2 Thai taxi drivers deceived by scam passenger posing as wealthy man

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Two Thai taxi drivers urged Channel 3 and the media to issue a warning after they were deceived by a scam passenger who posed as a wealthy man.

 

The drivers lost valuable amulets, a mobile phone, and 2,000 baht.

 

The Thai taxi drivers were identified as 54 year old Yanyong Pongkit and 35 year old Nopporn Chewanitjakun. Yanyong revealed that he lost his valuable amulets to the scammer while Nopporn lost her mobile phone and 2,000 baht in cash.

 

Yanyong said he met the cheating passenger on Thepharak Road in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok on Tuesday, September 26. Yanyong said the scammer looked trustworthy and rich. The scammer told him he owned a car dealership in the area.

During the ride, the scam passenger could be heard on the phone with another taxi driver. After hanging up, the scammer told Yanyong that he had hired another taxi driver to pick up car parts for him but the driver was unreliable because he was an alcoholic.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ ตระเวนข่าว3

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-28

 

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American TikToker condemns Bangkok taxi driver for trying to rip him off
by Petch Petpailin

 

An American TikToker condemned a Thai taxi driver in Bangkok for trying to rip him off by refusing to use a meter and charging him 300 baht for a trip to Khao San Road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1307728-american-tiktoker-condemns-bangkok-taxi-driver-for-trying-to-rip-him-off/

 

[klauskunkel]

I see your taxi scam whistleblower, and I raise you two scammed taxi drivers!

[harleyclarkey]

You gotta laugh...the stupidity of them!

Well anyway that's a turnaround¬¬

[hellohello123]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Two Thai taxi drivers urged Channel 3 and the media to issue a warning after they were deceived by a scam passenger who posed as a wealthy man.

 

The drivers lost valuable amulets, a mobile phone, and 2,000 baht.

 

The Thai taxi drivers were identified as 54 year old Yanyong Pongkit and 35 year old Nopporn Chewanitjakun. Yanyong revealed that he lost his valuable amulets to the scammer while Nopporn lost her mobile phone and 2,000 baht in cash.

 

Yanyong said he met the cheating passenger on Thepharak Road in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok on Tuesday, September 26. Yanyong said the scammer looked trustworthy and rich. The scammer told him he owned a car dealership in the area.

During the ride, the scam passenger could be heard on the phone with another taxi driver. After hanging up, the scammer told Yanyong that he had hired another taxi driver to pick up car parts for him but the driver was unreliable because he was an alcoholic.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ ตระเวนข่าว3

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-28

 

- 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.

 

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Is this one of those modern driverless cars, that theyve been talking about?

[Dogmatix]

I was picked up by a cab driver who was in tears because he was scammed by a couple who looked wealthy and talked as if they were.  He picked them up in Pathum Thani and asked him to pay the expressway fee as they needed to go to an ATM.  He took them to an ATM in Sukhumvit and they just scarpered. Nice.

[shackleton]

Well that's a turn round Taxi drivers now  getting scammed ???? 

What is the world coming to ????

[hotchilli]

38 minutes ago, shackleton said:

Well that's a turn round Taxi drivers now  getting scammed ???? 

What is the world coming to ????

Revenge,

[ezzra]

The well known proverb 'the shoe on the other foot' pops to minds...

[DjSilver]

Woow, any Thai that gets scammed especially Taxi drivers are good news. We need more Thais getting scammed, since they scam so many foreigners. However, this was even a Thai scamming a Thai ????

[Mintyy]

Thai on Thai Scam

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, hellohello123 said:

Is this one of those modern driverless cars, that theyve been talking about?

No. The steering wheel on Thai cars is on the right. In the image the driver is taking a mobile nap.......????

[Cake Monster]

Oh ! The irony

[Jonathan Swift]

Feel bad for these guys because most taxi drivers are good honest people, and in this case they were betrayed by their own. When you are a nice guy you tend to trust others a little too much sometimes. I have had many very pleasant rides with the good guys, often a fun challenge in trying to crack jokes and just converse with minimal language overlap. I've had drivers many times go out of their way to find me after I left things in their cabs. 

[Sigmund]

No scam should be applauded. No scam should be tolerated like those by some dishonest taxi drivers at Suvarnabhumi airport who refuse the meter or add absurd toll fees and other extras. This gives out a horrific image of the country. Such taxi scams may seem superficial at first, but can have deeper consequences and deter many investors big or small from bringing money in Thailand.

Edited September 28, 2023 by Sigmund

[Deserted]

Taxi drivers being ripped off, so they are on the receiving end sometimes. What a shame.