It does not occur to you how much money they earn per month!
Everyone knows that Dubai is a rich area, but many people do not know that it is so rich that even the beggars there can earn a small fortune by begging for money.
In fact, begging in Dubai is so lucrative that many people come to the UAE legally, with a three-month travel visa, so that they can fill their pockets with money from the streets.
Why do beggars in Dubai make more money than you?
And that may sound incredible, but some of these “professional beggars” can earn up to $ 73,500 a month. This is more than most jobs pay each year.
In fact, the scourge of professional beggars, who take advantage of the generosity of Dubai’s wealthy citizens, has been the subject of the internet for three years, and despite efforts by local police to eradicate it, it is still a widespread phenomenon.
In addition, news headlines for beggars in Las Vegas and the Middle East. earning insane amounts of money by begging, it seems they have encouraged others to follow suit.
Some sources say that now there are Arab and Asian gangs that legally bring beggars to Dubai and then receive most of their profits.
However, these beggars are called professionals for a very specific reason, because they target rich people who have a history of financially supporting the poor, such as homeless or people whose family members were in war zones while not begging high, but usually asking around $ 270 and unfortunately, some give it to them because they are sorry.
According to a local, these scammers tell draconian stories about their lives and thus convince their victims, who feel compassion and give them money.
Especially 2017, was probably the best year for professional beggars, as it was declared the Year of Offer by the President of the United Arab Emirates.
The purpose of this move was for the affluent to help those in need inside and outside the Emirate, but professional beggars and criminal gangs became involved in it to their advantage.
During the Ramadan period, as last year’s bidding period was called, 68 professional beggars were arrested and entire gangs set up such businesses were dismantled.
And you may think that the beggars will be dressed in rags and dirty, but many of them are clean and well-dressed, making it even more difficult for them to be recognized by the authorities.
For those arrested for begging in the United Arab Emirates in general and in Dubai in particular, the penalties are very strict, as the anniversary is banned from distribution and violators are punished with imprisonment.
But it seems that in the face of the small fortune that one can make, these threats are non-existent for many people.
