Another "Under the Bed" theft from Indian Tourist reported to Pattaya Police

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Another "Under the Bed" theft from Indian Tourist reported to Pattaya Police



PATTAYA: -- A 47 year old Indian Tourist reported the theft of 3,000 US Dollars from his trouser pocket after he was taken to an apartment where he paid a woman to give him a massage.

Mr. Kumar described how he was walking along Pattaya Second Road, opposite the Montien Hotel in Central Pattaya in the early hours of Wednesday, when a woman arrived on a motorbike and asked him if he wanted to go with her for a massage.

A fee was agreed and paid to the woman who took Mr. Kumar on the back of her bike to the apartment. He was unable to describe the location of the room but did reveal that he undressed and was then given the massage and then left for his Hotel. When he arrived back to his Hotel Room and checked his wallet he realized that 3,000 US Dollars he was carrying had been substituted for pieces of paper.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/95790/under-bed-theft-indian-tourist-reported-pattaya-police/


--Pattaya 103 FM 2013-07-18

[hanno]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

[ezzra]

AS Maxwell smart use to say " the Old trick of the katoy under the bed "

[Payboy]

At least we got to see the upskirt shot in the background. I say thanks Mr. Indian.

[nachiket]

Again Indian!!

I will not comment anything this time.

Pattaya-Indian-Massage-Cheating-Scam-(Ladyboy).... LOL

[nachiket]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

If he claims he had USD 3,000, he mean it.

Because, if he have a foreign currency, he can prove it.

Just curious, where the heck he was wandering with cash?

[tominbkk]

Wandering the streets with that much cash on you? Please pack your brains on your next trip over. Bye!

[jbrain]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

Maybe he was a taylor

[uptheos]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

Why not, there are many very wealthy Indians,

[Wavefloater]

I'm very surprised how naive these Indian tourists seem to be. Coming from a country like India (with so much poverty and so many of its own scams) I would think they should know better.

Perhaps they let their guard down here, feeling that they're in a safer and more honest country. I remember fooling myself when I first arrived with the idea that since 90% of Thais are Buddhist, and Thai Buddhists believe in reincarnation (where one comes back as a lizard or other lowly life-form if they do wrong in this life) that I would not be cheated or harmed. Then I quickly realized that just like many Christians, many Thai Buddhists wear the label of their religion but don't live the life of their religion.

[hanno]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

Why not, there are many very wealthy Indians,

Fair enough, though he doesn't look it.

But if he did indeed walk around Pattaya "in the early hours" with 3 Grand in his pocket, he should be fined for stupidity.

[kocheedogyi]

"Police are now searching for those responsible.”

Funnier than the story of stupidity. No doubt police are searching for “those responsible” so they can get a cut.

[Baerboxer]

$3K in his wallet, goes for a walk, picked up by a cheap hooker. taken to her place and robbed. And then he's suprised

[Tchooptip]

May me credit card in India?

[Tchooptip]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

Why not, there are many very wealthy Indians,

Fair enough, though he doesn't look it.

But if he did indeed walk around Pattaya "in the early hours" with 3 Grand in his pocket, he should be fined for stupidity.

He was!

[Tywais]

Post and replies removed due to this rule:

7) Not to post slurs or degrading comments directed towards any group on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation.

[pattayadingo]

Hey, Baby, look at THAT bulge in my pocket ..........

[marell]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

If he claims he had USD 3,000, he mean it.

Because, if he have a foreign currency, he can prove it.

Just curious, where the heck he was wandering with cash?

Okay, exactly how can he prove that he was carrying 3,000 USD around in the early hours of the morning?

[nachiket]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

If he claims he had USD 3,000, he mean it.

Because, if he have a foreign currency, he can prove it.

Just curious, where the heck he was wandering with cash?

Okay, exactly how can he prove that he was carrying 3,000 USD around in the early hours of the morning?

Yes, thats correct.

He can prove he had USD 3,000 but can't prove that, he get cheated of that amount.

[nachiket]

I'm very surprised how naive these Indian tourists seem to be. Coming from a country like India (with so much poverty and so many of its own scams) I would think they should know better.

Are you joking?

India was never poor. If it should so, why would Britishers, French, Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish were interested in colonizing India for 200 years? And indeed USA was discovered in a fail attempt to discover India.

