Phuket taxi driver comes unstuck as tourist passes fake B500 banknote

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Phuket taxi driver comes unstuck as tourist passes fake B500 banknote

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fake B500 note literally had extra zeros glued onto the paper. Image: Supplied

 

PHUKET: A Phuket taxi driver has posted a warning for people to beware fake banknotes after a tourist got away with handing him a B50 banknote washed with a purple tint and with extra zeros literally glued on it to present it as a B500 note.

 

The driver, who did not want to be named, posted photos of the notes on Facebook yesterday (Sept 19) under the name “คนข้างเคียง เดือนสิบสอง” (“Person close to you – month 12”).

 

“Staff at my office showed me this, this morning,” he wrote. “The money was from a taxi driver who was handed this from a tourist on Monday night (Sept 18).

 

Full story:  https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-taxi-driver-comes-unstuck-as-tourist-passes-fake-b500-banknote-63961.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-09-20

[KhunBENQ]

Accepting such funny handicraft work?

What a joke!

 

[worgeordie]

That's the worst forgery you'll ever see, will the taxi driver try and

pass it on to the next fare that hands him 1000 THB.

regards Worgeordie

[SABloke]

The worst thing about this story is that a trip on the island is 'allowed' to cost 500 Baht. 

[Muggi1968]

When I see Thais receive fake money at the market they just say 'no' to accept. Even if the police is present they will not tell the police......

 

[Thaiwrath]

My suggestion to the taxi driver........................keep off the lao khao before going to work !

[RichardColeman]

I'm rather more inclined to believe that the driver is trying pulling a fast one on the company and pocketing the cash, since this type of idiocy seems more Thai hair-brained than tourist ! 

[lupin]

Seriously, if dumb enough to accept that, then you should be put in an office corner somewhere and watered twice a week.

[Argus Tuft]

Kind of feel for the taxi driver here - who knows if it was dark or hard to see, might have been a long day.

Bit harsh to accuse him of being drunk on lao khao

[steelepulse]

The punter paid a non Phuket price for the ride, 50 baht for a short jaunt.

[Reigntax]

Good. Finally a farang ripping off the professional riff offs.

[The manic]

5 hours ago, Reigntax said:

Good. Finally a farang ripping off the professional riff offs.

Not a farang. A 'foreigner'. The subtext of this difference is that Farang refers to European heritage and 'foreigner' is Arab or North Asian...ie Indian or similar.

[silverado1]

43 minutes ago, The manic said:

Not a farang. A 'foreigner'. The subtext of this difference is that Farang refers to European heritage and 'foreigner' is Arab or North Asian...ie Indian or similar.

and if you want to know more : at the very first time , the word "farang" came from  'falang se' refering to français  (french people) only !

later usually used for white people as the khmer pronunciation BALAN (nearly BLAN) refered to "blanc" (white people)

little bit off topic,  

but okay , you're right The manic, as they speak about tourist in the article, could be arab, asian or african

[The manic]

25 minutes ago, silverado1 said:

and if you want to know more : at the very first time , the word "farang" came from  'falang se' refering to français  (french people) only !

later usually used for white people as the khmer pronunciation BALAN (nearly BLAN) refered to "blanc" (white people)

little bit off topic,  

but okay , you're right The manic, as they speak about tourist in the article, could be arab, asian or african

After thirty years in and out of Thailand and as a qualified linguistic expert I knew this 29 years ago...But thanks anyway.

[silverado1]

2 minutes ago, The manic said:

After thirty years in and out of Thailand and as a qualified linguistic expert I knew this 29 years ago...But thanks anyway.

can be interesting to know for others ... 

[The manic]

Just now, silverado1 said:

can be interesting to know for others ... 

Indeed.

[colinneil]

A tourist scamming a scammer, i love it.

[blackcab]

I really wouldn't want to be that person if they get caught. Defacing an image of the king?

[Psimbo]

On 9/20/2017 at 12:50 PM, SABloke said:

The worst thing about this story is that a trip on the island is 'allowed' to cost 500 Baht. 

Interesting comment- I got a taxi from Pattaya to Utapao and it was more for a shorter distance.

[snoop1130]

Would you fall for this badly faked Thai banknote? One taxi driver did

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photos: The Phuket News

 

A Phuket taxi driver manager posted a warning for people to beware of fake banknotes after a tourist got away with paying with a THB50 (USD1.50) banknote washed with a purple tint and with extra zeros literally glued on it to present it as a THB500 (USD15) note.

 

However, even in black-and-white, the design of the bill should be obvious to anyone who regularly uses Thai cash.

 

A taxi company manager, who did not want to be named, posted photos of the note on Facebook Tuesday, saying “Staff at my office showed me this. The money was from a taxi driver who was handed this from a tourist on Monday night. We are not sure if it was the tourist created this banknote or if someone else handed it to (him/her) without realizing it.”

 

Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/fall-badly-faked-thai-banknote-one-taxi-driver-photos/

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-9-21

[wakeupplease]

Says everything about the standard of taxi drivers here if they cannot tell the difference between badly forged notes and monopoly money

[pattayadgw]

LOVE IT.... somnomnaa...... :)))

 

[PAIBKK]

I wonder who was scamming who???

[timendres]

One problem is that the front of every note looks almost identical. You really need to look at the back, and then it is clear which note you are holding (aside from the numbers, that is). In a dark taxi, in a hurry, easy to make mistakes.

[William C F Pierce]

All of Phukets Taxi drivers and their managers should book an appointment with "SpecSavers".