Scam in Pattaya , a farang in his late 40's approached me outside Central on 2nd road a few years ago. This European man ( who claimed he was from Sweden ) said all his money and passport was stolen and he needed money urgently ( think he wanted 500 Baht at the time ) to get to the Swedish embassy in Bangkok . I refused to help but felt bad about it .but it proved to be a good decision down the line a year later I was approached again in a different part of Pattaya ( North Pattaya road ) by the exact same man with the same sob story . Luckily my memory was better than his . I am beginning to think I look gullible lol also.
danvelgtr - Same thing happened to me in my home town in southern Spain! An English-speaking guy wanted funds (10 euros I think) for some story he told about his car. It sounded fairly plausible but I didn't fall for it. I thought...why did he single me out? Like you, I think I might also look gullible.... I am a tall pale English guy amongst swarthy locals! Anyway, sure enough, more than a year later, the same man approached me in a different part of town. As soon as he started to speak to me, I just kept walking.
@@mtm4a Wow , he singled me out because I am very very white I reckon . You done right 2nd time around , in my case I wanted to tell him he came to me before with the same sob story but I thought that might cause hassle from him.
The same thing happened to me about 8 weeks ago at Central Festival Phuket. He waited until I got on the escalator then stood behind me and gave me the same story including showing me the urine bag under his shirt. I didn't feel right about it so I reported him to mall security. They went to look for him but by then he had left. Great channel guys! Thanks.
Yes, I was approached with this exact scam several months back, here in Chiang Mai. Everything he did mirrored what you described. I couldn’t make out the face in the pictures you displayed, but pretty sure my scammer was a different guy. So must be a team effort. Same coffee colored discharge in his bag as well. Not sure, but it seems a collection bag would want to be lower than the source, so gravity could do its job, so questioned the chest mounted bag. Thanks for spreading the word now that tourists are returning to Thailand, so they can avoid this scam.
Have been approached a couple of times like this. Once in Bangkok and once in Udon Thani. Both withing the last month. I honestly can't recall if it was an Indian guy because my attention was drawn to the "shitty" prop he used. I actually laughed at his pathetic "waste" of time. Thanks Greeny.
I've never been approached but I've certainly heard about it from others and have read some stuff in forums. Good work for making a video about it here.
Oh man, I got another version of this scam in Abu Dhabi. An Indian guy said he was trying to get money to go home because he had been attacked. He lifts up his shirt to reveal a horrible looking knife wound about 5 inches long. I told him he should go to the hospital immediately and they can sort him out from there, but he tried to convince me more and started the crying bit. I told him good luck and walked away. I have to say, that wound looked absolutely horrible and I still wonder if it was self-inflicted to scam people.
There is a guy here in Rio de Janeiro who does that on the Subway wagons talking aloud and pitylessly to everyone for months. I had always suspected him but now I'm shure.Thanks for sharing!
Hey thanks for this new scam update ... seems like this scam has been exported out of India. About a decade back this 'prescription' scam was very common outside Indian Hospitals ... apart from other scams.. lol Normally the pharmacy guys are hand in glove with these buggers. Someone in above comments mentioned .. if you havent been scammed in thailand ... you not really been to thailand ... true that ! Be safe and Happy Travels !
Thx Greeney for the heads up on this latest scam…Indian con artist sunk to a new low there with this scam…hope the thai cops get hold of him asap. Good to see the Ekamai bus stn n BTS link as done that myself a few times over the yrs.
Thanks for letting us know the latest scam. A few years ago, a guy in a turban would approach people and tell them they were very lucky and that he could tell them their fortune so they would know when much money (love, etc) would be entering their life for only 1,000 baht. Haven't seen him for a few years though.
This video came up on my recommended and I was blown away. This exact guy came up to me yesterday at the Central World entrance to Phra Ram 9 MRT station. Completely the same experience: asked if I could speak English, lifted up his shirt and showed me the bandages, then asked for money for medication/a juice. Definitely good to know I did the correct thing by assuming he was a scammer and walking away.
Thanks for the info. The lengths people will go to get hold of other peoples money is quite astonishing. If the Thai police catch hold of him a colostomy bag will be the least of his worries!. Being the tight b@stard that I am I often take the bus from Bangkok but didn’t realise they did mini vans as well. Will check that out.
I use to work near Pattaya so rented a condo in north Pattaya. Taking the bus from Ekamai from BKK was a “weekend” ritual a couple times a month. The buses use to leave every 20-30 minutes “pre-Covid” days. When purchasing your bus ticket from counter #1, the clerk at the window has a screen where you can choose your seat if you get there early before the bus is full. The screen shows what seats are available. I noticed many times the clerk would try to give me a rear seat next to the toilet which can smell or the door swings open while the bus hits those bumps. -So always look at the clerk’s screen to see what seats are available. True, if you get there late, you don’t have a choice. -And sometimes there are touts standing in front of the Ekamai bus entrance asking, “Mister, where you’re going?” Ignore them since they’re trying to get you to hop on a van which stops along the way to Pattaya. Unfortunately during the 14 years I lived there, the public baht bus “taxi” ( songthaew) leaving the Pattaya bus station to drop you off near or at your hotel would cram everyone like sardines and rip people off by charging 20-30 baht more making up some excuse why there was an increase. ( They had a monopoly- what can you do?) Sometimes you’d have to wait 20 minutes before the tuk-tuk/ “baht bus” was full. It was definitely the worse part about arriving in Pattaya and taking transportation from the north Pattaya bus station to your destination but that was in the “olden days” when tourism was in its peak. Unlike Phuket’s tuk tuk rude mafia in that city, taking the regular “baht bus” ( songthaew) in Pattaya is a breeze once you figure out the major routes) Some tourists do not know taking the public songthaew from Jomtien beach to north or central Pattaya is 20 baht- not 10 baht. Beautiful sunsets at Pattaya Bay and try out a drink on the Hilton roof top bar.Be sure to explore Koh Larn and… don’t be walking along the Beach Rd promenade after midnight.-lol
Hey Greeny, good advice for people it’s been my method of travel for a long, long time. If someone approaches me they never get a dime. If I approach them, I may give whatever a dollar or two or more if I see something legit, it’s my choice who I give money to not some street urgent that’s going to walk up on me And ask me for money same goes for phone calls or Internet contacts if I contact someone on the phone or Internet, I can open up my wallet and grab a credit card but otherwise no one gets anything from me if they’re soliciting. Period.
