hellohello123 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I've read it before, but can't remember Where a Arab looking guy comes and asks to see your local currency because he is honey mooning there soon and then wants to see thai baht Last night, the guy asked to see my local currency and then thai baht, I showed him a 20 baht note and then he insisted I show him a 1000 baht note which I didn't have anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooKwai Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Did he have a wonky eye? I had the same thing happen to me in a 7/11 opposite Paragon, kept an eye on everything in my pockets, figured he was asking to either distract me or so his mates would know whether I had enough money in my wallet for it to be worth robbing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellohello123 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Not sure, I didn't make too much eye contact But he was about early 30s, on th short side, not skinny or fat but had a chubby young looking face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomatico Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I think the scam is that at some point he's going to try to convince you to exchange some of his currency into thb and you will undoubtedly lose out on the transaction somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Gotta love these scammers. It happened to me once. I got excited that I could beat him up so gave him a thousand and told him, he just got paid to get beaten. He gave it back I have no idea why. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 He would need more than 1000 Baht to cover his medical bills if he tried this on with me. At least i could make both his eyes match!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Suradit69 Posted July 18, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2014 He would need more than 1000 Baht to cover his medical bills if he tried this on with me. At least i could make both his eyes match!. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler1973 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I would guess some sleight of hand switching your bill to a dodgy one or convincing you to change his money into your THB and pointing at the exchange rate next to you both telling you how you'll make money from it ... with no one questioning why he doesn't change it himself ... cause it's a dodgy note or something Could be ol fashioned seeing how much you have on you though Robbing someone for 1K baht though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Used to be several Filipinos working Sukhumvit who would try a similar scam: "Please, because I am Filipino, I am not allowed to exchange dollars here...blah, blah." Haven't seen them in a while. I learned it was never a good idea to wear a shirt or something that identified where I was from. Scammers would use that as a pretext to start a conversation: "Oh..my sister will go to Chicago next week for work...please come and talk to her at our home...blah-blah" Edited July 22, 2014 by dddave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 The look I give em says my fist ain't aiming for your head....its aiming a foot behind it. Useful in any major city tourist area....and no of course I am not gonna hit anyone..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Derogatory post removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Should have told him to sling his hook. Wasn't Abu Hamza was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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