IAMHERE Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Fun Run turns into a Scam Ran. 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealthychef Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 2 hours ago, petermik said: Love it.......it could only happen here.......... p.s. I,m thinking of holding a tiddly winks world championship in the near future...would I need a work permit..... So you are seriously claiming that scams only can happen in Thailand? I must be misunderstanding you because this sounds completely ignorant. Or do you just like to bash Thailand any time anything bad happens here? And yes you'd need a work permit to organize a tiddly winks championship, if you do the work in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siameaze Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Ms Minister of Tourism and Sports should have jumped on this right away. Now November and a bit late to be starting some action on a reimbursement, apology, etc. No responsibility, ever. Bet they counted the tourist numbers from the ripped-off runners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 In Thailand, we just have to take precaution if there is a payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 2 hours ago, computeck said: at least they did not need to run a full marathon. We don’t need to run marathons, we choose to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo in Thailand Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Can't wait to see how Little P spins this sad international-ripoff story with a positive pro-junta slant. I'm sure he'll blame the foreign runners for the fiasco and then congratulate the evil (non)event organizers thieves for thinking safety-first and preventing possible running injuries by disappearing into the nearest sewer before the event could take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Par for the course, there are many examples of 1 thai ripping off a partner (be it thai or fr ng) organizing sports events. This is the natural course of events as promoters get savy the scum turn their attention to the partucipants.. as i compete in sports here you often see the entry form and bank acc details for you to pay uofront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 LOS...Land Of Scams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 3 hours ago, yellowboat said: That's too bad. Anymore things like this happen and Thailand and kiss these sorts of activities good bye. Including the Carabao Cup, hopefully . . . never felt comfy, with it coming here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Wow - I am surprised. I thought that 'tourist scams' only happened in Turkey! TAT couldn't get a better way of telling the world about 'tourism scams' in Thailand. But they don't have any commonsense to quickly refund, pay costs and mitigate the damage that will be reported in news media overseas plus online media! Minister Kobkarn should be sacked for incompetence! Definitely a lack of high order critical thinking, again. Another brain and it would be lonely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I guess the scumbag organiser must have been a Steve Miller fan. Anybody still got the 'Fly Like an Eagle' album? No prizes for guessing the title of its best track, but its initials are TTMAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavemanwww Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Should of at least given the runners a soapy massage....which is now tax deductible. Love Thailand-land of SmilesLOS Now we are in the 21st century it is LOR (Land of Rip offs). Money talks and sh....t walks. Speaking of which. Where is Red Bull Boss? LM<deleted>AO. A magician is Red Bull and had a so called Interpol notice issued yet no where to be seen for years. Feel sorry for the poor here having to put up with the fool leaders who drink Tea Money all day and every day and don't care about justice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Another bunch of crooks on the run !?!!...... What could be more if an issue, is that the crooks perhaps are not even running and plainly gloating on their scam in broad daylight with total impunity ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupermarineS6B Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Typical, reminds me of another little gem that happened in soi cowboy years ago when the mama san told all the girls to put their phones behind the bar when working......... Surprise surprise, no mama san and no phones ...... Bottle glass, bottle glass, now you see it, now you don't......... can't help themselves..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Thailand,,,, Land Of Scams ,,,, You just can't beat them So just Join them ,,,, maybe you can get even,,,,,(most likely Not),,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 hours ago, petermik said: Love it.......it could only happen here.......... p.s. I,m thinking of holding a tiddly winks world championship in the near future...would I need a work permit..... I’m not sure they did any “actual” work.... so you should be right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 hours ago, clayto58 said: So! They run out of money. No, they ran off with the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 2 hours ago, wealthychef said: So you are seriously claiming that scams only can happen in Thailand? I must be misunderstanding you because this sounds completely ignorant. Or do you just like to bash Thailand any time anything bad happens here? And yes you'd need a work permit to organize a tiddly winks championship, if you do the work in Thailand. Or pointing out it happens in Turkey.... damn Turks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChouDoufu Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 if anyone out there is in contact with any of these runners.......if interested, i have an entry for the bangkok half-marathon next weekend (nov 19) that i won't be using due to injury......PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 5 hours ago, saakura said: I have been taking part in these runs (mini, half, super-half marathons) in Bangkok and other cities for the last about 18 years, so several hundred runs. Most of them are well organised, a few could have been done better but only very few were poorly organised, but never been cheated. I hope the authorities track down the organisers and take action. Did you take part in the marathon in which they messed up the length of the course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen tracy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 5 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: Was there still a road or has that gone.? That's gone too but nobody knows who took it because the CCTV cameras weren't functioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Nothing surprising. Do not hold your breath for the government to do anything. The police could find them but but but. TAT will just brush it under the carpet. To much of a problem for them. THE LAND OF SCAMS. To much hassle for the minister in charge. Western countries would have the investigations full ahead on the same day. this is why I never donate to people coming around in the bars or outside supermarkets collecting for the blind or children. They get their copy collectors ID easily printed. Sorry to say.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen tracy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, shaurene said: Nothing surprising. Do not hold your breath for the government to do anything. The police could find them but but but. TAT will just brush it under the carpet. To much of a problem for them. THE LAND OF SCAMS. To much hassle for the minister in charge. Western countries would have the investigations full ahead on the same day. this is why I never donate to people coming around in the bars or outside supermarkets collecting for the blind or children. They get their copy collectors ID easily printed. Sorry to say.. I don't think you need to apologize, it's a healthy cynicism. I sometimes do, I sometimes don't... just as I sometimes give to beggars in BKK, I sometimes don't. Most of my Thai friends think I'm mad to give money to beggars but I sometimes give the benefit of the doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 The wife does them .luckily no problems so far.but then she only does local onesSent from my SM-A720F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 8 hours ago, Moonmoon said: Amazing Thailand strikes again, just when I thought I have seen it all, they come up with this new marathon scam... Thai innovation in its purest definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 The day is fast approaching when ever thing in LOS will be scammed, so seems like the scams will need scamming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 7 hours ago, burgdawg said: 'Yawn... so what's new? Man bites dog....dog bites man. Kon Thai rips off everyone in sight. Biz as usual.....nothing will change. ...yawn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Next stop NK Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 LOS - Land of Scams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangrak Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 'Take the money and run'...? Whatever the richly paid mandarins of TAT might spread at huge cost: the LoS stands, for quite some time already, alas, for: the 'Land of Scams ' (as far as I can witness about, the 'Smiles' are long gone anyway)! What is happening with this country?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: Did you take part in the marathon in which they messed up the length of the course? Yes, i remember one half marathon somewhere on the outskirts of Bangkok where not only the distance was messed up (much longer) but also the water stops were too far apart. Lots of angry runners, but all forgotten and forgiven! This was about 12yrs ago somewhere near Nawamin area if i remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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