Aloha Greeny! Great information here; thanks for sharing the story of this scam artist. Most Indian guys I see are peddling those darn watches! Good to know about the BKK-Pattaya bus service; very reasonable price. I guess you can do a Grab car upon arrival into Pattaya to go to your eventual destination. That's right: ignore subscribing to Greeny Travels at your own peril! Bill
I get scammed all the time in the usa for taxes, maintenance fees, tips, insurance, etc. Asia is far less in money so i like leaving tips and trying to understand some of the challenges for the working people.
Brian, SMART MOVE!!! I’m retired from LASD and I am also looking forward to retire in foreign country. People just don’t have any clue. Living in America is unsustainable.
@Greeny Travels you gave a lot of great insight info. As you recommended, living a few months in a country & several different places, not as a tourist, but as a local will give us a better good feeling about where we should be retiring. Most definitely we will keep one property in the US and slowly sell all other properties while living a quality and meaningful life. Thailand most definitely sounds very promising place to invest in property
I’ve been going to Thailand for almost 10 years. At this point I’m used to running into at least a few scammers somewhere in my travels. Not a big deal, just ignore them.
Hi, appreciate your content. That guy puts all that negative deceiving energy into trying to make a living. Another sad reality of life. His actions hurt others who truly are in need I think. People become more hesitant to help others. Have a good one.
Seen a lot of this in Turkey too. Been going on for many years! They also use their sick kids, to pretend that they are sick or ill. I always got a few 20 bahts in my back pocket, so I can just give and go, in case it get's to wild :)
I used a Greeny tip... I put money in a Schwab account. I put it 1,000 in brokerage and $5, 000 in my Schwab checking. Now I use only that card to get cash or pay for things when I travel international. And Schwab pays me back all the fees and exchange costs. Great tip thanks Greeny. What was that one you said at the hotel there I didn't catch it.
@@ShadyD365 yes thanks, I used that one, sometimes they have a line back in the old days. Do you think I should pay for hotels in advance using the Schwab card too?
Yeah it’s doesn’t matter what nationality this person was if they scammed you and you got proof ( video ) I think that should do it! I would just pull the dang bag off his tummy 😒
Just saw this post, very interesting indeed. I was there in 2017 (Pattaya) and two incidents: 1) was when I as staying in Jomtien and I was walking without my gf, just taking a walk during the daytime to familiarize myself with the area. A local guy approached me, couldn't even speak two words of English and I did an about face and went about my merry way. No one else approached me, just this guy whom I could tell wanted something and I just had that "feeling". 2) The other time was a European backpacker in the Airport as I was leaving trying that backpacker game of not having enough money to get back home. Did an about face and left him standing there as well. And know, this new scam, lol
I did a bit of work in casualty simulation. We used to put cold tea in bags to simulate waste body fluids. We would adjust the colour by how long we left the tea bag in the water.
About a month into my first 90 day visa while over wintering in Chonburi I had become dehydrated without knowing until I pee'd brown. I was terrified. I though something was wrong with my heart until google smartened me up.
The same guy approached me with the same old trick while I was having my lunch at a small restaurant on Silom road, BKK. I told him I could not help him and then ignored him. He was not convincing to me.
*There is an Indian guy that hangs out between Phrom Phong & Thonglor BTS - Looks for foreigners and then tells them he is very ill and needs $ for medication - He's been doing this for the past (at least) 1-2years*
@@GreenyTravels They move around to avoid people catching on and police catching them. Usually they'll circulate between Sukhumvit, Silom/Sathorn and up around Chinatown
Yeah I saw him last time I was there passed right by him. Also when taking the bus and arriving at pattaya I find that the ride to pattaya city center from the pattaya bus station landed up costing more than the bus fare all the way from bkk. I felt I was being overcharged and didn’t make sense a quick ride to the city center from the bus station would cost more than the whole 2hr bus ride
Had the same guy do this to me .Unbuttoned his shirt showing what looked like a recent operation scar needed 850 baht in Cherngtalay Phuket end of April
That’s the exact same guy that came up to me in lotus sukhumvit and did the same to me claiming he was poor didn’t have money and wanted me to buy him medicine while lifting up his shirt.
5555...thanks for bringing it to peoples attention Greeny. But if that's the worst scam you've encountered in Thailand, you ain't seen nothing yet. The good thing with the Indian scams (and most other ones) are that they are non-violent and the sums of cash are relatively small. I would just say "you are a very lucky man Greeny! You want to know why?" (you'll understand if you've encountered this scam!)
@@GreenyTravels I have to admit it was new to me too. But if any sub-continental denizen approaches me I usually just put my hand out and walk straight past
Similar guy on Sukhumvit tried with me near phrom phong BtS two weeks ago. Felt uneasy about him , pulled phone out and he took off. Was going to record the rest of his talk but else wasn’t talkative anymore.
I am an Indian visit Bangkok at least 4 times a year since covid for past 25 years for business I met a person with American passport for help he was asking for 500 bath, he was a scammer I knew out right but I gave him the needful so don't judge people based on race and colour
I just judged him because he was a scammer. He has tried this on countless others. Read the comments. He just happens to be Indian. Nothing against anyone else that of that decent. Plenty of scammers out there from all over.
