Phuket warns of fraudsters using Phuket police ID cards to ask for money from victims

[webfact]

 

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

Phuket – Phuket Police are warning people as fraudsters are using police identification to ask for money from victims.

 

The Phuket Provincial Police has announced a warning stating that are not involved with any scammers. 

 

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[smedly]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Phuket Police are warning people as fraudsters are using police identification to ask for money from victims.

so why would they give money to fake police ? - that is a question that needs answered

 

the message in this story is almost waying - only give money to genuine real cops - not the scam fraudstes lol

[darksidedog]

4 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Yet western traffic fines are 30x higher.

That is of course daylight robbery, although the money does end up in the public coffers, while here the numbers might be lower amounts, but it is blatant robbery, with the money going into the cops pockets, with the only moot point being if they have genuine ID or dodgy.

[Sparktrader]

Id rather pay 200 baht to one person than $400 to a crooked govt that wastes the money on rubbish.

[chilli42]

So now all is ready for the expected influx of tourists.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Phuket Provincial Police has announced a warning stating that are not involved with any scammers. 

????

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Yet western traffic fines are 30x higher.

Maybe 30x more higher fines would stop 30x more higher deaths on the road ? Sounds a fair trade to me

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

As I only ever hand over money to the RTP with a receiptat a check stop or Police station, then all this shows is that it is NORMAL for the Pol;ice to ask for money. Simple do not pay them meet them at the station the next day. 

[Purdey]

The report might have gone into more detail about how to tell the difference between a fake and a genuine ID. Does the fake badge have Keystone or it for example?

[Liverpool Lou]

On 4/23/2022 at 11:07 AM, smedly said:

so why would they give money to fake police ? - that is a question that needs answered

Because on a mobile app the victims have been persuaded that they are dealing with real RTP, not phone scammers.  Read the link.

[Liverpool Lou]

Some posters need to read the link.  This is not about real police officers being protected as not being scammers, it's about phone scammers convincing victims that they are real police officers.

[BangkokReady]

On 4/23/2022 at 3:25 PM, RichardColeman said:

Maybe 30x more higher fines would stop 30x more higher deaths on the road ? Sounds a fair trade to me

Distinctly lacking in "Thainess" though...

[BangkokReady]

6 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Some posters need to read the link.  This is not about real police officers being protected as not being scammers, it's about phone scammers convincing victims that they are real police officers.

I think you're missing the point.  People are having a little joke about Thai police based on what is written in the post.

[Meat Pie 47]

On 4/23/2022 at 12:52 PM, darksidedog said:

That is of course daylight robbery, although the money does end up in the public coffers, while here the numbers might be lower amounts, but it is blatant robbery, with the money going into the cops pockets, with the only moot point being if they have genuine ID or dodgy.

Where I live

How much is a fine for using your phone while driving WA?

 

 

If you touch your device while driving to do anything to start, end or change your navigation, even when secured in a mounting, you will receive a $1000 fine and 4 demerit points.

[Liverpool Lou]

13 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

13 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Some posters need to read the link.  This is not about real police officers being protected as not being scammers, it's about phone scammers convincing victims that they are real police officers.

I think you're missing the point.  People are having a little joke about Thai police based on what is written in the post.

I think you're missing the point, posters are having a dig at real police officers who are not involved in the scams reported here.  

[CharlieH]

A number of derogatotory defamatory remarks and responses removed.

 

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[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I think you're missing the point, posters are having a dig at real police officers who are not involved in the scams reported here.  

Whether they're involved in the scam in question is irrelevant.