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25th August
2008
   Maid Made off with the Valuables...
 
Maid drugged the food and stole the valuables

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Thai maidNongnuch Tabthong, 25, was arrested at the Panjamitr Nursing Home on charges of stealing valuables.

Nongnuch put weed-killing herbicide into the kaeng som which  caused the house owner to lose consciousness. After awakening from a deep sleep, Mrs Phetpaya could not find Nongnuch and her gold necklace and bracelet, altogether weighing five baht.

Pol Col Sarawuth quoted Nongnuch as admitting later that she had applied for a job at many maid recruitment centres. She landed a job as a housekeeper at a condominium in the Ramkhamhaeng area. On the first working day, she used the same treacherous trick and fled with a television set and two mobile phones.

The tactic was re-employed when she was employed as a caretaker for an elderly person in Min Buri district, where she stole many valuables, worth up to 152,000 baht, from the house.

However, Nongnuch finally ran out of luck when the woman returned to Panjamitr again in search of a job and she was immediately recognised and taken to the police.

 

18th August
2008
   Barcode Reader Failure...
 
Check the prices in a convenience store

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7/11There's a scam perpetrated by the staff at a branch of a large chain of convenience stores. It tends to happen after midnight in tourist areas when the customers are predominantly liquored up Westerners. 

The scam sees the staff pretend that the bar code reader is not working on the cash register, so the clerk writes down what you buy, then rings up the total on a small adding machine.

But the prices are inflated and most items are overcharged. What the staff then do is go and ring it up on the cash register a little later at the real price and the difference between what was charged and what was rung up is their profit. Clever.

So if the barcode reader isn't working at the convenience store, it's a good idea to check and see that you are being charged the right price.

June 2008    Hanging the Pumps...
 
Beware when you fill up your car

Petrol StationI was at a service station to fill up, when I observed an older worker filling a motorcycle and not resetting the pump and before filling the next vehicle.

It's called "hanging the pumps". Been happening for years.

It is particularly applicable to service stations serving motorbikes and cars. Not resetting the pumps after a filling up a car is easily noticeable, but 100 Baht of petrol for a bike is not likely to be spotted when filling up the following car.

January 2008    Beach Road Surveys...
 
A set up for a timeshare hard sell

Survey clipboardIf you have ever walked along Pattaya's Beach Road then you will surely have been stopped by attractive young people carrying clipboards asking you to fill out a 'survey'

They appeal to people's better nature by saying that they will receive 20 Baht commission for each completed survey.

Of course the survey is a sham, and they are actually after contact details so that high pressure salesman can ring your hotel and try and sell you timeshare holiday homes.

Alternatively, there is a thank you entry into a prize draw which you always win and somehow get taken to luxury apartments in Jomtien to claim the prize. Guess what, there are high pressure salesmen waiting there to greet you.

If you don't want the attentions of the Beach Road youngsters, the merest shooing away gesture is sufficient. If you feel like a chat with a cutie, at least give them a false address, otherwise you will only have to take the hotel phone off the hook.

Also be on the lookout for farangs who give out scratch cards. 'Winning' cards again will be a set up for the timeshare high pressure sales session.

From Pattaya Talk

I fell for this and answered the questions because I felt sorry for the cutie who explained that she was on commission and smiled ever so nicely - she told me I had won a prize and must go with her to Jomtien to claim the prize - I went along with it and ended up talking with a guy from Amsterdam who was trying to sell timeshare holidays anywhere in the world for an immediate payment of £200.

I was introduced to the owner of the 'Company' a guy who originates from Oldham in Lancashire - went to Pattaya 9 years ago and didn't go home.

Asked him for contract to inspect the small print and was told You can see the contract after you pay the £200

Ever so politely declined the offer, thanked them for the free coffee, lunch and taxi back to Soi 7.

Saw the girl the next day who thanked me because she got her commission - no problem as long as you don't get sucked in and pay for the timeshare thing.

The prize was a two week holiday in the back of beyond - ended up giving that to the taxi driver!

From Pattaya Secrets

The hard sell is to join a holiday club, at £15,000-£20,000 a go.

I went to one of there presentations, was told it would be no longer than 1 hour, over 4 hours later, they still would not let me leave the building. I ended up getting a little stressed at this, and started to swear quite a bit, as they would not let me leave. I eventually managed to get out

See full article from the Scotsman

Scratchcard touts abroad are trapping tourists into buying holiday club membership and timeshare trials, Holiday Which? magazine has warned.

Undercover researchers found that scratchcard touts in popular resorts were luring British tourists into sales presentations with the promise of "star prizes".

To get the prizes, "winners" often have to attend lengthy presentations where they are sold membership of holiday clubs or timeshare trials.

Holiday Which? researchers, posing as an engaged couple, were approached by touts and enticed to two presentations, where they were bombarded with baffling information for up to five hours. The sales staff would not reveal the cost of membership until near the end of the presentations.

At both sessions the "couple" were pressured to sign up and pay money on the spot without the chance to think it over.

The magazine said people in the UK were also being targeted via a letter or a phone call telling them they had won a holiday prize.

We welcome EU proposals which should prevent companies from demanding money on the spot for these types of holiday products.

In the meantime we would advise holidaymakers to avoid scratchcard touts at all costs and not to buy into a holiday club.

December 2007    Jet Ski Scam...
 
Money extorted for trivial or non-existent damage

Jet skisExamples

From Pattaya Secrets

My mates hired a jetski on Pattaya beach one morning after a night out. Its fair to say they had a few drinks.

The two of them went out on the jetski for half an hour each. Flying around on the thing they hit a wave at an angle, and flipped it.

Thai guys on beach called them in and said they broke it. Even though dam thing was going fine. They started demanding 9000 Baht to fix it. Even though it was going great and ten minutes later someone else jumped on.

Needless to say my mates refused and went back to the hotel.

Half an hour later, the Thai guys were at the hotel demanding the money along with a Cop.

In fear of getting lifted or worse, they paid the fine and stayed away from Pattaya beach.

From Thai Visa

An American and his tilac took to the waves. I said in jest to my girlfriend, wonder how much this is going to cost the guy  she went mad, not good to talk like this she said. Anyway cut to the chase 10,000 was asked for a small scratch that the Yank did not do, I was watching him, he said call the cops I'm not paying and after an hour, off they went to the friendly arbitrators at soi 9, I told him to settle there on the beach as my buddies had the same happen, as I reported here on this site. It ended up costing them 80,000 at the cop shop. So sad this is killing the tourist trade.

