In recent years, many Chinese people like to travel to Thailand, and in Thailand, there are also some outlaws who pay special attention to new tourists. Although their tricks are quite obvious, many tourists fall into the trap of bad people. So, how can we avoid being cheated? All of the following fraud patterns are similar. When you encounter these scams, a simple 'no, thank you. 'that's what you need to say to them.
1、 The "Grand Palace closed today" scam
This is one of the most famous scams. Dozens of tourists are cheated every day. When you walk around one of Bangkok's landmarks, the Grand Palace (Jade Buddha Temple) or Wofo temple, or even Kaoshan Road, a smiling Thai stranger approaches you and uses his charming smile to ask leisurely: 'where are you from? 'chatting with him will make you feel at ease, because they can often speak very good English.
This guy will ask you where you are going, and in this way you can quickly analyze who you are and whether you are in Thailand for the first time. If so, the story begins. 'Oh, would you like to visit the Grand Palace? Well, you're really out of luck. Due to the special activities of the royal family, the Grand Palace is closed for a whole day today. 'then he will provide you with other routes, such as looking at other famous temples around. It only costs 20 to 40 baht to take his Tu Tu car.
It's very interesting to see if another person will come to the famous temple. It will be very easy for you to be disappointed when he comes to the temple. In the temple that this person takes you to, you will meet another very enthusiastic person by accident and ask if you have heard of this great government activity (called Thai Gem Expo or similar name), which allows tourists to buy duty-free jade at ultra-low price. Let's see how he used his tricks:
1. He will tell you that this activity is coming to an end in the past two days. If you don't want to miss such a good opportunity, you should seize these amazing travel discounts. At the same time, he will show you the leaflet. The price is really quite cheap. In fact, it's just the leaflet of the jewelry store they cooperate with, not that life is too much for the Expo.
2. He will take you to the jewelry store mentioned above, where someone will introduce you some beautiful stones, or even confuse them with the real ones. However, because it is tax-free, the gems you buy will be delivered directly to your home address. The goods will really arrive, but what will you get? It's just a stone with an absurdly low market value.
When you close the deal, the person will try to get you to the next temple in any way, and when you ride in the car to the next temple, the person will disappear instantly.
How to identify Scams: when someone offers help to you, and you don't need such help, it's quite suspicious, and this person speaks English a little too well, especially a friendly and unknown Thai near the tourist area. He often takes a map and an umbrella with him. Because it's hot, he needs to stay here all day looking for prey.
2、 Dudu car fraud
It is similar to the Grand Palace scam, but this scam uses a more direct way: the Dudu car stops in front of the landmark buildings, such as hotels, shopping malls and other tourist places. When you need to take the Dudu car to other places, he will sincerely appeal to you: 'please help me get free gasoline, just stay in front of the gem for a few minutes, and you can even go shopping in the store without shopping Just look around and leave. 'because you don't have any loss, you don't mind helping him. Most people will buy things in it. At best, the driver will get a good commission from the mall, while the ignorant tourists will buy beautiful stones or transparent stained glass.
How to identify: avoid taking a beep car parked near shopping malls and hotels, or change your destination in any way.
3、 The scam of the patpong night market
The deception at papon night market is still working very well, because it's so good for curious tourists. When you walk through papon and try to go to the go bar, there will always be people approaching you with menus. All the fun and acrobatics on the menu are quite tempting, and this guy will say to you: 'if you don't like it, you can leave without paying any money. 'This trick is the most common and effective. Most people will follow him when they hear this. The bars are usually upstairs and have no name. There are several girls dancing on the stage.
So far, so good. 'please sit down. What would you like to drink? 'some girls in bikini sit next to you, laughing and asking you, and telling you that you can just order a bottle of beer and sit and watch the girls show! After you buy beer, they use all kinds of means to let you buy them a drink to chat with you. Many guests are embarrassed to refuse and finally buy them a drink, which is especially effective for European and American people.
When the show starts, you'll find that it's just a little trick. It's not as exciting as the menu, but you're about to be asked to tip. At this point, most people find that something seems to be wrong and consider leaving. 2000 baht, sir. Here's the price of your beer and some ladies' drinks. 'of course, you will question how it can be so expensive, but the big guy next to the door will guard the door well. If you don't pay, you can't get out.
How to identify: anyone who approaches you with a menu is suspicious. On the ground of papon District, the price of drinks in all bars is fixed, and the bar upstairs is likely to be a scam. If you are invited upstairs, please reject him immediately and decisively.
4、 Taxi scam
It's a simple scam and easy to avoid. In front of every four-star and five-star hotel, there are always two or three taxis staying all day, and the taxi drivers always look around and constantly ask passers-by or tourists coming out of the hotel if they need to take a taxi. Because they always stop here, you will find it very convenient, so it's easy to be fooled.
When you realize that the meter is off, you will remind the driver to type the meter. However, the driver will ask you a price. For example, 500 baht will be sent to the airport (instead of the usual 300350 baht). Once you get on the bus, the driver will always bargain with you and never type the meter. But if the meter is already rolling, it's hard to ask the taxi to stop, especially when your trunk is still in the back of the car, and you have to let the driver go around.
How to avoid it: now that you know how to identify these taxis, remember to pick the one that passes on the road instead of the one that stops on the side of the road.
5、 Cruise scam
Similar to the Grand Palace scam, friends who travel to Thailand will not miss the journey of traveling on the Mekong River by boat. On the wharf, Thai strangers often ask you some non-invasive questions, and they will ask you: 'where are you from? 'those guys always have a lot of topics to talk to you about and find out when to start. They seem to know all the football players from different countries, so if you are a football fan, you will feel that he is very kind, but you are slowly falling into their trap. When you are chatting happily, he will provide you with cruise service at a ridiculously low price. He will explain that because he talks with you very speculatively, he specially gives you such service.
The man was so friendly that he followed his boat to swim in the river. This visit is real, but it's actually very good. He may even stop at the bar by the river to provide you with cold drinks. So far, everything has been very good. Seeing the end of the journey, you will think how lucky you are today! But when the boat is approaching the dock, your good luck will disappear in an instant. The boat will stop about 200 meters away from the dock, and then the 'Good Samaritan' will ask you for 1000 baht or more service charge.
No matter what you say, how much money you think it should be, the boat won't be near the dock. Of course, you have to pay the money, otherwise you can't get on the shore. The most wordless thing is that you have to pay double the price, because they are two people. The sailor and the person who is responsible for introducing the scenic spots to you have to pay.
How to avoid it: don't trust any stranger who is close to you. Although it seems that he means well, you just smile and refuse. If you want to swim in the Mekong River, just go to the ticket office on the wharf and buy a boat ticket. Don't be fooled for the sake of being cheap.