Pattaya Gold Shop owner drugged and tricked by fake gold seller

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Pattaya Gold Shop owner drugged and tricked by fake gold seller

PATTAYA: -- Late on Wednesday Night a 71-year-old Gold Shop owner reported being scammed out of more than 50,000 Baht by a man who was arrested upon his return to the shop.

Police arrested Khun Pakdee aged 46 following information given to Police by Khun Wichorp, the shop owner. He described how the man initially went to the shop with two Gold Necklaces which he claimed were worth 150,000 Baht.

The shop owner was offered a drink by Khun Pakdee and remembers handing over 52,000 Baht pending tests on the gold to ensure it was real. Khun Pakdee claimed he needed money urgently and agreed to take the part payment.

Tests revealed the gold was fake and Police decided to organize an undercover operation whereby the store owner contacted Khun Pakdee and requested more jewelry from him.

The suspect arrived with 2 fake diamond rings, 1 fake gold bracelet and 2 fake amulets and was arrested by Police who were hiding inside the shop.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/221916/pattaya-gold-shop-owner-drugged-tricked-fake-gold-seller/


-- Pattaya One 2016-03-04

[apetley]

Ahh...the old "I'm not really an idiot, I was drugged" excuse.

[ezzra]

So, you're a gold shop owner, a position that takes all your alertness of scoundrels and cheats and you accept

a drink from one who's trying to sell you gold....

I think you should be selling som tam until you learn how to be a smart gold trader......

[colinneil]

Gold shop owner accepted a drink from a man who enters his shop wanting to sell gold.

What a plonker, he must have left his brains at home that morning trusting a man not known to him. In a business like his you can trust nobody.

[canuckamuck]

It was a special potion that turns everything you see to gold. Amazing stuff.

[klauskunkel]

Movie script:

one officer hides in the back office, one under the counter, another behind the owner and the last one disguised as a store mannequin loaded down with bracelets and necklaces. ding-ding-ding

Enters the suspect. da-da-ra-da

Undercover cops jump out. crash-boom-bang-doiiinggg (except for the mannequin who is too heavy to move)

Suspect, surprised and shocked, offers: drink, anyone? Ta-daaah!

[thaiduncankk]

'The drink was spiked with something that made him too compliant' ?

[bluebluewater]

That guy on the right in the photo is a terrific undercover cop as I would have NEVER guessed him to be one of the BIB as he is way too fugly even for them.

[bangkapi]

That is a tiny amount of gold, 50,000 Thai Baht worth.

[gandalf12]

A gold shop owner who cant tell the difference between real and fake gold? Yeh right

Edited March 4, 2016 by gandalf12

[mesterm]

Movie script:

one officer hides in the back office, one under the counter, another behind the owner and the last one disguised as a store mannequin loaded down with bracelets and necklaces. ding-ding-ding

Enters the suspect. da-da-ra-da

Undercover cops jump out. crash-boom-bang-doiiinggg (except for the mannequin who is too heavy to move)

Suspect, surprised and shocked, offers: drink, anyone? Ta-daaah!

Ok.

[RIJoe]

And so the rocket-scientist "gold" seller, who knew the stuff was fake, falls for the "sell me some more" act and gets caught!?! This surely is an alternate universe.

[jaywalker]

Movie script:

one officer hides in the back office, one under the counter, another behind the owner and the last one disguised as a store mannequin loaded down with bracelets and necklaces. ding-ding-ding

Enters the suspect. da-da-ra-da

Undercover cops jump out. crash-boom-bang-doiiinggg (except for the mannequin who is too heavy to move)

Suspect, surprised and shocked, offers: drink, anyone? Ta-daaah!

You forgot the whistle and 'booooooooing' noises.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

'The owner was offered a drink' and then conned.This is lady boy's territory,isn't it?

[allanos]

When you sell gold to any of these gold shop owners, the first thing they do is weigh it.

Having weighed the items, he would have immediately known that they were not gold.

This particular owner must be an absolute novice if he does not even follow the first

rule of gold trading! His future in the trade looks bleak indeed.

[Scouse Twoccer]

That guy on the right in the photo is a terrific undercover cop as I would have NEVER guessed him to be one of the BIB as he is way too fugly even for them.

