Bit careless lads
Doing the ANZAC tradition proud, ya muppets
Bit careless lads
Doing the ANZAC tradition proud, ya muppets
Yes, Fraud is a crime. And we all do end up paying for it.
When people go on a holiday and insure things like a laptop computer, that's newish, and other items like digital cameras, it somehow,
Gets stolen:
A few days ago, at my local pub this Woman in her early 20s (OK, she was Aussie) claimed she was walking down the tourist street and her wallet with $300 USD and about $200 worth of local currency were stolen.
She then asked the staff at my local, which rents about 10 rooms, to have someone accompany her to the police station for translation for a police report to file an insurance report.
Maybe true; maybe not.
But these "thefts" seem very common - especially when insured.
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nothing to do with ANZAC tradition mate !!!Originally Posted by mordiboy
22 years old you think you're untouchable and Thai's are a bunch of no brained ricefarmers.
There's loads like that in Chiang Mai, just left uni and think they know more than anybody else in the world.
How many people on here can say they didn't pull fast ones in their youth ?
They're daft and they got caught.
Cheers
Absolute foking first class wankers and they both deserve a good shellacking for being so foking stupid.
No tears for those bastards.
Exactly, I can hardly see this a a scam, thats just too stupid, like reporting the car stolen and hiding it in the garage.
Could cleaning staff have put them somewhere safe in the room and not let them know?
Could they have been knocked off and then returned to the room when the cops got involved
Dont do the crime unless you can do the time .They got off lightly .
Hopefully, they understand what they've done wrong and next time they won't make the same mistake again...and they'll get away with a few bob.
no, they are fraudstersOriginally Posted by venturalaw
maybe. If they had tried a bribe they may have been let off with a warningOriginally Posted by Jools
your assumption is nonsense, esp where farangs are involved. The courts need to be very careful if farangs are involvedOriginally Posted by Jools
If they are guilty, they treat them badly!
but because of the inevitable publicity and the involvement of the relevant embassy, they are more careful in their handling of the cases
The police (generally but not universally) treat everybody with no power over them extremely badly, no matter whether they're farang or Thai. The courts, however, generally treat farangs fairly, there are exceptions and fair should be defined as being treated the same as the average non-connected Thai, not as being just.
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That's right, they're fraudsters not dole bludgers.Originally Posted by venturalaw
Something doesn't smell right about the entire affair... Why would they claim that these items were stolen to the police, only to have them found in their own room??? Seems a bit of a stretch for 2 young Aussies on vacation to plot such a devious & stupid plan for a few $$$ on an insurance claim...
More likely that someone stole the items, the aussies reported the theft to the police, thief becomes scared and returns items to the room... Police investigate and find items, then confront the aussies with the facts... Aussies don't know to offer baht to make the problem go away and are then coerced in pleading guilty by the BiB for a reduced sentence.... Sounds about right for Thailand...
Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
sounds perfectly feasible to me.Originally Posted by Muadib
Jaysus, talk about making things complicated...what thief would return to the room to give back the goods? throw them in the nearest klong more like!Originally Posted by Muadib
yup I am sure the thieves brought the stolen goods back. It was all a scam. Poor little ozzie boys.
Probably because the police in Australia and the UK would just right a report and get back to worrying about the rest of the 10,000 papers they need to push around their desks that day.Why would they claim that these items were stolen to the police, only to have them found in their own room???
They'd hardly go and check.
They probably understimated the diligence and world class sleuthing skills of your average Thai plod.
AAAHHHMMM they admitted to the crime did they not, obviously tortured
Well, the fact that even their family members are not protesting their innocence implies to me that they know what they have done and are taking it on the chin.
Fair enogh.
Maybe one of the Chiang Mai members could go see them at the prison and let us know the real story.
Two young men visiting Chaing Mai from Australia, Paul Johnson and Jacob McGrath, were staying at a guest house in the city, and returned to their room reportedly to find a number of expensive items missing – including a digital camera, an iPod, a laptop computer and a pair of sunglasses.
After allegedly searching through the guest house property, the pair called Chiang Mai police. All of the missing items were found shortly after the police arrived.
The two men were arrested, and charged with supplying false information to the police.
Although the men were scheduled to fly home to Australia the following day, they were required to remain in custody, pending a court appearance. Just four days after they were arrested, Johnson and McGrath were convicted of the charges and sentences to four months in jail.
The sentence was reduced quickly reduced to two months, due to the two pleading guilty to the charges.
The boys returned to Australia today after serving 10 weeks.
Insurance fraud or drunken mistake?
they confessed.Originally Posted by SAMorJOE
guilty.Originally Posted by SAMorJOE
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