Fund set up amid claims 83 year old Brit was held prisoner near Bangkok while Thais siphoned off his pension

[elliss]

 

 The old timer , should have made his way home to the UK , years ago .

           

[Somtamnication]

Disgusting. I am sure a high wai and 500b fine will do. Shame shame shame.

[Somtamnication]

7 minutes ago, elliss said:

 

 The old timer , should have made his way home to the UK , years ago .

           

You are right, he deserved this!  Ridiculous!

[Bob A Kneale]

1 hour ago, bander said:

Boiler room scammer got what he deserved, please find the scumbag who have been scamming this elderly and sick foreigner for months.

Who are you accusing of being a boiler room scammer, the old boy or his rescuer?

[Destiny1990]

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

A disturbing sinister story unfolds with arrests I hope????

We will never hear anything about this issue again is far more likely.

[rwill]

He was being held a prisoner but his captors just let him walk out...

 

[sawadee1947]

2 hours ago, car720 said:

Rule no.1

Never be worth more dead than alive.

They took his money but left his life because more would come.

......if it is a true story. Maybe fake as many in these days ????

[norfolkandchance]

Note to self. Remove egg from face.

[Huckenfell]

2 hours ago, champers said:

... or an expat being scammed by a compatriot running a boiler room operation in Thailand. 

What is all this <deleted> got to do with the old man in particular ?

[Jonathan Swift]

2 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:

Thais know they can do what they want to foreigners without recourse from the police/law

Truly repugnant quagmire of a place

Well then, I hope you don't live here, because most people like it just fine. People who see nothing but negatives are merely projecting what's inside themselves.

[ronaldo0]

Scam . Splitting cash with the old guy or giving him 25% 

Declan James is a known scammer from what I know from people who know him????

[MadMuhammad]

2 hours ago, giddyup said:

True? Who knows. Maybe he just ran out of money.

Oh god. Now we’re gonna hear this repeated ad nauseam

[cardinalblue]

Do you how many Thai families/individual live off the principle income of a pensioner/foreigner in LOS?

 

Sadly, thousands....

[cheapcanuck]

I have to be a sceptic here and call this story B S. Looks to be a scam to have fools and their money part ways. Don't fall for it peeps.

[Canuck1966]

9 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

Well then, I hope you don't live here, because most people like it just fine. People who see nothing but negatives are merely projecting what's inside themselves.

there are none so blind as those who will not see

[UbonThani]

6 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

there are none so blind as those who will not see

they need glasses

[Huckenfell]

15 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

Do you how many Thai families/individual live off the principle income of a pensioner/foreigner in LOS?

 

Sadly, thousands....

But if the pensioner in particular is happy with this, thats his business.

 

[dogfish180]

"Amazing Trusted Thailand" ????

[Vigilante]

3 hours ago, AlexRich said:

One of the dangers of growing old in Thailand ... make sure your family do not have a history of dementia ... because then your fate is tied to the kindness (or unkindness) of strangers.

I know a guy just like that..only worse

He has no family whatsoever back home, none here, zero thai language and dementia is already takin hold.

[miamiman123]

No surprise here! 

[barney42bb]

if Your dumb enough to disclose what assets you have to these one track minded people....

 

Go Thailand.....Enjoy yourself,Pay your way,Respect the law and customs. It can never be home to foreigners, whereby you have rights.

 

You will be a tolerated guest(s) at best.

[FritsSikkink]

3 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:

Thais know they can do what they want to foreigners without recourse from the police/law

Truly repugnant quagmire of a place

Absolute BS

[bodga]

TV  should remove this  begging thread.

[kingofthemountain]

The whole story sounds like another gofundme scam

some basics checks should be done before posting a story like that

TV is here becoming a part of the scam, giving a public audience to the money collect

[norfolkandchance]

The thread will run and run.

[kingofthemountain]

1 minute ago, norfolkandchance said:

The thread will run and run.

unfortunately yes

If you read the ''story'' a lot of red lights already turned on

a family in UK go ''on line'' rather than go to police

a ''rescuer'' with a backstory of being a crook

an immediate call for funds on internet

come on....

[Abmong]

This sounds like a scam. He could have just gotten the guy out of there or called the police. The British Embassy with repatriate the man for free if he wants to go home to the UK. Why would they need £2000

[pineapple01]

Many like that up country.

[Boycie]

The story has been updated on https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/d-theodore

 

 

All the money raised so far should be held and not released, until it is known if this is a scam or not?

Edited May 19, 2020 by Boycie
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[kingofthemountain]

16 minutes ago, Boycie said:

The story has been updated on https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/d-theodore

 

 

All the money raised so far should be held and not released, until it is known if this is a scam or not?

In the ''storyboard'' by the ''rescuer'' write

 

''This afternoon have spoken to the British conuslate in Bangkok , and have been advised to seek help from family members , and friends back in the Uk , they also mentioned setting up a go-fund me campaign . Sad to see that after many years fighting for Queen and Country , when in your hour of need , it seems the wheels of support turn very slowly . sad but true SO HERE WE ARE'' 

 

imo It should be very intersting to find a way and see if the British consulate in Bangkok can confirm this one, if someone on TV have a contact please ask

them

 

Edited May 19, 2020 by kingofthemountain