Popular Post berybert Posted March 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2015 Tonight as I left the Robin Hood I was approached by two people a man and a woman about 35 yrs old asking me if the stairs to the sky train lead to the sky train. I just pointed up and said yes. So then I was asked what money the sky train took. I gave the guy pffff. He then asked me to show him some Thai money as he didn't have any. Oh my do I really look that stupid. He opened his wallet as he asked me this and showed a stack of notes that were obviously a bunch of cut up paper. This is an age old scam. So take care if approached. My only regret is I didn't slap the <deleted> in the face. But if I see him again. Sorry must add that sky train is the Phrom Phong station. And the people are of Arab persuasion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtramsbottom Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 So,what's the scam ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Give it a try. Have fun. Edited March 7, 2015 by berybert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtramsbottom Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I don't look like a mug ,so I've never come across this scam. Tell me the punchline & I'll forgive you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 And yet you come across as a smug mug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slightlychilled Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I'm curious too, what is the scam ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtramsbottom Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 And yet you come across as a smug mug. Just tell me & the readers the scam...Your cryptic OP is hardly helpful to those who haven't a clue what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubby Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 shocked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Diplomatico Posted March 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2015 And yet you come across as a smug mug. Just tell me & the readers the scam...Your cryptic OP is hardly helpful to those who haven't a clue what it is. The scam is that they will ask to see your money (or ask you for change) and then try to make a switch, giving you back "money" that is either worth much less or is entirely worthless. Simple google search finds this but I guess that's not as much "fun" as badgering others on the forum who attempt to pass along simple advice. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalangBaa Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 As you stagger out of the pub at night, barely able to stand, you may not look like a mug, but you do look like a confused drunkard, which amounts to the same thing - an easy mark for these folks. You, my friend, seem to have a drinking problem. You also have a serious anger management problem, going by your comment that you want to punch out someone who's done nothing against you. Or perhaps you're just one of those drunks who thinks he's Steven Seagall as soon as he's got 4 or 5 pints inside him. Learn to turn the other cheek, or you're a heart attack waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lucifer Posted March 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2015 ...so you left Robin Hood and was approched by some poor bugger wanting to releive you of some cash. Oh the irony. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'm curious too, what is the scam ? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795740-pattaya-police-search-for-middle-easterners-following-theft-of-money-from-russian/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jayceenik Posted March 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'm surprised that hardly anybody on this thread seems to have heard about this scam ! It's a classic friendly "curiosity" approach that will pit dexterous hands against your wallet and the wallet will always lose ... That is if you not brush them off right away like the OP did ... Thanks to the OP to remind us that this sort of people are perennially around doing their well practiced nefarious activity. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jarse Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> As you stagger out of the pub at night, barely able to stand, you may not look like a mug, but you do look like a confused drunkard, which amounts to the same thing - an easy mark for these folks. You, my friend, seem to have a drinking problem. You also have a serious anger management problem, going by your comment that you want to punch out someone who's done nothing against you. Or perhaps you're just one of those drunks who thinks he's Steven Seagall as soon as he's got 4 or 5 pints inside him. Learn to turn the other cheek, or you're a heart attack waiting to happen. ...and when driving/riding on the roads and pavements, Always give way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'm surprised that hardly anybody on this thread seems to have heard about this scam ! It's a classic friendly "curiosity" approach that will pit dexterous hands against your wallet and the wallet will always lose ... That is if you not brush them off right away like the OP did ... Thanks to the OP to remind us that this sort of people are perennially around doing their well practiced nefarious activity. Thanks for your comment. I will now desist from alerting people of any scams I see going on. Try to help others and get nothing but abuse. 'Get scammed get <deleted>' will be my motto from now on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 So you can't see that your first post was cryptic, the first response was civilised and your second response was equally cryptic. Yes - please stop posting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 As you stagger out of the pub at night, barely able to stand, you may not look like a mug, but you do look like a confused drunkard, which amounts to the same thing - an easy mark for these folks. You, my friend, seem to have a drinking problem. You also have a serious anger management problem, going by your comment that you want to punch out someone who's done nothing against you. Or perhaps you're just one of those drunks who thinks he's Steven Seagall as soon as he's got 4 or 5 pints inside him. Learn to turn the other cheek, or you're a heart attack waiting to happen. Is your real name "The Profiler"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogergreybeard Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Happened to me in big c pattaya Arab,Pakistani,looking and voice person approached me in fruit section made chit chat where I came from then showed me his wallet allegedly full of us dollars,and asked me if I could show him some baht notes,i then yelled out security and he took of like a rabbit i later told police maybe check security cameras in big c i was brushed off, lately I see the bib arrested some other family for the same scam and i read there have been another couple