As reported by Skegnessstandard.co.uk Coastal bargain hunters have been warned to beware of criminal gangs selling counterfeit goods at Eastgate Market in Ingoldmells. Lincolnshire Trading Standards says dodgy smelling perfumes, unwatchable DVDs and lead poisoning, are just some of the things shoppers can expect if they buy fake goods at a market. Read Article
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As covered by gulftoday.ae, “A maid was gangraped by six men after being invited to the country for a better job, the Dubai Criminal Court heard on Wednesday. An Asian tourist guide CK, 26, along with unidentified men, reportedly raped SD, 24, after assaulting her and stripping her naked. His Asian accomplice JA, 37, a […]
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As covered by thephuketnews.com,”The problem will be familiar to people who have had run-ins with jet-ski owners in the past; the company demands the renter’s passport as security to ensure that if the bike is damaged, repairs will be paid for. The arguments begin when renters return the bikes without damaging them at all, or […]
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As reported by thejakartaglobe.com, “A Bali traffic officer was caught on video extorting money from an undercover journalist who violated a traffic rule and later drank a beer with the Dutchman while he bragged about other extortions that day. The cash exchange was caught on hidden camera by Kees Van der Spek, the tourist who […]
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According to bangkokpost.com, “New Zealand’s consumer watchdog has launched a crackdown on rogue traders ripping off tourists from Asia by selling them fake goods at a vastly inflated prices. One company imported alpaca rugs worth $1,600 each before re-labelling them as New Zealand products and selling them to unsuspecting package tourists for up to $8,000 […]
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As reported by thanhniennews.com, “Police in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10 have detained a woman and hunted three accomplices who allegedly helped her rob a female Japanese tourist last week…The gang reportedly stole $1,190 in USD, 5,800 Japanese Yen ($61), VND11 million and a pair of earrings from the Japanese visitor, according to media […]
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As covered by phuketgazette.net, “A Russian couple were arrested at a tourist sightseeing island off Phuket yesterday afternoon after they were caught charging tourists to have their photos taken with pig-tailed macaques, a protected species in Thailand. Andrey Belov, 31, and Ekaterina Denisovich, 22 were arrested by Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) […]
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As reported by bangkokpost.com, “Two Liberian men were arrested in Bangkok for allegedly deceiving an Australian man into purchasing chemicals which they falsely claimed could turn special paper into banknotes, police said on Thursday. Michael Merlyn Sebastian, 36, and Jesse Edward Fahnbulleh, 32, were apprehended at the Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom Hotel in Bang Rak […]
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According to pattayaone.net, “A Russian Travel Agency is once again under the spotlight and is thought to have sold an estimated 3 Million Baht’s worth of non-existent tour packages to Russian Tourists. The “World of Chang” Tour Company had been reported by American and Lativian Tourists to Pattaya Police on 17th February but now a […]
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Three American tourists came to the Pattaya police station to complain about being scammed by a Pattaya tour agency. The victims were identified as Mr. Viac Heslavm Akhmetor, age 62; and Mrs. Lyudmila Akhmetor, age 62, an American couple formerly of Latvia. They were visiting Pattaya with their elder sister; Mrs. Svetlana Latvijas Smite, age […]
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