Try not to protect all the Indian scammers, there are many from your country. Also, Americans have many scammmers too but probably not as many as India. Try not to make up bs stories cause your feelings got hurt because your Indian cousin is a scammer.
This sounds like the baby milk scam in Cambodia. A mother approaches you to buy milk for a hungry baby in her arms. If you fall for it, they take you to a pharmacy and after you leave they return the milk for a refund. Of course the pharmacy is in on it too. This guy probably returns the medication after for a share of the refund profits. Creative lol!
Hey Green, I'm coming to Thailand in October for the first time. What is BTS? Does the bus operate 24 hours? My flight arrives in Bangkok around midnight, can I get transportation at that time to Pattaya?
One of the oldest scams in Thailand are based on taking advantage of people with good hearts. The scammers prey on people that have good intentions and wanting to help people down on their luck or in need. I've seen many scammers use props or even use children pan handling with disabilities. Many of these scammers are drug dealers or pan handling pimps. The best thing to do when a random stranger approaches you is to simply ignore them and go about your business.
@@GreenyTravels yes always. Most people are confused. What you need to realize most people are not there to help you. There only wanting to help themselves. I could go on explaining. When traveling the internet is your friend when you have a question.
🤦 that's next level low. When I was there in 2010 a India guy tried to scam me on the khao san road for donations for a orphanage, he had pictures of impoverished kids and everything
I lived in Soi 22 many years ago. There was a massive slum there - all gone now. I've bought a bus ticket before, when I was about six. So I skipped that bit.
I ran into two Indian guys doing the same scam. I fell for it the first time because what he had under his shirt, looked real. I knew it was a scam when, 90 minutes later, another Indian guy came up to me in the same mall on Phuket and asked for the money for medicine. There were two of them because they had the same piece of paper and were dressed the same color pants and shirt. I told the guy I was going to call the police and he left quickly. Then--I could not believe it--about one week later, I went to a hospital on Phuket for an xray on my knee. One of the same guys was there in the emergency room lobby trying to get someone to give him money. He had the same paper and was dressed the same way but this time, he had a plastic medical bag with some blood in it and a tube running out of his abdoman so it looked legit. I think they know how to do this so it looks real, that is how they are so convincing. I warned the guy at the hospital and told him to make the guy show his passport. The grifter left. I am sure they have made a lot because this looks very real and what foreigner wouldn't give someone $30 for medicine that might save their lives or prevent them from getting an infection?
I truly enjoy your videos. Cannot wait til I come to Thailand. For 1 month to see if I like it. Have a question. Are the ATM machines safe to put your interact card in . I see these machines all over the place in Thailand in your videos. And are Thai people for the most part honest.
I know a few Indians here in Leeds, ie. My local corner shopkeeper gave me change of ten pounds instead of 20. I politely asked him to check his cctv. A few days later, he gave me my tenner. My friend was also scammed by an Indian property developer of a 1000 pounds. Scam merchants!
Guy claimed from India had his lower shirt unbuttoned already at Fortune Mall Bangkok today showed me a list of medications with prices. Asked him some easy questions about his problem but his answers did not add up from basic medical-surgical viewpoint.(I am US licensed physician) Offered to take him to Chula public hospital but he got upset.
I've been approached in Pattaya by an Indian guy asking 300 baht to buy medicine. Obvious I did not gave it to him. Rule number 1 anywhere in the world: when someone you don't know starts to talk to you they want money.
Same happened to me at Central Childlom supermarket Bangkok, Indian guy maybe not the same guy, i just ignored him knew it was a scam, he went on to the next farang
2 weeks ago in Pattaya, was an older indian couple, said they were there to visit someone in hospital and wanted money to eat, when i offered him 10 baht, he got angry and walked away.
LOL that is crazy just two days ago I had a guy do that to me and Gainesville Florida had it coming out of his stomach which I thought was really strange it was disgusting and nasty and he was asking for $35 to get a new bag I told my son first of all a new bag would cost more than $35 and there's no way that is coming out of his stomach I knew it was BS then I see this video and I'm like OMG LOL
Another scam also. Is at the bus station , sometimes they try to hit you up for excess baggage. When you are putting your bags in the bus. The woman tried to charge us 60 baht. I told her to get stuffed.
Lol. I met this same Indian guy with the same urin pouch about a year ago just outside my condobuilding at onnut, bkk. Crazy he still is doing this, guess he gets some money out of this scam.
The other day, I was accosted by an Indian guy outside of Central in Chitlom. He claimed he needed money to buy medicine and showed me a paper listing various medicines supposedly. I told him to get lost.
Bleeding heart scam, many different versions, but they all have the same goal. Make you feel compassion so they can milk you for cash. Say nothing and let the silence show you the truth of the matter on their faces, if they break you know what the score is.
I was approached by an Indian guy at bts On Nut, as I was buying a ticket. Exactly the same scam, showed me the urostomy bag with very dark colour urine or apple juice, it could have been anything. He also showed me a paper with thai writing and said he needed the medicine and had no money, as he was waiting for a friend who did not show up. He looked young and healthy. Anyway I told him to go away and then the bts security guard approached me and told me he had been doing that all morning.
Yes it was a risky location so close to bts security. When the security approached me the guy dissapeared. This happened a few months ago so it appears to be a common scam used by multiple people.