[marell]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

If he claims he had USD 3,000, he mean it.

Because, if he have a foreign currency, he can prove it.

Just curious, where the heck he was wandering with cash?

Okay, exactly how can he prove that he was carrying 3,000 USD around in the early hours of the morning?

Yes, thats correct.

He can prove he had USD 3,000 but can't prove that, he get cheated of that amount.

This is a question. The question is...How can he prove he was carrying 3,000 USD? You claim he can prove this; please tell us how this can be proved.

Edited July 18, 2013 by marell

[Songhua]

AS Maxwell smart use to say " the Old trick of the katoy under the bed "

- Is that you under there 99?

- No Max, it's me ... 69.

[bander]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

Why not, there are many very wealthy Indians,

A wealthy Indian won't agree to get picked up by a lady on a motorbike asking if he want massage, all the 4 and 5 star hotels in Pattaya have massage facilities already.

This guy was poor and got tempted by the cheap price she offered

[nachiket]

Yes, thats correct.

He can prove he had USD 3,000 but can't prove that, he get cheated of that amount.

This is a question. The question is...How can he prove he was carrying 3,000 USD? You claim he can prove this; please tell us how this can be proved.

In India, per monetary rule, you don't own or carry foreign currency domestically. You have to show travel documents (esp. visa and passport is mandatory and/or travel ticket if travelling to visa free country) before changing INR to other foreign currency.

On the other hand, one can't deal in cash if it's more than INR 20,000 per income tax rule.

There are several documentation process to exchange currency. And sometime they endorse an amount on passport before travelling.

To own USD 3,000 (I mean foreign currency notes) without any purpose is almost impossible in India, that's why I said he can prove that.

[Songhua]

Yes, thats correct.

He can prove he had USD 3,000 but can't prove that, he get cheated of that amount.

This is a question. The question is...How can he prove he was carrying 3,000 USD? You claim he can prove this; please tell us how this can be proved.

In India, per monetary rule, you don't own or carry foreign currency domestically. You have to show travel documents (esp. visa and passport is mandatory and/or travel ticket if travelling to visa free country) before changing INR to other foreign currency.

On the other hand, one can't deal in cash if it's more than INR 20,000 per income tax rule.

There are several documentation process to exchange currency. And sometime they endorse an amount on passport before travelling.

To own USD 3,000 (I mean foreign currency notes) without any purpose is almost impossible in India, that's why I said he can prove that.

What if his previous stop wasn't India?

[lee b]

Im going to check under my bed tonight !!!

[nachiket]

In India, per monetary rule, you don't own or carry foreign currency domestically. You have to show travel documents (esp. visa and passport is mandatory and/or travel ticket if travelling to visa free country) before changing INR to other foreign currency.

On the other hand, one can't deal in cash if it's more than INR 20,000 per income tax rule.

There are several documentation process to exchange currency. And sometime they endorse an amount on passport before travelling.

To own USD 3,000 (I mean foreign currency notes) without any purpose is almost impossible in India, that's why I said he can prove that.

What if his previous stop wasn't India?

As an Indian passport holder, I indeed always has to show my passport everywhere to exchange currency.

But, you can't carry cash more than INR 20,000 as a part of Income Tax rule, no matter what is your origin point, applicable to Indian passport holder.

Also, you can't take huge cash out of country, as you have to face several security check on airport.

Assume, he has collected cash from his friend in Thailand or other than India, in that case he can't prove it.

[nachiket]

Im going to check under my bed tonight !!!

LOL...

[EyesWideOpen]

This is an old scam, guess it has come to life again. Happened to a friend of mine in Chiang Mai a few years ago. He was really drunk, and ended up with a ladyboy flagging customers on the street.He then made the mistake # 2 of going back to her room. At some point he sobered up and was going to leave. Upon putting his pants back on, he discovered a bunch of money was missing from his wallet. At first thinking that was impossible, he then looked under the bed and saw a pair of eyes staring back at him. A big fight broke out, which he luckily won instead of being knifed by two angry lady boys. So after hearing his story, I always check under the bed when in a massage place , or another place that is not my place...

Edited July 18, 2013 by EyesWideOpen

[lemoncake]

An Indian with 3,000 Dollars in his pocket? Yeah right!

Why not, there are many very wealthy Indians,

Who keep $3000 in their trouser pockets when the going currency is THB?