Category Archives: scam

Welcome to the Age of Scams

March 7, 2009 – 3:13 pm

No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. — H. L. Mencken To prove this old adage a new scam is roaming the internet for suckers. The pitch is extremely unreadable to anyone other than a lawyer or a derivatives banker. Re: Payment Solution on $20MUSD Outstanding Dear Beneficiary, You have […]

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Cop scams Cops

January 10, 2009 – 7:29 pm

Most farangs living in Thailand have been subjected to the sight of a brown-shirted cop waving their vehicle over to the side of the road. Some feel they are unjustly persecuted for their western roots, however my Thai relatives and friends attest that they are also subjected to the random stop by the tam-luat or […]

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Fake Thai Baht

December 26, 2008 – 1:31 pm

Click on images to enlarge. The economic collapse thanks to fat Americans has sent ripples of desperation throughout the world and police in Thailand like many other countries are reporting an upsurge in crime. Break-ins, shoplifting, and now the passing of bad money, mostly 1000-baht bills in the thousands. These faux notes are circulated by […]

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419 Thai

October 1, 2008 – 10:29 am

Those pesky 419 Nigerian scammers are at it again. I wish they would check their spelling occasionally. It’s almost as bad as mine. From:Mrs.Pojaman Shinawatra Bangkok-Thailand Email:[email protected] Dear, I am Mrs.Pojaman Shinawatra the wife of Mr. Takshin Shinawatra the ex-prime Minister of Thailand who is currently being tried in Thailand. Most importantly the current Leadership […]

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Thai Woman’s Lost Kidney Found

July 18, 2008 – 9:49 am

A popular traveler’s legend about a backpacker waking up after a night on the town in a foreign city. Only two days are missing from his calendar and a surgical scar marks where criminal doctors stole his kidney. This tale has been floating around the world since 1991. I’ve heard it in China, Thailand, Europe, […]

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