Shameless farang conman begs Thais for gas money.

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Shameless farang conman begs Thais for gas money.

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A farang has been taking Bangkok’s gridlocked traffic as an opportunity to con Thai drivers out of small amounts of cash by speaking a little Thai and pulling on their heartstrings. He has also been operating in the Pattaya and Rayong areas for several years now.

His latest victim to be conned was retired Lad Phrao woman Sureewan Supanpaesat, 60, who was parked not far from her home when a young foreigner driving a motorcycle knocked on her car window at a corner near the Ratchada – Lat Phrao Intersection. In Thai, he told her that his motorcycle’s underseat storage had been broken into and his stuff stolen. He asked her for “THB60 or THB70 cash to fill up his tank.”

But, according to records on social media, the same man has been “robbed” and had to beg other motorists for gas money at least fifteen times in the past year.

An annoyed Sureewan half-believed his story, so she handed him a 20 Baht bill to make him go away. Looking at the bill, he took the money and drove off without saying thank you.

The Facebook page “We Love Pattaya” posted a photo of the con artist, who Sureewan confirmed was the same guy who asked her for money last night. According to a comment thread, he has been seen begging from Thais in Bangkok, Pattaya and Rayong, using the same dialogue, for at least a year.

“This guy goes around knocking on people’s car windows, lying that his underseat storage was broken into and asking for gas money. I was almost duped yesterday, but my friend who sat next to me said this guy had asked him for money before!” the page’s admin wrote in January of 2016.
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A new contender for the how-low-can-you-go brigade.
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Meanwhile in Isaan billions of baht of farang money keeps whole villages economically stable, But when a farang scams 20 baht it's headlines.
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