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I thought I have seen all sorts of scams walking along our famous Nanjing Road West. Last night though, topped it all. A guy was kneeing on the ground franticly asking for money. Next to it, was a "body". Apparently it was his wife. Feet showing, head covered and right hand stood up slightly. Interestingly, the hand was still rigid - rigor mortis hadn't set in. And the fingers looked very clean compared to the "body"s feet which were a bit dirty. The guy had no tears.

Didn't know where they came from. People just walked pass the "couple" without paying much attention. I was on my way to the gym. Hadn't been out all day and now this. Ummm..... 40 minutes later as I walked pass the same location, they were gone. It would have been interesting to see if the "body" moved on her own.