Thai Immigration Nabs Liberian Con Artist For Black Money Scam

[chooka]

16 "batches of counterfeit $100 dollar notes? And why aren't the Thai police and authorities notifying the US embassy and Treasury Department immediately?

It's a certainty that the Thais would be hyper alarmed if a citizen of Liberia or Nigeria or wherever was found to have 16 "batches" of counterfeit Thai 1,000 baht notes in their possession in , let's say, Las Vegas, and the US authorities were merely deporting him to Liberia without notifying the Thais until after the fact if/when they returned the counterfeit currency to the Thais.

Why notify the U.S Embassy and treasury department? What has the U.S got to do with this and what juristiction does the U.S authorities have over Liberians comitting offences in Thailand? They are not the worlds police...............

Your question illustrates an incredible lack of knowledge and naivete about world currency issues and procedures. Try starting out with some basic knowledge on the Interpol site. - http://www.interpol....urity-documents

So you are saying that the U.S controls all world currencies, even those of the Australian government? If these counterfiet $100 notes had of been U.S currency then I could understand that the U.S should be notified but there is no mention of what currency they were. So my question still stands what has it got to do with the U.S authorities?

[OzMick]

Your question illustrates an incredible lack of knowledge and naivete about world currency issues and procedures. Try starting out with some basic knowledge on the Interpol site. - http://www.interpol....urity-documents

So you are saying that the U.S controls all world currencies, even those of the Australian government? If these counterfiet $100 notes had of been U.S currency then I could understand that the U.S should be notified but there is no mention of what currency they were. So my question still stands what has it got to do with the U.S authorities?

Had to check but you are spot on. About 15 countries have dolltars as currency, but the assumption is that it refers to US$s. OZ$s are worth more, but much harder to copy.

[hellodolly]

Your question illustrates an incredible lack of knowledge and naivete about world currency issues and procedures. Try starting out with some basic knowledge on the Interpol site. - http://www.interpol....urity-documents

So you are saying that the U.S controls all world currencies, even those of the Australian government? If these counterfiet $100 notes had of been U.S currency then I could understand that the U.S should be notified but there is no mention of what currency they were. So my question still stands what has it got to do with the U.S authorities?

Had to check but you are spot on. About 15 countries have dolltars as currency, but the assumption is that it refers to US$s. OZ$s are worth more, but much harder to copy.

Seems like a stupid thing to say to me. If the States or Australia found some one with that munch counterfeit Thai money I am quite sure they would notify Thailand.

[OzMick]

Your question illustrates an incredible lack of knowledge and naivete about world currency issues and procedures. Try starting out with some basic knowledge on the Interpol site. - http://www.interpol....urity-documents

So you are saying that the U.S controls all world currencies, even those of the Australian government? If these counterfiet $100 notes had of been U.S currency then I could understand that the U.S should be notified but there is no mention of what currency they were. So my question still stands what has it got to do with the U.S authorities?

Had to check but you are spot on. About 15 countries have dolltars as currency, but the assumption is that it refers to US$s. OZ$s are worth more, but much harder to copy.

Seems like a stupid thing to say to me. If the States or Australia found some one with that munch counterfeit Thai money I am quite sure they would notify Thailand.

Correct. But he is saying why assume the generic term "dollars" is US currency when it could well be one other of many countries.

[softgeorge]

Your question illustrates an incredible lack of knowledge and naivete about world currency issues and procedures. Try starting out with some basic knowledge on the Interpol site. - http://www.interpol....urity-documents

So you are saying that the U.S controls all world currencies, even those of the Australian government? If these counterfiet $100 notes had of been U.S currency then I could understand that the U.S should be notified but there is no mention of what currency they were. So my question still stands what has it got to do with the U.S authorities?

Had to check but you are spot on. About 15 countries have dolltars as currency, but the assumption is that it refers to US$s. OZ$s are worth more, but much harder to copy.

Seems like a stupid thing to say to me. If the States or Australia found some one with that munch counterfeit Thai money I am quite sure they would notify Thailand.

Hate to kill off an argument but the dollars were counterfieted currency of the "Principality of Hutt River". A small Nation governed by a monarchy approximately 950 kms sth/East of Perth. No need for Australia or the U.S to be notified.

[OzMick]

Seems like a stupid thing to say to me. If the States or Australia found some one with that munch counterfeit Thai money I am quite sure they would notify Thailand.

Hate to kill off an argument but the dollars were counterfieted currency of the "Principality of Hutt River". A small Nation governed by a monarchy approximately 950 kms sth/East of Perth. No need for Australia or the U.S to be notified.

I thought that scam collapsed years ago. Didn't they gaol him for non-payment of taxes?

[Reasonableman]

Your question illustrates an incredible lack of knowledge and naivete about world currency issues and procedures. Try starting out with some basic knowledge on the Interpol site. - http://www.interpol....urity-documents

So you are saying that the U.S controls all world currencies, even those of the Australian government? If these counterfiet $100 notes had of been U.S currency then I could understand that the U.S should be notified but there is no mention of what currency they were. So my question still stands what has it got to do with the U.S authorities?

Had to check but you are spot on. About 15 countries have dolltars as currency, but the assumption is that it refers to US$s. OZ$s are worth more, but much harder to copy.

currently worth less than US$, I believe. And yes, Oz currency is much more colorful and harder to counterfeit. Why US$ persist in being so boring defies reason.

[softgeorge]

Seems like a stupid thing to say to me. If the States or Australia found some one with that munch counterfeit Thai money I am quite sure they would notify Thailand.

Hate to kill off an argument but the dollars were counterfieted currency of the "Principality of Hutt River". A small Nation governed by a monarchy approximately 950 kms sth/East of Perth. No need for Australia or the U.S to be notified.

I thought that scam collapsed years ago. Didn't they gaol him for non-payment of taxes?

His son has taken over the throne, the website was last updated in March 2012.

[Falcon]

As another poster pointed out, the The Nation's characterization of this as a "Black" money scam is very racist and embassies of all African nations and black citizens of UK, Canada, USA and other countries should voice their fervent concern about this bigoted Thai attitude. It has no place in a global world.

The term "Black money scam" isn't rascist, its what it actually is, black money in the form of paper died black (by the use of iodine) in the size of us currency which is supposedly only able to be cleaned by a "special liquid" which is what the person is supposed to be paying for. Its such an old scam that i am really surprised that people are still falling for it but I suppose a sucker and his money and all that!! Basically, its all based on the "marks" greed, the more "free money" that the person can wash and make millions of $ from the more they are willing to pay for it. The reference to the 16 counterfeit dollars was probably NOT actual dollars but the balck paper that is referred to as dollars as thats what's supposed to be underneath and, as its cut to the size of the US currency, it is often referred to as USD whereas it should really be referred to as black paper cut in to the size of the us dollar. That would be the reason that no charges are made on it nor the reporting to the us treasury.

Falcon

Edited May 27, 2012 by Falcon

[Payboy]

Why are they holding him down? Where is he going to go? Is it because he is black?

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They're probably afraid he may follow the large lady of the recent Phuket jewel heist fame.