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 This ATM machine will STEAL
your card number! by Peter4, 4 more photos
Is there really such a thing as a fake ATM machine that can steal your card number and your password? Do such things exist? Or is it just an urban legend?
These photos and warnings -- in Thai and English -- are making the rounds of emails in Thailand. Looks convincing. Somebody went to a lot of effort to create a device for stealing ATM numbers and passwords.
Be sure to look at all 5 photos to understand how the ATM con works.
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 %crATTENTION%c* by balisunshine
usually accepts that a vendor
may over charge you
or take you for a ride.
So do take this warning with attention,
since it is not usually of their kind to
have this kind of attention.
Attention
Beware of strangers who try to take you to buy cloths, jewelry, gems, silver, etc.
Please do not trust them!!
If you need help please
1) Call Tourist Police 1155
2) Contact the nearest police box
Bangruk Police Station Leave a Comment
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 HEY monks don't smoke,
FAKE!! (click photo to
see) by SumTingWongLeave a Comment
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My husband and I believe ourselves to be pretty savvy and had prepared ourselves before arriving in Bangkok for all the possible scams etc (or so we thought). While walking to the palace, we were greeted by a friendly-faced old man, carrying an umbrella and a briefcase. He asked us where we were from, and he told us he was a professor on his way to University (flashed us some sort of ID and pointed across the park to the University's location). After some friendly chit-chat he then proceeded to tell us that the palace was closed due to celebrations (a line we knew to expect from touts and taxi drivers, but one we weren't expecting from a nice old University professor). Next thing we know, he's arranging a tuk tuk (taxi) for us, explaining how we can avoid getting scamed by taking the ones with the green license plates because the yellow ones were illegal (or something to that effect). Next thing we know, we're thanking him and off we set in the tuk tuk who is going to take us to some obscure temple. But as soon as he stops first at a silk shop we recognise we've been had...so we toss him a few coins and head off on foot back to the palace, which of course....is open.
We got along absolutely fine for the rest of the trip via public bus. You can get a map with the bus routes from the tourism offices...and you can save more money for the great food! Leave a Comment
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Never say it's your first visit to Bangkok, if a taxi driver or whoever asks how long you've been there or if it's your first trip lie! There are ample con artists around just ready and waiting to take the unsuspecting tourist for a ride! Taxi drivers will charge you way over the odds if they think you don't know the going rate. Always ask them to turn on the meter if they want to agree a price upfront it will be above the going rate! When visiting the main tourist attractions you will see many smartly dressed men in suits even lingering around the sights to try and persuade you that the attraction is closed today or not open until later, many will even point to a closed gate, chances are you are just not at the front enterance. They might also try tell you that your clothing is unacceptable for entrance to the palace etc whereas at most major tourist attractions including the grand palace you can hire appropriate clothing free by leaving a refundable deposit. Don't be deceived by their lies, they will say there is another attraction close buy that they will take you to. I've never been mislead by them but have heard plenty of stories where people have been fleeced for tour guide fees or taken to the make shift tour guides shops or families shops along the way and encouraged to buy stuff. So be assertive and don't be misguided by anything they may tell you. Check everything out for yourself.
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Near the temples or tourist sites... if anyone approaches claiming a temple is in the other direction... ignore them, keep walking, smile... don't pay attention to them... this happened several times.. I was told Wat Pho was closed due to Buddha holiday -- not the case.... walking to the temple, without asking, I was told entrance was in a different direction.
Near Grand Palace -- I was told I could not go in dressed the way I was (I was fine) and that it was closed until 2pm.... again, not the case!
Follow your instinct, follow your map or ask another tourist...
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People approach you and talk to you about anything that may lead them to ask you for a pen so they can write an address for you !
On two occasions in Bangkok we were subject to this. They are very smooth and nice people but they want you to open your bag for a pen. As soon as you look down to do this their accomplice walks past and tries to grab your bag, wallet or purse.
We were quick enough to smell a rat and closed the bag just as the accomplice was coming up to us, he quickly ran off along wioth his smooth talking friend!
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Beware of guys dressed as the police at Thieves Market . We had one trying to convince us to take a tuk tuk to another area for better shopping!! He was so friendly and convincing....he became too sale- sy though and it gave him away.
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