 

November 2007    Distractions and Pickpockets on Baht Buses
   
If you feel you are being surrounded, it may be pickpockets

Examples

From Pattaya Addicts

Jumped on a baht bus in Jomtien to go into Pattaya. I was the only person on the bus at the time and was sitting at the very end of the bench at the back.

3 young women got on. One made a move to sit on my lap so I would move over and let her sit on the end, one sat across from me, and the other on my left. Then the girl opposite and the girl on my left engaged me in a very friendly conversation. The one on my right, where my wallet was, ignored me. So you see the modus operandi here.

I didn't notice that my wallet was gone until sometime later. So if 2 or three girls get on a baht bus with you and sit all around you, and seem a little more friendly than normal, beware!

From Party Animal

I waved down an empty baht bus to take me to my hotel. I was switching hotels. It was a taxi driver and a female companion - both in their late 40's. We agreed a fee of 100 baht and I explained where my hotel was. The woman said she was not sure where this was but suggested that I sit in the front with the taxi driver whilst she minded my bags in the back. It seemed that she was being very helpful especially as she gave me a beautiful smile.

I immediately thought this was a risk but dismissed it because this was a 'licensed' taxi after all, a respectable looking middle-aged couple and the bags were padlocked. I had also attached the bags together with a small wire. If the woman jumped off the baht bus I would hear her and it was only a short journey of less than 10 minutes.

When we got to my hotel and the bus was pulling away out of sight I noticed that one of the padlocks was open. The woman had used the wire to pull against the side of one of the flimsier padlocks and force it open. Luckily I did not have any money in that particular bag.

I did report the matter to the police near Soi 9 however they said that many of the taxis are actually unlicensed even though they have numbers and so cannot be traced. They were not interested in the details of the crime in order to warn the public or to trace the driver as their main function is to note down what you think you have lost so that you can have a police report for insurance purposes

From Pattaya Today

The ploy works something like this. A person of indeterminate gender, a short plump girl in her twenties, a child aged around 10 and her mother, aged in her thirties will either board or already be riding a baht bus.

They might sound like the ensemble line-up of a bad movie, but the trick is simple. The mother makes sure she sits as close to the intended victim as possible, as does the katoey. The child then begins playfully bouncing around the victim’s legs and knees while the plump girl engages the person in conversation. Distracted by the chattering girl and leery of the katoey, the victim may not be aware his pocket is being well and truly picked.

The driver then took off before police could be summoned. The question is whether the driver of the baht bus is also in on the act. The only way to determine this, of course, is for passengers to take careful note of the number of the baht bus they are on at any time. I do this routinely, in case there are problems later.

From Pattaya Secrets

I jumped on a baht bus which was full at this time of day 4.30 pm. I had to stand at the end all the way and 4 women jumped on , one pushed into a seat on my right , the other two pushed in opposite and a younger one stood up beside me. This was all normal so far and then the 2 older women started talking about my shopping. The younger girl then joins in and starts asking me the usual questions , where you come from etc etc.

I am perfectly at ease with all this and we carry along the road and get off as the baht bus turns into second road. The women all jump off as well. I get the feeling something isnt quite right and I realise my wallet has been snatched from my pocket. I try compose and take stock of the situation and I see the 4 women immediately get on motorbike taxis and shoot off. This happened so quick and was so professional that I was pretty stunned.

From Pattaya Secrets

On the relatively full bus by myself they got on at Thappraya Road. Again, they are 2 older women, one with a baby, a younger woman and a teenage boy. I twigged and they are off in about 100m after they realise there is nothing to steal.

From Pattaya Talk

I was alone on a Baht Bus on Beach road about 8 O'clock in the evening..

3 girls got on the bus ...1 pretty girl sat opposite me, the other 2 sat either side of me....should have copped it then...but didn't.

While the pretty girl opposite engaged me in some small talk, the one on my left chipping in on the conversation....the one on my right did the business...

The bus stopped a few times to let people on...and the bum shuffle going on, I was relieved of 4000 baht in the zipped pocket of my cargo shorts.

 

September 2007   Fake ATM Keypads...
 


ATM fake cover platesFalse plates covering keypad and card slot allow card cloning

From The Nation

Commercial banks and the police, are battling a new ATM theft technique in which fake keypads record pin numbers and personal information. The thieves then produce clone cards to empty bank accounts.

Thai Bankers' Association secretary-general Twatchai Yongkittikul said the fake keypads feel hard to the touch and that cardholders should immediately cancel their transaction if the keypad feels strange and notify the bank immediately.

In a TV interview yesterday, Twatchai said he believed it was a large-scale operation that involves computer experts and people with experience in plastic and rubber products, as the fake keypads looked very much like the real thing.

According to Twatchai, the technique also involved the use of false decoders, which record personal information of cardholders stored in the magnetic strip on ATM cards. The thieves then used two sets of information - pin numbers and cardholder's information - to produce cloned ATM cards to withdraw money.

 

May 2007   Credit Card Rip Off...
 


Don't sign credit card bills showing farang currency

Based on an article from Thai Visa

Visa cardWhen using farang credit / debit cards in Thailand, depending on the retail outlet, you sometimes get the bill already converted from Thai Baht to your local currency, in my case, UK pounds. This seems to becoming more common. Not all retailers do it, but many do and it is a rip off.

After I signed for a 799 Baht bill in a Fuji restaurant I took a closer look at statement I had signed.

I accept that I have been offered a choice of currencies for payment. I acknowledge that I was offered a choice to pay in THB. I understand the chosen currency is final and that this service is not offered by Visa … No Refunds.

Obviously I was not offered any such option. Never have been. I doubt very much ever will be.

The total bill was 799 baht and I had been charged £13.82. An incredibly poor exchange rate of 57.80 baht to the pound!

I left the restaurant and went to an ATM. Using the same debit card I withdrew 800 baht, exactly 8 minutes later. Checking my account online today I find £11.52 was debited from my account at an exchange rate of 69.44 baht to the pound. That’s massive £2.30 rip off

If you get a credit card slip converted to your home currency, say no thanks.