I never encountered a hotel asking I transact in USD. On my recent 3 day stopover in Dubai returning home, it was common, even in restaurants to run my cc or debit in USD. I haven't encountered that option in Thailand. I'm sure in due course it'll be the norm. I used my Schawb debt it card for all withdrawals in Thailand and I'll be reimbursed the fees. ....... As far as scams, on 15 May I was with a thai girl and we went to visit Grand Palace. I wanted o revisit without hordes of Chinese. Touts where telling us GP was closed and I told my companion it's a bs scam. It ended up being true as there was a royal event and some Buddha event that day. My common sense radar was on alert and the GP was actually really closed. we crossed the river to Arun and I crawled under Rama II's bed instead. Ended uo being a great day. ..... Tigers are 8 games behind. Stick a fork on that. 😀
The worst scam I had was in New Delhi India. I was walking around a street market and suddenly felt something wet on my feet, I was wearing sandals, omg it was a great lump of shit, immediately a man took my hand and said he will clean my sandals and feet 🦶 So obviously someone dumped shit on my feet, then a man said he will clean me up, I had no choice as it was disgusting 🤢 So hope that scam doesn’t come to Thailand!
Hi can you please help how to travel from patayya to Phuket by bus. From where to take bus and to get at the bus station only grab taxi is the best option there??
I was approached by one guy in Bangkok who asked me if I believed in astrology and proceeded to ask me to take a piece of paper from his hands, presumably some token of good luck. I replied, "Nah, I'm not superstitious. But thank you for asking." Stopped the scam right in its tracks.
The lesson here its bloody simple if someone approaches you from nowhere don't do it you wouldn't do it at home in your own country do I really need someone to tell me this well he's probably got a point there ate alot of idiots in the world today
Scam in Pattaya , a farang in his late 40's approached me outside Central on 2nd road a few years ago. This European man ( who claimed he was from Sweden ) said all his money and passport was stolen and he needed money urgently ( think he wanted 500 Baht at the time ) to get to the Swedish embassy in Bangkok . I refused to help but felt bad about it .but it proved to be a good decision down the line a year later I was approached again in a different part of Pattaya ( North Pattaya road ) by the exact same man with the same sob story . Luckily my memory was better than his . I am beginning to think I look gullible lol also.
Jeeze. Don’t know how some people sleep at night
danvelgtr - Same thing happened to me in my home town in southern Spain!
An English-speaking guy wanted funds (10 euros I think) for some story he told about his car. It sounded fairly plausible but I didn't fall for it. I thought...why did he single me out?
Like you, I think I might also look gullible.... I am a tall pale English guy amongst swarthy locals!
Anyway, sure enough, more than a year later, the same man approached me in a different part of town. As soon as he started to speak to me, I just kept walking.
@@mtm4a Wow , he singled me out because I am very very white I reckon . You done right 2nd time around , in my case I wanted to tell him he came to me before with the same sob story but I thought that might cause hassle from him.
Same guy tried his scam on me 3 different times in 2 year span. He just be a full time professional
@@robabel9155 Wow .........are you of a very white complexion like me , by any chance ?
Thanks for that info on the scam Greeny. It's good that you are able to pass this on via YT so more people are aware of it. Cheers Mate. 👍🙂
Thanks Paul!!
The same thing happened to me about 8 weeks ago at Central Festival Phuket. He waited until I got on the escalator then stood behind me and gave me the same story including showing me the urine bag under his shirt. I didn't feel right about it so I reported him to mall security. They went to look for him but by then he had left. Great channel guys! Thanks.
Thanks Michael. Wow. He’s really making the rounds
How can urine go up hill
@@markmitchell2658 exactly!!
I got every scam tried on me when i was there but this is a new one! Great vids by the way..makes me realise how much i miss Thailand!
Thank you. Appreciate it!!
Yes, I was approached with this exact scam several months back, here in Chiang Mai. Everything he did mirrored what you described. I couldn’t make out the face in the pictures you displayed, but pretty sure my scammer was a different guy. So must be a team effort. Same coffee colored discharge in his bag as well. Not sure, but it seems a collection bag would want to be lower than the source, so gravity could do its job, so questioned the chest mounted bag. Thanks for spreading the word now that tourists are returning to Thailand, so they can avoid this scam.
Yea. Bag not even in the right place. Should be on leg. Easy to show to people this way.
Have been approached a couple of times like this. Once in Bangkok and once in Udon Thani. Both withing the last month. I honestly can't recall if it was an Indian guy because my attention was drawn to the "shitty" prop he used. I actually laughed at his pathetic "waste" of time. Thanks Greeny.
Lol. Yea ass holes. Come here and give the city a bad name.
I've never been approached but I've certainly heard about it from others and have read some stuff in forums. Good work for making a video about it here.
Thanks. Want to keep everyone informed
Oh man, I got another version of this scam in Abu Dhabi. An Indian guy said he was trying to get money to go home because he had been attacked. He lifts up his shirt to reveal a horrible looking knife wound about 5 inches long.
I told him he should go to the hospital immediately and they can sort him out from there, but he tried to convince me more and started the crying bit.
I told him good luck and walked away.
I have to say, that wound looked absolutely horrible and I still wonder if it was self-inflicted to scam people.
Some people get that desperate
Thanks for the info. That scam format is use in many places. Happy travels and stay safe. God bless You guys👍🏿.
There is a guy here in Rio de Janeiro who does that on the Subway wagons talking aloud and pitylessly to everyone for months. I had always suspected him but now I'm shure.Thanks for sharing!
Wow. Probably in every major city.
Hey thanks for this new scam update ... seems like this scam has been exported out of India.
About a decade back this 'prescription' scam was very common outside Indian Hospitals ... apart from other scams.. lol
Normally the pharmacy guys are hand in glove with these buggers.
Someone in above comments mentioned .. if you havent been scammed in thailand ... you not really been to thailand ... true that !
Be safe and Happy Travels !
Thank you!!
What a disgusting scam they need to send him back home country, thanks for sharing 👍
That would be nice!!
Thx Greeney for the heads up on this latest scam…Indian con artist sunk to a new low there with this scam…hope the thai cops get hold of him asap.
Good to see the Ekamai bus stn n BTS link as done that myself a few times over the yrs.
