007cableguy Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2051037/Elderly-National-Express-passenger-devastated-losing-70-000-life-savings-trip-Heathrow-Portsmouth.html I like the bit where the polce are asking people to be on the lookout for someone cashing in large amounts of Thai currency and showing a photo of a 50 baht note ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludditeman Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Not sure that 70k UKP would buy much of a house in the UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 That's not unusual. It's not very often someone is going to try cashing Australian or Thai currency of any amount in England. Anyone doing so would come under suspicion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 That's not unusual. It's not very often someone is going to try cashing Australian or Thai currency of any amount in England. Anyone doing so would come under suspicion. The guy is 80 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) I remember a guy that I knew who was a fanatical smoker. He carried a lot of cash to buy used watches and he got off an airplane somewhere for a frew minutes to have a smoke and left his duffel bag full of money in his seat as he was in first class, so thought no one would steal it. When he went back it was missing and he was enraged. He actually sued the airline and was very self-rightous about it, but they told him to get stuffed and he eventually lost the case. Edited October 20, 2011 by Ulysses G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 That's not unusual. It's not very often someone is going to try cashing Australian or Thai currency of any amount in England. Anyone doing so would come under suspicion. The guy is 80 years old. What has age got to do with it? I know lots of guys who are 80 and still in full capacity of their brain. The money stolen was foreign currency. You can't just walk into a British store and start buying things in foreign currency. I live in Canada and my Canadian currency is not accepted in American stores and cafes, and even some banks won't accept it without a lot of paper work. Making the theft newsworthy is a heads up to anyone who is approached by someone with a lot of cash in Thai baht or Australian funds. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapoon Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I remember being on one of those buses when I visited England. Some bloke pinched the drivers bag . He was a bit annoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulian Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Well, it's too bad the guy lost his money. It appears he's not too bright to put his life savings in the cargo hold of a bus ! Transporting that type money I wouldn't let it out of my sight. I once transported a little over US $120,000 from Los Angeles to Thailand for the purpose of buying a condo. After checking in at the LA airport and filling out an 105 form, it never left my person, even when I went to the restroom on the flight. Although, it was equipped with an electronic tracker, I wasn't about to lose what I had saved for, for many years. Stupid is what stupid does. Sorry ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxpirant Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 If anybody believes this story, give me a call and I'll sell you London Bridge for 50 p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 The story is true. It turns out it wasn't stolen though. He just forgot to collect the bag when leaving the airport, so it was just put in the airport's lost property office. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15400417 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Not sure that 70k UKP would buy much of a house in the UK! 70K would buy a whole street in Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjhbigv Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Unbelievable....he forgot his bag with GBP70k in it!! That is one bag I definitely would not have 'forgot'. Good to see no-one stole it and was handed in to lost property....restores a bit of faith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Not sure that 70k UKP would buy much of a house in the UK! you can buy some very nice 1 bed roomed apartments in newish, serviced apt blocks for 60k,had a look last time i was in uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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