Archive for the 'scam' Category

419 Thai

Those pesky 419 Nigerian scammers are at it again. I wish they would check their spelling occasionally. It’s almost as bad as mine.
From:Mrs.Pojaman Shinawatra
Bangkok-Thailand
Email:mrspojaman@gmail.com
Dear,
I am Mrs.Pojaman Shinawatra the wife of Mr. Takshin Shinawatra the ex-prime Minister of Thailand who is currently being tried in Thailand. Most importantly the current Leadership has put a search light […]

Passing Paper

Back in the late 80s my friend, Rocco, was a narcotic detective for the NYPD. The 27 year-old Brooklyn native raided crack houses and dealer’s apartments. He was the first man through the door. A shotgun was his calling card. Once the battering ram smashed down the door, Rocco dropped to his knee with the […]

Big Foot Gorilla Suit

At the Damned’s 1978 show at Hurrah Captain Sensible of the Damned wore a gorilla suit on stage. No head. No gloves. Hard playing guitar with either of them. He sweated so much that he nearly passed out from hypothermia. After the show I escorted the band to the dressing room and asked the guitarist […]

Thai Woman’s Lost Kidney Found

A popular traveler’s legend about a backpacker waking up after a night on the town in a foreign city. Only two days are missing from his calendar and a surgical scar marks where criminal doctors stole his kidney. This tale has been floating around the world since 1991. I’ve heard it in China, Thailand, Europe, […]

Thai LNG Scam

In bad times the bad get worse and scammers are preying on motorists interested in modifying their vehicles to gas by selling them fake certificates for engine change at 1000 baht a pop to avoid lengthy trips to find a certified engineer. The scam is especially popular in Ban Nok or ‘the hicks’. Many car […]