webfact Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Hua Hin: Complainants claim 2 million baht con booking pool villa Thai caption: Accommodation booking con Representatives of 50 people who say they were conned in a Hua Hin pool villa booking scam went to register a complaint with the computer crime police. Some said they had entered booking details on a famous website and just hours later a man called "Best" had come online claiming to be the owner. He said that if the booking site was bypassed he would give them a special deal and a chance to win a phone and gold. They fell for this. When they transferred the money - 10,000 baht which was 6K for the night rental and 4K security deposit - "Best" disappeared. Others among the victims say that their credit card details were shared and goods were purchased on their cards. They blamed the site that was not named. Losses amount to 2 million baht. Sources close to Thai PBS said that the property concerned is on Soi 45, Nong Kae sub-district. But the owner has never heard of "Best". The claimants said that people should always book through the site to avoid being conned. Source: ThaiPBS -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-10-24 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 so gave up credit card details with a hope of winning some gold or phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 fall for it every time,if it looks too good to be true, then it obviously is, the old GOLD trick hauled them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Lambs to the Slaughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: win a phone and gold This is an offer no Thai can refuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 The website most likely will deny liability as in the terms and conditions there will be a clause like doing not make any transactions directly With an owner and not using the website’ or something along those lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Best's new BFF's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 In all fairness to these people, I booked a flight with a well known UK travel/ticket intermediary and came back to find my visa had been charged £11,000 for new flat screens tvs. Apparently someone rang up the bank (Tsb) said they were me, and the daft bank sent them a new card to a new address ! someone working for the large company is basically just passing on details to a fraudster friend - simple as that. I'd check the criminal records of those recently employed first. FYI - Bank admitted their mistake and paid out £200 in compo to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Thais caught by their own greed. How appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 21 hours ago, webfact said: He said that if the booking site was bypassed he would give them a special deal and a chance to win a phone and gold. Dangle the worm.. the fish will surely come to bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 12:22 AM, RichardColeman said: In all fairness to these people, I booked a flight with a well known UK travel/ticket intermediary and came back to find my visa had been charged £11,000 for new flat screens tvs. Apparently someone rang up the bank (Tsb) said they were me, and the daft bank sent them a new card to a new address ! someone working for the large company is basically just passing on details to a fraudster friend - simple as that. I'd check the criminal records of those recently employed first. FYI - Bank admitted their mistake and paid out £200 in compo to me. Thomas Cooke ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 11:27 AM, rebo said: This is an offer no Thai can refuse. Imagine if it was a gold phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, steven100 said: and I'll take 10. Where do I send the money????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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