47 minutes ago, HarryHusky said:

he brought it with him

He took it into the toilet ???

2 minutes ago, yang123 said:

He took it into the toilet ???

yeah, it wasn't a big bag. not like a wheeled luggage, just the big bagpack, I could show pic here but that's against forum's rule

10 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Well,  not much more you can do. Sounds like he's done a runner / bender whatever you want to call it.

He should have had the decency to contact you and let you know what his problem is.  

I've exhausted many options, called the Tourist Police, made an announcement in Jungceylon, contacted his friends in the US & in Thailand. Will wait out til later afternoon, if no news then I'll call it a runner/bender. 

Did you check out the bars in Soi Paradise?

1 hour ago, HarryHusky said:

I've exhausted many options, called the Tourist Police, made an announcement in Jungceylon, contacted his friends in the US & in Thailand. Will wait out til later afternoon, if no news then I'll call it a runner/bender. 

still no sign?

 

11 hours ago, HarryHusky said:

just a few hundred dollars. It's a phone. 

I take it he broke his phone while here in Thailand? 

IDK, he is 32 years young, familiar with travel, think he will find his way. 

Guess he could have been robbed or kidnapped, but for what?  Sounds like he did not have much money if he had to borrow the $300 for a phone.

 

13 hours ago, HarryHusky said:

I tried, but they don't speak English to understand my concern. I called up Tourist Police, and they had already asked the Mall to make the announcement, so now waiting if we'll hear anything back.

so... let me get this straight.

friend goes missing in Jungceylon and what you do is search the internet for a forum to post in, find ThaiVisa, create a new account here and post on the forum asking what to do ?

21 minutes ago, tgw said:

so... let me get this straight.

friend goes missing in Jungceylon and what you do is search the internet for a forum to post in, find ThaiVisa, create a new account here and post on the forum asking what to do ?

It did get many concerned members trying to help. Perhaps they thought it was a child lost in the shopping center.

Someone even suggested he may have been kidnapped from the toilets in broad daylight in a busy shopping center!

If the whole thing is true, it's obvious the guy got a free phone from his boyfriend, wanted it, not him and disappeared.

Move on Harry Husky.

1 hour ago, tgw said:

so... let me get this straight.

friend goes missing in Jungceylon and what you do is search the internet for a forum to post in, find ThaiVisa, create a new account here and post on the forum asking what to do ?

Yep, well some of the advices here are pretty legitimate. Let's just say the individual I'm referring to could've gone through foul-plays—if you knew the line of work he's in.

37 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

It did get many concerned members trying to help. Perhaps they thought it was a child lost in the shopping center.

Someone even suggested he may have been kidnapped from the toilets in broad daylight in a busy shopping center!

If the whole thing is true, it's obvious the guy got a free phone from his boyfriend, wanted it, not him and disappeared.

Move on Harry Husky.

We were drinking the night before, and he was heavily intoxicated—he was sick when we checked out. I don't quite care abt the phone honestly, I was just trying to find ways to find out if he's okay, before I leave.

52 minutes ago, HarryHusky said:

We were drinking the night before, and he was heavily intoxicated—he was sick when we checked out. I don't quite care abt the phone honestly, I was just trying to find ways to find out if he's okay, before I leave.

mate this does sound like he just did a runner 

2 hours ago, HarryHusky said:

We were drinking the night before, and he was heavily intoxicated....

Who has paid the bill? You? Him? 50\50?

I am just trying to understand if he was taking advantage of you

in some ways before to do the last run with the new phone.

About the new phone i don't get it, how someone who has more money than you

can borrow you money or ask you to buy a phone for him? What was the storyboard?

3 hours ago, Skallywag said:

I take it he broke his phone while here in Thailand? 

IDK, he is 32 years young, familiar with travel, think he will find his way. 

Guess he could have been robbed or kidnapped, but for what?  Sounds like he did not have much money if he had to borrow the $300 for a phone.

 

He borrowed $300 for a new phone, then ran off.

Didn't buy a new phone but showed you one he already had.

 

It's a con trick, he made $300 then disappeared.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

He borrowed $300 for a new phone, then ran off.

Didn't buy a new phone but showed you one he already had.

 

It's a con trick, he made $300 then disappeared.

A 1 year ''work'' for only 300$ sound like a very little earner

unless he has had a lot of free things paid by the OP at every meet (Drinks, foods...)

Perhaps ....

prior to his disappearance the friend (whose affluence was attested to by his bank books) carelessly lost his credit and ATM cards as well as his old phone - that's why he couldnt afford to buy a replacement phone.  

4 minutes ago, yang123 said:

Perhaps ....

prior to his disappearance the friend (whose affluence was attested to by his bank books) carelessly lost his credit and ATM cards as well as his old phone - that's why he couldnt afford to buy a replacement phone.  

Still he could go to the bank desk with the book bank and his passport and have some cash deliver

unless he has carelessly lost his bank book and passport too

4 hours ago, HarryHusky said:

Yep, well some of the advices here are pretty legitimate. Let's just say the individual I'm referring to could've gone through foul-plays—if you knew the line of work he's in.

“if you knew the line of work he’s in.” ….hmmmmm (puffing Sherlock pipe)…must be Black Op’s in Patong…I suspected this 60 posts ago, yes, it’s all clear now, Watson, the Colonel's back in town…

4 hours ago, HarryHusky said:

Yep, well some of the advices here are pretty legitimate. Let's just say the individual I'm referring to could've gone through foul-plays—if you knew the line of work he's in.

Only a stab in the dark, but is he some kind of scammer or confidence trickster?  ????

Clue please, OP

40 minutes ago, yang123 said:

5 hours ago, HarryHusky said:

Yep, well some of the advices here are pretty legitimate. Let's just say the individual I'm referring to could've gone through foul-plays—if you knew the line of work he's in.

Only a stab in the dark, but is he some kind of scammer or confidence trickster?  ????

Clue please, OP

Another stab in the dark...boiler room!

And the end result is.................................??????

57 minutes ago, xylophone said:

And the end result is.................................??????

............ a vast number of people totally unaffected by this event (or actually IN  Phuket!!)  needed to chip in with 6 pages of inane comment and supposition. ????

2 hours ago, xylophone said:

And the end result is.................................??????

The OP is someone to be avoided. Wouldn't be the first time I've had to give some mong the slip. 555