Isn't it common sense, to NOT buy anything seemingly expensive, in places you're not familiar with? The most expensive thing I would buy as a tourist, is a pair of flip flops.
my right food is my left food and vice versa. so i tried to buy some flop flips but they ripped my over and i got a pair of flip flops instead. fucking scammers
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My rule of thumb is if I am in a foreign country and a stranger mentions to me about something dealing with money or buying something I think of scam and pass.
I remember when my credit card got cloned and the bank called me and said somebody has tried to withdraw £499.00. I did laugh to myself thinking that's the first time I've ever benefitted being skint.
I can't say I have much sympathy when I read some idiot lost 30k or whatever to some stupid scam, I'm like you obviously have too much money, you'll be fine.
Scams are every where. Been scammed in Hawaii, stolen credit card #, got charged $12K to my card. Lucky, bank wrote it off. Next time I used cash for small transactions, no problem.
NY Brit I didn't know that! So, the merchant eats the bad transactions! I thought, banks just write it of as a loss. Seen a doc. about it on TiVi, banks write off some $100 million every year for credit card fraud.
Actually the banks do and don't write it off. What they do is except it as the cost of doing business but slip that cost into all the fees and the poor interest rates that we all get to deal with. YOU and the rest of us pay for each and every day we get a crappy return on our saving accounts, our checking account fees and the high interest rates on our credit cards. So they do write it off and then they do not write it off. Luck us. The merchant got paid by Visa, Master card or AMX almost immediately and long before you filed a complaint usually.
I'll never trust a bank Again I went to a bank to get a loan I gave the lady my debit card for some strange reason then a few days later I got my paycheck direct deposited so I though nothing of and their was 250 extra dollars so I took out money so a little time has passed and I'm getting charged 70 dollars a month two times a month one in the beginning and one at the end so I storm into the bank with my bank statements and I handed it to them and they said they didn't know where it was coming from and that they couldn't do anything
Everyone talks about scams in other countries try living in the UK and paying the one of the highest tax rates and fuel then the government gives it all to someone who sits on their arse all day....then talk to me about being scammed £10.
I was born in Thailand and if you want to buy crystals 1.dont go to buy them if random people come to you and tell u to buy it at that area 2. Don't go to a crystal shop by a tuk tuk or any taxis If I get more information guys I'll edit this comment and give u guys more tips
When my wife n I were on Bangkok, the same scammer tried this on us but I knew it was a scam from the start n I refused to take the bait. When it is too good to be true it is too good to be true
My brother bought a ruby from a certified gem shop in bangkok. He also got a certificate for the gem proving the quality and specification of the gem he bought. When he returned home to jakarta he brought the ruby to a local gem centre and was shocked when the shop sold the ruby of the same size and quality only one tenth of the price he paid in bangkok. So beware!!!
They also tried to scam me starting with a conversation you overhear at a buddist temple followed by a tuk tuk ride where the driver offers you a cheap ride but need to go somewhere to get a free petrol coupon but takes you to a fake workshop out of town where someone tries to convince you that they polish gems and you can buy them cheaply and pay for your travels
I had a similar thing happen. I went to BK on my own when I was 19. The second day there a tuk tuk driver told me that if I went to one of these jewel stores he would give me the ride for 10 BHT (from 30). So thinking I had a good deal I did it. Inside the jewel stores I saw many other western tourists all being pressured into buying. When I refused several times to buy anything they took me down a back stair case and kicked me out!
Similar experience involving a tuk tuk ride outside a buddist temple about 25 years ago. taken to fake workshop where they tried to convince me to buy gems . I also got thrown out when I had no interest
As a decedent of an ancestor who was a Thai "royal jewelry appraiser" or "Luang wijitjaeranei" not sure how the title translates to English exactly... or how it would be spelt... :P (sorry my Thai is poor got sent to school in England when I was a kid). I'm also very ashamed :( Makes me wish my family was still in the Jewelry business. Especially since our family surname is a constant reminder of our past in the trade... For the none Thais who are interested to know a little bit more about some lesser known Thai customs... It was seen as an honor to have a surname composed for you by the royal court "a palace-given name" I think only about 200 families have them currently since they are usually only given for some exceptional service to the Thai Crown. Ours was given when my ancestor gifted the king (I believe it was King Rama VI but I could be wrong) with a rather large priceless Ruby from a mine the family owned back then... At least that's the story I was told about how our family got the surname... :/
abmong Woah! That's a prestigious surname. King Rama VI was the king who imposed the very first surname policy to the citizens of Thailand. So yeah, your ancestors have pleased his majesty well.
+Anakin Lumluk Funny thing is I wasn't born with that surname since it's my mother's maiden name. My maternal grandfather only had daughters no sons so my Mum got my dad to agree to having me use her maiden name to preserve it (since I'm the second son). Crazy thing is my parents got divorced and my mother got married again to a distant cousin of hers who I've always known as an uncle... (yeah a bit incestuous, but it's not like they're first cousins so it's not too bad). They don't plan to produce any more children since they're getting quite old now... thing is my step father/uncle... never had a son either so he wants to officially adopt me and have me use his surname to preserve it... which historically speaking is even more prestigious than my mother's maiden name that I'm currently using. Problem is I don't want to upset my biological father by taking on my step-dad's surname... My step-dad's a descendant of a Persian mercenary Commander who was elevated to Thai nobility and given the military peerage rank of Phraya Phakee, by King Narai if I remember the story correctly... I find the whole situation a bit weird... Not really sure what to do :/
abmong To be frank, surnames don't carry much weight nowadays unlike as they did before in Thailand. Especially in foreign territories, I would say the surname isn't a matter at all. But since you are living outside of Thailand, you should stick to the surname that has a good reputation there. I doubt if the people there will even know your surname or not. But here in Thailand, that's is a very valuable surname.
