Lad approached me in person

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

So there I was browsing the shiny new Nokia phones in one of the high end shopping malls of Thailand. Suddenly I am surrounded by three persons of African descent. Surprisingly the leader tells me the following: "Excuse me sir are you American? Good I am _____ son of a Libyan General. I have had to defect from my homeland and in doing so left a large sum of money in my homeland. I wonder if you would be so kind as to help me transfer it to America for a small fee?" I didn't have a good response mostly I just walked towards security as quickly as possible when they started getting grabby.

Apparently there is somewhat of a lad foothold in the kingdom and they run some scams out of there as middle men. Taxi drivers say they are weary to pick up people of African descent as a result because of the bad reputation the lads have given their kin for jumping out and running or giving phony money.

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:02 am

In PERSON??? OMG Shocked

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:39 am

HOW?!

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:55 pm

My dream encounter with a mugu:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCB3fnXDzew[/url]

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:02 pm

What do you mean they started getting "grabby"? I can't imagine lads would last very long on the street with such tactics.

@Tuco: I've often wondered why movie villains talk so much. Also why the good guys knock out the bad guy, but don't make double sure he's dead before they leave (like Tuco did).

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

Consider the location...Thailand. It is a relatively easy country to get into short term.

Basically they started trying to pull me to come with them grabbing my arm and trying to get me to come back to their apartment to discuss the particulars of the deal. They operate with relative impunity in Thailand due to scams in general being a somewhat overlooked crime.

I was mostly concerned with one of them trying to pick my pocket. I assume when I went back to their apartment I would be robbed and possibly killed.

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:03 pm

Pardon my language, but HOLY SHIT.
Wow, lucky you.

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1440

Wow, an actual laddish encounter of the closeup kind!

This scamming seems to be so much a deeply ingrained part of them that they probably automatically try it no matter where they are, no doubt even in a doctor's office e.g..

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:16 pm

Odd. I heard similar stories, but my friends were approached by His Majesty's loyal subjects, not Nigerians or otherwise non-Thai.

That was like 5 years ago, though, so things may have changed.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 77

Pardon this - but holy fucking FUCK!

I'm glad you're ok and got away man. Freaking HORRIBLE how some people operate and think these days. Sad

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:59 pm

Romanians does it all the time in Copenhagen - and other European cities, I'd assume.

Consider yourself lucky that you are wise.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 77

Brazilians do it too if you try to take pictures of the sand sculptures on the beach. They'll "ask you' for a donation for the picture, as they claim to have made the sculpture.

here · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:54 pm

@ The Dane
oh yes met them. didn't last long with me - I can be very rude if required Cool

Baiting Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 3877

TheDane wrote:

Romnians does it all the time in Copenhagen - and other European cities, I'd assume.

Consider yourself lucky that you are wise.

never seen something like this... seems, as if vienna is lad-safe (or they hide Twisted Evil

from fekter Twisted Evil

)

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:42 pm

Being Thailand is a place to be kidnapped and ransomed, I wonder how close you were to being on a milk carton!!!! Shocked

Keep your head on a swivel!

here · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:33 pm

^^^^^^^^^^
should have also added being a Rugby referee I can look mean, I mean VERY mean Twisted Evil

of course having stopped playing a long time ago it is ages since I slotted anyone Wink

(and that was a twunt at Le Mans 24 Heures on a scooter, god did he DESERVE it!)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:54 am

Grabby mugus, huh? Bizarre...

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:32 am

Lads that lack computer skills? Wink

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:41 pm

Wow. That's some story. Though, I would add the word "grubby" too, since scammers are such filthy little beasts.

Master Baiter Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 139

Hot damn! That's scary man Shocked

But now you have a pretty epic story to tell Mr. Green

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:21 pm

Hell, in Edmonton, a couple of lads that somehow got here into Canada and actually beat up and robbed a convenience shop owner. The owner originally talked to their friends overseas via the standard 419 fare, and they came to his shop looking for the money when the shop owner decided to back away.

Lad behaviour is disgusting no matter which country they are in. Evil or Very Mad

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:47 pm

For all their posturing and use of "armed robber" as an insult, lads are definitely part of the criminal underworld.
There are cases known where people have gotten killed for trying to meet with lads.

419Eater is my life Joined: 04 Jul 2009 Posts: 277

That's quite a story. As much as I love talking to scammers by email and phone, I'd be freaked out if one of them approached me in person. It's good that you got away in one piece! Smile

Baiting Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 4747

All of this can serve as a warning to bait safe and don’t believe you’re really that clever.

If memory serves wasn’t their some Einstein awhile back would was actually trying to get the mugus to come to their (the baiters) home country. It was years ago but I seem to remember it.

419Eater is my life Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 441

I think some very brave baiters even took pictures of the mugus strolling through Hamburg Landungsbrucken I believe. Anyone remember that thread?

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