Singaporean investor says he was conned by Thai ex army Lieutenant General

[JAZZDOG]

4 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

ha ha, reminds me of my ex girlfriend.

she was very kind and supportive, and never asked for money.

well, not too much money, anyway.

i asked her if we can get more serious, and even talked about marriage.

to prove my intentions,  i gave her a loan, which she promised to return

within few months, when i will come back to thailand.

i called her every few days, she called me "darling" every second sentence.

and few months later, when i came back to thailand she said she can't return the loan.

she was not so desperate, had money of her own, but just did not feel like paying me back.

i said i still wants my money, but anyway come to see me.

she stopped answering my calls.

 

Was this before or after you had surgery to remove the lump on your head and gave the hospital some name you just made up.

[atyclb]

15 minutes ago, Knee Jerk Reaction said:

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

"firm that would sell gold in Tanzania.",I suspect it was supposed to be "Mine"

gold in Tanzania, if he could not get that right,no hope for him.with such

business acumen how did he manage to accrue a Million dollars and more,

in the first place is beyond me.

regards worgeordie

Yep, Tanzania has a big gold mining and export operation.

 

 

lol... that would like thailand selling their coffe to tanzania. tanzania is world renowned for high quality gourmet level coffee unlike thailand's bitter coffee.

[searay500]

greed took over his mind......i supposed

[smew]

Naive gullible almost stupid man to be investing with someone he knew so little about. Thought Singaporeans were more intelligent than that. Bye bye cash. 

Van I sell him a tower and a bridge?

[thaifan01]

Hahaha, stupidity never ends... Well done ?

[newnative]

Walk it off.

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

12 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Bargirls see ur loan as a gift so its a misunderstanding only.

bargirls? no idiot, she was not a bar girl. maybe your mama is.

[AdamTheFarang]

1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Sounds about right! Thais seem to confuse the word "loan" with "gift".

 

Sister-in-law had 3 loans from us, one for car, one for business and one to pay final year of daughter's degree. When we inquired about repayment the answer came back "are they so poor now they have to ask for it back". She now moans to all that we're too mean to "lend" her more!

 

Poor Jimmy. I doubt he'll ever get a satang back.

A good idea would have been to see how she paid back for the car before lending her more, guess it was not on a strict monthly basis, so you were slack and she took you up on the slack and took you for everything she could get and she is your family! Poor you, doubt you will ever see a single Baht back from her. Would she have done it to a Thai? Doubt it, there again who cares.......

[KiwiKiwi]

6 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

ha ha, reminds me of my ex girlfriend.

she was very kind and supportive, and never asked for money.

well, not too much money, anyway.

i asked her if we can get more serious, and even talked about marriage.

to prove my intentions,  i gave her a loan, which she promised to return

within few months, when i will come back to thailand.

i called her every few days, she called me "darling" every second sentence.

and few months later, when i came back to thailand she said she can't return the loan.

she was not so desperate, had money of her own, but just did not feel like paying me back.

i said i still wants my money, but anyway come to see me.

she stopped answering my calls.

 

Most unusual story..

 

Thais, all being good buddhists, are normally straight as an arrow. 

 

Sorry. Not to be unsympathetic, but this is a very common scenario - as you probably now know.

 

But be of good cheer. 3 tonnes of manure dumped in the driveway is often a good signal that you're not impressed.

Edited June 9, 2018 by KiwiKiwi

[Eligius]

6 hours ago, neeray said:

A former Thai Lieutenant General would never ever do anything like this !?

Neeray - you beat me to it: I was just going to write the same thing! No Thai General (or near-General) could ever do anything dishonest. I mean, after all - look at those sterling examples of upright morality and integrity - General Prawit and General Prayut!

[KiwiKiwi]

25 minutes ago, AdamTheFarang said:

A good idea would have been to see how she paid back for the car before lending her more, guess it was not on a strict monthly basis, so you were slack and she took you up on the slack and took you for everything she could get and she is your family! Poor you, doubt you will ever see a single Baht back from her. Would she have done it to a Thai? Doubt it, there again who cares.......

 

Baerboxer is right. To a Thai, a loan is a loan until they get the money and then it's a gift.

 

But don't be resentful, many of them are just the same with loan companies. They don't pay them back either.

 

 

[wvavin]

Just be prepared to write off this SGD$750,000 because the army general will deny everything even though he did not run away.

[happy chappie]

Gold or love,the two best money makers in the world of fraud.after. Couple of chats with this guy and he sends him $750,000.i put it down to greed and him being a plain fool.

[stanleycoin]

6 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Although I doubt he's hiding in plain flour - wholemeal possibly.

 

is that him at the top of the pile ?

 

[ttrd]

6 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

 

Shouldn't that have been the sign on the wall to not engage any further with this person?>

Unfortunately, greed has a tendency to overshadow red flags….

[thurien]

6 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

Given his tactical camouflage training, he's probably hiding in plain sight.

 

yes, surely disguised and being a PRIVATE now

[Henricus]

6 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Jimmy, if you are reading this, I have some contacts in the Nigerian petroleum industry for your next investment.

This Guy??

