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off road pat

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    2 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

    In what world? Where exactly do you live? In a convent? Try looking around. This is the REAL world, out here. Doesn't sound like you're living in it. What exactly is your idea of self defense? The guy was threatening and extorting people. That's all you need. Ever hear the quote "talk softly but carry a big stick"? You don't have to actually beat the guy, but if he stands there threatening and being aggressive then he needs a beating. Chances are if you pull out a bat the coward will run home to mama crying. I can tell you that if he threatened me I wouldn't hesitate to crack a chair over his head if need be. But I'll bet a good slap upside the head. would send him running. No warning, just a slap hard enough to knock him over and humiliate him in front of his victims. These people deserve no less. It would all be on video, so self defense.

    Hmm,... apparently, you haven't read many newspapers in Thailand. These guys usually come back with a machete or a gun after being humiliated !!

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    2 hours ago, node said:

    This is not the first, nor will it be the last scam that these people attempt. The jails here are full of scammers.

     

    Most believe everything they see on TV soaps, and covert these things. The fancy cars, the nice dinning rooms, the living rooms filled with gold looking items, the watches, the list goes on and on. Hence I stated, sure will not be the last. 

     

    They lack proper education, and those that have it, sadly, majority scam those without, simply a way of life here. Education is the key, and most here do not believe this.

    Not only un education, educated people were also conned in this !

    4 hours ago, Crossy said:

     

    When I were a lad, there was a fad in the UK for "replicars", kit cars made to look like supercars. These were invariably based on VW Beetle running-gear. 

     

    It looks like a Ferrari, sadly it sounds like a Beetle, even with a flashy exhaust it's impossible to disguise the sound of a Beetle flat-four :whistling:

     

    EDIT I forgot to add that, of course, these things didn't go any faster than a Beetle either!

    Some Beetle cars can be easily fitted with a Porsche motor !!

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    ead the article or just the he

    On 9/21/2024 at 7:29 AM, Cabradelmar said:

    He opened a mule account to facilitate anothers scam, and his mother gets scammed bailing him... Karma at work

    Did you read the article !???

    ... " Boonta explained that her son had been tricked into opening the account while looking for a job at a restaurant in Phuket. The scammer promised to pay him through this new bank account. However, instead of securing employment, her son ended up being implicated in criminal activities" ...!!

     

    !!

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    20 hours ago, Kerryd said:

    Makes you wonder how these kind of projects get built without anyone noticing anything.

    Like the city officials or park officials or the local poo yai baan.

    Some one must have seen the clearing the land, building the roads, bringing in power poles and water lines, building forty-plus homes.

    And then openly advertising them. It doesn't say how long ago they were built but you can bet they didn't just finish yesterday.

    Yet apparently no one noticed.

    I have seen illegal projects like that all over Thailand. Everybody around can see them, but they all know someone highly placed is involved.

    And they all know it doesn't help and can be very dangerous to complain to the government officials.

    For instance, there are villas on the beach at Dolphin Bay, south of Hua Hin. Everybody knows that you can not build on the beach.

    But everybody knows the people involved are far too high placed to bother about the law. ...T.I.T.

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    6 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

    It was abolished, it comes again, there is new investigation needed, it will be done, it will be dismissed again, ...and so it goes on and on..and all fake reasons to milk the money from tourists.. And I am wondering if Thais, living abroad must pay too, or are as usual Thais exempted from this scam?? The tourists are paying a lot of tax already without they know.. example the wines are extreem expensive, same as imported beer, and everything else that comes from outside Thailand..Entrance fees for foreigners are also much more than for Thais and in hotels they pay tourism tax already. Why not raise the tourism tax for hotels with 1 % or so? Hotels will a bit more expensive, but the revenue is much higher and people don't get the idea to get scammed.. However the hotel prices are already very high compared to European places, but a tourist on holiday will pay it ..All problems solved and the extra income of the tourism tax can be used for all plans they have to fill their pockets

    ...., "However the hotel prices are already very high compared to European places," !?!? You didn't go to a hotel in Europe for a long time, it seems !!

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