The ride so easy from there
Thanks for letting us know the latest scam. A few years ago, a guy in a turban would approach people and tell them they were very lucky and that he could tell them their fortune so they would know when much money (love, etc) would be entering their life for only 1,000 baht. Haven't seen him for a few years though.
Lol. Crazy to give people money
This video came up on my recommended and I was blown away. This exact guy came up to me yesterday at the Central World entrance to Phra Ram 9 MRT station. Completely the same experience: asked if I could speak English, lifted up his shirt and showed me the bandages, then asked for money for medication/a juice. Definitely good to know I did the correct thing by assuming he was a scammer and walking away.
Damn. This guy is staying busy. I hope he eventually gets busted.
Thanks for the info. The lengths people will go to get hold of other peoples money is quite astonishing.
If the Thai police catch hold of him a colostomy bag will be the least of his worries!.
Being the tight b@stard that I am I often take the bus from Bangkok but didn’t realise they did mini vans as well. Will check that out.
I’ve done both now. I liked the big bus more.
The van taxis sometimes take a longer route and are not as comfortable as the big blue bus ..i wouldnt recommend the vans.
Be careful with the mini vans. Some of them go hell for leather & cram them up with 12 inside???
@@beesomsak6727 yuck 🤢
He'd need a huge colostomy bag if the police get him😆
I use to work near Pattaya so rented a condo in north Pattaya. Taking the bus from Ekamai from BKK was a “weekend” ritual a couple times a month. The buses use to leave every 20-30 minutes “pre-Covid” days. When purchasing your bus ticket from counter #1, the clerk at the window has a screen where you can choose your seat if you get there early before the bus is full. The screen shows what seats are available. I noticed many times the clerk would try to give me a rear seat next to the toilet which can smell or the door swings open while the bus hits those bumps. -So always look at the clerk’s screen to see what seats are available. True, if you get there late, you don’t have a choice. -And sometimes there are touts standing in front of the Ekamai bus entrance asking, “Mister, where you’re going?” Ignore them since they’re trying to get you to hop on a van which stops along the way to Pattaya.
Unfortunately during the 14 years I lived there, the public baht bus “taxi” ( songthaew) leaving the Pattaya bus station to drop you off near or at your hotel would cram everyone like sardines and rip people off by charging 20-30 baht more making up some excuse why there was an increase. ( They had a monopoly- what can you do?) Sometimes you’d have to wait 20 minutes before the tuk-tuk/ “baht bus” was full. It was definitely the worse part about arriving in Pattaya and taking transportation from the north Pattaya bus station to your destination but that was in the “olden days” when tourism was in its peak. Unlike Phuket’s tuk tuk rude mafia in that city, taking the regular “baht bus” ( songthaew) in Pattaya is a breeze once you figure out the major routes)
Some tourists do not know taking the public songthaew from Jomtien beach to north or central Pattaya is 20 baht- not 10 baht.
Beautiful sunsets at Pattaya Bay and try out a drink on the Hilton roof top bar.Be sure to explore Koh Larn and… don’t be walking along the Beach Rd promenade after midnight.-lol
Great information!!! Thank you!!
A great vlog! Interesting. Informative. Well done, Greeny!
Thanks Roy! Appreciate it!!
This is very informative videos thanks for let us know, a lot of tourist now are returning to Thailand they can avoid this kind of scam.
Definitely. This was new to me but looks like from reading the comments a lot of people have ran into this guy.
Hey Greeny, good advice for people it’s been my method of travel for a long, long time. If someone approaches me they never get a dime. If I approach them, I may give whatever a dollar or two or more if I see something legit, it’s my choice who I give money to not some street urgent that’s going to walk up on me And ask me for money same goes for phone calls or Internet contacts if I contact someone on the phone or Internet, I can open up my wallet and grab a credit card but otherwise no one gets anything from me if they’re soliciting. Period.
Anytime a stranger like this approaches you you know is BS
Aloha Greeny! Great information here; thanks for sharing the story of this scam artist. Most Indian guys I see are peddling those darn watches! Good to know about the BKK-Pattaya bus service; very reasonable price. I guess you can do a Grab car upon arrival into Pattaya to go to your eventual destination. That's right: ignore subscribing to Greeny Travels at your own peril! Bill
Lol. That’s right Bill!
I get scammed all the time in the usa for taxes, maintenance fees, tips, insurance, etc. Asia is far less in money so i like leaving tips and trying to understand some of the challenges for the working people.
Always nice to tip.
Food for thought…
Brian, SMART MOVE!!! I’m retired from LASD and I am also looking forward to retire in foreign country. People just don’t have any clue. Living in America is unsustainable.
The bush definitely stretches a lot further out here. Pick Thailand 🇹🇭
@Greeny Travels you gave a lot of great insight info. As you recommended, living a few months in a country & several different places, not as a tourist, but as a local will give us a better good feeling about where we should be retiring. Most definitely we will keep one property in the US and slowly sell all other properties while living a quality and meaningful life. Thailand most definitely sounds very promising place to invest in property
Have a great day Brian 🇹🇭🍺🇦🇺🙏🤟🇺🇸
Thank you Erikh.
Thanks for heads up Greeny
You are very welcome.
Judging by comments same gang been going around Thailand. Thanks for highlighting issue greeny
Looks that way. I hope they get nailed
Thanks for the info Greeny✌🏼
No problem!!
I’ve been going to Thailand for almost 10 years. At this point I’m used to running into at least a few scammers somewhere in my travels. Not a big deal, just ignore them.
Good footage and reporting. I've taken that trip a number of times. It's nice to have a bus with a restroom.
Luckily no one fouled it up with me sitting back there
Hi, appreciate your content. That guy puts all that negative deceiving energy into trying to make a living. Another sad reality of life. His actions hurt others who truly are in need I think. People become more hesitant to help others.
Have a good one.
