The "let's be friends" scam (live from Pattaya)

[Baron Samedi]

It will probably come as no wonder for those of you that are expats but maybe a tourist will read this. Btw mods feel free to move this post elsewhere if you think it will hep people more in another subforum. Thx

 

So the other day, I met a guy on a bus (from BKK to Pattaya), we started to talk and he asked me if I came to Pattaya alone.

 

-- Ok, spoiler. Right at this moment, your answer should be "I came with a bunch of muay thai fighters for a competition in town."-- ????

 

Anyway. So if you don't tell the guy to F off, he will ask where you stay and what your phone number is because he knows his way around and will make you meet his friends and show you the best places with the cheapest girl etc... I don't really what happens next (I mean if you meet up with him and his friends).

 

I started to have my doubts about the guy when I tested him by re-asking the same question from a different angle just to see if the answers would be different and they were. I think he also started to have his doubts when I told him I stayed in Thailand for years in the past.

 

He is obviously part of a ring (can't pull that kind of stuff on your own) but I don't think it's a violent one. They will probably make your trip to Pattaya more expensive by taking to places they have a deal with and make a profit on your sorry A.

 

As for me, when he offered to take me straight to a massage as we arrived. I told him with a smile that I didn't buy his BS. He smiled back with a "ok you got me" face and I went away. Honestly, he wasn't a bad dude. Just a dumb one I guess. I don't have a pic to share but he presented himself as a guy from Norway with a face of indian/muslim pretending to work in hotels.

 

That being said, be careful out there, dear friends ????

 

And don't be discouraged by this message. For one loser, you will meet dozens of cool people here ????

[simon43]

For heaven's sake man!  Don't you recognise a gay chat up scenario?!

[Chris.B]

"He smiled back with a "ok you got me" face and I went away. Honestly, he wasn't a bad dude. Just a dumb one I guess."

 

"he wasn't a bad dude"! 

 

No, he was just trying to rip you off of your money, cards. jewelry and passport. 

 

[Baron Samedi]

14 minutes ago, simon43 said:

For heaven's sake man!  Don't you recognise a gay chat up scenario?!

???????? Jesus, man! Didn't even cross my mind. I highly doubt it though. He was bragging too much about all the girls that he knew in Pattaya. But who knows? Maybe I avoided getting badly sxdxmized that day ????

 

14 minutes ago, Chris.B said:

"He smiled back with a "ok you got me" face and I went away. Honestly, he wasn't a bad dude. Just a dumb one I guess."

 

"he wasn't a bad dude"! 

 

No, he was just trying to rip you off of your money, cards. jewelry and passport. 

 

I mean he is a good player. He tries, it doesn't work, he lets it go. Fair play.

And quiet frankly he wasn't that talented. If you wanna scam people get your story straight first. But I feel you: he is indeed a bad guy but also a dumb guy and more dumb than bad if you ask me.

 

Some say being dumb is actually more detrimental to society than being bad????

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, Baron Samedi said:

he presented himself as a guy from Norway with a face of indian/muslim

He has the face of a Muslim [sic]?  What?  Can you distinguish the face of a Hindu?  Or a Catholic?  Or a Christian?  Or an aetheist? Or a Buddhist?    You don't know the difference between a race and a religion, do you?

 

Jesus Christ...

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

For heaven's sake man!  Don't you recognise a gay chat up scenario?!

You do?

[simon43]

21 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

You do?

As a handsome and muscular man, I have to fight off the gay guys! ????  (Hang on, I just looked in the mirror and see an old skinny guy!!)

[champers]

22 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

 

Jesus Christ...

He was Jewish, some say.

[Baron Samedi]

32 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

He has the face of a Muslim [sic]?  What?  Can you distinguish the face of a Hindu?  Or a Catholic?  Or a Christian?  Or an aetheist? Or a Buddhist?    You don't know the difference between a race and a religion, do you?

 

Jesus Christ...

You are absolutely right. He looked like an arab/indian or maybe some sort of weird mix between the two. Anyway, I'm pretty sure people (at least from Europe) know what I mean when I say "looked like a muslim". What comes to mind isn't really a malaysian guy if you know what I mean.

 

....

 

Or maybe he was malaysian... Hold on... ????

[Sparktrader]

1 hour ago, Baron Samedi said:

You are absolutely right. He looked like an arab/indian or maybe some sort of weird mix between the two. Anyway, I'm pretty sure people (at least from Europe) know what I mean when I say "looked like a muslim". What comes to mind isn't really a malaysian guy if you know what I mean.

 

....

 

Or maybe he was malaysian... Hold on... ????