True True... I'm living in England at the moment so no one here has a clue about Thai surnames anyway so it wouldn't matter which surname I use :) I do plan to come back to Thailand at some point, maybe to start an import/export business between the UK and Thailand so if I can make a good impression and get better business connects in Thailand things would go smoother. I would've thought even in Thailand these days surnames doesn't really much weight unless it's a royal surname. I'm more interested In preserving the history of the surnames and not letting disappear than anything, just for the sake of family tradition. But if I can use it to my advantage I'm not going to complain :p I've got my family to help with business connections anyway since they all live in Thailand. I just stayed in England longer than expected after finishing school and university here :)
Stayed in a hotel In Florida near Disney springs once. One night,returning from a very tiring day of waiting in line for everything at Disney, we find a menu that's been slipped under our room door. GREAT deals on pizzas. We get lucky and decide to just call it a night bc it was late and by the time the pizza got to us it wouldve been past midnight. The next morning we ask the concierge if that particular pizza place was any good...HE FRIGHTENINGLY responded with a DID U ORDER ANY? No why. ITS A HUGE SCAM, the fbi got involved recently and thought this was over after they caught a guy during a stakeout. If you call that number u just get ur information stolen . Its not a real pizza place. I was like wooooooow. Mind u these menus looked well done. Like a real business would have.and not being a local, I wouldn't have known that big papa's pizza wasn't real. Always be suspicious of everything when traveling.
I was walking to Wat Tramit in BKK only last week and everyone who I asked directions told me I wouldn't like it and to go to a fashion store. Four different people between Si Lom metro and the Temple kept saying ''fashion, you want fashion'' and pointed me to the same small mall... One was a Policeman, I couldn't understand it, I was asking myself are they all working together, or what is going on, I was so confused. An old random man, a Policeman, a woman at a stall and a 7/11 employee, all told me the same thing, it was so odd... like groundhog day....needless to say, I didn't go...and I did like the Temple
Yes, there is a such a thing as a Black Sapphire and it is only mined in Thailand. I purchased the gems at the King Jewelry Store with free taxi or put put. The store pays for the transportation or you can call the store to be picked up.
it's happened to me in november 2022. story with expo and blue sapphire. Ive bought a silver ring with blue sapphire. after some research I realized it was too expansive. I went back next morning and stayed in front of jewelry shop informing tourists that it was scam. In 1 hour I ve got my money back in cash. Tourist police was also involved but not that helpful
One pretty simple method, look for Jewel Fest Club (JFC) emblem and membership and if the store does not have it then avoid like the plague as you WILL get ripped off (JFC was started in 95 by the tourist police and the Thai Gem and Jewellery Traders Association to certify good quality etc, also ask for a cert of authenticity from the Gem and Jewellery Institute of Thailand (GIT) or the Asian Institute of Gemological Science (AIGS) (it isnt legit if they do not have one and make SURE it is for that stone and is recent) (The real area is the Jewellery Trade Centre which is on Silom Road ) DO ask for a VAT receipt... it is a 10 billon dollar a year industry and you can get v.good deals but if you are not a pro then be wary even in legit places same as any jewelry store they are out to make money
in South America, Taxi driver or drug dealers trying to scam you, in Asia, souvenir shop selling you a fake stuff but charge as much as the original ones.
Same as a company called ‘Gemporia’. Many people buy from that company. It has many positive reviews but they sell low quality gems/jewellery. I bought a couple rings from there and took it abroad, took it to a trusted gem collector and he had a look, he said they’re not even worth of what I paid.
I don't know if I'd call it a scam. Jewelry is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and the markups at the retail level tend to be very significant.
