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Sydney Beggars

Here is a blight on Sydney, the beggars. They claim to be homeless, but in truth the majority of them are just scam artists trying to score free money from tourists & the weak minded.In fact they are highly organised professionals prepared to take... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Mon, Aug 10 2009

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