He was in airport

1 hour ago, Baron Samedi said:

You are absolutely right. He looked like an arab/indian or maybe some sort of weird mix between the two. Anyway, I'm pretty sure people (at least from Europe) know what I mean when I say "looked like a muslim". What comes to mind isn't really a malaysian guy if you know what I mean.

 

....

 

Or maybe he was malaysian... Hold on... ????

I just saw him in airport with a tall ladyboy, maybe that was you

[Baron Samedi]

1 hour ago, Sparktrader said:

I just saw him in airport with a tall ladyboy, maybe that was you

That ladyboy was your reflection in a hallway mirror, you moron ????

[Sparktrader]

The whole story is pretty weak. Real scammers steal millions.

 

 

[papa al]

1 hour ago, it is what it is said:

(sic) is being used incorrectly in this context.

sick

[Baron Samedi]

1 minute ago, Sparktrader said:

The whole story is pretty weak. Real scammers steal millions.

 

Life is not a movie with con men stealing millions from a stupid rich guy. First rule in that business is to go small. Too big and you take the risk of attracting too much attention. Then you have the police coming after you and you are essentially fcked.

[jacko45k]

What a silly thread. Really hooked the trolls though!

[2baht]

11 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

I met a guy on a bus

Yeah, ok! ????

[wombat]

10 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

 

Jesus Christ...

No mention of him being a white round eye so you can scrub him off the list of suspects.

[swm59nj]

I’m always cautious when any stranger starts talking to me.  Especially if I’m in an overseas country.  
Unfortunately many of the locals here that have tried to converse with me have seemed to have a motive.  

[bobbin]

1 hour ago, wombat said:

No mention of him being a white round eye so you can scrub him off the list of suspects.

I haven't heard that phrase for decades..

 

But a quick check shows you are OG.. joined 2004. And a lot of guys in Thailand  referred to themselves as the above in the 20th century. I know because I was first time in Thailand 1971..

 

Now, we're all farang..

[Lemsta69]

11 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

He has the face of a Muslim [sic]?  What?  Can you distinguish the face of a Hindu?  Or a Catholic?  Or a Christian?  Or an aetheist? Or a Buddhist?    You don't know the difference between a race and a religion, do you?

 

Jesus Christ...

you do know that Muslims are required to wear beards don't you? but they shave to their mustaches. it's a dead giveaway.

[Lacessit]

I've been occasionally told I look like a policeman, based on my facial impassivity. Men don't strike up a conversation with me, so I can discount this scam.

OTOH, I am a sitting duck for women I find attractive.

 

[Leaver]

 

He owned the massage shop.  ???? 

[Andycoops]

My stock answer is I've been living here for the last 10 years so have no requirement for a 'tour guide' is an effective way of saying p*** off in my experience.

[CH1961]

15 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

I met a guy on a bus (from BKK to Pattaya), we started to talk and he asked me if I came to Pattaya alone.

No one has ever approached me on the bus ... 

[Leaver]

28 minutes ago, CH1961 said:

No one has ever approached me on the bus ... 

 

What bar does she work in?  ???? 

[Sparktrader]

5 hours ago, swm59nj said:

I’m always cautious when any stranger starts talking to me.  Especially if I’m in an overseas country.  
Unfortunately many of the locals here that have tried to converse with me have seemed to have a motive.  

Nobody would make friends if everyone is scared to talk

[Sparktrader]

2 hours ago, Andycoops said:

My stock answer is I've been living here for the last 10 years so have no requirement for a 'tour guide' is an effective way of saying p*** off in my experience.

No speak Inglis

[Rimmer]

Some grammar police posts and replies have been removed as they will always, as demonstrated here hijack the topic.

 

4. Proofread your post first as poor grammar and spelling can make a post difficult to understand. Posts regarding spelling and grammar can derail a topic and can also appear intolerant and unhelpful.

[BusyB]

20 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

???????? Jesus, man! Didn't even cross my mind. I highly doubt it though. He was bragging too much about all the girls that he knew in Pattaya. But who knows? Maybe I avoided getting badly sxdxmized that day ????

 

I mean he is a good player. He tries, it doesn't work, he lets it go. Fair play.

And quiet frankly he wasn't that talented. If you wanna scam people get your story straight first. But I feel you: he is indeed a bad guy but also a dumb guy and more dumb than bad if you ask me.

 

Some say being dumb is actually more detrimental to society than being bad????

Bit like junkmail - some poor lonely sod'll bite.

[papa al]

16 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

First rule in that business is to go small

Good to know.

What is 2nd & 3rd rules?