Coss Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 Tourism is back so better be quick in devising new scams. A new warning has gone out as yet another scam is being perpetrated on foreigners on Khao San Road. This time, scam targets are would-be do-gooders trying to help return a lost wallet. A man recently reported to local media that he stumbled upon a wallet on the ground, lying innocently next to a lamppost. He picked it up and inspected the lost wallet and discovered 1,000 baht inside. He knew he wanted to do the right thing and turn it in, but it was very late and everything was closed, so he decided to hang onto it until the morning when he could return it to its rightful owner. The next day, a woman came around to claim the lost wallet, but that’s when things took a turn for the worse. She demanded to know what happened to the other 5 or 6 thousand baht that had been in the purse when she lost it. The argument escalated and the police were involved. The Chana Songkram police informed the man that his good deed had left him on the hook for the money the lost wallet owner claimed was missing. They advised him, despite his protests, that if he didn’t pay her the money, he could be prosecuted for theft... https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-news-today-new-scam-exposed-on-khao-san-road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Maybe new to KSR or even Thailand, but not an entirely new scam, it has been going on for years. In some cases it involves 2 people, the second pretending to be a policeman threatening to arrest the finder. Common Scams Money Dropped / Lost Wallet Scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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