Iranian tourist sniffs scam after being fined for littering in Pattaya

[webfact]

Iranian tourist sniffs scam after being fined for littering in Pattaya

By The Nation

 

Picture: Siamchonnews

 

An Iranian tourist cried foul after he he was fined for littering on a Pattaya walking street early on Wednesday by men who claimed to be Pattaya City officials but failed to issue a receipt.

 

Shahrokh Assadizadldleh, 32, lodged a complaint at a Pattaya police station at 3.30am on Wednesday.

 

Speaking via an interpreter, the tourist said he was strolling on Pattaya Walking Street when a group of men dressed like officials approached him and demanded he pay a fine of Bt2,000 for dropping a cigarette butt.

 

The men took him to a desk of officials in front of the Siam Bayshore Resort to pay the fine. He said he paid it but the officials declined to give him a receipt.

 

The tourist then led police and reporters to the booth of Pattaya City officials at the spot, but none of them knew anything about the fine. The officials said fines were not normally collected at the booth but instead paid at the Pattaya City Office.

 

They then led the Iranian tourist to City Hall to issue him with a receipt for the fine. An official complained that he had to pay from his own pocket to get the receipt issued.

 

Police have so far been unable to identify who took the tourist's money.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30351208

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-01

 

[colinneil]

A tourist getting scammed in Pattaya be so-called city officials... Shocking whatever next.

[Darcula]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police have so far been unable to identify who took the tourist's money.

I'm guessing we have a winner........

 

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

An official complained that he had to pay from his own pocket to get the receipt issued.

 

[mok199]

This just in... ''Kind hearter taxi driver returns 3 lost seniors, and 2 bags of cash ''

[Khun Robert]

Moral of the story: Do Not Litter.

Don't throw your cigarette butt on the streets.

[BestB]

13 minutes ago, colinneil said:

A tourist getting scammed in Pattaya be so-called city officials... Shocking whatever next.

Have you been to Pattaya to know how city operates or just another throw a rock to see where it lands post?

[sammieuk1]

He should have been charged with attempted blocking of drains with his butt and a mandatory 2 years jail think himself lucky?.

[Briggsy]

Just now, sammieuk1 said:

He should have been charged with attempted blocking of drains with his butt and a mandatory 2 years jail think himself lucky?.

Have you ever been certified by any chance?

[gk10002000]

If he did drop the cigarette butt, I say fine him 4,000 baht

[Henrik Andersen]

this is a funny story 

just realized I am in Los 555

[tifino]

 

 

 

Goes for beaver and drops a butthead

[bluesofa]

30 minutes ago, Khun Robert said:

Moral of the story: Do Not Litter.

Don't throw your cigarette butt on the streets.

The same thing happened to me about fifteen years ago in Bangkok. Official looking guy tried to fine me for dropping a cigarette butt on the ground.

I ignored him and he tried chasing after me, but I kept laughing in his face and he gave up. Obviously a scam artist or a rouge tessakit guy.

Why did I laugh at him? Because I've never smoked in my life.

 

[ChouDoufu]

1.  the tourist never claimed he did NOT litter.

 

2.  the maximum fine for littering (according to googles) is 2000 baht.

 

3.  the fine for smoking in a non-smoking area is 2000-5000 baht.

 

4.  pattaya has installed designated smoking booths.

 

5.  stupid scammers haven't updated their scam since new smoking

laws went into effect, should have demanded more!

 

 

[Destiny1990]

Cctv will sort out these crook scammers oh wait sorry all cams not working

[Rimmer]

Racist troll post removed

[Emster23]

TAT should issue warning "Be sure when you are being scammed that it is only with authorized government scammers. Have a nice stay."

[Kadilo]

That’s his hooker money gone for the night.


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[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

They then led the Iranian tourist to City Hall to issue him with a receipt for the fine. An official complained that he had to pay from his own pocket to get the receipt issued.

Oh no, the burdens officials have to bear...

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, klauskunkel said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

They then led the Iranian tourist to City Hall to issue him with a receipt for the fine. An official complained that he had to pay from his own pocket to get the receipt issued.

Oh no, the burdens officials have to bear...

Or more than likely the police are higher up in the pecking order than city hall officials.

 

[wvavin]

I smell a rat here. There is high chance the money was collected by the city hall staff.

[dotpoom]

So....what's the "Sniffs" all about?

[sammieuk1]

3 hours ago, Briggsy said:

Have you ever been certified by any chance?

Think you will find that the main cause of drains blocking causing flooding in the Pattaya area was quoted by officials before the beach smoking ban I certify this to be true?

[Mickmouse1]

For 2000TB I could have put the whole ciggie into 1 of them Gs working in one of the clubs...??no further elaboration 

[ttrd]

4 hours ago, Darcula said:

I'm guessing we have a winner........

 

 

RE - I'm guessing we have a winner........

...and a loser….

 

RE - An official complained that he had to pay from his own pocket to get the receipt issued.

...or was it the same money changing hands for the 2-nd time...??…if so, what a surprise...

Edited August 1, 2018 by ttrd

[wotsdermatter]

4 hours ago, Briggsy said:

Have you ever been certified by any chance?

As a Clinical Psychologist, may I point out that one does not get "CERTIFIED" except when classed as "returned to a state of normalcy, not for being classed as "insane, abnormal, being bi-polar, having a personality disorder, or whatever."  People who do not know, or think they know, should not throw stones before putting thoughts to a computer.

[kcpattaya]

Nose is certainly big enough to sniff correctly...

[jgarbo]

4 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

If he did drop the cigarette butt, I say fine him 4,000 baht

Smoking's Bt 2000 in BKK. They got me once near MBK, the old drop a butt trick. I explained, in Thai , that smoking killed my father, so of course, I've never smoked. He waied me and apologized. Nice try.  

[ujayujay]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

failed to issue a receipt

Oldest rip off Trick. 

Note: No Receip, no Money. 

Edited August 1, 2018 by ujayujay

[BigC]

He broke he law and paid the fine. Went through loads of hassle to eat a receipt 

 

what a waist of t

[Nice Boyd]

4 hours ago, Khun Robert said:

Moral of the story: Do Not Litter.

Don't throw your cigarette butt on the streets.

Right in the Ocean