Con Artists, Bangkok

When I was in Bangkok in '98 the favourite scam happened if you took a tuk-tuk usually to the Royal Palace. The driver would say that it was a public holiday & then go over to a policeman who would corroborate his story. Then the driver would try to bring you somewhere else that he was in cahoots with. (drivers normally got a payment from establishments for bringing tourists there, usually from their pals who worked in/owned the places). It's probably old new now as I was there so long ago.

The police here in Thailand,
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

If you encounter anyone who claims he's International Police and tries to rip you off some money by pointing your pocket and asking "what's in your pocket" if you reply "my money ofcouse" he would ask "show me"

You don't have to do anything he orders,Just tell them "Sorry I don't believe you" and just walk away as soon as possible.If he's still bugging you by trying to take you to "Police Station" DONT pay attention at them.Just looking for police in uniform around there if possible and tell them what happened.Otherwise just tell those guys that you will call Tourist Police to check his ID that it's real or fake.(and ofcourse it doesn't even exist)

These people they're not even Thais.(In his card says "Turkish" but anyway you can't believe anything) These people are real trouble.Government don't even have a clue that this kind of people exist and I don't know how many tourists they've rip off them already.

They will try ask if you use drugs or stuff like that.Don't waste your time.Walk to most crowded areas as soon as possible and if they still wanna take you to police station.You might say "yes" BUT ONLY IF YOU WHO CHOOSES A POLICE STATION and ofcourse they won't go with you.It seems they work as teamwork.While one guys is trying to make a trouble with you,other one is waiting on his motorbike as they could run away anytime.

I was quite shocked to hear this story from my Belgian friend.(he encountered ones near Siam BTS station) So,becareful.

Be very wary about buying jewellery and antiques - the market in Thailand is rife with fakes. If you think you're being asked to pay a lot of money for an inauthentic item, or you're being overcharged for a service, report the incident to the tourist police. Be careful if someone offers you a free tour of the Chao Phraya,it's likely that at some point, in some remote location, you'll be asked to 'contribute' some large sum of money to the venture. Watch your handbags and camera cases when you're shopping in the markets.
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This is a horrible thing, which I have personally seen in Bangkok (and Bangkok only). Fake monks on the streets. These fakes love to steel money and make "illegal" business deals. Be careful, these people must be bad if that pick wearing a monk's robe as a disguise. I actually got a photo of a fake, and the signs were blatantly obvious, first of all the "monk" was smoking, which real monks don't do, and second of all he was hugging a woman, which monks don't do either (it is forbidden for monks to even touch women). Be aware and be careful, there are some bad people in Bangkok (but a lot of very good too!!).