Yea. He was on a roll. Never heard of they got busted.
Seen a lot of this in Turkey too. Been going on for many years! They also use their sick kids, to pretend that they are sick or ill. I always got a few 20 bahts in my back pocket, so I can just give and go, in case it get's to wild :)
Ruthless people. I saw a lot in Rome too. I guess any major city with tourist they see a mark.
İts been going on in Turkey for decades..they cheat locals also
I used a Greeny tip...
I put money in a Schwab account. I put it 1,000 in brokerage and $5, 000 in my Schwab checking. Now I use only that card to get cash or pay for things when I travel international. And Schwab pays me back all the fees and exchange costs. Great tip thanks Greeny. What was that one you said at the hotel there I didn't catch it.
Never do conversation. Always pay on credit card in the countries currency where you are
@@GreenyTravels Greeny - I think you mean conversion, not conversation, right?!!
@@mtm4a lol. Damn spellcheck
@@ShadyD365 yes thanks, I used that one, sometimes they have a line back in the old days. Do you think I should pay for hotels in advance using the Schwab card too?
I would not expose a thai person on social media, you can get into big trouble with the law if the guy wants to go against you
He’s Indian. Not Thai. Not worried about this guy at all. Thais posting about him
@@GreenyTravels missed that, then go for it!😎
Yeah it’s doesn’t matter what nationality this person was if they scammed you and you got proof ( video ) I think that should do it! I would just pull the dang bag off his tummy 😒
It's not a thai person. It's an Indian dude. Sick con game.. they should be arrested and deported.
Just saw this post, very interesting indeed. I was there in 2017 (Pattaya) and two incidents: 1) was when I as staying in Jomtien and I was walking without my gf, just taking a walk during the daytime to familiarize myself with the area. A local guy approached me, couldn't even speak two words of English and I did an about face and went about my merry way. No one else approached me, just this guy whom I could tell wanted something and I just had that "feeling". 2) The other time was a European backpacker in the Airport as I was leaving trying that backpacker game of not having enough money to get back home. Did an about face and left him standing there as well. And know, this new scam, lol
Yea. They never end. Always thinking of more.
I did a bit of work in casualty simulation. We used to put cold tea in bags to simulate waste body fluids. We would adjust the colour by how long we left the tea bag in the water.
What really pissed me off was he’s not thai.
Yes that does make it worse.
What doesn't kill/hurt us makes us smarter.
Thanks for being the speed bump and saving us the hassle.
No problem. That’s my job
new sub here...appreciate the heads up n keep up the good work!!
Thank you. Appreciate the sub Michael!!
God damn subbed. Thanks man
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Thanks for the info and sharing, bro.
Thanks!!
About a month into my first 90 day visa while over wintering in Chonburi I had become dehydrated without knowing until I pee'd brown. I was terrified. I though something was wrong with my heart until google smartened me up.
Drink your water!!!
The same guy approached me with the same old trick while I was having my lunch at a small restaurant on Silom road, BKK. I told him I could not help him and then ignored him. He was not convincing to me.
No. Not at all 😂
@@GreenyTravels BTW Greeny, this incident took place back in July 2021.
*There is an Indian guy that hangs out between Phrom Phong & Thonglor BTS - Looks for foreigners and then tells them he is very ill and needs $ for medication - He's been doing this for the past (at least) 1-2years*
Amazing he doesn’t get busted
@@GreenyTravels They move around to avoid people catching on and police catching them. Usually they'll circulate between Sukhumvit, Silom/Sathorn and up around Chinatown
Yeah I saw him last time I was there passed right by him. Also when taking the bus and arriving at pattaya I find that the ride to pattaya city center from the pattaya bus station landed up costing more than the bus fare all the way from bkk. I felt I was being overcharged and didn’t make sense a quick ride to the city center from the bus station would cost more than the whole 2hr bus ride
True. They will get you when you get off the bus.
@@GreenyTravels yeah that seems like more of a scam than the dude with the urine bags
Had the same guy do this to me .Unbuttoned his shirt showing what looked like a recent operation scar needed 850 baht in Cherngtalay Phuket end of April
That’s the exact same guy that came up to me in lotus sukhumvit and did the same to me claiming he was poor didn’t have money and wanted me to buy him medicine while lifting up his shirt.
So many people have been approached by this guy. It’s amazing.
5555...thanks for bringing it to peoples attention Greeny. But if that's the worst scam you've encountered in Thailand, you ain't seen nothing yet. The good thing with the Indian scams (and most other ones) are that they are non-violent and the sums of cash are relatively small. I would just say "you are a very lucky man Greeny! You want to know why?" (you'll understand if you've encountered this scam!)
I have had the usual scams attempted to me in BKK. This was new to me
@@GreenyTravels I have to admit it was new to me too. But if any sub-continental denizen approaches me I usually just put my hand out and walk straight past
It sucks because you want to be a nice guy but your innervoice will set off the bells and hopefully you listen!
I know immediately. Unfortunately many naive people out there to pray on.
Similar guy on Sukhumvit tried with me near phrom phong BtS two weeks ago. Felt uneasy about him , pulled phone out and he took off. Was going to record the rest of his talk but else wasn’t talkative anymore.
I wish I would have pulled out my phone
I am an Indian visit Bangkok at least 4 times a year since covid for past 25 years for business I met a person with American passport for help he was asking for 500 bath, he was a scammer I knew out right but I gave him the needful so don't judge people based on race and colour
I just judged him because he was a scammer. He has tried this on countless others. Read the comments. He just happens to be Indian. Nothing against anyone else that of that decent. Plenty of scammers out there from all over.
Try not to protect all the Indian scammers, there are many from your country. Also, Americans have many scammmers too but probably not as many as India. Try not to make up bs stories cause your feelings got hurt because your Indian cousin is a scammer.