also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtramsbottom Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 And yet you come across as a smug mug. Just tell me & the readers the scam...Your cryptic OP is hardly helpful to those who haven't a clue what it is. The scam is that they will ask to see your money (or ask you for change) and then try to make a switch, giving you back "money" that is either worth much less or is entirely worthless. Simple google search finds this but I guess that's not as much "fun" as badgering others on the forum who attempt to pass along simple advice. I googled 'beware the scammers' & it brought me to back here! Thank you for clearing up the OPs ill written tale & your attempt at badgering me , I hope you had fun typing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonzboy Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 berybert had the same approach on Suk near Soi 22, looked like a "can you exchange your THB for my USD" scam, probably forgeries, young Arab couple, good English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetrout Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 berybert thanks for the advise always good to know whats happening out there. don't worry about some idiot replys have faith in the system. only some have nothing better to do than winge and critize cheers mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunsakda Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Last month had a Babuji approach with the "you have a lucky face" scam, In Hong Kong!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpade Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's a common scam that's been going on for years all over Bangkok and the world. Amazing so few people in this topic seem to have heard of it / understand what was going on. I guess you'd have gotten scammed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's a common scam that's been going on for years all over Bangkok and the world. Amazing so few people in this topic seem to have heard of it / understand what was going on. I guess you'd have gotten scammed? Never heard of it. The only thing I would see here is the possibility of them snatching my wallet from my hand, or somebody coming up behind me and grabbing something. Exchanging your money for pieces of plain paper would be a stretch to even call a scam. --------------- Had one guy in front of me at the ATM complain the machine was not working, no cash. Walks away. So I proceed to check both the ATM and money slot for boggies, then use the ATM. Works fine. He re-appears and asks more questions like how to use the machine etc. I tell him it works for me, try it again. Can you figure out the the scam, einstein? (It's not proximity skimming my card electronically using a device in his pocket. No heat sensitive film over ATM keypad). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 And yet you come across as a smug mug. I would say more as a smack on crack smug hug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Happened to me in big c pattaya Arab,Pakistani,looking and voice person approached me in fruit section made chit chat where I came from then showed me his wallet allegedly full of us dollars,and asked me if I could show him some baht notes,i then yelled out security and he took of like a rabbit i later told police maybe check security cameras in big c i was brushed off, lately I see the bib arrested some other family for the same scam and i read there have been another couple also ASEAN will certainly top all scams. The "medical and educational hub", foreign woman wear too tiny bikinis and offer sex offenders free sex hub,...aeehh wait the "flood preventing hub" will turn into a rip off hub. The hub of hubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Gravy Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Just tell them to Foxtrot Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 There have been several quite smooth Filipino con artists who have worked the Phrom Phung area for years. They speak excellent English and often start things off with innocuous questions similar to what the OP was asked. In my case, asked where a good currency exchange service was and morphed into a discussion probing into details of my life. He was slick, tried to get me to accept an invitation to his house. I declined and left. I really do not know what his specific scam was...maybe a card game or an invitation to buy gems or gold at a rate "only available on one day each year" I would see him prowling the area around the BTS and Benjisri Park for several years thereafter, but not lately. I learned early on not to wear sports jerseys identifying my home city. Both Filipino and Korean scammers would approach me: "Oh my God...You from Boston!! My niece will be going to school there next month..she is very scared...can you please come and talk to her....blah, blah blah" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunsakda Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Filipino guys have a card game scam they run all over the world. Friend of mine got suckered into it (through a girl) in Palau. Once he figured out he needed to flee he managed an escape through a bathroom window, jumped off a balcony and ran away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) There have been several quite smooth Filipino con artists who have worked the Phrom Phung area for years. They speak excellent English and often start things off with innocuous questions similar to what the OP was asked. In my case, asked where a good currency exchange service was and morphed into a discussion probing into details of my life. He was slick, tried to get me to accept an invitation to his house. I declined and left. I really do not know what his specific scam was...maybe a card game or an invitation to buy gems or gold at a rate "only available on one day each year" I would see him prowling the area around the BTS and Benjisri Park for several years thereafter, but not lately. I learned early on not to wear sports jerseys identifying my home city. Both Filipino and Korean scammers would approach me: "Oh my God...You from Boston!! My niece will be going to school there next month..she is very scared...can you please come and talk to her....blah, blah blah" it seems to almost always follow a set formula. small talk conversation bringing up a relative who lives or studies in your home country. invite to house for a meal with family, followed by an invitation to a card game where they want you to participate in cheating some wealthy players who will be playing. usually several members of extended family will make the offer after the meal while the women clean up. the guy i dealt with seemed actually pretty wealthy, big house, great thanksgiving type meal with some decent looking daughters there and drinks afterwards. got a ride there and back in his black suv. i just refused the game and it was not brought up again. was to take place on a later date on a cruise ship. Edited March 18, 2015 by fey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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