You Think Thailand Has A Monopoly On Scams?

[powderpuff]

Miami Florida.

Eastern European Mafia types scamming foreign tourists.

You think I am kidding?

17 charged

17 Charged in 'B-Girls' Alcohol Scam in Florida

Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla.-- Seventeen people have been charged in an alleged scheme to defraud out-of-town visitors by using so-called "B-Girls" to lure them to shady South Beach private clubs where they are charged exorbitant prices for liquor, champagne and other alcoholic beverages, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

The "B-Girls" — short for "Bar Girls" — troll legitimate Miami Beach nightspots for businessmen and tourists who appear wealthy based on such accessories as expensive watches and nice shoes, according to an FBI affidavit. The women, most of them brought into the scheme from Eastern Europe and Russia, then invite the men to private clubs and begin pouring the booze, racking up huge charges on the victims' credit cards.

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[CHdiver]

And the connection to Thailand are the words Bar Girl and scam I guess.

[craigt3365]

Sorry, will have to close this as it is not Thailand related. And of course we know this happens in country in the world...unfortunately!