striderman Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Instead of posting old videos from 2012 maybe time to post some new pics from this area? Yiu can use a zoom from distance to catch these guys. I have a 200x digital lens so might do it myself. here are some from the other day the old guy in the shorts to the left was the one who got hit emergency paramedic bike ambulance picking up the guy with the strapped arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiterjim Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 After years and years of "emergency" meetings at the Mayors office, the Mayor finally had enough and in 2011 and personally went down to the beach and put and end to the scams no? http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/mayor-declares-war-on-scamming-pattaya-jet-ski-vendors-2140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 What is the story with the man with the strapped arm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 What is the story with the man with the strapped arm ? tensions were running high and he took a whack from one of the younger ski guys. i was there when it happened but it was so fast i missed the blow. extremely rare it comes to actual violence rather than just threatened it's the first time in all the ones i've taken photos of. an error by the ski guy that resulted in a huge turnout of officials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 But I have not seen a lot of scam in front of Mikes, since last year- Maybe some new gang are starting up this again. not seen them active for a while till today. 2 indians getting the treatment about 14 20 hrs just north of the mike shopping mall steps. 1 city hall guy observing the panto and another indian appearing as an "impartial helper" except i've seen him before and got a good look at him this time but too risky to take photos. next time i will nail him. there used to be an older sikh guy who used to roll up but not seen him for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) But I have not seen a lot of scam in front of Mikes, since last year- Maybe some new gang are starting up this again. not seen them active for a while till today. 2 indians getting the treatment about 14 20 hrs just north of the mike shopping mall steps. 1 city hall guy observing the panto and another indian appearing as an "impartial helper" except i've seen him before and got a good look at him this time but too risky to take photos. next time i will nail him. there used to be an older sikh guy who used to roll up but not seen him for months. Any pictures you take send them to the mayor to remind him about the jetski scam Edited July 29, 2015 by Rimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiterjim Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) The son of the Chonburi Godfather can't stop the teenage punks on the beach? Right. First, he held emergency meeting at City Hall back in 2008. A few years later in 2011 he went to the beach with a camera man and "personally warned the beach thugs." Later he said the situation was "complicated" & some police couldn't be trusted. Next he started deleting Facebook comments about the jet ski and blocking members. Then he said they would all be registered, licensed and insured....... Estimates are the Pattaya Jet Ski Scam generate 300,000Bt a day. That's about 9,000,000Bt / month. Thats one hellava lifestyle those barefoot teenage beach punks must be living....eh? Edited July 28, 2015 by Jupiterjim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 today the crew in front of pattaya city walk were at it about 14 20 hrs as i passed by. a city hall guy was already there chatting to them before the 2 marks even made it back to the beach....................then it all began as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I was passing by the other day and took this pics from distance . 2 Chinese or maybe Korean tourists , one of them with no shirt, the other with glasses and red shirt, had to pay a sum of money for "damages" on the jetski. The other shirtless guy with tatoo is the one who was the most threatening. The incident happened between Royal Garden and Mikes. As you can see from the images they were clearly upset about it but they decided to pay after some negotiations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 These stories, backed up with pics, should be sent / reported to the "Junta". There is a website which encourages reports of scamming / illegality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 another bunch of indians were on the receiving end of the treatment today opposite the best friend bar complex. going back through my pics i found 2 indian guys i spotted in june "helping " that i have again scoped in the last couple of days. they are not helping they are there to convince the marks to settle at a slightly lower level but in reality they are getting a cut. used to be an old sikh guy doing it but not seen him for sometime. these new 2 are younger and most times wear jeans. 1 favours white shoes so is easy to spot. 162 and counting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 another bunch of indians were on the receiving end of the treatment today opposite the best friend bar complex. going back through my pics i found 2 indian guys i spotted in june "helping " that i have again scoped in the last couple of days. they are not helping they are there to convince the marks to settle at a slightly lower level but in reality they are getting a cut. used to be an old sikh guy doing it but not seen him for sometime. these new 2 are younger and most times wear jeans. 1 favours white shoes so is easy to spot. 162 and counting Would be nice of you to share the pics so we can watch them in action next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADDAT Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Try Jomtien instead, most of the jetski rentals there can be trusted. Just make sure to take a picture of the jetski before you rent. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app . Kph Larn, I've never seen Scamming there, Anybody else???. My Friend rented 2 jet skis there and had no issues. Haven't ever seen a problem there, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) another bunch of indians were on the receiving end of the treatment today opposite the best friend bar complex. going back through my pics i found 2 indian guys i spotted in june "helping " that i have again scoped in the last couple of days. they are not helping they are there to convince the marks to settle at a slightly lower level but in reality they are getting a cut. used to be an old sikh guy doing it but not seen him for sometime. these new 2 are younger and most times wear jeans. 1 favours white shoes so is easy to spot. 162 and counting Would be nice of you to share the pics so we can watch them in action next time. khun white shoes khun blue shirt u can tell they are not jet ski renters nobody does that in a pair of jeans. Edited August 28, 2015 by striderman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 A defamatory post was removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks for the pics. The jetski "mafia" guys doesnt look like the tatooed drugged guys I have seen there before. Maybe it's more civilized now but I wonder how much they paid . If I was there I would have tried talking to the tourists just to confirm what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybas Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 lets make this very simple rent a jet ski at pattaya beach and you will pay for any and all damages you did not cause. can i be any clearer...if you rent a jet ski in pattaya beach be prepared to be scammed and robbed now, do you understand.......if you do not want to pay for damages that did not occur...DO NOT RENT A JET SKI!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPinthailand Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 2 rules in Thailand 1. rent house 2.buy your own jet ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Thanks for the pics. The jetski "mafia" guys doesnt look like the tatooed drugged guys I have seen there before. Maybe it's more civilized now but I wonder how much they paid . If I was there I would have tried talking to the tourists just to confirm what was going on. you would only be able to talk to them once after that it would be too risky to re-visit the beach for your own safety. it is also the reason that i know that the "helpful translators " are part of the scam there is no way it could be done more than one time unless they are in on the deal. i have talked to falangs that are being scammed but mostly limited to when some of the group remain on the beach while 1 of the others goes alone to a cash machine/ex-booth. but as soon as i have spoken to the mark and told him it's a daily scam i have to leave the area at once as i cannot risk him going back to his mates surrounded by the ski guys and saying "that hansum man over there says we are being cheated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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