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10 Common fraudulent means in Thailand tourism
Thailand is known as the country of smiles, and the people of this Buddhist country give people a friendly impression. However, because Thailand's tourism industry is too developed and all kinds of people from various countries are mixed together, it is inevitable that there will be some cheating. The following are the common scams that may occur in 10. If you don't know this, you may be embarrassed to meet them.

1 taxi fraud

Taxis in Bangkok are extremely cheap (35 baht, 2 yuan every 400 meters). In order to increase their income, most Bangkok taxi drivers naturally turn their minds to tourists all over the street. Therefore, this is the most common and the least fraudulent way. Even strictly speaking, it is not necessarily fraud. Because almost all freelancers who come to Bangkok are bound to meet them, unless you are super-literate or familiar with the route, or you are lucky enough to meet honest taxi drivers, you will not be spared.

★ Fraud: It's very simple-take a long way! You don't know the shortest way anyway!

★ Main locations: all parts of Bangkok (especially areas with many taxis and tourists at the airport, such as around Siam, around the Four Faces Buddha, Xilong Road, Jiushan Road, etc. ).

★ Loss amount: about tens of baht to 200 baht each time.

★ Prevention methods:

Ask the hotel owner to call a car.

② Prepare Thai address and pictures.

2 DuDu car fraud

There are often many unscrupulous taxi drivers around the Palace and Jade Buddha Temple in Bangkok. They will lie to you that the palace (or other places you just want to go) will be closed for one day today for some reason (such as the royal family coming or interior decoration, etc.). ), but he knows there is another place nearby. Today, there happens to be a monk praying for people there. That building is also a famous historic site. There is another great art museum in .................................................................. or nearby. You can see many great historical relics and take you there ... and so on.

Moreover, he also stressed that he only charges you 50 or 100 baht for the car, and absolutely does not charge you any other dime. How nice! So you thought to yourself, well, since everyone is here, it's a pity to come for nothing! ? Even if the place he wants to go is not so good, at least it's good to spend a little money on a ride. Anyway, he is great, just want to do more business! ? So, you unconsciously got on the "thief car" ...

Then, you may be taken to his so-called monk's residence, and then after you kneel down to accept the monk's "blessing", you will find your mobile phone and wallet missing from your bag. It may also be that he took a "art gallery" (actually a gift or jewelry store selling a bunch of inferior products) and was forced to buy a bunch of rubbish by a rogue clerk inside.

★ Main locations: Grand Palace, Jade Buddha Temple, Reclining Buddha Temple, National Museum, Siam Museum and other major places of interest or near museums.

★ Loss amount: Usually these drivers are associates with the so-called "monks" or shopkeepers. Since there are many people sharing money, of course, they will try their best to cheat (or steal) as much as possible, so the amount can range from several thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan.

★ Prevention method: All drivers who take the initiative to strike up a conversation ignore it! No matter how kind they look, and even speak some Chinese, don't pay attention to him, let alone get in his car!

3 massage fraud

In some busy alleys near hotels and with more tourists, people who pretend to be massage shop managers often come out to personally pull business and say that they are the managers of a massage shop in front. Today, because there are few guests, he personally came out to pull business. I hope you can hold a performance. Besides, 500 yuan usually takes one hour. It's good to count you in 250 yuan for one hour today. At the door of the store, the "manager" added: pay him 500 baht for two hours, and he will return to the place where he was just now to continue to solicit business. At this time, you think: anyway, it's the same to pay first and then pay, and it's already at the door of the store, and the massage master inside has seen me pay him, so there will be no problem!

But just as you and your party were enjoying the comfortable thai massage and ready to leave, the "proprietress" in the store appeared and said, "500 an hour for one person, please pay, thank you!"

But I paid your manager before I came in! "the manager? Who is it? We don't have the manager you mentioned in our shop! Then you point to a masseuse next to you and tell the proprietress, "She did see it. She saw that I took 2000 yuan and paid him for the four of us! "At this moment, the masseur said innocently," I thought he was your friend or tour guide! "I don't know him at all. How do I know what money you gave him? ? "At this point, you people finally realized: cheated!