 

November 2006

Memory Loss

Tuk ComCheck you memory after computer repairs

From Pattaya Secrets

My niece took her computer to a shop called Easy IT in Tukcom to be repaired, it was a 1 year old pentium 4 with 512kb of ram, it had a virus which was not fixed although they charged her 500 baht.

I cleaned the virus up but it ran real slow, I opened it up and guess what , somebody had removed the 512Kb of ram and put in a single 128k Dramm chip instead.

We went back with a friendly police man but the shop denied everything .
 

December 2006
Update: Data Loss

Tuk ComA cautionary tale: Where is YOUR data?

Thanks to jj

I trotted off to the local computer shop to buy a  40Gb notebook-sized (2.5") hard-drive as a portable back up disc. I already had access to a 'case' for a 2.5" drive. So I retrieved that case and took it back to the shop where I purchased a SEAGATE 40Gb drive.

With the sales clerk, I walked from the sales area of the store over to the service area. While the tech was placing my new drive in the case, I was browsing the laptop brochures, i.e. not watching the tech. When I returned to the tech, he was plugging the USB cables into a laptop on the counter. He proceeded to show me that the new drive appeared on the MY COMPUTER screen as an additional drive and that the green light was on on the drive box.

I drove home and plugged the 2 cables into my PC. I opened the 40 Gb drive to find it FULL of data! Thousands of files & programs, hundreds of photos, all belonging to some Brit -- I’ll call him Bert! Not being a voyeur, I didn't read his letters to Mom or open the directory labeled as 'bank acct'. I did a search for our local area code 038 and found his phone number.

Now the dilemma was what to do next. I was creating different scenarios. Could the shop have pulled a switch? I thought that the sales clerk had pulled the drive out of the display case and opened the foil-wrapper. It SHOULD have been a new drive. Did she pull a sleight of hand and slip me a "used" drive? Was it a stolen drive that some how wasn't wiped clean? How else could I get Bert’s data?

I went to a pay phone and called Bert. He seemed an affable enough guy. He allowed as how his laptop was currently at THAT shop for repairs. At least it wasn't a stolen drive! We began to speculate on what might have occurred.

On closer examination the drive numbers didn't add up. My system was saying that 19Gb of data were occupying a 20Gb space partitioned into 2 segments. WHY wasn't it reading as 19 in 40? On the phone Bert said he had a 20Gb drive. I was only showing 20Gb on what should have been a 40! So, I popped open the case and it read SEAGATE 40Gb with a test date of JAN 06. Seemingly, the new one that she pulled out of the display case and unlikely to be Bert's actual drive.

I was at the shop soon after it opened the next day. I asked to see the owner/manager/’big boss’. I explained what I had versus what I thought I’d bought. I noted that they had sold be a technically "used" drive as new! She was unimpressed. I had them plug the drive into one of their computers to show them Bert’s data. I asked them to re-format the drive. They simply walked away with that drive and returned with a new one which they installed in my case. I asked to be shown that it was indeed ‘pristine’. It was.

I still question what happened to Bert’s data. Did they deem to re-format the disk? Why had they used a disk out of the display case to mirror his drive during the repair process then fail to re-format it? Why would they then pass this drive off as new? Could the same happen to YOUR data if you went to that shop? Do you trust them with your computer and your business? Why were they so nonchalant about their error?
What did they do with Bert’s data?

The shop in question is WATTANA on Pattaya Klang opposite Foodland. I, for one, will NEVER do business there again. I wouldn’t trust them with MY data! In whose hands might YOUR data wind up?

 

22nd August 2006

Good Gold for Bad

From Pattaya Secrets

Two Thai girls were shopping at Big C at the small shops on the upper level when a girl came over to them and asked if they had seen a grey handbag that she has left lying on a bench. I had 10 Baht of gold in it said the girl adding that her falang boyfriend had bought it for her only that day.

The two replied that they had not seen it and watched the girl seeming to be in a panic ask other customers the same. Then another girl came over and started searching so the girls went over to the bench to help her and looked a little. Lo and behold, there it was fallen behind the bench but quite easy to spot so they picked it up and handed it to the very grateful girl.

There inside the bag was the 10 Baht of gold in a jewelry box and they all admired it. Four items and all nice chains with a ring also.

Here comes the scam.

After thanking the three of them for about a minute she said she wanted to reward them and would go back to her room to get them 50,000 Baht. She promised to be back in 20 minutes and to show she trusted them they could keep the 10 Baht of gold until she returned with their money.

Here is the catch. She asked them to show a little trust also. She asked if she could keep a 1 baht bracelet and 1 Baht gold chain round the girls neck for a while while she dashed back for the money.

At this point the girls started to suspect a scam and as soon as the con artist realised she legged it, closely followed by the girl that had helped them search. Of course the gold was fake and the two were working the scam between them.

They could be playing at your local store soon so watch out for a not so great act.

 

22nd August 2006
Bars Facing the Music

From Pattaya Secrets

Please be aware all bar and restaurant owners, a new scam is being perpetrated around town.

It involves bar music permits. A thai women claiming to be from a music liscensing authority has visited several bars recently in Soi6 and Soi Buakow areas, she is escorted by a Uniformed Thai policeman. She will claim that your music permits are not sufficient to play all types of music , produce paperwork that supposedly supports this claim .

She will then announce that you are fined 50,000 baht . The police officer will intimidate the Thai staff and say that this can be settled at the Soi 9 police station.
some people have paid up , others have gone to the Cop shop. At the police station negotiations take place in the reception area, where you will be threatened with arrest, however nobody has been arrested and most have negotiated a lower fine around 30,000 baht.

However the following day most victims phone the real music permit organisations who know nothing about this affair, after getting legal advice from lawyers it is now sure this is a scam. The Chonburi regional police and city hall have been notified. Officers on duty at the time of these incidents are being investigated and CCTV records are being looked at.

This is a new scam be aware, they come in the evening when all real copyright and permit offices are closed for verification, lawyers advise calling their bluff. At the police station insist on lawyer coming and asking for senior officer, not reception guys as they may be involved in the scam.

 

3rd August 2006 Hands Off

Perhaps the toe rag tailors on Beach Road have at least one good point, they give us good practise at not automatically shaking hands when one is proffered

Thanks to Swanks

This has happened to a friend and has been tried on me.

