khunsanuk Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi, Just curious what people think about. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I see so far I'm the only person that voted the correct answer of not. Being uninformed and then buying doesn't make it a scam, it makes the buyer stupid. A person shouldn't buy something he/she is not prepared for. Edit.....I forgot this...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 From dictionary.com: a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, esp. for making a quick profit; swindle. Seems like a gem "scam" to me then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Exactly.....confidence game. If you don't know what you're doing, don't buy it. Like a wise poster said in another thread....som nom na. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubsiam Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 It's defrauding visitors, it's bad for tourism and it's run by the Thai Police. They have scammers posted on every corner intercepting visitors, telling them lies and delivering them to the next scammer. Tourists are then passed off from one scammer to the next. This cop has been at the Erawan Shrine for years setting up tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi, Clubsiam, give it a rest, okay? Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Exactly.....confidence game. If you don't know what you're doing, don't buy it. Like a wise poster said in another thread....som nom na. Yeah, I agree... serves them right for delving into something that is too good to be true and trying to make a fast buck. However, it's still a scam under the correct definition of the word. You seem to be implying that if someone loses money due to their own greed then it can't be a scam. I am saying it can, and it is by the true definition of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Then any transaction can be called a scam (because multiple people, somewhere, are making a profit). Much like any woman can be called a whore (they all put strings, usually monetary or material, on giving up the pussy). But in reality, both are not true to the real meaning of the words. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Then any transaction can be called a scam (because multiple people, somewhere, are making a profit). No, because what I am saying is that a "scam" is making large money by DECEPTIVE PRACTICES and not getting what you think you are paying for. With the laser pointer you used in a previous exmaple, SD, you are getting a "genuine" item for want of a better word - whether or not you pay 100 baht or 500 baht for it. That's doesn't matter. You are still receiving the item you believe you are purchasing in good faith. In the gem scam you are NOT receiving something genuine. That's the main difference. Hence, you are SCAMMED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Horse is dead in my opinion. You have your idea and I have mine. No use for me to debate more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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