I got footage of hotel staff stealing my money

[rustycc]

Hello,

 

After having read many helpful answers on this forum, I was thinking of this forum to be the perfect place to ask this question.

 

I recently noticed money disappearing from my wallet in my room. So I set up my action cam in the room and decided to capture anything and anybody that came in my room unnoticed. While entering my room I noticed something was off. So, I checked the trap it has sprung! The person is caught in the act and is visible. 

 

Now the next question is: what should I do now? 

 

Confront them with the footage and ask the money back or go straight to the police.

 

Thanks!

[ukrules]

Send it to a Thai TV station

[whiteman]

go to the police and leave the hotel quickly make a copy of it and show it to the manager ask for your deposit back then run and go to the police or the next person in that hotel will have the same problems as you had. But you must leave the hotel Thai do not like to lose face

Edited May 18, 2019 by whiteman

[impulse]

First, get a lawyer to tell you if it's legal to film people in a Thai hotel room without their knowledge- even your room.

 

They may not be the ones who go to jail.

 

Great first post, BTW.  Short and sweet.  Usually, they go on for several paragraphs with eye watering, stomach churning detail.

 

[Happy Grumpy]

Leave it as cultural education.

 

 

You were being Western. Openly leaving money in a hotel room.

 

They were being Thai.

 

 

Your next lesson will be taxi drivers, and food stall double pricing. 

 

Enjoy!

[worgeordie]

You leave your wallet,with money in,in a hotel room, 

first thing to do is find some brains,why would you

do that.

A first time post so probably a troll.

regards worgeordie

[mike787]

10 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Leave it as cultural education.

 

 

You were being Western. Openly leaving money in a hotel room.

 

They were being Thai.

 

 

Your next lesson will be taxi drivers, and food stall double pricing. 

 

Enjoy!

All posts are excellent suggestions...especially getting the hell outta there FAST.  No telling what danger you will be in.  This is Thailand, you apply western logic with confrontation, the money you lost will be the value of your life taken away...Be careful.  Many great suggestions though... Good luck whatever you do. 

[naboo]

The first thing you should do is post the video here.

[impulse]

17 minutes ago, naboo said:

The first thing you should do is post the video here.

 

Yeah, and mention the name of the hotel.   That way, they have the OP on defamation and computer crimes.

 

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, rustycc said:

I recently noticed money disappearing from my wallet in my room.

So I set up my action cam in the room and decided to capture anything and anybody that came in my room unnoticed.

Who leaves a wallet lying in a room where strangers, workers, cleaning persons etc have access to, I would say that's could be regarded as entrapment. 

[tabarin]

Just confront the hotel staff and it will get sorted, tell them you happy to get free stay in exchange. 
No need to make a fuzz about it.

[lipflipper]

You were stupid enough in first place to stay in a hotel room that had no safe to put all your valuables in, you got robbed. What did you think might happen?? Sorry, silly me I thought you had a brain.

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[impulse]

53 minutes ago, lipflipper said:

You were stupid enough in first place to stay in a hotel room that had no safe to put all your valuables in, you got robbed. What did you think might happen?? Sorry, silly me I thought you had a brain.

 

As if a hotel room safe with everyone and their dog having the master combination is much of a defense against getting robbed.

 

Edit:  Admittedly, it's better than leaving the cash out in the open, but it conveys a false sense of security for stuff you really cannot afford to lose to pilfering.

 

Edited May 18, 2019 by impulse

[Traubert]

Love the American answers

 

'Get a lawyer!!!'

 

He didn't say he'd lost a million. Its probably a few hundred. Small enough that the thief hopes he didn't miss it.

 

Plus, if he's got any brains at all, he wouldn't be on here asking. Anyone would of course take it to the hotel manager and say, who is this person stealing my money, without any chance of being stabbed shot or poisoned/thrown off a balcony because he can put his footage on the cloud and tell the manager just that.

 

But really, this is just another daft clickbait story.

[richard_smith237]

Work out how much has been taken. 

 

Take the Video to the Manager of the hotel. Tell them you want your money back and that the Police are called and the thief is charged. If the management at the hotel are reasonable, they should take responsibility. 

 

If the Management at the hotel do not act responsibly, go to the Police and report the crime. 

 

 

 

 

 

[colinneil]

Again many members being fooled by another so-called newbie posting BS.

Read the thread carefully, then think about how it is worded.

[BritManToo]

8 hours ago, worgeordie said:

You leave your wallet,with money in,in a hotel room, 

first thing to do is find some brains,why would you

do that.

