Popular Post snoop1130 Posted August 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2023 A 78 year old Thai monk from Rat Samakkhi Temple in Chon Buri urged police to track down a woman who swindled over 800,000 baht from him. The monk added that he will forgive her and stop the legal process if she presents herself to the police and take responsibility for her actions. The community leader, Yotsadhammo Puangsisang, accompanied the monk to the Plutaluang Police Station to file a complaint against the scammer on July 29. However, the case had not developed, so Yotsadhammo reached out to Channel 3 to spread his story and pressured the suspect. Yotsadhammo revealed to the media that the woman first asked for money from him in April last year. She made the monk feel sorry for her by saying she had been made bankrupt and lost everything in her life. The woman asked for money so she could travel back home to the central province of Chantaburi but did not have enough money to fill up her car with fuel. Yotsadhammo decided to support her. By Petch Petpailin Caption: Photo via Facebook/ เน ชั่น โพสต์ นิวส์ Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/monks-plea-thai-woman-scams-78-year-old-monk-of-800000-baht -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-08-15 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted August 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2023 Was that his retirement fund? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BangkokReady Posted August 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2023 Wow. An average 50,000 baht per month for 16 months! A strange situation for sure. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 9 hours ago, KannikaP said: Was that his retirement fund? A fund for a rainy day... it poured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmj Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Boy that was some expensive fuel. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted August 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2023 In fairness she did drive an empty fuel tanker ???? 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 9 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The woman asked for money so she could travel back home to the central province of Chantaburi but did not have enough money to fill up her car with fuel. Yotsadhammo decided to support he So he gave her 800,000 baht to fill up her petrol tank, doing good deeds is one thing but being gullible to this extent is a crime. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neeray Posted August 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2023 Woman scamming Monk instead of Monk doing the scamming. This sounds like Karma to me. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BangkokReady Posted August 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2023 36 minutes ago, ezzra said: So he gave her 800,000 baht to fill up her petrol tank, doing good deeds is one thing but being gullible to this extent is a crime. It says that he agreed to "support her" and the whole thing lasted more than a year, so it sounds like he agreed to effectively pay her a wage. Whether he simply did that out of the kindness of his heart or if he was getting something out of it is another question. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: It says that he agreed to "support her" and the whole thing lasted more than a year, so it sounds like he agreed to effectively pay her a wage. Whether he simply did that out of the kindness of his heart or if he was getting something out of it is another question. Exactly, a few extras and happy endings, naughty boy. ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted August 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2023 10 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The woman asked for money so she could travel back home to the central province of Chantaburi 800,000 baht??? Did she go via London, Paris, New York with 5 friends? ???? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo18 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 10 hours ago, snoop1130 said: A 78 year old Thai monk from Rat Samakkhi Temple in Chon Buri urged police to track down a woman who swindled over 800,000 baht from him. I´ve heard that money was needed for an retirement extension.......???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retarius Posted August 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2023 Silly me, here's me thinking that Buddhist monks were not supposed to have cash. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 29 minutes ago, retarius said: Silly me, here's me thinking that Buddhist monks were not supposed to have cash. Thai buddhism is different! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, retarius said: Silly me, here's me thinking that Buddhist monks were not supposed to have cash. He must have sold a lot of amulets. (Note the police got nowhere so he appealed to the media.) Edited August 16, 2023 by mikebell extra thoughts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 More money than sense ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Scammer scams Scammer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Full story; He has known her for 20yrs and gave her his monthly pension. So how did he get cashed up? The cops need to check his money trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Probably wasn't his money but temple funds, if so he was misusing money that wasn't his. A naughty saffron robed philanthropist. I think he was getting his fair share which is why he wont press charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post circa02 Posted August 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, 2baht said: Thai buddhism is different! Thai Buddhism the name of the game is cash. There's a reason the most active place for lottery ticket sales is in the temple car park and the most wished request is to get rich themselves. Give money, pray for money, take a ticket... Fundamental flawed adoption of Buddhism, but not so bad when you compare it to any interpretation of Islam or sacrifice the kids to Father Fiddler of Christianity Edited August 16, 2023 by circa02 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Questions will be asked about where he got the money. I suspect he has more. And why would she ask for 800,000 in order just to get home? They may have a relationship. This is a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes. The Monk and the Old Friend. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, retarius said: Silly me, here's me thinking that Buddhist monks were not supposed to have cash. That may be the rule but does not apply to Thai monks In fact not many rules seem to apply to them! Edited August 16, 2023 by prakhonchai nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 800k Baht Must be a farang on Non-Imm O-A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 How does a monk get 800,000 baht? They dont work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseThailand Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 4 hours ago, glegolo18 said: I´ve heard that money was needed for an retirement extension.......???? The monk is a foreigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitPudding Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 World's worst journalism. What was the scam? How did she get the 800k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I'm not sure what the scam was. The woman asked for money. The monk gave her money. Maybe the woman lied about what the money would be used for. Or about her marital status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitPudding Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) The real crime is: how the F does a monk have more cash in the bank than me? Lol ???? We hear a lot about "poor Thais" from the white knights - hell I even subscribed to that philosophy when fist came here - but it's all BS. Edited August 16, 2023 by FruitPudding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 For a 78 year old Thai monk to have 800,000 baht in his pocket, seems to me to be a little suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 20 hours ago, soalbundy said: Probably wasn't his money but temple funds, if so he was misusing money that wasn't his. A naughty saffron robed philanthropist. I think he was getting his fair share which is why he wont press charges. It's possible. It could also be a load of nonsense too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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