[KiwiKiwi]

16 minutes ago, wvavin said:

Just be prepared to write off this SGD$750,000 because the army general will deny everything even though he did not run away.

 

Or find a way to mete out your own justice. There are ways but not easy ways.

 

 

[gandalf12]

7 hours ago, Dave67 said:

London Bridge for sale if you are interested Mr Wong, inbox me

No it isnt I sold that yesterday and threw in Buckingham Palace as a sweetener

Edited June 9, 2018 by gandalf12

[hgma]

Are scams tax deductibles in Singapore?

[CanuckThai]

Ah yes, honest....serious.  Trust me.

 

 

[Media1]

You would need brain surgery to do business with a army man at that level of corporation investment. What schooling do these paid rank people have. Answer is pretty much nothing. Your always going to be robbed. Find a genuine broker. Even that's risky in scam land 

[Media1]

7 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

ha ha, reminds me of my ex girlfriend.

she was very kind and supportive, and never asked for money.

well, not too much money, anyway.

i asked her if we can get more serious, and even talked about marriage.

to prove my intentions,  i gave her a loan, which she promised to return

within few months, when i will come back to thailand.

i called her every few days, she called me "darling" every second sentence.

and few months later, when i came back to thailand she said she can't return the loan.

she was not so desperate, had money of her own, but just did not feel like paying me back.

i said i still wants my money, but anyway come to see me.

she stopped answering my calls.

 

Terrible people. You have to allow for it

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

12 hours ago, KiwiKiwi said:

Most unusual story..

 

Thais, all being good buddhists, are normally straight as an arrow. 

 

Sorry. Not to be unsympathetic, but this is a very common scenario - as you probably now know.

 

But be of good cheer. 3 tonnes of manure dumped in the driveway is often a good signal that you're not impressed.

i am not that naive, and my ex- girlfriend was not so dishonest.

the case here is different. i was in long term relationships with her, and

tried to prove to her again and again that money is not a problem.

but - i tried to explain to her  - i can't just give her money like that.

that's because i am not an ATM. and even if i was an ATM , than she

has to come to see me sometimes face to face.

but she was too lazy even for that.

there is only one saying i can think about to explain her thinking: 

STOLEN WATER ARE SWEATER.

 

she did'nt want just to get money from me - she wanted to cheat it from me,

cause stealing is much more fun !!!

[KiwiKiwi]

38 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

i am not that naive, and my ex- girlfriend was not so dishonest.

the case here is different. i was in long term relationships with her, and

tried to prove to her again and again that money is not a problem.

but - i tried to explain to her  - i can't just give her money like that.

that's because i am not an ATM. and even if i was an ATM , than she

has to come to see me sometimes face to face.

but she was too lazy even for that.

there is only one saying i can think about to explain her thinking: 

STOLEN WATER ARE SWEATER.

 

she did'nt want just to get money from me - she wanted to cheat it from me,

cause stealing is much more fun !!!

 

 

"i am not that naive, and my ex- girlfriend was not so dishonest."

 

Hrmmm. I'm sure you can easily see how it doesn't appear that way. The Thai uses cheating ion order to demonstrate superiority - it's one of the many psychological quirks they have. If they manage to cheat you, it shows they are smarter or stronger (or whatever their need is) than you.

 

You are far from being the first and you are far from being the last to fall victim to this, and by and large, the harder you are to fool, the harder they will try because the pay-off is greater if they prevail. When I came to Thailand, this never even occurred to me, I was pretty naive. What the Thai has done is to persuade me that I should not give an inch and I should convince them that so far from providing a pay-off, swindling me is a recipe for the collapse of their lives and everything they hold dear. Many don't believe and press on in their habitual course, they get what they deserve generally, but some at least are given sufficient pause to change direction.

 

The Thai has a number of these doorways which can be opened, because underneath it all, while they may be cunning as a sh|thouse rat, they are not very smart and they are extremely suggestible. Find a doorway and they will learn to have more respect than to try.

 

 

 

Edited June 9, 2018 by KiwiKiwi

[Prince77]

And the sugar cane has already left the elephant's mouth - what might be retrieved is only the result of its digestion.

[The Deerhunter]

8 hours ago, neeray said:

A former Thai Lieutenant General would never ever do anything like this !?

Correction. No Thai would.

[Sir Dude]

Sorry, but anyone who wants to invest that kind of money and is listening to a Thai general...is either stupid or greedy. In either case, he has got what he deserved. Why did he think he was special and that it wouldn't happen to him...not as if there aren't enough cautionary tales around. The old adage "Don't spend anything here that you can't afford to throw up into the air and walk away from..." still holds true as there are no laws that can be relied on due to the corrupt/influential and rich being able to do as they want.  Thailand is a plutocracy.....away has been, is now...and will be for a long time.

Edited June 9, 2018 by Sir Dude

[Raymonddiaz]

I think all this thing is about culture. A woman in Thailand most of time expect man help when you are her man. Just give her what you can... Don't listen to people advice here. They are so negative. 

[Artisi]

9 hours ago, neeray said:

A former Thai Lieutenant General would never ever do anything like this !?

Of course not, he is Thai...