★ Main location: Some busy lanes with more tourists along the MRT of Sukunyi Road in Bangkok.

★ Loss amount: 500~ 1000 baht per person.

★ Prevention methods:

① Choose a well-known large massage shop.

Never pay attention to any stranger who comes to talk to you.

Pay after entering the in-store counter.

4 temple fraud

Cheating methods of swindlers near Bangkok Grand Palace: On your way to Li Ming Temple, a reclining Buddha temple in the Grand Palace, someone will accost you and ask you where you are going, and then they will tell you that there are activities there that are closed on the same day or closed an hour before your conversation. When you are at a loss, they will guide you to other temples nearby and kindly call you a tuk-tuk car, only to find that you have been taken to a jewelry store.

When someone tells you that your destination is closed today, just check the familiar route yourself.

★ Special reminder: Opening hours of Grand Palace: 8:30- 15:30.

5 pigeon fraud

The vendor who feeds pigeons near the Grand Palace, seeing China people, stuffed corn kernels and said, Here, here. Don't answer it. Answer and ask for money. Whether it is fed or not, the price is 150B. Many people come to the Grand Palace in China, and some swindlers tell you in Chinese that the scenic spots are closed. Don't trust them.

6 strangers exchange money for fraud

There will be many foreigners or backpackers in Thailand, and everyone is used to it. When you get help, it is normal to help others. Some people use everyone's psychology to cheat.

★ Fraud: After shopping at 7- 1 1, a foreigner stops you (girls are more likely to meet) and asks, "Are you from China? I want to find a Chinese knot. Can you help me? " Then, out of kindness, you will take him in to see him. In the process, he will talk to you, "Where are you from? China? I said "I'm from Dubai" and claimed to be from Dubai. Then I opened my wallet and showed it to you. By the way, I took a very small denomination of money and said that it was their country's money. I asked if you had any money from your country. He wants to see it. At this time, maybe you will open your wallet and show it to him. Because of the language barrier, he will count your money, return it to you after counting, and say goodbye to you after you put away your wallet.

Of course, you don't believe that there will be less money under your nose. When you come to your senses and look at your wallet, the money has been reduced by half. So don't take it lightly at any time, especially girls don't talk to strangers at night. Wealth is not exposed is the truth!

★ Main place of occurrence: 7- 1 1 near the Simian Buddha.

★ Loss amount: It depends on how much cash you have and how fast he moves.

7 bump into a black shop travel agency

When looking for a local street travel agency to buy a one-day trip to Thailand, be sure to reconfirm the scheduled itinerary. Otherwise, there may be a situation where the other party who bought the tourism product cannot cash it. If you want to talk to a travel agency, you will also be threatened. In this case, you can call the travel complaint number first: 1 155. If you really cheat consumers by traveling locally, you will be severely punished. If there is no result, you can call China in TEDA.

Embassy Tel: Bangkok 0066-85483327 Chiang Mai 0066-8 1-8823283 Songkhla 0066-8 1-7665560 Kong Jing 0066-80936070.

8 water sports fraud

Going to the seaside for vacation is one of the key itineraries for many people to come to Thailand. However, when you choose some water sports (especially jet skiing), you must choose the store carefully, otherwise you are likely to be ripped off!

★ Fraud: In Pattaya and Phuket, famous beaches are crowded with tourists all year round, and businesses sell various water sports (such as jet skis, towed umbrellas and banana boats). ) can be seen everywhere. However, there are also many unscrupulous businessmen. After you rent a jet ski, they will secretly send someone to ride another one. Just when you are riding happily in the sea, the motorboat driven by this person will pretend to be careless and lightly collide with the car you are driving, and then leave quickly as if nothing had happened.

Of course, you must think there is nothing at the scene, just touching it. What does it matter? What's more, I didn't mean to look at him.

So, when you ride the motorboat happily and return the car to the boatman, the fun begins.

