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Thailand: No charity!
>Don't give money casually to someone who needs your help in Thailand - you might be the latest victim of a scam.

my paper reported in May that a 'Singaporean' conman had cheated 14 fellow Singaporeans in Bangkok and Chiangmai, with incidents allegedly occurring as early as 5 years ago.


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Holidaying in Thailand? Beware conmen
Mr Wong lent $180 to a man who seemed like a fellow S'porean. The borrower promised Mr Wong to meet him at Changi Airport when Mr Wong returned three days later, but never did.
S'pore conman in Thailand: 13 more victims
More Singaporeans have come forward, saying that they were cheated in the same way.
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