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HSN & QVC also sell these junk gems to unsuspecting buyers everyday. I like your style and the way you encourage the hawkers. Buddha made from black sapphire. "Wow! I didn't know there was such a thing as black sapphire." 😂
I also got tricked but it was a different story , I was on my was by walk to siam paragon at 9 and when i pass the shortcut a tuktuk guy came to us and told that the siam gate opens at 10 and he recommended to go to other places first for only 250 baht , he said to go to the famous floating market donmuang and it was a one hour trips , he told us that he did not know how much the ticket cost and he said that siam on that day at 1pm will have sale so we took the offer coz it was really cheap for a far journey , but when we got there , the ticket was fckng 6000 baht per boat , i only brought 3000 at that time and 6000 baht for a market is weird af , he lied about not knowing the price so he could took us , he also lied that the siam has sale , when we were already on the way to donmuang then he told us that the sale is not today but when Thai’s birthday ! I refuse to buy the ticket that does not make sense and he directly seemed panic he told us that but we already went so far away so i kept on bargain to the ticket seller and got 2500 baht STILL for a fucking market, i did not know that tuk tuk trips GETS commissions every time they took tourist to some places , the pretend not to know the price , lie about the place you are going is closed and other more , after from don muang we were supposed to go to the train market but i told him no just send us home , then the trip home he became suddenly quiet , while at the time when we were on the way to don muang he kept telling how awesome that place was ! I mean like YES ! , it was a beautiful place but THE PRICE WAS JUST SO BIG , then he suddenly offered again to go to this honey place he said that this time you wont need to pay but if you go there he will get 1 liter of fuel and if i buy the honey he’ll get 10liter of fuel , i thought that it was free and i already knew that it was a scam but i helped him anyways like 1 liter fuel is not bad i mean it’s free right? And then he fcking told us that over there you can see how honey bees are made , the process and more BUT I WAS ALL JUST BULLSHIT , when we fckng got there IT DIRECTS YOU TO THE SHOP ! NO BEE SEEING , NO PROCESS MAKING , JUST SELLING HONEY LIKE WTF AND THE HONEY WAS 3000 BAHT WTF MAN I KNEW THAT HE WAS SCAMMING SO I ONLY BOUGHT 300 baht SOAP , when i went out the first thing he saw at me was what i carried at the plastic bag and when he saw that we did not buy honey he was like “no honey?” YES NO HONEY 4 U ! And the way home was just silence that fckng dude made me waste SO MUCH MONEY AND TIME ! My plan was all ruined ! And today i got back to siam paragon at the 8th in the morning AND THE GATE IS OPEN IT IS NOT CLOSED IT’S NOT EVEN 10 AM YET THAT LIAR!
Oishi ramen Even the local couldn't trust the taxi/tuk tuk drivers. I usually avoid taking taxi as much as possible. Tuk tuk drivers used to be a lot nicer when I was young 😢
When you ask the price and they pause, it tells you everything. When they then grab the calculator and start to doing keyboard karate with the buttons it's time to go.
Whatever they (the locals) propose , answer -''very interesting, i have something to do now , give me your card or phone number i'll call you later'' ...
This is the exact same 'scam' run in every single jewelry store. Even ones that are 'authorized' through 'reputable dealers' such as Diamonds International (Royal Carribean) and any tourism outlet approved jewelry store. You'll hear "Amazing deal, I'll give you it at cost" Get home and get it appraised, you overpaid by 20% I got a Breitling 'at cost' and somehow I could get it for $500 cheaper when I got home.
Same thing happen to us the first time we went to thailand . My story is ,Tuk tuk driver takes us a to a temple then this random guys starts talking to us about the gems ,we were like what ever. So anyway go back to the tuk tuk and then tuk tuk driver asks us "where do you wanna go now" hes expecting us to say to check out the gems. But we dont . THen he says i wanna take you there show you at no extra charge. So We go there have a look and then leave. After that we start getting lifts from different tuk tuk drivers and most of them always ask us to go this gem store. We say no just take us to where we wanna go. But one guy begged us for him to take us to the gem store and another store. Then we asked whys ??? reason being is cos the gem stores and other stores give taxis and tuk tuks free 5 buck petrol for every person they bring in., they dont have to buy anything just look around. He seemed nice so we agreed and decidied to help him and we went in and went for a lap around the store.The tuk tuk driver was very grateful thanked us and showed us a card where the gem store stamps for the free petrol.
it happened to me in Bangkock exactly the same thing about 16 years ago, 3 people told me to go get advantage of this promotion, I lost about 1700 British pounds. I always tell people to be aware of the scam.. It was a bad experience .
It is the job of any business to get as much money as they can for their products. It is the job of the consumer to be responsible for their purchases. If one paid too much for jewelry, they have only themselves to blame.
This organized syndicate has stretched way beyond then just tuk tuks or a few guides. Tour buses organized by tour agencies bringing in tourists by the loads stating as a "free" side tour absence of conditions.
The Thai tour groups get given petrol or paid for the amount of tourists they bring to the gem store. One tuk tuk driver tood us this and asked after taking us to some sights in Phuket if he can drop us at the gem centre. So we agreed, he got his petrol and we just walked through. You're not obligated to but anything, but the poor guys do get something out of it.
Haha it’s funny the way he’s being sarcastic while talking to the guy savage😂.. he does it welll making it hilarious to watch cuz he ain’t new to these things
We got scamed hard to by the exact same man a year ago... Normaly my dad is very suspicious but we walked right in the trap it it set up very well and the gouverment doesn't do anyting
Hi, has anyone ever been charge you a fee at Thailand airline when coming home ? because that what happened to my mom and her friends when they were coming home from Thailand. My mom said that when her friends and her got to the custom checks out at Thai airline they were given the option to have their stuff check there or in the United States. So my mom and her friends decided to have it check in the States instead; then the security told my mom and her friends that they have to paid 500 bahts fees each. when my mom ask them why are they being charge 500 baht; the security told my mom that they're being charge for visiting their Country. Just wondering if is it a scam or not? Thank you.