A quite large Thai man approaches you (Near the Royal Garden Plaza, for me, The beach for my unlucky friend) He walks straight up to you and holds out his hand to shake hands. The victim is not sure if he knows the guy or he's just being very friendly so he takes his hand shake!

Big mistake, the guy keeps hold of the hand and tries to put his other one round the shoulders, then on the arm. He just keeps moving all the time. The victim is just not sure what is going on! The guy is a VERY GOOD PICKPOCKET ! I refused to shake his hand but my unfortunate mate lost big bahts when he met him the same day!

He tells me the police showed no interest!

 

4th July 2006 The Suite Smell of Scam

From Pattaya Secrets

Every time I call hotels from previous visits to reserve a room they "always" without fail tell me that nothing is available "except" the suites. Even in off season. Suites are basically twice the price of a standard room.

When I get there the place is more than half empty. However after pointing this out at the desk the reception would prefer I leave than admit they were trying to milk me for more cash.

I accept the room for the one night and begin my search for something more suitable for the duration of my stay.

Unbelievable..................anyway.

Hotels that have tried this with me are:

  • Pattaya Center Hotel
  • Sandy Springs
  • White House
  • Dynasty
  • Sun Beam

 

8th June Urchin, flower seller and thiefStreet Urchins: Flower Sellers and Pickpockets

From Bangkok Eyes: Caught in the Act

This urchin is pressing his flowers against my shirt as a diversion, while attempting to remove the contents of my top pocket with his free hand.

Read the full story at:
Fagin's Brat Pack: a proliferation of pocket size pickpockets

 

6th May The Thai Wife Scam

From Stickman

Steve Miller, a soft-spoken 39-year-old New Zealander and five-year resident of Pattaya, was shot and killed in broad daylight 10 days ago as he drove his motorbike on a quiet street in North Pattaya. What initially appeared to be just another random killing of a farang—so common in Pattaya—has, however, developed into a crime story that police might not have fully investigated if the victim’s friends and family had not hounded the boys in brown. The real story began six months ago...

By the standards of most men, Jen—a 30-year-old gogo dancer—wasn’t much to look at as she gyrated around the chrome pole. But like most things in Thailand, she was beautiful in the eyes of Steve Miller. Steve loved this country and was genuinely grateful to be living here. So the Kiwi bar-fined the dancer for the night and, eventually, bought her out entirely, moving her into his Pattaya apartment. He provided well for her and her family over the last six months, treated her like a princess, showered her with gifts, and remained faithful despite the temptations Pattaya offers all foreigners—even more so a handsome, mild-mannered young hunk with a constant smile.

Several months later, the expat was preparing to help purchase a house for his live-in girlfriend beginning by making a down-payment on the house. He had sold some property for two million baht and deposited 500,000 baht of that into Jen’s bank account so that she could qualify for a home loan. When the loan was approved earlier this month, she agreed to return the 500,000 baht, but said she must first go to Udon Thani to vote in the national election. She returned to Pattaya for a brief stay, only to return to Udon almost immediately to visit her family for Songkran. She insisted on driving home in the couple’s new car, leaving Steve no option but to tool around Pattaya on his motorbike. A week-ago Thursday, she left Udon en route to Pattaya with the understanding she would return Steve’s money the following day. That same morning, as Steve drove his motorbike from Big C toward Third Road, a passenger on a second motorbike produced a pistol, took aim, and shot Steve dead.

Jen was notified of Steve’s murder when she arrived in Pattaya. Being a dutiful if inconsiderate girlfriend, she immediately placed a call to Steve’s parents in New Zealand, shouting into the phone, “Steve dead. Come to Pattaya.” She repeated her terse statement, then hung up. The family was understandably mortified and bewildered. They learned more only when Steve’s friends called to inform the family of details surrounding his death.

Those same friends were able to piece together the financial dealings between Steve and Jen, and dug up other information as well—learning that Jen had two Thai boyfriends even while she was living with Steve. Her roommate revealed that she never loved Steve but was hardcore and a skillful manipulator, even in past relationships. Friends immediately suspected the Isaan woman’s role in the murder. They gathered what evidence they could and presented their case to the police. Jen was arrested, interrogated, and ultimately confessed to having hired a hit-man to kill Steve. Since then, the motorbike driver has been arrested, but the identified gunman has avoided capture.

At a televised news briefing—where police allowed no questions, Jen attempted to justify her crime, claiming that Steve beat her, forced her to participate in drug dealings, and stole property from her. Police encouraged her story yet produced no supporting evidence that the health-conscious body-builder was into drugs or dealing (his friends insist he was not, nor had he ever been known to strike anyone). Furthermore, the police denied any knowledge of the accused girl having 500,000 baht in a bank, or that Steve lent her the funds. However, friends presented financial records substantiating the transfer of the money from Steve’s account to Jen’s.

When family members arrived here from New Zealand, they were denied access to Steve’s apartment. Police explained they needed to take inventory of his possessions first. The family was finally allowed into Steve’s home this past Sunday, but found the place devoid of all valuables. According to the apartment manager, the previous day police had brought Jen to the apartment to collect her belongings; she took everything—including her savings passbook.

While the case now has been solved and two of the three suspects have been arrested, the question of justice remains unanswered. The glorious triumphs of police in arresting those involved in crimes generally are well promoted by police and the press; subsequently, little is reported on the fate of such criminals. Sources intimately involved in this case imply that the 500,000 baht might disappear into police coffers or may go to finance Jen’s bail, following which she may be allowed to do a runner or the matter may be delayed until forgotten by most. The family has hired an attorney to help ensure justice and return of the 500,000 baht, and friends—at their peril—promise to hound the police until all questions are answered and the killers prosecuted. While they are aware of the inherent dangers to themselves in accusing the boys in brown of misdeeds, they also know the influence that can be purchased for 500,000 baht. More importantly, they know how little value was placed on the life of a young, serene man from New Zealand.

Update 13th August 2006: I think I am going to be violently sick...

From Stickman

The case against a confessed murderer of expat Steve Miller has been dismissed. Chintana Vichachai, girlfriend of the 39-year-old Kiwi, and Narathip Kachawong, driver of the motorbike during the shooting, appeared in the Pattaya Court last week where the court decided to dismiss the case against Chintana based on lack of evidence and witnesses. The case against the motorbike driver will proceed, beginning with a preparation hearing August 28. Both previously confessed to the crime, but the girlfriend subsequently recanted her confession. 

