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Originally Posted by marc26
i have to say(and not to you Luke)
you have to be retarded to get caught in thse scams
i rememeber my 1st newbie trip to BKK, never read the board and as approached by a gem guy
you can just tell they are schemers
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Retarded? I think is a bit harsh but I know where you are coming from. Of course WE never fell for well used lines from schemers in the guise of BGs did we..LOL well maybe YOU didn't...
The gem scams have been running for many years and the performances by some of the players are quite -pardon the pun - polished. The base level guy telling you that the temple or store is closed is not indicative of the sophistication of the players further up the line - I have been accousted by a few over the years and can say that some of them certainly do their research - the quality of their spoken English, their knowledge of other countries, the way they are able to present themselves - or misrepresent themselves as pilots or medical students etc - tells me these guys are not uneducated or dumb - they are predators and they make a lot of money doing what they do - bastards