The boatman began to examine the whole body carefully to see if there was any damage on both sides. Then he suddenly pointed to the place where he was accidentally hit and said, "If the paint falls here, you will have to pay 30,000 baht." At this time, if you look carefully, you will find that there is really a scratch of about three centimeters where he is pointing. If you don't look carefully, you really can't see it. So you said, "someone accidentally hit me just now, not me!" " ""good! Then you go to that man! You don't have to pay if you find him! " The boatman began to show evil expression, and you finally realized: "I was cheated!" "Then you ask him," Why is such a small scratch so expensive? " ! ? "

"Because the motorboat will be repainted as soon as it falls off, otherwise it will be ugly to fill a piece, and the guests are not willing to rent this piece, so I can't do business. Moreover, unlike ordinary motorcycles, motorboats cost hundreds of thousands, and the price of repainting is naturally several times more expensive. " As he spoke, he took out the contract you just signed and said, "Look, it's written clearly in black and white. If there is any damage, it must be compensated according to the price! " "Basically, all water sports boatmen will ask you to sign a simple contract when renting a motorboat, just like you usually rent a car."

Next, you must ask, the other party may pretend to be very kind and cheap. As for how much will it cost to eliminate the disaster in the end? That depends on your luck and the "kindness" of the other person.

★ Main location: Pattaya, the seaside of Phuket.

★ Loss amount: generally around 1 10,000 yuan or 20,000 yuan, depending on whether you have money to bully in the eyes of these boatmen.

★ Prevention methods:

If you have a tour guide, please ask your tour guide to help you find a reliable boatman, and the tour guide will help you negotiate with the boatman and pay the fee, so there is no problem.

(2) If you don't have a tour guide around you, and the skill of driving a motorboat is not very good, I suggest that you ask the boatman to send a beach boy to take you to the back seat (usually the boatman will agree), so that even if something goes wrong, it's not your problem.

9 adult show fraud

This kind of fraud has long appeared in Thailand. For more than ten years, this kind of fraud has not only existed, but also tried every time. After three or five times, friends or tourists will still be cheated. Alas ... let's just say that "adult show" is so attractive!

★ Main place of occurrence: near Patpong Night Market.

★ Loss amount: several thousand yuan to ten thousand yuan.

★ Prevention methods:

(1) Never go to a shop above the second floor-Patpong Night Market. As long as it is on the first floor, whether it is a Go Go bar, a shemale bar or a gay bar, it is basically a decent operation, and the door is the road. People come and go, dare not mess around.

If you can, try not to watch adult programs in Bangkok-frankly speaking, adult programs in Bangkok are really not very good-looking, and sometimes even make people feel sick. I suggest you go to Pattaya. There are several well-known and decent adult programs in Pattaya (such as Big Eyes), which are far higher than those in Bangkok in terms of venue, content design and the quality of performers. It's definitely worth your eyes-opening!

10 Barmaid and street interception fraud

It is an indisputable fact that Thailand's sex industry is developed. Whenever the lights are on, many famous red light districts and bar streets are crowded with bar girls, tourists and prostitutes. Of course, most girls in special industries just want to make a living, but there are still a few people who want to "make more money!" "

These malicious street blocking girls will secretly drug the drinks after negotiating the price with the guests and returning to the hotel, then rob all your belongings when you are unconscious, and then leave. When you wake up, you will find that people have gone to the building, and people and money are gone! Maybe you passed out before you lost anyone. Therefore, this is the worst and most dangerous fraud!

★ Main place of occurrence:

① Bangkok: Patpong Night Market, NANA Red Light District, soi Cowboy Red Light District, and roadside bars in some bustling alleys of Sukunyi Road.

② Pattaya: red light district of beach street and pedestrian street.

③ Phuket: Batong Beach Street bar gathering area, etc.

★ Loss amount: See how much all your belongings add up on that day. Basically cash, credit cards, jewelry, watches, mobile phones and so on. All of them will be spared, just leave a suit, so that you won't walk naked.

★ Precautionary measures: Don't bring the bar on the roadside or the girl blocking the street to her room. If you really want to play, I suggest you take a bath in Thailand, which is fair and safe. If you really want to take a beautiful girl back to the hotel for the Spring Festival Gala, I suggest you go to the bigger A Go Go Bar, because they belong to the employees in the store, and you have to pay the appearance fee to the store, which is more secure.

If there is a safe in the hotel room, you can store your valuables, certificates and extra cash in the safe.

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