snoop1130 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 ‘Violent attack’ in Brit tourist’s plea for fundraising exposed as fake Tanyaluk Sakoot PHUKET:-- The British man who claimed his leg was broken when he was mugged at gunpoint in a violent attack in Phuket last Thursday (Nov 2) fled the island with his wife this morning (Nov 7) on a flight to Dubai before before police could present him with CCTV evidence showing him jumping from a hotel balcony in Patong. Michael Laverty, a 50-year-old Army veteran, and his wife Denise, both from Newton Aycliffe, Durham, northeast England, launched a fundraising campaign to pay for hospital bills after Mr Laverty suffered multiple leg fractures. In the plea to raise funds on the popular Crowdfunder website, it was claimed that Mr Laverty sustained his injuries in a vicious mugging in Phuket last Thursday (Nov 2) just hours after the couple landed on the island to celebrate Mr Laverty’s 50th birthday. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/violent-attack-in-brit-tourist-plea-for-fundraising-exposed-as-fake-64608.php#qFsS7F1hfccBIe3r.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-11-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Tuft Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Was wondering why this story sounded iffy.... There were far too many injuries for a mugging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Lots of good Thai companions in Dubai!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 So many "Thailand is not safe, and this is a classic example" bashers on the main thread, must be eating their words now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARBO Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 A pity to believers and sympathizers of the first story. What a scam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaifan01 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 It's for sure a lot of foreign losers in Thailand, and this guy is one of them. Sorry, he WAS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just goes to show you should never judge a book by its cover. Ex Army Veteran! You would of thought he could of dreamed up a better cover than the crap he and his other half came out with. I hope the tabloids run with this tomorrow and no doubt waiting at the airport when they return later. Pair of scumbags. Who needs friends like them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markis Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Advanced scamming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Lol - I figured it was something like a moto accident that he was trying to cover up. Wouldn't have suspected he was trying to break into hotel rooms and jumped from a balcony (maybe surprised by someone in one of the rooms he was trying to get into maybe) ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 When the wife said the EMS showed up in just a few minutes... they should have run their story by TV members first before going to the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Well......at least he wasn't an Aussie this time......but he sure was one dumb <deleted> Brit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, Markis said: Advanced scamming Advanced? A 5 year old could of thought of a better scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Saw this news from other day and many TVers were calling them out. Good on the RTP for evidence and all those here that smelt the fish from a mile away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgent Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 well well well truth always comes out in the end. they haven,t got away yet story and photo,s all over the place, well done to the police they are not as stupid as people make out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Saw this news from other day and many TVers were calling them out. Good on the RTP for evidence and all those here that smelt the fish from a mile away. Not much gets by the TVF Super Sleuths ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Well....I hope that any idiot that donated to this criminal gets money back through an eventual court appearance back in England...... I will share this with my friends In England.....These toe rags need dealing with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 The Crowdfunder appeal is still open for donations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Well....I hope that any idiot that donated to this criminal gets money back through an eventual court appearance back in England...... I will share this with my friends In England.....These toe rags need dealing with...Would hardly call them idiots. They have been scammed trying to help someone in need. A little gullible maybe but some of these people may have known this scum for years. Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 The Crowdfunder appeal is still open for donations.Yeah they have changed it to "bail money required"Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 50 year old army veteran, Eh? You are a disgrace .......Scumbag.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Muton Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said: Not much gets by the TVF Super Sleuths ! Sure, and even a broken clock is right a couple of times a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Kadilo said: Would hardly call them idiots. They have been scammed trying to help someone in need. A little gullible maybe but some of these people may have known this scum for years. Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Yes you are right.....Gullible .....My choice of words came from anger.....Sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipterocarp Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Jump out a window so you get injured and then make a false claim for money? The man could have been killed. This couple makes Dumb and Dumberer look like Nobel Prize winners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Dipterocarp said: Jump out a window so you get injured and then make a false claim for money? The man could have been killed. This couple makes Dumb and Dumberer look like Nobel Prize winners I think maybe he was up to no good, in a hotel he was not checked into.....was disturbed ...fell, then the story was concocted accordingly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 minute ago, imaderbyfan said: I think maybe he was up to no good, in a hotel he was not checked into.....was disturbed ...fell, then the story was concocted accordingly..... quote from the Phuket news article....... "Capt Ekkachai noted that the couple were not even guests at the Thara Patong Beach Resort & Spa. Instead, they were staying at the Swissôtel Resort Phuket Patong Beach."Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/violent-attack-in-brit-tourist-plea-for-fundraising-exposed-as-fake-64608.php#lrcwedk4rS8tpowW.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: The Crowdfunder appeal is still open for donations. There is a "report" button on the crowd funder site. I have put one through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just now, Peterw42 said: There is a "report" button on the crowd funder site. I have put one through I've reported it as well, with a link to the news story in the OP. All going well they will cancel it and refund everyone's money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chercheur888 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 10 minutes ago, Dipterocarp said: Jump out a window so you get injured and then make a false claim for money? The man could have been killed. This couple makes Dumb and Dumberer look like Nobel Prize winners I don't want to point to a specific nationality, but from recent reports it seems that it has become a national sport in the UK to claim things that did not happen. The number of "Food poisoning" claims from UK holiday makers in Mediterranean countries has increased dramatically. As some are more "clever" than others, they just forget to adjust their social media profiles to their claims. Social media is fantastic holidays, back home is poisoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Peterw42 said: There is a "report" button on the crowd funder site. I have put one through I tried, but you have to sign up for membership before you can submit a report - so I decided against it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I knew that the truth would come out and that thru some videotapes. Congratulations for making a whole country bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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