churchill Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 A woman from Thailand lured five Swedish men into paying for plane tickets to Sweden. The men all realised they had been tricked at the arrivals gate at Arlanda Airport when the woman never showed up. Unbeknown to each other, all five men had online contact with the woman who they had met on the internet, according to new agency TT. Following a number of email exchanges she had agreed to meet them in person in Sweden. Each of the men had sent 13,000 kronor to pay for her ticket. As the men gathered expectantly at the arrivals gate at Arlanda airport on Friday, it soon became apparent they were the victims of a fraudulent scheme. After the plane landed, the woman never showed up and the men realised en masse they had been tricked into paying for tickets that were never bought. Two of the men have now filed a police report against the woman. http://www.thelocal.se/22990/20091031/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onnut Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 They send money to a women they have never met and then complain when she does a no show. These guys are a bunch of wollys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumfoord Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallForeigner Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I'm really wondering how many such "tickets" are being paid for. I know two guys who claim that they sent money to their Thai ex-girlfriends to buy a ticket to visit them and the girl never showed up.... How many actually do it and after they realise their mistake they are ashamed and will never talk about it to anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave111223 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 How do they even know it was a women from Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt60 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Is there a process or requirement for visa for Thai's to visit Sweden ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimate Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Well i never,thats a new one ,sending money to a girl you never met on the internet so she could come and visit you ,something new every day. Sorry i meant to say one born every minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBombadil Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I'm really wondering how many such "tickets" are being paid for. I know two guys who claim that they sent money to their Thai ex-girlfriends to buy a ticket to visit them and the girl never showed up.... How many actually do it and after they realise their mistake they are ashamed and will never talk about it to anyone? In certain countries it's a no no to say I have been fooled. There people just digest quietly what ever happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 The scam artist certainly had a rich sense of humor. It is a very common scam but no so common to have a crowd of poor suckers waiting for you at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yabaaaa Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Eeeeeeeeeek reminds me of "Emily" wasn't she a "lady" too? oooooerrrrrrrrrr "she's Gorgeous" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) In these days of etickets it's so much easier to buy the ticket on the internet and emai it to her. Or hasn't Internet reached Sweden yet? Edited October 31, 2009 by PattayaParent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 The scam artist certainly had a rich sense of humor. It is a very common scam but no so common to have a crowd of poor suckers waiting for you at the same time! I wonder how many swedish blokes are glad they didn't meet her at the airport. Hilarious scam. Maybe she flew over anyway and watched the fun from afar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Swedes, nil; Turnips, five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I think there was a case like this in the book "Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Eeeeeeeeeek reminds me of "Emily" wasn't she a "lady" too? oooooerrrrrrrrrr "she's Gorgeous" Is that a photo of the winner of the Miss Bratislava beauty pageant? What would be interesting is a run down of the swedish boys demographics including age, education, occupations and IQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 The scam artist certainly had a rich sense of humor. It is a very common scam but no so common to have a crowd of poor suckers waiting for you at the same time! Yeah, that's the part that made me laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Is the news agency a reputable one? I find it hard to believe that there could be five people sending money to a woman ( OK I can just about believe this ) to meet them at an airport ( OK possibly believable ) but is there only one International airport in Sweden? On the same day, same flight, same airline, same country?? Singly and perhaps in part, it could happen, but for all the events to work in harmony, unlikely I would suggest. However, if true give the woman a job in Gov't, anybody this clever would be an asset to have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Swedes, nil; Turnips, five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBombadil Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Swedes, nil; Turnips, five. Mr TV has spoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 but is there only one International airport in Sweden? That flies directly to Thailand? How many would you expect them to have? Lots of countries don't even have one airport that links directly to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 but is there only one International airport in Sweden? That flies directly to Thailand? How many would you expect them to have? Lots of countries don't even have one airport that links directly to Thailand. Who mentioned a direct flight? And it was only part of the criteria I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
473geo Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Is the news agency a reputable one?I find it hard to believe that there could be five people sending money to a woman ( OK I can just about believe this ) to meet them at an airport ( OK possibly believable ) but is there only one International airport in Sweden? On the same day, same flight, same airline, same country?? Singly and perhaps in part, it could happen, but for all the events to work in harmony, unlikely I would suggest. However, if true give the woman a job in Gov't, anybody this clever would be an asset to have Unlikely???....surely she would send the same E-mail replies to all, just cut and pasted - name change..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I'm really wondering how many such "tickets" are being paid for. I know two guys who claim that they sent money to their Thai ex-girlfriends to buy a ticket to visit them and the girl never showed up.... How many actually do it and after they realise their mistake they are ashamed and will never talk about it to anyone?In certain countries it's a no no to say I have been fooled. There people just digest quietly what ever happened. I hope you're not making an admission in the third person, Tom. So are you suggesting other nationalities may be involved? Ballpoint may need to revise to a multi-national scorecard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Unlikely???....surely she would send the same E-mail replies to all, just cut and pasted - name change..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Who mentioned a direct flight?And it was only part of the criteria I mentioned. It reasons to think that most flights from Thailand to Sweden are going to end up in Stockholm. Not that difficult for the scammer to arrange this...simply email all 5 of the guys with the flight number she will supposedly be on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyB Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 In these days of etickets it's so much easier to buy the ticket on the internet and emai it to her.Or hasn't Internet reached Sweden yet? Those guys aren't up to much any which way you look . It makes far more sense to buy yourself a ticket to Thailand - even if nobody meets you when you get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 OK It would have been more fun if she turned up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 OKIt would have been more fun if she turned up Maybe she did and was watching the arrivals from airport's starbucks. So 5 turned up, I wonder how many others said no or are due on another flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony03 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 A woman from Thailand lured five Swedish men into paying for plane tickets to Sweden. Each of the men had sent 13,000 kronor to pay for her ticket. Excellent business plan Total Receipts: 298,350 Baht minus Total Expenditures: 60 Baht (three hours of internet cafe usage at 20 Baht/hour) equals Net Profit: 298,290 Baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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