Unless there's a safe in the room, what other choice do you have.

And the staff all have access to the emergency key anyway.

 

My last visit to Vietnam, big signs on the walls "Do not leave money in your room"

Went down to reception to leave my money in the hotel safe, reception had no idea, pointed at the sign in English, they couldn't read English.

 

So which is safer leaving it in my room, or carrying it in my pocket?

Edited May 19, 2019 by BritManToo

[yogi100]

7 hours ago, lipflipper said:

You were stupid enough in first place to stay in a hotel room that had no safe to put all your valuables in, you got robbed. What did you think might happen?? Sorry, silly me I thought you had a brain.

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Lots of hotels don't have safes.

It's not unheard of for staff members to be able to open safes.

There's YT videos of hotel safes being opened with a potato.

Neither is it unheard of for them to nick the complete safe even if it's bolted to the rear of the wardrobe or even the wall.

[XenZen]

So everyone here takes ALL their money from their place, and ALL their valuables from their room before leaving????   LOLOLOLOLOL

 

You don't own your house, so anyone can go and take anything.  then will will say you have no brains.

 

any condo can be entered by management, so i expect everyone here must take all their cash and valuables with them every time they leave.  and the lock on the door, should be replaced every day....lol

 

when you bring back a bar girl, you remove everything from your room and put it in safe keeping????

 

i've seen this story unravel before......police involved, thief went away, foreigners looked very unhappy and left.  i think 40,000 baht stolen, and i have a feeling the foreigners were told only 100 baht recovered.  LOL

 

when you get on a plane, are you always watching your belongings for theft after they were checked-in???

 

lol

Edited May 19, 2019 by XenZen

[PatOngo]

Put it down to a lesson in trust...…..now you know!

[worgeordie]

52 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Unless there's a safe in the room, what other choice do you have.

And the staff all have access to the emergency key anyway.

 

My last visit to Vietnam, big signs on the walls "Do not leave money in your room"

Went down to reception to leave my money in the hotel safe, reception had no idea, pointed at the sign in English, they couldn't read English.

 

So which is safer leaving it in my room, or carrying it in my pocket?

Carrying in your pocket ,much better with a money belt, unless you wander around

with Millions ,why tempt the maid by leaving it in the room,makes no sense at all.

regards worgeordie

[Henryford]

Why did you leave money in your room? just asking for it to be stolen.

[petedk]

So everyone here takes ALL their money from their place, and ALL their valuables from their room before leaving????   LOLOLOLOLOL
 
You don't own your house, so anyone can go and take anything.  then will will say you have no brains.
 
any condo can be entered by management, so i expect everyone here must take all their cash and valuables with them every time they leave.  and the lock on the door, should be replaced every day....lol
 
when you bring back a bar girl, you remove everything from your room and put it in safe keeping????
 
i've seen this story unravel before......police involved, thief went away, foreigners looked very unhappy and left.  i think 40,000 baht stolen, and i have a feeling the foreigners were told only 100 baht recovered.  LOL
 
when you get on a plane, are you always watching your belongings for theft after they were checked-in???
 
lol

Most people I know that rent, change the locks to their condos (including internal doors).

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[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed. 

[NCC1701A]

11 hours ago, rustycc said:

Now the next question is: what should I do now? 

obvious troll post. not worth serious answer.  

Edited May 19, 2019 by NCC1701A

[mtls2005]

11 hours ago, rustycc said:

So I set up my action cam in the room

 

On the bright side, the action cam wasn't stolen.

 

 

[bloody tiger]

2 hours ago, yogi100 said:

There's YT videos of hotel safes being opened with a potato

i had to google that...
now I really want to

• go buy some potatoes
• check into a hotel

 

[champers]

10 minutes ago, bloody tiger said:

i had to google that...
now I really want to

• go buy some potatoes
• check into a hotel

 

You will need some carrots to gain entry into the rooms.

[Seth1a2a]

What to do?  "My friend works for a Thai TV station. He wanted me to talk to you first before ruining the reputation of your hotel with this video....." Then start your negotiations ............  And yes, bags packed and ready to leave as was previously suggested.......   

 

 

 

I usually leave the 'Do Not Disturb " card on the door handle when I go out unless I'm there waiting for the cleaning staff.

I leave 20 baht notes in shirt or pants pockets to test for honesty but large amounts are usually well secured .

 

 

Hope this link helps to

blend a little humor into the situation 

https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/readers-submissions/2003/07/hiding-money/

Edited May 19, 2019 by Seth1a2a

[lemonjelly]

How much was stolen, whereabouts are you staying?