Here is one that is not on your website and I was curious if it has happened to anyone else here, or indeed if it was a real scam.

We were relaxing at the pool of a well known 5 star hotel on Sukhumvit Road when a distraught French lady (about late 40's, who explained she did not speak English very well) approached my two friends with a plee for help.

She said her husband had been involved in a car accident in Pattaya and had been put in jail.  The bail money the police were asking to free him without any questions was 20,000 Baht, could we help?

Being the generous kind hearted types, my 2 British friends gave her 100 English Pounds each. She proceeded to give them her email address, as she said she would contact them when she returns to France to give their money back.

Six months later no word from her, and her email address doesnt check out.

What a perfect scam I thought, she is probably going to all the 5 star hotels where she knows the guests have plenty of money and scamming them to death.

Just though I would share the story and curious if this has happened to anyone else.

I love Bangkok and the Thai people and will continue to go there regularly and watch out for distraught French women!!!!.

Regards,

Steve

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