Embarrassed to say this happened to me and my ex. Last day of the trip, on a total high from a 3 weeks away. They knew exactly that we were flying out the next day and would have very little recourse and we totally fell for the friendly stranger (multiple people telling us the same thing), that there was a 1 week sale on and its not normally open to the public. They even make you sign something that says that you can't get a full refund if you try and return it. VISA would not refund us because we'd signed this wavier. We got a Thai police man to come back there (having delayed our flights), but frankly with the language barrier, it felt like they were all in on it together. We got all but 20% of our money back. An expensive lesson, which I rarely talk about. Never again.
In Thailand, the only cheap things are products made there or low-quality things imported from China-like custom-made suits, cheap fashion items, etc. Things like upscale jewelry, watches, cosmetics, etc. are actually more expensive in Thailand than they are in the U.S., I’ve found.
Wait i think i remembered getting to that jewelry when i was having holiday in thailand i was going to that jewelry from the tour guide and my country is in indonesia , near thailand
but come to the point! Why! are there open promotions 7 days a year, last day today no tax, and they give 30 % discount. "Just Today?!!" Yes, last day today!
Why would someone buy jewelry in a third world country thinking they are getting a bargain? Do people not know that gold and other gems are the same price globally?
A temple is where your mind should be clear and clean and for people to find enlightenment. Meanwhile you have this type of activity going on where lying, scamming takes place. It's disturbing...
They capitalise on people's greed and ignorance. If they were genuinely "worth" more than you paid, you wouldn't be able to move in that jewellery shop for people!
I guess these scams happens (maybe) in all tourist places. I often have been personally approached by people who use these sort of scams, in places that I´ve visited. I´m lucky that I use my common sense and never get greedy.
he was never a true monk. for only 3 months he just got ordained for a little bit. tradition and custom for the culture. he is a disgrace and makes our people look bad. there is scammers all over the world. you can't judge all asians because of what this guy does.
THAT IS ALMOST NO DIFFERENT from the jewelry stores in big fancy hotels ! I saw one store in a expensive "Hilton" Type of Hotel selling really really stupid jewelry for obscene inflated prices ! They were like "silver" wires wrapping around regular quarts (and other basic polished stones) for like $1000 Dollars US .! :O You could basically make them in your garage for $20. Nobody was buying them of course. :)
Isn't it common sense, to NOT buy anything seemingly expensive, in places you're not familiar with? The most expensive thing I would buy as a tourist, is a pair of flip flops.
I have two right feet, can I buy a pair of flops flops in Thailand.
Yes, but be very careful, often they rip you off and try to sell you flip flips instead.
my right food is my left food and vice versa. so i tried to buy some flop flips but they ripped my over and i got a pair of flip flops instead. fucking scammers
the most expensive thing?in Indonesia,flip flop costs less than 1 dollar,more like cheapest thing you would buy in Indonesia.
TwinTurbo Gamer It's called a joke.
Pro tip: If a native tells a foreigner to buy something, don't.
SeanTheOriginal Well if a random person told anyone to its logical to say no b
Buy a water bottle at 7-11
If anyone you don’t know asks you to buy something dont
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My rule of thumb is if I am in a foreign country and a stranger mentions to me about something dealing with money or buying something I think of scam and pass.
All tourist places with souvenir shops have highly inflated prices, never buy anything
I'm happy that I don't have enough money to fall for any of those scam... Too poor for that shit
I remember when my credit card got cloned and the bank called me and said somebody has tried to withdraw £499.00. I did laugh to myself thinking that's the first time I've ever benefitted being skint.
I can't say I have much sympathy when I read some idiot lost 30k or whatever to some stupid scam, I'm like you obviously have too much money, you'll be fine.
+snigie1 yep
snigie1 30000 baht is only about $900
Scams are every where. Been scammed in Hawaii, stolen credit card #, got charged $12K to my card.
Lucky, bank wrote it off.
Next time I used cash for small transactions, no problem.
The bank did not right it off, they just refused to pay the merchants, who are ultimately the ones who loose out.
NY Brit
I didn't know that!
So, the merchant eats the bad transactions!
I thought, banks just write it of as a loss.
Seen a doc. about it on TiVi, banks write off some $100 million every year for credit card fraud.
Actually the banks do and don't write it off. What they do is except it as the cost of doing business but slip that cost into all the fees and the poor interest rates that we all get to deal with. YOU and the rest of us pay for each and every day we get a crappy return on our saving accounts, our checking account fees and the high interest rates on our credit cards. So they do write it off and then they do not write it off. Luck us. The merchant got paid by Visa, Master card or AMX almost immediately and long before you filed a complaint usually.
szaki the cards are insured,, the merchant gets paid
I'll never trust a bank Again I went to a bank to get a loan I gave the lady my debit card for some strange reason then a few days later I got my paycheck direct deposited so I though nothing of and their was 250 extra dollars so I took out money so a little time has passed and I'm getting charged 70 dollars a month two times a month one in the beginning and one at the end so I storm into the bank with my bank statements and I handed it to them and they said they didn't know where it was coming from and that they couldn't do anything
How to get scammed in Asia , admit its your first trip in Asia traveling alone ..
Simon Drapeau How to not get scammed. Don't be a fucking dumbass
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0:48 “Open 7 days a year” 😂 Sounds good lol
47.000 but today you pay less!
