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Conmen
I was just reading stickman weekly page and the story about a Farang riding around Bangkok on a motorbike taxi and stopping 'First Time Lone Travellers' and then flashing a fake Thai Police ID Card, no doubt in order to trick them out of some money.
I got asked to lend an American guy some money a couple of weeks ago on the beachroad in Phuket in the afternoon.
I have seen him a couple of times before, he's American mid 40's deep tan well dressed with a beard.
He stops by people who are drinking and just stands there for about 2 miuntes, holding a large leather document/money wallet.
Then he says 'hey buddy could you lend me some money'', yeh like you are going to give it me back right? mmmmm
He's not exactly a con man, but I wonder if he makes enough to live on.
Those Thai guys outside the Holiday Inn with their little tins with red and blue plastic stones are the best. They show you them as if they are real (pretending to have stolen them and its all very 'top secret' ) and offer you a special deal- not the sharpest tools in the box, those boys, still I bet they get some sucker every now and again.
Has anyone else been conned whilst on their travels in LOS.
Regards
Drew
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