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# Extortion scam at airports - duty free shopping...be aware!!!
# PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS WHO TRAVEL A LOT!
# Unbelievable, but please be aware AND pass it on to colleagues
# All those who travel a lot, please be very, very careful.
# Read ahead...
# An Indian was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a
# duty-free shop in Bangkok International Airport . He had paid for chocolates and
# a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put a packet of cigarettes extra into his
# bag and he thought it was a free pack. He was arrested for shop-lifting and the
# Thai Police extortion price was 30,000 Baht for his release. He spent two nights
# in jail and paid 500 Baht for an air-conditioned cell, 200-300 baht for each
# visitor and 11,000 baht for his final release. The Police shared the money in
# front of his eyes. On top of that, he was charged in court and fined 2,000 baht
# by the magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane. His passport was
# stamped "Thief". While there, his relatives requested help from the Indian
# Embassy and was told that they are helpless, many Asians are victimized
# similarly daily and letters and phone-calls to the Thai authorities are ignored.
# He shared a cell with a Singaporean the first night who paid 60,000 baht for his
# release. The second night was a Malaysian national who paid 70,000 baht.
# Mind you this was not in a shanty shop in downtown Bangkok but in a duty free
# shop at the Bangkok Int'l Airport . BE WARNED.
# The above is 100% correct information because Mr.Rajan Khera's customer from
# India faced exactly the same scenario mentioned above when he was in transit at
# Bangkok Int'l Airport coming to Taipei .
# Someone who went through the same ordeal in Dubai . He bought stuff at the Duty
# Free upon entering. The girl at Duty Free put a bottle of cologne in his
# shopping bag (he did not even see it happen). He was arrested for stealing (this
# is before he even picked up his lugg age). He sat at the airport jail where he
# was harassed for the whole day. NO FOOD, NO WATER for one day and only after he
# paid a fine (bribe of US 500...). That is all the cash he had in his pocket at
# the time. They let him go. These are scams that are happening all over the
# place. Please BE CAREFUL! All of this is pre-planned and the people who work at
# the airport know who to target.
# Unbelievable but apply caution.... the duty free employees intentionally put
# extra items to scam the passenger and we think that our country is the most
# corrupted one.....
# ALWAYS TAKE A RECEIPT FOR ANY FREE GIFT THAT THE DUTY FREE SHOP GIVES. PLEASE BE
# CAREFUL AND WATCHFUL WHEN YOU ARE BEING BILLED AND ITEMS PACKED IN INTERNATIONAL
# AIR PORTS (DUTY FREE SHOPS). REFUSE ANY UN DECLARED FREE GIFT, LOOK INTO YOUR BAG AND AT THE BILL BEFORE LEAVING THE STORE.