Always a Red Flag when the salesman tells you that the SALE is ending today !! 🤦🏻♂️That means I’m really lucky, right !? 😅
Everyone talks about scams in other countries try living in the UK and paying the one of the highest tax rates and fuel then the government gives it all to someone who sits on their arse all day....then talk to me about being scammed £10.
you would think to leave it since you clearly don't agree with it? Can't really complain about something when you choose to stay there.
+eddieisfiction In Socialist countries they are... like the UK.
And you have to pay the cash machine to take your Own money out😂😂
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I was Buddhist monk 3 month, 28 year ago. What does he want a medal?
He wanted to show some credibility and sometimes people are dumb enough to succumb into this scam.
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I was born in Thailand and if you want to buy crystals
1.dont go to buy them if random people come to you and tell u to buy it at that area
2. Don't go to a crystal shop by a tuk tuk or any taxis
If I get more information guys I'll edit this comment and give u guys more tips
When my wife n I were on Bangkok, the same scammer tried this on us but I knew it was a scam from the start n I refused to take the bait. When it is too good to be true it is too good to be true
How to avoid being scammed:
Don’t be stupid and act like a complete tourist.
My brother bought a ruby from a certified gem shop in bangkok. He also got a certificate for the gem proving the quality and specification of the gem he bought. When he returned home to jakarta he brought the ruby to a local gem centre and was shocked when the shop sold the ruby of the same size and quality only one tenth of the price he paid in bangkok. So beware!!!
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They also tried to scam me starting with a conversation you overhear at a buddist temple followed by a tuk tuk ride where the driver offers you a cheap ride but need to go somewhere to get a free petrol coupon but takes you to a fake workshop out of town where someone tries to convince you that they polish gems and you can buy them cheaply and pay for your travels
I had a similar thing happen. I went to BK on my own when I was 19. The second day there a tuk tuk driver told me that if I went to one of these jewel stores he would give me the ride for 10 BHT (from 30). So thinking I had a good deal I did it. Inside the jewel stores I saw many other western tourists all being pressured into buying. When I refused several times to buy anything they took me down a back stair case and kicked me out!
Similar experience involving a tuk tuk ride outside a buddist temple about 25 years ago. taken to fake workshop where they tried to convince me to buy gems . I also got thrown out when I had no interest
"And who wouldn't take advice from a former UN economist" lmao that's savage af!
I’m almost certain this exact guy tried to “help” us in the exact same way 13 years ago.
"Contact your TV service provider to subscribe" haha that's more difficult than usual!
I'm Thai. And this is so embarrassing! :(
As a decedent of an ancestor who was a Thai "royal jewelry appraiser" or "Luang wijitjaeranei" not sure how the title translates to English exactly... or how it would be spelt... :P (sorry my Thai is poor got sent to school in England when I was a kid).
I'm also very ashamed :( Makes me wish my family was still in the Jewelry business. Especially since our family surname is a constant reminder of our past in the trade...
For the none Thais who are interested to know a little bit more about some lesser known Thai customs... It was seen as an honor to have a surname composed for you by the royal court "a palace-given name" I think only about 200 families have them currently since they are usually only given for some exceptional service to the Thai Crown.
Ours was given when my ancestor gifted the king (I believe it was King Rama VI but I could be wrong) with a rather large priceless Ruby from a mine the family owned back then... At least that's the story I was told about how our family got the surname... :/
abmong Woah! That's a prestigious surname. King Rama VI was the king who imposed the very first surname policy to the citizens of Thailand. So yeah, your ancestors have pleased his majesty well.
+Anakin Lumluk Funny thing is I wasn't born with that surname since it's my mother's maiden name. My maternal grandfather only had daughters no sons so my Mum got my dad to agree to having me use her maiden name to preserve it (since I'm the second son).
Crazy thing is my parents got divorced and my mother got married again to a distant cousin of hers who I've always known as an uncle... (yeah a bit incestuous, but it's not like they're first cousins so it's not too bad). They don't plan to produce any more children since they're getting quite old now... thing is my step father/uncle... never had a son either so he wants to officially adopt me and have me use his surname to preserve it... which historically speaking is even more prestigious than my mother's maiden name that I'm currently using. Problem is I don't want to upset my biological father by taking on my step-dad's surname...
My step-dad's a descendant of a Persian mercenary Commander who was elevated to Thai nobility and given the military peerage rank of Phraya Phakee, by King Narai if I remember the story correctly... I find the whole situation a bit weird... Not really sure what to do :/
abmong To be frank, surnames don't carry much weight nowadays unlike as they did before in Thailand. Especially in foreign territories, I would say the surname isn't a matter at all. But since you are living outside of Thailand, you should stick to the surname that has a good reputation there. I doubt if the people there will even know your surname or not. But here in Thailand, that's is a very valuable surname.
True True... I'm living in England at the moment so no one here has a clue about Thai surnames anyway so it wouldn't matter which surname I use :) I do plan to come back to Thailand at some point, maybe to start an import/export business between the UK and Thailand so if I can make a good impression and get better business connects in Thailand things would go smoother.
I would've thought even in Thailand these days surnames doesn't really much weight unless it's a royal surname.