 

20th April Motor Cycle Rentals

From an article in Pattaya City News & discussions on Thai Visa

A foreigner will rent a motorbike and will sign a contract. He or she will park the bike outside of their hotel overnight and the next day the bike is gone.

They contact the rental company who inform them that they must make a report of the theft at the Police Station. This is then followed by a demand for money to cover the cost of the bike from the rental company.

In the cases we have heard about, tourists have been forced to hand over between 40,000 and 50,000 Baht otherwise the company will pursue the case with the Police.

We are sure that most bike rental companies who operate here in Pattaya are honest and law-abiding and this relates to only a small number of dishonest bike renters. In each case that we have heard about, the bike does not possess any form of insurance and the contract contains a clause that the hirer is liable for all costs in case of damage or theft.

After the case has been cleared, the bike will be mysteriously returned to the rental company and the money paid by the foreign tourist is not returned. To avoid this happening to you, we would like to suggest the following:

  • Only rent from reputable companies.
  • Ensure that the motorbike is correctly insured to cover damages and theft.
  • Check the contract for small clauses which could leave you liable for all costs relating to damage and theft by third parties.
  • Try and avoid giving rental companies your Pattaya address.
  • Buy a strong padlock and chain. Lock the bike away securely

If you feel you have become a victim of such a scam, please contact the Tourist Police on 1155.

 

7th April Beer Bar Hawkers & Pick Pockets

From Thai Visa

I was enjoying a beer in a beer bar on Beach Road. There were the usual interruptions every two minutes; watches, DVD's, stun guns, photo-service, roses, wooden craftwork, etc.

Two hawkers were potential thieves; one women with dozens, of red roses, did a rather crafty 'slight of hand trick' by thrusting the flowers into my chest and then attempting to steal my mobile telephone from my breast pocket. She nearly succeeded....so beware.

Secondly; a young child maybe 6 or 7 years of age offered to sell me chewing gum (1 packet) and with the other hand tried to pick-pocket my wallet from my FRONT pocket. Again nearly successful.

So, take care, if I had had more to drink I would have lost wallet and telephone.

 

29th March Keyboard Loggers at Internet Cafes

From Stickman

I have long mentioned concerns about using internet cafes in Bangkok as many of the computers in these spots are riddled with spyware, keystroke loggers and the like, allowing the person who installed such programs to get access to any accounts you access online – your email accounts, your website accounts and God forbid, your bank accounts!

Accusations have come in about the expensive internet shop in the Nana area, you know the one, opposite Nana Plaza, has software installed that records details which have resulted in transfers being made from their foreign bank accounts. At least two people claim to have only used this particular internet café and then had problems with their bank accounts in Farangland.

Using your own laptop to connect to connections in hotels or free / pay as you go wi-fi connections is better, but still not foolproof. If you are really concerned, or paranoid, the safest way is to use your own laptop to connect to the internet directly, using a dial up connection in your hotel room. You can buy internet packages locally in many computer shops, and internet access is cheap at around 10 baht an hour. Setting up an account is very quick and easy.

 

3rd February A McShortChange & Fries Please

From Stu

I thought you might include this scam on your website. The first time this happened I thought it was a "one off" , but the same scam was attempted on me yesterday for the second time.

I visited McDonalds in the Royal Garden Plaza on Beach Road. I received my food and offered a 1000 Bt note as I wanted some change. The serving girl handed me 80 Bt as change and just stood there. When I didn't walk away without the remaining 800Bt, after some seconds, she handed over the cash. I asked why she had only given some of the change and she clamed she was "sort cash". So why give me some change and not all?

She, as on the first time this happened, had written the name on her badge in Thai. I asked for her name (very politely) and was given the full formal name of my little thief in very strong "Issan" which I could not understand even though I can understand a lot of Thai.

I expect such scams now as a matter of course, but not in a big company like McDonalds, and it would seem, not a "one off" but involving other staff. I had a word with the manager who seemed to think it was not possible to get cash out of the till without being seen so staff would not benefit from the theft. It doesn't take a mastermind to work out that a quick call to a friend and the issuing of extra change with a small order by that friend, would get the money out of the till and into my little thief's hands!

Still...She had a lovely smile.

 

29th December Lost in the Post Before it Leaves the Post Office

This article triggered a few correlations to my own experiences. I suffered losses from a similar deferred stamping technique at the postal desk upstairs in the South Pattaya's Tesco Lotus. I have also had some pretty hard glares when objecting to this policy at Jomtien Post Office in Soi 5. I have always had immediate stamps applied in Pattaya's Post Office (in the aptly named Beach Road: Soi Post Office).

Wherever you go insist on immediate stamps.

From Stickman

When I worked near Bangkok a few years ago, all my outgoing mail reached its destination. I’ve been back in Thailand for 18 months now and my experiences have been very disappointingly different. As the likelihood of mail reaching its overseas destination depends on the post office you use, I can only assume that pilfering is tolerated in some post offices but not in others.

Recently I sent three letters, all containing important material, to addresses in the UK from the post office in the domestic terminal at Bangkok airport. The bloke there just weighed the letters and wrote the amount on each one and, of course, took my money: no sign of any stamps. No doubt he waited until I was out of sight before confining my letters to the waste paper basket, probably tearing them open first, to see if they contained cash. Please warn your readers about this practice and about the post office in question. Domestic terminal, departures, at Bangkok Airport.

 

15th November Beauty Sleep

From Local6.com

Thai police are warning tourists of a new scam.

Members of a Thai ladyboy gang have confessed to hiding strong sedatives in their mouths and spitting them down the throats of victims during deep kissing. Then they rob the drugged tourists.

The confession came from three attractive ladyboys arrested in Bangkok last week. Police say they'd robbed a Bangladeshi businessman of more than $7,300 in cash and valuables.

Police say the victim told investigators he met the transvestites in a bar and invited them all back to his apartment.

After kissing one, he said he felt dizzy and passed out. When he woke up, his cash, watch, mobile phone and notebook computer were gone.

A police lieutenant colonel has this warning for tourists: Don't rush to kiss a stranger on the mouth or you will end up in a deep sleep.

 

9th November Hand Wash Towels Given Freely are not Always Free

I have never been charged in a bar but restaurants are another matter.