Yep, happened to me .. He had a wicked open wound on his arm! Same story , paper prescription and all..
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I took night buses a few times going to the south and it was fantascic,reclining seats,air con,and pit stops at night markets with nice food
Not bad!!
This sounds like the baby milk scam in Cambodia. A mother approaches you to buy milk for a hungry baby in her arms. If you fall for it, they take you to a pharmacy and after you leave they return the milk for a refund. Of course the pharmacy is in on it too. This guy probably returns the medication after for a share of the refund profits. Creative lol!
Hey Green, I'm coming to Thailand in October for the first time. What is BTS? Does the bus operate 24 hours? My flight arrives in Bangkok around midnight, can I get transportation at that time to Pattaya?
BTS is the sky train. Basically above ground subway. MRT is the subway
He was working people up here for quite a while . Remember hearing about him a while back up here ...
Prick. Glad someone got his photo. I did t think of it at the moment
One of the oldest scams in Thailand are based on taking advantage of people with good hearts. The scammers prey on people that have good intentions and wanting to help people down on their luck or in need. I've seen many scammers use props or even use children pan handling with disabilities. Many of these scammers are drug dealers or pan handling pimps. The best thing to do when a random stranger approaches you is to simply ignore them and go about your business.
Great advice.
Always payin the currency of the country your in. Your 100% correct
Always!!
@@GreenyTravels yes always. Most people are confused. What you need to realize most people are not there to help you. There only wanting to help themselves. I could go on explaining. When traveling the internet is your friend when you have a question.
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Made exact same trip a Few Times, Bus / Minivan?
May the G🍀Force Be with u. keep em Coming. thanx
It’s a great deal. Stress free too.
@@GreenyTravels SEMPER🍀FI
🤦 that's next level low. When I was there in 2010 a India guy tried to scam me on the khao san road for donations for a orphanage, he had pictures of impoverished kids and everything
No morals.
I've been on that bus to Pattaya at least 50 times,....best price and never ever had a problem.
Very convenient!!
I lived in Soi 22 many years ago. There was a massive slum there - all gone now. I've bought a bus ticket before, when I was about six. So I skipped that bit.
Being a real colostomy bag wearer myself, I would have had some fun! 😅
I bet. After researching it now I know how obviously fake this was
Very creative scam, at least i have not seen it myself. Best to just ignore any touts trying to talk to you around tourist areas.
Yep. Best advice.
I ran into two Indian guys doing the same scam. I fell for it the first time because what he had under his shirt, looked real. I knew it was a scam when, 90 minutes later, another Indian guy came up to me in the same mall on Phuket and asked for the money for medicine. There were two of them because they had the same piece of paper and were dressed the same color pants and shirt. I told the guy I was going to call the police and he left quickly. Then--I could not believe it--about one week later, I went to a hospital on Phuket for an xray on my knee. One of the same guys was there in the emergency room lobby trying to get someone to give him money. He had the same paper and was dressed the same way but this time, he had a plastic medical bag with some blood in it and a tube running out of his abdoman so it looked legit. I think they know how to do this so it looks real, that is how they are so convincing. I warned the guy at the hospital and told him to make the guy show his passport. The grifter left. I am sure they have made a lot because this looks very real and what foreigner wouldn't give someone $30 for medicine that might save their lives or prevent them from getting an infection?
You have a good heart. Unfortunately there are too many of these scammers out here
ME !
Dude, the T-shirt !!!!
As a Canadian I approve
Lol. Thank you!!
How lucky you are to sit in the back with that big open space and the bathroom... Until someone takes a dump.
Lol. Luckily Charles was the only one that used it the whole trip.
I had this scam done to me in California. I believed him but I didn't give him any money. Very disturbing and nasty.
Sad. Sick people out there.
I truly enjoy your videos. Cannot wait til I come to Thailand. For 1 month to see if I like it. Have a question. Are the ATM machines safe to put your interact card in . I see these machines all over the place in Thailand in your videos. And are Thai people for the most part honest.
I use the ATM all the time.
I know a few Indians here in Leeds, ie. My local corner shopkeeper gave me change of ten pounds
instead of 20. I politely asked him to check his cctv. A few days later, he gave me my tenner.
My friend was also scammed by an Indian property developer of a 1000 pounds. Scam merchants!
😡
Guy claimed from India had his lower shirt unbuttoned already at Fortune Mall Bangkok today showed me a list of medications with prices. Asked him some easy questions about his problem but his answers did not add up from basic medical-surgical viewpoint.(I am US licensed physician) Offered to take him to Chula public hospital but he got upset.
Damn. So many people on here have been approach by this group. I hope they get busted
Happenned to me on suhmkavit in bkk also.
Creepy scam. I just keep walking.
I've been approached in Pattaya by an Indian guy asking 300 baht to buy medicine. Obvious I did not gave it to him. Rule number 1 anywhere in the world: when someone you don't know starts to talk to you they want money.
Yep. Anywhere in the world.
IHG rules. That is the one I stayed at. Across the soi is an excellent massage. across sukemvit is a N. Korean restraunt.
I love them. Get tons of points
They tried that same scam on me maybe 10 years ago in Bangkok at the big flea market. I just kept walking and didn't answer any questions.
I’m surprised I hadn’t heard about this. So widespread
Same happened to me at Central Childlom supermarket Bangkok, Indian guy maybe not the same guy, i just ignored him knew it was a scam, he went on to the next farang
This scam sore much more widespread then I thought
Scam or not. A guy shows me that he has a colostomy or urostomy bag is no big deal to me as a Nurse. I see those all the time.
Lol. Gross for most to see
Brian,
that is an old scam but great to educate them green horns visiting or living in Thailand
Thanks. I’m surprised how many have encountered this. Was new to me.
Pharmacies worldwide will not take back medication under any circumstances.