I'm more interested In preserving the history of the surnames and not letting disappear than anything, just for the sake of family tradition. But if I can use it to my advantage I'm not going to complain :p I've got my family to help with business connections anyway since they all live in Thailand. I just stayed in England longer than expected after finishing school and university here :)
Gems are like cars, once they leave the lot they lose value
Where are the full episodes?????? 🤗
Stayed in a hotel In Florida near Disney springs once. One night,returning from a very tiring day of waiting in line for everything at Disney, we find a menu that's been slipped under our room door. GREAT deals on pizzas. We get lucky and decide to just call it a night bc it was late and by the time the pizza got to us it wouldve been past midnight. The next morning we ask the concierge if that particular pizza place was any good...HE FRIGHTENINGLY responded with a DID U ORDER ANY? No why. ITS A HUGE SCAM, the fbi got involved recently and thought this was over after they caught a guy during a stakeout. If you call that number u just get ur information stolen . Its not a real pizza place. I was like wooooooow. Mind u these menus looked well done. Like a real business would have.and not being a local, I wouldn't have known that big papa's pizza wasn't real. Always be suspicious of everything when traveling.
I was walking to Wat Tramit in BKK only last week and everyone who I asked directions told me I wouldn't like it and to go to a fashion store. Four different people between Si Lom metro and the Temple kept saying ''fashion, you want fashion'' and pointed me to the same small mall... One was a Policeman, I couldn't understand it, I was asking myself are they all working together, or what is going on, I was so confused. An old random man, a Policeman, a woman at a stall and a 7/11 employee, all told me the same thing, it was so odd... like groundhog day....needless to say, I didn't go...and I did like the Temple
Love how sarcastic he is 😂
Yes, there is a such a thing as a Black Sapphire and it is only mined in Thailand. I purchased the gems at the King Jewelry Store with free taxi or put put. The store pays for the transportation or you can call the store to be picked up.
it's happened to me in november 2022. story with expo and blue sapphire. Ive bought a silver ring with blue sapphire. after some research I realized it was too expansive. I went back next morning and stayed in front of jewelry shop informing tourists that it was scam. In 1 hour I ve got my money back in cash. Tourist police was also involved but not that helpful
And then everyone clapped
Can't believe this is still happening
One pretty simple method, look for Jewel Fest Club (JFC) emblem and membership and if the store does not have it then avoid like the plague as you WILL get ripped off (JFC was started in 95 by the tourist police and the Thai Gem and Jewellery Traders Association to certify good quality etc, also ask for a cert of authenticity from the Gem and Jewellery Institute of Thailand (GIT) or the Asian Institute of Gemological Science (AIGS) (it isnt legit if they do not have one and make SURE it is for that stone and is recent) (The real area is the Jewellery Trade Centre which is on Silom Road ) DO ask for a VAT receipt... it is a 10 billon dollar a year industry and you can get v.good deals but if you are not a pro then be wary even in legit places same as any jewelry store they are out to make money
in South America, Taxi driver or drug dealers trying to scam you, in Asia, souvenir shop selling you a fake stuff but charge as much as the original ones.
What is the meaning of pull it off, said at the end?
The guy at the begging is like telling him his whole life story and he's like stfu bro 😂😂🤣🤣
Same as a company called ‘Gemporia’. Many people buy from that company. It has many positive reviews but they sell low quality gems/jewellery. I bought a couple rings from there and took it abroad, took it to a trusted gem collector and he had a look, he said they’re not even worth of what I paid.
I travel alone and anyone who comes near me gets a cold shoulder.
I immediately think 'scammer alert!'
0:54 he looks like a flounder
I don't know if I'd call it a scam. Jewelry is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and the markups at the retail level tend to be very significant.
You are the BEST ... I wish I saw your videos before ... Thanks for lighting our darkness in life for other countries and cultures ... you are the BEST ...
That's not a scam. Its called affiliate marketing.
londontrada and all the stuff is most expensive
Is true just businesses
HSN & QVC also sell these junk gems to unsuspecting buyers everyday.
I like your style and the way you encourage the hawkers. Buddha made from black sapphire. "Wow! I didn't know there was such a thing as black sapphire." 😂
Totally agree - title “how to avoid.....” doesn’t match video......get it right.....