After a rather overcooked crab meal at the Vientiane Restaurant in Walking Street, I was further disappointed by their operation of the scam of unannounced 10/20 Baht charges on the cold hand wash towels.

The waitress was very put out as she had already opened the bag when I enquired of their policy and declined the towel.

It seems a very unfair policy on the service staff who have to do the scamming and it is they that lose their tips when customers get annoyed at this petty cheat.

Yet again I seem to be turning into Mr Angry. Am I the only only one or are there others who object to being conned for 80 baht after a 2500 baht meal.

I have noticed that some Walking Street restaurants who used to do this have now ceased citing that it proved an unpopular policy.

 

July 2005 Tooth Whitening Turns Victim Red

From Derek Fichtner

Do not get teeth whitening done in Thailand for a "dentist" associated with the Beauty House in Pattaya, Thailand.

I paid $250 US to get it done there and it hurt like heck! No kidding, tears of pain were running down the sides of my face. And then when he was finished, it hadn't improved my teeth at all!

I complained and wouldn't pay. I was so pissed off, I marched across the street to another dentist and asked them if they thought my teeth had been whitened. They called the police, and basically, I had to pay or go to jail! Glad I at least embarrassed the bad dentist, as he followed me, at my invitation, across the street to the other dental clinic.

The place is a joke!

I spoke to another dentist in the area about this, and described the laser. He said that they were probably using a laser meant for skin blemishes -- not teeth.
Beware... go to a dental hospital if you go there. Beware of The Beauty House in Pattaya... for dental work, anyway!

Beauty House is located on 2nd Road just north of Pattaya Klang

 

July 2005 Mobile Registration Fees

The Thai Government has decided that anonymous mobile phones are being used to trigger bombs in the South (or more likely they would like to track callers more generally). All new SIMS require the presentation of passport or ID card at purchase and all existing SIMS must be registered before the end registered before the end of the year otherwise they will be disabled.

Registration is free unless you get ripped off:

From Pattaya Pages

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) told the public that mobile phone SIM card registration is free of charge and can be done only as authorised shops of known mobile phone service providers.

TNA has received a series of complaints from shops selling mobile phone in the areas of Bangkok's Min Buri and Saraburi claimed they can do the registration service at a fee of 20 baht. They have also collected copies of ID card.

As security measures following a series of mobile-phone triggered bomb attacks in the south, the government asked all users of pre-paid cards to register their user identity between 1 July and end of December. Previously buying a pre-paid phone card did not require any proof of identity.

Vice Minister for the ICT Minister for the Information and Communication Technology Kanawat Wasinsangworn said these people are fraudsters and the Ministry is asking help from the police to crack down on such abuse.

There is no fee involved and registration requires no paper except writing down the 13 digits of the ID card onto a form. Mobile phone service providers such as AIS, DTAC and Orange confirmed they have never appointed any handset traders or agents to handle registration.

 

June 2005 Patpong Upstairs Bar Scams

From Stickman (Essential reading)

I created a bit of a fuss in Sideline Bar this week. Sideline Bar is one of those upstairs bars in Patpong soi 2, one of the ones upstairs, where a variety of shows are hosted. There are a heap of guys hanging around, a door that is locked from the outside and perhaps the biggest sign of all, no chits for drinks on the tables. When I went in I asked the prices for drinks and was told 100 baht. I asked if there was a cover charge for the show and was told no. When the drink came, no chit came with it so I asked to pay for it there and then. This caused a bit of a stir but it was eventually laughed off by one of the guys who said in Thai, "you know too much". It was all light-hearted. They realised that I knew the score (variable pricing and outrageous charges for shows) and I hate to imagine what some of the other punters were charged. But, a big smile and some light hearted banter in Thai ensured that nothing ever came of it. The point being that if you do venture in to any of the upstairs bars in Patpong, look for the tell tale signs, and no bill with your drink is a classic.

 

March 2005 Kenda Rubber Scam

This is a scam that has devastated some of my Thai relations in Isaan. It is irrelevant to Westerners but it is useful to know about so as to help neighbours, friends and relatives avoid being scammed.

The scam is based upon the fact that one way for Thais to get reasonably good wages is for them to work abroad and in this case Taiwan. Workers are offered good wages for a contracted term usually with extensions available. The downside is that there is an up front cost to en employment agency to organise recruiting and immigration paperwork. This is often quite substantial say 100,000 or 200,000 Baht. Many honest firms have set up such operations and many a Thai has been able to build a house on return from a lucrative contract.

However a few companies have been less than honest in actually paying the agreed rate. And in the extreme cases, the salary barely covers the up front charge. 

Several of my Thai relatives got suckered in by Kenda Rubber. They were charged 200,000 up front and were promised a monthly salary of 15,000. The contract was for 2 years and an extension of a year was promised. Even at the promised figures overtime and the year's extension would be relied upon to make a reasonable income.

The reality was somewhat different. The first major wakeup call was an undisclosed accommodation charge of 2500 per month. Then the major bombshell was the salary actually paid

Month 1 2000 (though only 2 weeks worked)
Month 2 6000
Month 3 7000
Month 4 8000
Month 5 9000

No further figures are available as the workers resigned themselves to a thumping loss and returned home angry, irate and screwed..

 

July 2004 Beware of the Thai Gem Scam

2Bangkok.com

How it is done:

This is really a by-the-numbers scam. Most people have the exact same experience. It usually goes something like this:
    1.    You are riding in a tuk-tuk
    2.    The driver tells you that wherever you are going is closed for some reason.
    3.    The driver tells you he is specially trained to be helpful to tourists.
    4.    You are told the government has launched a promotion to sell gems to tourists.
    5.    In the course of riding around with the "friendly" tuk-tuk driver, you "accidentally" meet a well-dressed young man or an older, distinguished man.
    6.    The younger man claims he is a student. The older will claim he works for the government and shows you his government ID. (Thai IDs mean nothing. They are readily available for a small fee to anyone.)
    7.    The person you meet independently confirms the story the tuk-tuk driver told. (This is a nice touch.)
    8.    Eventually you ask to be taken to the "government" jewelry house and are told that you can make 100-150% profit by reselling the gems back home. It seems okay since the seller writes something like "if everything is not ok we will offer a full refund" and puts an official looking stamp on it.
    9.    You've now been cheated by one of the oldest and most openly practiced scams in Thailand.