That’s a pretty broad statement
@@GreenyTravels it happens to be a fact. Any Prescription medication cannot be returned for refund. Anywhere anytime.
2 weeks ago in Pattaya, was an older indian couple, said they were there to visit someone in hospital and wanted money to eat, when i offered him 10 baht, he got angry and walked away.
Lol. They want the big bucks
Have a laugh on them . I'll use that on them. I'll give them a 5 baht coin.
LOL that is crazy just two days ago I had a guy do that to me and Gainesville Florida had it coming out of his stomach which I thought was really strange it was disgusting and nasty and he was asking for $35 to get a new bag I told my son first of all a new bag would cost more than $35 and there's no way that is coming out of his stomach I knew it was BS then I see this video and I'm like OMG LOL
OMG. They must have their own world wide telegram group
Another scam also. Is at the bus station , sometimes they try to hit you up for excess baggage. When you are putting your bags in the bus. The woman tried to charge us 60 baht. I told her to get stuffed.
Lol. I hate scammers.
Always count you change especially at 7/11 and the bank. It is easy to get short changed.
I usually do it to myself.
Green what hotels do you recommend in Pattaya for first time visitors. Must have nice bathrooms and rooms.
Answered that for you in todays video.
Lol. I met this same Indian guy with the same urin pouch about a year ago just outside my condobuilding at onnut, bkk. Crazy he still is doing this, guess he gets some money out of this scam.
Damn. He’s treating it like a full time job.
I never get approached. I am 193 cm tall and I try to maintain a tense look on the streets. So I get left alone.
I’m half that 😂
That's it the guy with common scenes reports it to security well done that guy
My 16yr old son met that Indian guy on Sukhumvit April 24th and being naive, gave him 500 baht. Scam!
Damn. That sucks. These guys have no scruples
Seen that same scam 3 years ago at the exit of the airport in Guatemala
Wow. Must be in the scam playbook
The other day, I was accosted by an Indian guy outside of Central in Chitlom. He claimed he needed money to buy medicine and showed me a paper listing various medicines supposedly. I told him to get lost.
Yep. Same scam. They really get around
I saw similar, they use makeup and bandages, looking like bad wounds. It’s an old trick
In South Florida that one is common, and it comes from people who really sound and appear to be for real.
Florida. 😤😤😤
@@GreenyTravels why the funny faces?
Unless you confirm identity do not mention the name of the country...He is just a scammer....
Happenned to me, he's an Indian dude. Probably still trying to scam nice people. Truth is truth.
An Indian. From India. A n Indian man from India. An Indian scammmer from India. One of the many scammers that are from India.
Cheers for the heads up will bring a pin and pop his colostomy bag
Lol. That would go viral.
Bleeding heart scam, many different versions, but they all have the same goal. Make you feel compassion so they can milk you for cash. Say nothing and let the silence show you the truth of the matter on their faces, if they break you know what the score is.
Lol. We just laughed at him. Is was so obvious he was FOS
I was approached by an Indian guy at bts On Nut, as I was buying a ticket. Exactly the same scam, showed me the urostomy bag with very dark colour urine or apple juice, it could have been anything. He also showed me a paper with thai writing and said he needed the medicine and had no money, as he was waiting for a friend who did not show up. He looked young and healthy. Anyway I told him to go away and then the bts security guard approached me and told me he had been doing that all morning.
Surprise he stayed there so long. Should be locked up.
Yes it was a risky location so close to bts security. When the security approached me the guy dissapeared. This happened a few months ago so it appears to be a common scam used by multiple people.
I never encountered a hotel asking I transact in USD. On my recent 3 day stopover in Dubai returning home, it was common, even in restaurants to run my cc or debit in USD. I haven't encountered that option in Thailand. I'm sure in due course it'll be the norm. I used my Schawb debt it card for all withdrawals in Thailand and I'll be reimbursed the fees. ....... As far as scams, on 15 May I was with a thai girl and we went to visit Grand Palace. I wanted o revisit without hordes of Chinese. Touts where telling us GP was closed and I told my companion it's a bs scam. It ended up being true as there was a royal event and some Buddha event that day. My common sense radar was on alert and the GP was actually really closed. we crossed the river to Arun and I crawled under Rama II's bed instead. Ended uo being a great day. ..... Tigers are 8 games behind. Stick a fork on that. 😀
Tigers a train wreck so far.
Tell your friend Charles he needs to burn that shirt tell him I said go blue.😂
Lol. Many comments like that
The worst scam I had was in New Delhi India. I was walking around a street market and suddenly felt something wet on my feet, I was wearing sandals, omg it was a great lump of shit, immediately a man took my hand and said he will clean my sandals and feet 🦶 So obviously someone dumped shit on my feet, then a man said he will clean me up, I had no choice as it was disgusting 🤢 So hope that scam doesn’t come to Thailand!
Roy. You just confirmed it for me. Not going to India.
Some guy took a shit right in front of the hotel window on the street. Just like it was no big deal.
Hi can you please help how to travel from patayya to Phuket by bus. From where to take bus and to get at the bus station only grab taxi is the best option there??
Never tried that. I’m guessing take the bus to Bangkok and get connection
I was approached by one guy in Bangkok who asked me if I believed in astrology and proceeded to ask me to take a piece of paper from his hands, presumably some token of good luck. I replied, "Nah, I'm not superstitious. But thank you for asking." Stopped the scam right in its tracks.
Good way to cut them off
You're not wrong, he has been working Terminal 21 for a while and is definitely a scammer
The lesson here its bloody simple if someone approaches you from nowhere don't do it you wouldn't do it at home in your own country do I really need someone to tell me this well he's probably got a point there ate alot of idiots in the world today
Good to ignore these people
Thanks for the information , do you know the name of the bus station ? Thank you , enjoy ...
EKKAMAI to North Pattaya
@@GreenyTravels Ok thank you !