I also got tricked but it was a different story ,
I was on my was by walk to siam paragon at 9 and when i pass the shortcut a tuktuk guy came to us and told that the siam gate opens at 10 and he recommended to go to other places first for only 250 baht , he said to go to the famous floating market donmuang and it was a one hour trips , he told us that he did not know how much the ticket cost and he said that siam on that day at 1pm will have sale so we took the offer coz it was really cheap for a far journey , but when we got there , the ticket was fckng 6000 baht per boat , i only brought 3000 at that time and 6000 baht for a market is weird af , he lied about not knowing the price so he could took us , he also lied that the siam has sale , when we were already on the way to donmuang then he told us that the sale is not today but when Thai’s birthday ! I refuse to buy the ticket that does not make sense and he directly seemed panic he told us that but we already went so far away so i kept on bargain to the ticket seller and got 2500 baht STILL for a fucking market, i did not know that tuk tuk trips GETS commissions every time they took tourist to some places , the pretend not to know the price , lie about the place you are going is closed and other more , after from don muang we were supposed to go to the train market but i told him no just send us home , then the trip home he became suddenly quiet , while at the time when we were on the way to don muang he kept telling how awesome that place was ! I mean like YES ! , it was a beautiful place but THE PRICE WAS JUST SO BIG , then he suddenly offered again to go to this honey place he said that this time you wont need to pay but if you go there he will get 1 liter of fuel and if i buy the honey he’ll get 10liter of fuel , i thought that it was free and i already knew that it was a scam but i helped him anyways like 1 liter fuel is not bad i mean it’s free right? And then he fcking told us that over there you can see how honey bees are made , the process and more BUT I WAS ALL JUST BULLSHIT , when we fckng got there IT DIRECTS YOU TO THE SHOP ! NO BEE SEEING , NO PROCESS MAKING , JUST SELLING HONEY LIKE WTF AND THE HONEY WAS 3000 BAHT WTF MAN I KNEW THAT HE WAS SCAMMING SO I ONLY BOUGHT 300 baht SOAP , when i went out the first thing he saw at me was what i carried at the plastic bag and when he saw that we did not buy honey he was like “no honey?” YES NO HONEY 4 U ! And the way home was just silence that fckng dude made me waste SO MUCH MONEY AND TIME ! My plan was all ruined ! And today i got back to siam paragon at the 8th in the morning AND THE GATE IS OPEN IT IS NOT CLOSED IT’S NOT EVEN 10 AM YET THAT LIAR!
Oishi ramen Even the local couldn't trust the taxi/tuk tuk drivers. I usually avoid taking taxi as much as possible. Tuk tuk drivers used to be a lot nicer when I was young 😢
When you ask the price and they pause, it tells you everything. When they then grab the calculator and start to doing keyboard karate with the buttons it's time to go.
Whatever they (the locals) propose , answer -''very interesting, i have something to do now , give me your card or phone number i'll call you later'' ...
But you have to act now!!!!!!
This is the exact same 'scam' run in every single jewelry store. Even ones that are 'authorized' through 'reputable dealers' such as Diamonds International (Royal Carribean) and any tourism outlet approved jewelry store. You'll hear "Amazing deal, I'll give you it at cost"
Get home and get it appraised, you overpaid by 20%
I got a Breitling 'at cost' and somehow I could get it for $500 cheaper when I got home.
I had a same scam 6 year ago in bangkok
I miss these series 😑
Very interesting videos! You earned a sub.
Buy from reputable companies. It may cost a little more but you are sure they are genuine.
Genuine rovcks are better than fake ones?
+Cole Croley nothing is true everything is permitted
How about we all agree to just not spend money on decorative rocks.
How about we all agree to just not spend money on decorative rocks.
+Cole Croley If you have to buy your girl jewelry to get laid you are a fucking beta, LMAO
Same thing happen to us the first time we went to thailand . My story is ,Tuk tuk driver takes us a to a temple then this random guys starts talking to us about the gems ,we were like what ever.
So anyway go back to the tuk tuk and then tuk tuk driver asks us "where do you wanna go now" hes expecting us to say to check out the gems. But we dont . THen he says i wanna take you there show you at no extra charge. So We go there have a look and then leave.
After that we start getting lifts from different tuk tuk drivers and most of them always ask us to go this gem store. We say no just take us to where we wanna go. But one guy begged us for him to take us to the gem store and another store. Then we asked whys ??? reason being is cos the gem stores and other stores give taxis and tuk tuks free 5 buck petrol for every person they bring in., they dont have to buy anything just look around. He seemed nice so we agreed and decidied to help him and we went in and went for a lap around the store.The tuk tuk driver was very grateful thanked us and showed us a card where the gem store stamps for the free petrol.
it happened to me in Bangkock exactly the same thing about 16 years ago, 3 people told me to go get advantage of this promotion, I lost about 1700 British pounds.
I always tell people to be aware of the scam.. It was a bad experience .
It is the job of any business to get as much money as they can for their products. It is the job of the consumer to be responsible for their purchases. If one paid too much for jewelry, they have only themselves to blame.
- Is it good?
- No! The best!!
This organized syndicate has stretched way beyond then just tuk tuks or a few guides. Tour buses organized by tour agencies bringing in tourists by the loads stating as a "free" side tour absence of conditions.
"There is no time to waste." omg i laughed hard at that.
30% discount and the place is empty, lol
The Thai tour groups get given petrol or paid for the amount of tourists they bring to the gem store. One tuk tuk driver tood us this and asked after taking us to some sights in Phuket if he can drop us at the gem centre. So we agreed, he got his petrol and we just walked through. You're not obligated to but anything, but the poor guys do get something out of it.
As far as I know after this show, most of these scammers were shut down. Don’t know if they reopened or not.
how to people fall for these scams I ignore most people that come up to me on holiday.
especially those
So if I want to buy diamonds, go to thailand right? Is that the point of the video?