The Scam

One of the most pervasive scams in Thailand is the Thai gem scam. Typically, a tourist meets a friendly Thai at a tourist attraction who eventually offers to take them to a "government" gem stone shop where the tourist is told about how they can sell Thai "blue sapphires" or other gems back home and make a 100% profit. It is all lies, of course, and the tourist ends up with a pocket full of overpriced gems. Like Thais themselves, the scam is low-key and the touts are friendly rather than pushy. A rule of thumb for Thais is that "real" Thais do not just walk up to strangers and strike up a friendly conversation. Thais typically "speak when spoken to." If you are approached at a tourist attraction by a friendly fellow who just walks up and starts speaking to you, watch out! Too many otherwise wonderful vacations have been ruined by this scam, so watch out.
2Bangkok has followed this scam online for nearly 5 five years and make no mistake--the authorities are doing nothing to stop it. No official ever dares mention the "protected" gold shops that actually run the scams. One of the tuk tuk drivers who takes victims to be scammed operates in front of the Tourist Information Centre and the local Police Station on Khao Sarn Road. The funny thing is that over the years the reports are from the same locations--only the names of the stores change. Officials claim that just changing the name of the shop prevents them from doing anything to stop the scam.

A shop owner bragged to some cheated tourists: "I'll reopen again, just like I have for 20 years!"

Who runs/is complicit in the gem scam?:

Gold shops

We do not have a person's name, but Bang (or Hang) Thong Thong Bai/Ranghang Thong Thong Bai gold shop is one of linchpins of the gem scam. It is used to cover the money trail by giving cash advances on credit cards and selling gold to tourists which is exchanged for overpriced jewels. What this means is that all the money from many gem scam shops is flowing back into this gold shop, but why isn't this shop ever mentioned in any "official" discussions of the scam? With perseverance, scammed tourists can demand police file reports on the gem shops and eventually the gem shops will have to change their names, but police outright refuse to mention this gold shop in reports.

Banks in Banglamphu

Branches of banks that operate in the Banglamphu area (where most of the scam shops are located) also cooperate in the scam--particularly Thai Farmers Bank and Thai Military Bank. Thai Military Bank has been know to give credit card machines to the scam stores so they can allow scam customers to pay by Mastercard, however the charge made is a cash advance directly from Thai Military Bank (Banglaphu branch). Tourists who think their purchases are protected because they paid by credit card are surprised to find the transaction booked as a cash advance directly from Thai Military Bank.

Local Visa and Mastercard

Neither Visa nor the local Mastercard company seem concerned that known gem scam shops have credit card machines that say "Thai Military Bank" and are using them directly on their premises.

For further details: www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/Scams/Sapphire.shtml


Thai Life

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 Health: Cancerous Joss Sticks Beware of health hazard in Thai temples (3rd August)
 Working: Working it Out Work Permit changes being implemented
 Banking: Siam Commercial Atm Milking Even Thai banks have started treating farangs like a walking ATM (15th July)
 Banking: Would you Credit it? Rules for farangs to get Thai credit cards (3rd July)
 Driving: Don't Text and Drive Mobile phone use whilst driving now illegal (8th May)
 Marriage: Farangs seek the warmth of large Thai Families: Bollox conclusion from survey (27th April)
 Crime: With so many Britons murdered in Thailand Why does our Government not warn of the dangers? (13th Jan)
 Travel: Airlines on Thai Time Compensation now due for severely delayed or cancelled flights  (6th Jan)
 Visas: Retirement Requirement More proof of income required for visa extension (30th Dec)
 TV: Truely Bollox Work permit required to subscribe to True telephone, TV or internet (18th Nov)
 

 Background: Thai National Anthem An illuminating translation (Aug 2007)
 Background: The Wai To wai or not to wai...that is the question (March 2007)
 Background: Gestures Just a Matter of Interpretation (Feb 2006)
 Background: Rent Not Buy Mixed Blessings of being hitched with a Thai (Feb 2006)
 Background: Red Tape Hard lessons in expat paradise (Dec 2006)
 Background: Thai Whiskey How tax keeps Thailand tipsy (Feb 2006)
 Background: Living Up Country Stickman doesn't recommend the 'Real Thailand' life (14th Dec 2005)
 Background: The Morning After Ever woken up with LT girl only to wish you had gone ST (Nov 2005)
 Background: When Last Orders may Really be Your Last Be wary of late night violence (Aug 2005)
 Background: Use of the Word Farang ie Westerner (July 2005)
 Background: The Bangkok Hilton Life on death row (June 2005)
 Background: Opting out of the Thai Family Pension Scheme (May 2005)
 Background: Foreigner in your own House Farangs have names you know! (March 2005)
 Background: Mia Farangs Thai wives and the Thai economy (June 2004)
 Background: Why Wai? when it is better not to (Jan 2003)
 Background: Losing Face Stickman explains (Jan 2003)
 Background: Foreigner Prices Dual pricing (Sep 2003)
 Banking: Money Transfers to Thailand 30% held by bank for 1 year (Dec 2006)
 Banking: Mortgages More on Bangkok Bank mortgages to foreigners (Aug 2005)
 Banking: Farang Friendly Banks Which banks will open a foreigner an account (July 2005)
 Books: Book Reviews About the Thai Life
 Buying a Bar: Renovate Your Ideas Successful Bar Ownership (March 2007) 
 Buying a Bar: Business GoGo Going Gone Why do people want get into the GoGo business (Feb 2005)
 Buying a Bar: A Bar in a Million Will people come to yours? (Nov 2005)
 Buying Property: Discouraging Property Purchase Via Company Sleeping partners to be checked for tax (May 2006)
 Buying Property: Home Affairs Buying property in Thailand (June 2004)
 Crime: Guns in Thailand Thailand near the top of the league in gun murder (Dec 2006)
 Driving: Tea Junction Identifying hot spots for illegal traffic police 'tolls' (Feb 2006)
 Environment: Tap Water is Clearly Green Whereas bottled water is clearly not green (July 2007) 
 Health: Don't Let your Typhoid Jabs Lapse Food hygiene is not good in Thailand ( Nov 2005)
 Health: Rabies First aid after an animal bite (May 2005)
 Law: Work Permit Law Official Memo (Jan 2007)
 Law: Sex Toys Illegal to sell in Thailand but tolerated by Customs (July 2005)
 Law: Young Adults Should Avoid Thai Holidays Drinking age is 20 ( July 2005)
 Law: Farang Volunteer Tourist Police Their role in kill joy operations (June 2005)
 Law: Divorce Thai Style essential reading by Stickman (June 2004)
 Law: Age Related sex & marriage (Sept 2003)
 Marriage: Married to Isaan How Issan ladies meet their husband (Dec 2006)
 Marriage: Pizza vs Somtam How Thai life adapts to accommodate farang husbands (Nov 2006)
 Marriage: A Good Little Earner Farang/Thai marriages a hot in Isaan (Aug 2006)
 Marriage: The Ultimate Mother In-Law Joke Paying the bride price (March 2003)
 Motoring: Drink Drive Limits in Thailand (April 2006)
 Motoring: Traffic Carnage High toll amongst motor cyclists (Feb 2005)
 Politics: What's Up Down South Summary of the unrest in South Thailand (2Oct 2005)
 Politics: Who Runs Thai TV? Ex Prime Minister Thaksin, the army and Thai Rak Thai (Nov 2005)
 Tax: Tax Allowances to Raise (6th Aug)
 Travel: Visa Fees Visas for Thailand more expensive (July 2007) 
 Travel: Hotline for Work Permit, Visa Queries Thai Immigration service (June 2006)
 Travel: Passports Last 6 Months Longer Change of immigration rules (May 2006)
 Travel: One Way Tickets and travelling to Thailand without a visa (April 2006)
 Travel: Tourist Police Overstay their Welcome Overstayers 5 day ordeal (Feb 2006)
 Travel: Surviving Homeland Customs Tips to minimise hassle on your return home (21st Dec 2005)
 Travel: Mug Shots for the Surveillance State New specification for UK passport photos (Aug 2005)
 Travel: Border Hassle Beggars Belief Beware of thieving Cambodian children (Aug 2005)
 Travel: UK Immigration are Coughing Blood Long stay UK visitors need pre-travel TB test (July 2005)
 Travel: Beware of Barcodes in suitcases and parcels to the UK (Nov 2005)
 Travel: A Customary Warning An unpleasant welcome to Thailand (Oct 2006)
 TV: Pattaya's Sophon Cable TV Line Up How does Sophon compare to satellite (July 2005)
 Working: Extending Non-Immigrant-B Visas More hoops to work in Thailand (May  2007) 
 Working: Prohibited Occupations for Farangs (Oct 2006)


