rooster59 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Video: Thais tricked by "farang" roadside con man Image: Thai Rath A video showed a Thai driver being conned of 100 baht by a foreign man with a tall tale. A man on a motorcycle bangs on the window of a car parked by the side of the road and spins a tale about having the seat on his bike prised open and losing money. He mumbles something in Thai about going to the Turkish Embassy. He asked for 60 baht and the driver, feeling sorry for him, opens his wallet to give him 100 baht, half the money he has. The foreigner grabs the cash and races off into the distance. The driver grumbles that he didn't even say thank you, probably realizing by now that he has been conned. Netizens commenting online said that the same guy with the same story was doing this all the time. He was preying on the good nature - and gullibility - of the Thai public. He looks in forlornly and if the victim doesn't open the window, he bangs on it to tell his tale, they said. The video was posted on Facebook by "Orchun Maurer" and reported by Thai Rath. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-12-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 This massive scam could shake the tourist industry and cause major repercussions in the police department. I hope the Thai man recovers from the loss of all that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 This has been news before, obviously not all heard , hard to believe since their all got their faces stuck in Face Book or Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotMahKid Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I never read : " Farangs tricked by "Thai" TukTuk con men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Yeah, Thanks for that mate. Your low life behaviour now has another million or so Thais thinking that all farang are scum like you, and all for the sake of a lousy 100 baht. Go home you cheap turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 National security is at stake here, a job for the RTP rapid response unit if ever there was one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Didn’t we have an almost exact story like this a few months back? Is it the same guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 can we please have some NEW NEWS this is OLD OLD NEWS quiet day was it ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) How long should this 'farang' spend in prison? I'm thinking 5 years at least. No chance at parole. Edited December 9, 2017 by rkidlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, rkidlad said: How long should this 'farang' spend in prison? I'm thinking 5 years at least. No chance at parole. He should be staked on an anthill,sent to the Bangkok Hilton,marry a ladyboy,deported for three life times..... Gawd,,,,where's me Leo...Hey Porn...what 'appened to the beer?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminomadic Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 He's not farang. Turks are not farang. He's kaek. Kaek kao to be more specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 51 minutes ago, RotMahKid said: I never read : " Farangs tricked by "Thai" TukTuk con men Really, you must live under a rock, then, it's common knowledge and frequently reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 57 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: This massive scam could shake the tourist industry and cause major repercussions in the police department. I hope the Thai man recovers from the loss of all that money. Wow, talk about completely (deliberately?) missing the point! Edited December 9, 2017 by Just Weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Just Weird said: Wow talk about completely (deliberately?) missing the point! And your point is what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Oh its those wicked evil farangs again. I hope these victims can financially recover. Meanwhile, back in the real world.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, Just Weird said: Really, you must live under a rock, then, it's common knowledge and frequently reported. You just don't do sarcasm and irony do you? That's just weird in this day and age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, ratcatcher said: And your point is what? My point was your missing the point, see, you did it again. Edited December 9, 2017 by Just Weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Just now, Just Weird said: My point was your missing the point. Thank you. What point did I miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 57 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: You just don't do sarcasm and irony do you? That's just weird in this day and age. The poster that I responded to certainly doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: Thank you. What point did I miss? Geez, you're good, you did it again. Try reading post #17 again but here's a clue anyway, "My point was your missing the point...". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Just Weird said: Wow, talk about completely (deliberately?) missing the point! I think you completely missed the sarcasm 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 19 minutes ago, DavisH said: I think you completely missed the sarcasm 555 No, I didn't, hence the "(deliberately)" part but I'm not entirely sure that he was being sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 22 minutes ago, Just Weird said: Geez, you're good, you did it again. Try reading post #17 again but here's a clue anyway, "My point was your missing the point...". 2 hours ago, RotMahKid said: 'I never read : " Farangs tricked by "Thai" TukTuk con men" Irony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: 2 hours ago, RotMahKid said: 'I never read : " Farangs tricked by "Thai" TukTuk con men" Irony? Ironically, that is not post #17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Just Weird said: Ironically, that is not post #17. The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true? Edited December 9, 2017 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 3 hours ago, PatOngo said: National security is at stake here, a job for the RTP rapid response unit if ever there was one! 'RTP rapid response unit' Isn't that an oxymoron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesneyHawkes Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 This prat knocked on my window near Siam Paragon peddling this story in broken Thai last year. I told him I don’t speak Thai at which point he tried to tell me the story in English, to which I “politely” told him to leave the area before certain limbs would strike him causing possible injury to him. He tried to go to another car further up but sped off when a cop came out of the police box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 3 hours ago, ratcatcher said: And your point is what? Badly missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 An opportunity for making merit...so money not wasted. BTW...I often give money to beggars on the Soi.....about 5% say "thank you" or a bow of the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 and tomorrows headline: "Honest Farang Tourist returns 100,000 baht and iphone to distraught Thai student in wheelchair" - uhm, wait, no somehow that doesn't work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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