Haha it’s funny the way he’s being sarcastic while talking to the guy savage😂.. he does it welll making it hilarious to watch cuz he ain’t new to these things
We got scamed hard to by the exact same man a year ago... Normaly my dad is very suspicious but we walked right in the trap it it set up very well and the gouverment doesn't do anyting
Hi,
has anyone ever been charge you a fee at Thailand airline when coming home ? because that what happened to my mom and her friends when they were coming home from Thailand. My mom said that when her friends and her got to the custom checks out at Thai airline they were given the option to have their stuff check there or in the United States. So my mom and her friends decided to have it check in the States instead; then the security told my mom and her friends that they have to paid 500 bahts fees each. when my mom ask them why are they being charge 500 baht; the security told my mom that they're being charge for visiting their Country. Just wondering if is it a scam or not?
Thank you.
+anjo xiong it is the practice there not a scam
+Scott O Thank you.
If you buy a ring at a jewelry store here in the U.S. and try to sell it the next day, 1/3 retail is typical. This is an ignorant post.
Heyyyy
I met the same guy at the Buddha temple.... this was way back in 2013!
its an old episode can u please let me watch it I am from india let it be watched in all countries.
That’s not a scam. He is lucky he is getting half what he payed for if it’s used jewelry
what s the sam? i dont get it
Embarrassed to say this happened to me and my ex. Last day of the trip, on a total high from a 3 weeks away. They knew exactly that we were flying out the next day and would have very little recourse and we totally fell for the friendly stranger (multiple people telling us the same thing), that there was a 1 week sale on and its not normally open to the public. They even make you sign something that says that you can't get a full refund if you try and return it. VISA would not refund us because we'd signed this wavier. We got a Thai police man to come back there (having delayed our flights), but frankly with the language barrier, it felt like they were all in on it together. We got all but 20% of our money back. An expensive lesson, which I rarely talk about. Never again.
In Thailand, the only cheap things are products made there or low-quality things imported from China-like custom-made suits, cheap fashion items, etc. Things like upscale jewelry, watches, cosmetics, etc. are actually more expensive in Thailand than they are in the U.S., I’ve found.
Wait i think i remembered getting to that jewelry when i was having holiday in thailand i was going to that jewelry from the tour guide and my country is in indonesia , near thailand
Scammers are not going anywhere
That's the "u drive me crayzay uhh uhhh" guy.
but come to the point! Why! are there open promotions 7 days a year, last day today no tax, and they give 30 % discount. "Just Today?!!" Yes, last day today!
+I agree Alarm bells should immediately be going off at that point...
It can't be just me that noticed he was talking to a video at the end? 😂😂
My friend was a target of such crime. She swore, that she will never visit Thailand again.
BlueRice good stuff we dont want tourist like you fucks in our country anyways
thats why i didnt learn how to speak thai. its disgusting
ur mom was way disgusting..
what race are you?
I don't see how that will cure stupidity
1:45
Hong Kong: The Big Buddha
India: *Big Buddha*
Why would someone buy jewelry in a third world country thinking they are getting a bargain? Do people not know that gold and other gems are the same price globally?
A temple is where your mind should be clear and clean and for people to find enlightenment. Meanwhile you have this type of activity going on where lying, scamming takes place. It's disturbing...
They capitalise on people's greed and ignorance. If they were genuinely "worth" more than you paid, you wouldn't be able to move in that jewellery shop for people!
Personally I wouldn't buy a gem from Jared without a 3rd party examination.
This guy understands the struggle of spelling his name with one n respect to being called Conor bro lol
I guess these scams happens (maybe) in all tourist places. I often have been personally approached by people who use these sort of scams, in places that I´ve visited. I´m lucky that I use my common sense and never get greedy.
watching all these rip-off and scam videos makes me angry but also sad. at this point just take my money I dont care anymore.
Nevertheless, Thailand is one of the most beautiful countries on earth
the trees! THE ROCKS!
How to would Avoid the flower scam
Everyday is the last day.
he was never a true monk. for only 3 months he just got ordained for a little bit. tradition and custom for the culture. he is a disgrace and makes our people look bad. there is scammers all over the world. you can't judge all asians because of what this guy does.
Savage xD calling people disgraces makes me respect you.
we know that and dont worry we not judging whole nation by few brain damaged individuals..
Try to visit and expose some of the ongoing scams from one of the known holiest place on my country Philippines. "Manaoag" is the place to be
"Blue sapphire" is the code phrase for sucker. When you say it at that market you are telegraphing to the dealers that you are an easy mark.
This is why people are suspicious when they encounter foreign people.
How to get scammed in Asia and Europ:
1. Be from the Gulf
(Kuwait/Uae/Ksa/Qatar/Bahrain/Oman)
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00:54 Thulsa Doom as he starts his transformation.
man the thai guy looks and sounds like a thai version of james earl jones
H lmfao
Loooll so true
The Jet ski scam is the worst...!!!!
If somebody approaches you where cash is involved it's guaranteed it won't be for your benefit.
It's been going on in numerous forms for years.
ill be honest i think the only advice you can get from locals which are not scams are which local foods are best
Isn’t black sapphire like that cheap black glass that they made an excuse to call sapphire for no apparent reasons
THAT IS ALMOST NO DIFFERENT from the jewelry stores in big fancy hotels !
I saw one store in a expensive "Hilton" Type of Hotel selling really really stupid jewelry for obscene inflated prices ! They were like "silver" wires wrapping around regular quarts (and other basic polished stones) for like $1000 Dollars US .! :O You could basically make them in your garage for $20. Nobody was buying them of course. :)