Diary

 Diary: Public Holidays
 Diary: Sex Drugs and Nanny-State Politics Dry election days in Thailand's bars (11th Aug)
 Diary: A Return to Civility Enjoying Songkran (19th April)
 Diary: Civility or Civil War Celebrating Songkran (8th April)

Scams

 Maid Made off with the Valuables Maid drugged the food and stole the valuables (25th Aug)
 Barcode Reader Failure Check the prices in a convenience store (18th Aug)
 Hanging the Pumps Beware when you fill up your car (29th June)
 Beach Road Surveys Fronting for timeshare salesmen (18th Jan)
 Jet Ski Scam Money extorted for trivial or non-existent damage (23rd Dec)
 Distractions and Pickpockets on Baht Buses (10th Oct)
 Fake ATM Keypads False plates covering keypad and card slot allow card cloning (21st Sep)
 Credit Card Rip Off Don't sign credit card bills showing farang currency (May 2007)
 Data Loss Surreptitious copy made of hard drive of PC in for repair (Dec 2006)
 Memory Loss after computer repair (Nov 2006)
 Good Gold for Bad Just hold on to my fake gold whilst I hold onto your good gold (Sep 2006)
 Bars Facing the Music Fake licensing police (Aug 2006)
 Hands Off Beware of outstretched hands, they may well be pickpockets (Aug 2006) 
 The Suite Smell of Scam 'Only suites' available in half empty hotels (July 2006)
 Street Urchins: Flower Sellers and Pickpockets (June 2006)
 The Thai Wife Scam but hopefully rarely as extreme as this case (May 2006)
 Motor Cycle Rentals and the 'stolen' bike (April 2006)
 Beer Bar Hawkers & Pick Pockets (April 2006)
 Keyboard Loggers at Internet Cafes Beware your bank login may be recorded (March 2006)
 A McShortChange & Fries Please Check your change (Feb 2006)
 Lost in the Post Before it Leaves the Post Office Beware of deferred stamps (Dec 2005)
 Beauty Sleep Kiss a ladyboy and wake up robbed (Nov 2005)
 Hand Wash Towels Given Freely are not Always Free (Nov 2005)
 Tooth Whitening Turns Victim Red in The Beauty House, 2nd Road (July 2005)
 Mobile Registration Fees Registering a Pay as You Go SIM is free (July 2005)
 Patpong Upstairs Bar Scams Beware of outrageous charges (June 2005)
 Kenda Rubber Scam Don't let your relatives get screwed (March 2005)
 Beware of the Thai Gem Scam (March 2005)

Speak Thai

 A Thai Primer an introduction to speaking Thai (10th August 2007)
 Months in Thai (15th May 2007)
 Not Enough Hours in the Day to Learn Thai (July 2006)
 Learn Online Suggested websites (March 2006)
 Sex & Slanging A few useful words and phrases (Jan 2006)
 Learn to Speak Thai in 1 Easy Lesson...and then ten years of summer school (Oct 2005)
 Use of the Word Farang ie Westerner (July 2005)

Pattaya Information

 Pattaya Phone Book Emergency Numbers & Hospitals (Dec 2005)
 Farang Radio PCNFM 105 radio station specifically for farangs (Aug 2007)
 Pattaya Transport (Jan 2007)
 On Google Earth jj's Pattaya place markers (Sep 2006)
 Pattaya Movies and Times Select Pattaya for cinemas at Big C & Royal Garden Plaza
 Pattaya Sophon Cable TV Listings

Pattaya Articles

 Good guys go to heaven, bad journalists go to Pattaya (Dec 2007)
 An Irish View Seedy Sex Resort Home to Hundreds of Irish (Dec 2006)
 The People's Paradise Tabloid town with broadsheet aspiration (August 2005)
 Costa del Pattaya British criminals said to settle in Pattaya (April 2005)

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