I guess you must be a bit of an oil painting to justify that personal attack? Who said he was an undercover officer anyway and what's the relevance even if he was?

Undercover officers generally don't pose for photos, you know, they're undercover so best they remain anonymous.

[Scouse Twoccer]

When you sell gold to any of these gold shop owners, the first thing they do is weigh it.

Having weighed the items, he would have immediately known that they were not gold.

This particular owner must be an absolute novice if he does not even follow the first

rule of gold trading! His future in the trade looks bleak indeed.

Did it not occur to you that fake gold is manufactured to weigh the same as real gold? Perhaps you're the absolute novice here?

[allanos]

When you sell gold to any of these gold shop owners, the first thing they do is weigh it.

Having weighed the items, he would have immediately known that they were not gold.

This particular owner must be an absolute novice if he does not even follow the first

rule of gold trading! His future in the trade looks bleak indeed.

Did it not occur to you that fake gold is manufactured to weigh the same as real gold? Perhaps you're the absolute novice here?

Oh! Really?

Please tell me, and the rest of the Forum, how this is done. My comment was really based on Archimedes' Principal, perhaps

you have heard of it? But I am open to being corrected by people more knowledgeable than myself.

[Ulic]

'The drink was spiked with something that made him too compliant' ?

My guess, alcohol.

[farcanell]

When you sell gold to any of these gold shop owners, the first thing they do is weigh it.

Having weighed the items, he would have immediately known that they were not gold.

This particular owner must be an absolute novice if he does not even follow the first

rule of gold trading! His future in the trade looks bleak indeed.

Did it not occur to you that fake gold is manufactured to weigh the same as real gold? Perhaps you're the absolute novice here?

Oh! Really?

Please tell me, and the rest of the Forum, how this is done. My comment was really based on Archimedes' Principal, perhaps

you have heard of it? But I am open to being corrected by people more knowledgeable than myself.

No way would I be more knowledgable... I failed chemistry big time.... But.... I think that the only way to successfully fool a gullible mark, would be to gold plate some lead, as it's a similar weight, but I would suspect that this would only work on ingots.... And aforementioned gullible marks.

Personally, I think it's all rather funny.... A gold dealer, who I would suspect of ripping off customers, is instead ripped of himself... And the finger pointing fairly screams "that's the kuntos, right there!"

[IAMHERE]

Owner looks in good shape for his age.

The perp may or may not have believed it really was gold.

Why would a perp 'drug' the owner and then return when asked ?

Strange things happen in Thailand.

[Reigntax]

When you sell gold to any of these gold shop owners, the first thing they do is weigh it.

Having weighed the items, he would have immediately known that they were not gold.

This particular owner must be an absolute novice if he does not even follow the first

rule of gold trading! His future in the trade looks bleak indeed.

Did it not occur to you that fake gold is manufactured to weigh the same as real gold? Perhaps you're the absolute novice here?

Oh! Really?

Please tell me, and the rest of the Forum, how this is done. My comment was really based on Archimedes' Principal, perhaps

you have heard of it? But I am open to being corrected by people more knowledgeable than myself.

No way would I be more knowledgable... I failed chemistry big time.... But.... I think that the only way to successfully fool a gullible mark, would be to gold plate some lead, as it's a similar weight, but I would suspect that this would only work on ingots.... And aforementioned gullible marks.

Personally, I think it's all rather funny.... A gold dealer, who I would suspect of ripping off customers, is instead ripped of himself... And the finger pointing fairly screams "that's the kuntos, right there!"

Lead has a Spec mass of approx 11.3, gold 19.3.

Maybe plate some tungsten or uranium, 19.6 and 18.9. The latter may give off a nice shiny glow just like gold.

Edited March 4, 2016 by Reigntax

[falang07]

gold plated tungsten will have the same weight http://www.businessinsider.com/china-tungsten-gold-2012-9

[falang07]

tungsten - 19.25g/cm3, gold - 19.3g/cm3, virtually the same

[gandalf12]

Wouldnt it be nice if Thailand had an assay stamp on gold? They wont do it and it has to make you wonder why they wont.