French duo’s extortion plan fails to baguette away with it in Phuket

[madone]

why would anyone in their right mind put together a scam that involves taking locals for less than 100 bucks? 

high exposure, low yield -- it's just stupid and makes zero sense.
 

[soalbundy]

3 hours ago, James9999 said:

You know I sometimes feel half the people in England speaking English aren't native English speakers.

and those that are can't speak English correctly.

[madone]

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French duo’s extortion plan fails to baguette away with it in Phuket

what an utterly stupid headline

[Patong2021]

 

3 hours ago, Tarteso said:

They can be Swiss, the western part of Switzerland is French-speaking, three cantons are bilingual: in Bern, Fribourg and Valais, French and German are spoken.

 

Belgian, Monaco or from Luxembourg too. 

[AngryMan]

Unless, the Thai Guys real name is Jussie (Somchai) Smellit?🤔

What you say! In shock and horrror! A Thai telling a Lie, never!

Case solved...

[Tarteso]

48 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

 

Belgian, Monaco or from Luxembourg too. 

😂Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Republic), Democratic Republic of Congo (D. R.)

 

[Kwausie]

He was on the phone, why didn’t he get quick photo when threatened or at least get photo of license plate or memorise plate and report straight away as think have done before or will do again, it’s not hard to run out of money here when you’re dumb and full of cum!

[SingAPorn]

For me it's hard to make a difference when an east european speaks english or when any french speaking person does.

[ukrules]

4 hours ago, madone said:

why would anyone in their right mind put together a scam that involves taking locals for less than 100 bucks? 

high exposure, low yield -- it's just stupid and makes zero sense.

 

I would assume that they are some of the dumbest humans alive.

[Reddavy]

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Two foreign men, believed to be French nationals, reportedly attempted to extort 2,000 baht from a Thai tourist in the Patong area of Phuket on Monday.

 

The Thai victim shared his shocking experience on Monday, October 28, with Phuket Times to warn other tourists and to urge action from the local police. The victim revealed that the incident took place on Sai Gor Road in the Patong sub-district on Monday night.

 

He explained that he parked his motorcycle on the left lane of the road to answer a phone call. While he was on the phone, two foreign men approached him on a black motorcycle. One of them tapped him on the shoulder and demanded 2,000 baht in cash.

 

According to the Thai man, the foreigners then threatened him and appeared as if they were about to harm him, prompting him to quickly ride away on his motorcycle. He stated that he was frightened but had to compose himself to escape from the foreign suspects.

 

The victim believed that the two foreigners were French nationals due to their accents while speaking English, although he was not entirely certain of this assumption.

 

He expressed confidence that he was not the first victim of these two foreigners, deducing from their actions and body language, which displayed no signs of fear or hesitation. The man urged anyone who had experienced a similar situation to come forward and share their accounts to warn others.

 

The victim added that he had never known or expected the Patong area to have become a dangerous place and a haven for foreign criminals.

 

Many online commenters asked the man to share any dashcam footage from his motorcycle as evidence, while others urged him to file a complaint with the police and seek security camera footage to support his claim.

 

A Thai woman commented that she had previously witnessed a group of Russian nationals begging for money on Phuket’s beaches and attached a video of the alleged suspects.

 

Another Thai man claimed in the comments section that some French nationals in Phuket regularly carried knuckledusters and other weapons, with some even possessing illegal firearms.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo by Joshua Forbes via Unsplash

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-10-30

 

 

Doubt they were frogs. My money is on a couple of cossacks 🤷🏼

[PingRoundTheWorld]

On 10/30/2024 at 11:51 AM, snoop1130 said:

Another Thai man claimed in the comments section that some French nationals in Phuket regularly carried knuckledusters and other weapons, with some even possessing illegal firearms.

When I lived in Phuket every year around high season Phuket was full of various French (Algerian) gangs, resulting in daily fights and problems. Probably same guys. Absolute filth that Thailand does not need and should not tolerate.

[madone]

4 hours ago, Tarteso said:

😂Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Republic), Democratic Republic of Congo (D. R.)

 

predictable response, though more subtle and arriving later than expected

[PingRoundTheWorld]

42 minutes ago, Kwausie said:

He was on the phone, why didn’t he get quick photo when threatened or at least get photo of license plate or memorise plate

Probably because he was busy not being stabbed??

[Keeps]

9 hours ago, James9999 said:

Might have been Belgian or French Canadian. Either way remarkable a Thai can recognise English with a French accent.

Perhaps they were wearing black and white stripey jumpers, had strings of onions around their necks, smelt of garlic and had handlebar moustaches....

[James9999]

6 hours ago, Jiggo said:

Had a similar problem in London when a Black man approached me while I was withdrawing cash, funny how a very load Ferk Off works.

In London I am surprised yo went stabbed for telling somebody to eff off

[KannikaP]

10 hours ago, Old Croc said:

They were clearly French as the clever play of words in the headline indicates?

 

 plan fails to baguette away with it in Phuket

I think that Petch Petpailin want to be a part-time comedian. 555

[john donson]

can't wait for an update to see those 'french' 

[Kinok Farang]

Maybe French but it's a knocking bet that they don't look like the average Pierre.

[Kinok Farang]

7 hours ago, soalbundy said:

and those that are can't speak English correctly.

Why do you fink that?

[soalbundy]

10 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:

Why do you fink that?

Wot?

[Old Croc]

On 10/31/2024 at 8:54 AM, shackleton said:

I am not sure which has the worse reputation for ripping people off Phuket or Pattaya these quality Tourists need sorting out 😱

It's amazing that these massive tourist areas with their millions of annual visitors also have so many rip-offs, scammers and criminal activity. 

 

I can't understand the reasons.

[Kinok Farang]

5 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Wot?

Nuffin.

[soalbundy]

Just now, Kinok Farang said:

Nuffin.

nuff said innit

[jcojco]

On 10/31/2024 at 7:13 AM, Olof Karlsson said:

2000 thb,big deal. Fantastic that a thai man can hear that they had a french accent when they spoke  English. Could it not had been a russian or a chinese accent. 

or a north african accent by the way ... 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

On 10/31/2024 at 4:50 AM, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

He expressed confidence that he was not the first victim of these two foreigners, deducing from their actions and body language, which displayed no signs of fear or hesitation."

 

"The victim believed that the two foreigners were French nationals due to their accents while speaking English, although he was not entirely certain of this assumption".

[Liverpool Lou]

On 10/31/2024 at 7:31 AM, James9999 said:

remarkable a Thai can recognise English with a French accent.

"The victim believed that the two foreigners were French nationals due to their accents while speaking English, although he was not entirely certain of this assumption".