{"id":1319,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/jet-ski-scams-in-al-mamzar\/"},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","slug":"jet-ski-scams-in-al-mamzar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/news\/jet-ski-scams-in-al-mamzar\/","title":{"rendered":"People Are Being Ripped Off Thousands In Jet Ski Scams At Al Mamzar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Picture this: you’ve decided to try something adventurous on the weekend and you opt for\u00a0jet-skiing. The operator tells you the\u00a0ride\u00a0costs only\u00a0AED 50. Sounds amazing,\u00a0right?<\/p>\n

Bet it is until the point he throws you a four-digit bill.<\/p>\n

This is exactly what\u00a0jet ski operators in Al Mamzar are doing<\/h3>\n

Residents have been complaining of incidents where they were\u00a0being asked to shell out crazy amounts for their jet ski rides.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/h3>\n

Because of the\u00a0jet ski “accidents” that take place during the ride\u00a0– a scam modelled after similar kind of\u00a0rackets in Phuket and Pattaya. Some companies operating jet skis work as organised gangs and target thrill-seekers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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How the “accident” happens…<\/h3>\n

Indian expat Ravi Talreja shared his experience with the\u00a0XPRESS<\/a> where he says his ‘AED 50\u00a0joy ride\u00a0turned out to be an\u00a0AED\u00a03,000 nightmare’. Midway into\u00a0his jet ski ride he fell into the water while he was trying to avoid a collision with another jet ski\u00a0– something orchestrated by one of the gang members. When he\u00a0reached the shore he was given an AED 5,000 bill for “damages” which they claimed included a dent and water in the engine.<\/p>\n

What followed:<\/h3>\n

Talreja was given two choices: either to pay AED 5,000 or get the jet ski repaired himself. But the latter would\u00a0mean AED 1,000 in compensation each day – a price he’d have to pay for the loss of business the company would face.<\/p>\n

With his Emirates ID kept as guarantee there wasn’t much choice for Talreja. He had to bargain for nearly 30 minutes before they brought the price down to AED 3,000.<\/p>\n

He wasn’t the only one…<\/h3>\n

Two other groups were in the\u00a0same situation\u00a0with these jet ski operators at the time\u00a0Talreja was. What’s extremely surprising though is that the incident happened less than a month after\u00a0Sharjah Police confiscated 60 jet skis as part of an awareness campaign.<\/p>\n

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