remembrance that you will not have your 8C if it is not God willing. You will not be born here without God's willing. You're not what you are today without God's willing.

What are the relations of these felts with the tactics of a CONMAN?

Each conman, i say every single conman will have this features. And RIAK, UJUB , and TAKBUR is a weapon of action to pull you down. It can be material, it can be action, it can be by words. A con-men will use the UJUB as his plan, the RIAK as his design phase and TAKBUR as it's development phase and the end product is the VICTIM.

Let's turn it into a case.
The simple - single target victim

If i were a conman( I am not and Insya-Allah i wont be!!) and my objective that I need 10 thousand dollars from you. I will use what i have to build my CON project.

1.) I will study what you have by assuming from what i see. Assuming that you are using a Blackberry BOLD and some major event  occur in your life which gave you a bit of wealth such as its your BONUS day. Assuming that u get a total sum of bonus such as 30K. I will target at least 30% of your wealth into my pocket.

Step 1 : RIAK :
Tool : Handphone
Mood : Hectic/Troubled
Target 30% of your income = 10K

I will invest for my self, to con you by buying an Iphone 5 or any other hand phone funkier than yours. or i will borrow some other person money to buy a funkier phone than yours. OR i am the worst scum ever, i borrow my friends funkier phone than yours and pretend it's mine. (DUDE I've never done this okay!)

Then, i have this phone in my hand- i pretend to make a call. Flashing my funky phone to you! Just how would you feel! Then , i start a conversation in the phone in front of you (although there's no one there), making some serious smirks on my face, talking about some amount of money that i have to spend at a range more than your bonus (as your bonus is 30K) , say about 50K. For sure , you have just got your bonus, and now you are feeling it's not enough. After a while, i hang up the phone and put it right in front of you.

A conman will start it's conversation with egoistic unsatisfactory mode, slowly catching your attention.

 Conman on the phone : "What? How come? Ermm... Ok.. I'll get to it!"
Conman to you :  "I told this guy on the phone, if it's not enough he should tell me earlier. Sigh!!".

now, this is subtle RIAK. It's not rocket science to understand!

STEP 2: TAKBUR
Tool : Handphone
Mood : Attach Subtly
Target 30% of your income = 10K

Now, I will start subtly to talk bout your phone and mock you one shot direct stab to your heart. Remember, a conman will manipulate your heart when your brain is distracted. I will make an excuse for you to take out your phone. such as , " hey, do you have my latest number?". You will have to take out your phone. i will pretend to tell you a phone number and then after a few chat.

 conman will boast: " This is my new phone, wanna have a look?".

 now, if u take my phone, you are in my development phase. whilst, you have taken my phone i will grab and play with yours. Now, I will play with your ego.

Then,I will start : "Dude, your phone doesn't have my phone feature.. bla bla bla bla~" and the brag goes on. I will wait for your pupils to dilate before making my next killer words.

Once you felt small, while toying with my funky phone, I will directly say it eye to eye "You can't afford my phone." with NOT AN AGGRESSIVE TONE. Now, you are deep in my territory. I have caught you (If you are weak enough). Most of the victims have high egoistic level. This ego level makes them very prone to this kind of attacks. Now , the final phase to tear you apart and get my reward the UJUB!

STEP 3: UJUB
Tool : Handphone
Mood : Devilish Helpful

Now, you are deep inside angry, felt your ego has torn down. and I will charm you like the closest angel ever in your life saying : "I have an opportunity for YOU, and for US".

This two word is the key word for CONMEN - YOU, and US. I will throw more convincing words that i am willing to make you richer than me, i am willing to help you get that funky phone, i am gonna make you insanely rich because i am willing to help you!


I will relate my false conversation about the 50K i have to spend. and here it goes "You can invest in me for 10K, i have 40K but i need 50K for this business. You also heard my conversation in the phone before, this is GENUINE business. i have been doing this for years and i BELIEVE in you, you can become my PARTNER." This is the most common words being used by a conman.

So what will you do? You have 10K, out of 30K which is a bonus that you just received, and i know about it. You do not weight the value of 10K as much as your savings because it is a bonus. At worse situation, you might even pull 10K out of your saving if you trust in me so much based on the WHAT I HAVE and YOU DO NOT HAVE.

As upon all the above has already done. Then, here comes the PROPOSAL! The proposal or the hellgate is a normal one. I dont really need to tell it how. Thus,

If you agree, or look like going to agree, conman will say: "C'mon, I've known you for so long, we can make huge impact on this. You have to TRUST me. We're like blood brothers man! We're family" the key word is TRUST.

If you disagree, or look like going to agree, conman will say : " It's up to you, dont tell me that i've never ask you to join me when I am chained with success!" Those bold letters are the key word.

If a desperate conman, who really2 need your trust, conman will say: "Drop off EVERYTHING! Let's focus on this and I bet you my Life/Blood/Family this opportunity wont appear twice and we will SUCCEED!"
As you can see, I do not talk about with the business return you can buy a flashier phone, i let that idea compute by yourself. Deep inside I am proud with the funkier phone than yours , I have managed to trick you. I am better than you but i don tell you, and that is the conman's ULTIMATE WEAPON.

In this part , I use the handphone as an example.  A tool can be anything, a watch, a car, an ideology, a house, a wife, person, house. just whatever your have and the conman has.


REMEMBER, those words above in capital and bold letters.

As i've written before, as a Muslim I am thought to preach knowledge not only to Muslims but all. My fellow brother and sisters of Muslims, Malaysians, Asians, Earthlings take pre-cautions. I will write more again after this. Con-men rise from the people you think you know best as they make themselves known to be what they want you to know.I forbid for you guys to practice this evil, gross, shitty actions. Spit out UJUB, RIAK and TAKBUR from your inner self. Life will be great!

Next post.. What makes you accept this kind of proposals and fall into this kind of trap.


Wallahu'A'lam. (Allah knows best)

 Ahmad