Pattaya taxi driver returns wallet to Chinese tourist

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Pattaya taxi driver returns wallet to Chinese tourist

By The Nation

 

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A taxi driver contacted Pattaya police to return a wallet containing Bt28,300 in cash and a diamond ring to a Chinese tourist on Sunday night.
 

Chen Mingxin, 45, was so delighted to get back his wallet, credit cards and other belongings that he gave the driver a Bt2,000 reward in gratitude.

 

The driver, Jumpol Sahaya, 60, went to Pattaya police station at 11pm and told them that a Chinese tourist had left his wallet on the back seat of his taxi.

 

Jumpol said he had taken the man to an entertainment venue in North Pattaya road. Later, he picked up two foreign women in Beach Road and when they arrived in South Pattaya, the women handed over the wallet, saying they had found it on the back seat.

 

Police quickly located the Chinese man and duly handed back his wallet … and reward.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30351517

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-06

 

[champers]

Those taxi drivers are so misunderstood. What fine fellows they are.

[Darcula]

Attention please all Chinese !  It's safe to travel here now.

[colinneil]

What a pathetic way to try luring the Chinese back.

Just another fake BS story made up by idiots.

[Darcula]

[sammieuk1]

Having survived the taxi driver then the police he got it back you could couldn't make this up?  

[Thaiwrath]

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pattaya taxi driver returns wallet to Chinese tourist

[mok199]

''Please make it stop''.

Edited August 6, 2018 by mok199
speliings

[upu2]

That wallet must be getting worn out now with all the times it has been handed back

[Henrik Andersen]

I am tried to read about all this setup stories about descent taxi drivers 

they still don't turn the meter on

 

[stanleycoin]

This could be the new year of the Spin. 

I predict there will be a steady flow of this type of good deed

in weeks to come. 

Edited August 6, 2018 by stanleycoin

[KiChakayan]

Thai people returning lost property isn't uncommon.

[Justgrazing]

2 hours ago, Darcula said:

Attention please all Chinese !  It's safe to travel here now.

citizens were joyous at the news it was now safe to come Patt' after lucky wallet's return ..

[LomSak27]

Sorry nattering nabobs of negativity

This has restored my faith in Taxi Drivers here in Thailand. I'm feeling the love.    

[White Christmas13]

[fakename]

I always keep my diamond rings in my wallet!

[Redline]

That this continues to be news is a sad commentary 

[Whitestarschool]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a pathetic way to try luring the Chinese back.

Just another fake BS story made up by idiots.

Ah, you cranky old bugger, Colin, don't tell me it's not so.....

[saminoz]

4 hours ago, Darcula said:

I bought a pirate copy of that movie on Beach Road!  Strange but it was two months before this incident!!!

?

[upu2]

2 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

I am tried to read about all this setup stories about descent taxi drivers 

they still don't turn the meter on

 

Depends where you are. Where I live in Bangkok they never fail to turn the meter on; dont have to remind them either

[jippytum]

These stories are in the news everyday .Have tourist suddenly developed amnesia continually leaving valuables behind while travelling or is it fake news to improve the tarnished image of taxi drivers?

[Ulic]

He was probably afraid the two foreign women who found the wallet would report him. 

What about a little love for them. 

[Netease]

 

Pattaya taxi driver rewarded for turning on meter for Chinese tourist

 

A taxi driver contacted Pattaya police to let them know he turned the meter on for a Chinese tourist on Sunday night.

Chen Mingxin, 45, was so delighted to get the meter turned on after only asking once without argument that he gave the driver a Bt2,000 reward in gratitude.

 

[Henrik Andersen]

4 hours ago, upu2 said:

Depends where you are. Where I live in Bangkok they never fail to turn the meter on; dont have to remind them either

Sorry this is Pattaya forum 

story about Pattaya taxi 

and I have taken meny taxi in Bkk and almost all refusing turn meter on

in airport too 

[chopin2]

Having read similar stories almost on a daily basis the past year, one can conclude:

1. people bring extreme amount of money and valuables on taxis.

2. people are extremely careless and forgetful.

3. taxi drivers are extremely honest.

4.  the people involved appear to be extremely willing to tell the stories in media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[StayinThailand2much]

19 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a pathetic way to try luring the Chinese back.

Just another fake BS story made up by idiots.

Does anyone still believe these fake stories? Now every single day a taxi driver's returning a bag/wallet with tens of thousands of baht to the happy Chinese owner... 

[StayinThailand2much]

16 hours ago, fakename said:

I always keep my diamond rings in my wallet!

I never travel by taxi in Bangkok or Pattaya without my standard size wallet with 500,000 baht in it, cause I know that I can always rely on the honesty of Thailand's taxi drivers, should I leave it in their taxi. ?

Edited August 6, 2018 by StayinThailand2much

[theguyfromanotherforum]

The hub of returned wallets.

[cornishcarlos]

19 hours ago, upu2 said:

That wallet must be getting worn out now with all the times it has been handed back

 

Followed closely by the bag that contained 800,000,000 $$$

[Wallander4]