powerpoint about scams

1. Scams and rip offs
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2. pickpockets Be careful of your wallet!
You could keep your
money in a fanny pack
when you travel.

3. Instant karma
He got caught by the police.

4. The taxi meter is broken Sometimes they say the
meter is broken and give
you a flat price like 500
baht.
Sometimes they have
changed the meter to make
it go faster and make the
price higher.
Take a taxi that has a
meter!

5. The forgetful taxi driver
Sometimes the taxi driver will drive
away with your bag, and steal it.

6. “The palace is closed today” scam
Scammers stand outside the grand
palace and tell tourists that it is
closed today. Then they try to give
them a tour of the city for money.

7. The palace is closed…
The tuk tuk will give a cheap “tour” of the city, but then take people to an expensive
jewelry store they didn’t want to go to.

8. Jet ski scam
When you rent a jet ski,
they may say that you
damaged it and make you
pay money.

9. Motorbike scam
When you rent a bike, they may go
and steal it back and make you pay for
it.
You can avoid this by using your own
lock.

10. Dating website scams
Dating websites often have profiles of
beautiful girls that send a message to a man.
Not all profiles are scammers, but it is
unusual for a pretty woman to be the first to
send messages to men on the internet.
Mail order brides are something to be careful
of.

11. Gold digger
A gold digger is usually a beautiful
woman that marries a man for his
money.

12. Nigerian prince scam
The scammer sends an email to you that
says if you give them money, they will send
you more money.
Of course, after you give them money they
do not send money to you.

13. Phishing scams
You will get an email from “facebook” or
“paypal” that asks for your password or
information.
This is not really from paypal or facebook
and they want to steal your money or
information! Don’t give them the info!

14. Bounced checks เช็คเด้ง
Sometimes people pay with a
check, but don’t have money in
the bank. This is sometimes a
mistake and not a scam.

15. Cold calls for investments การลงทุน
Someone you don’t know will call you and
tell you about a “great investment”. It is
probably a scam.

16. Overnight bus and train theft
If you take an overnight bus and
go to sleep, be careful your bag
is safe.
Keep your money in your
pocket.

17. High interest loans เงินกู้ดอกเบี้ยสูง
A loanshark will let you
borrow money at a high
interest rate. Probably
more than 10% every
week.

18. Always count your change. Especially when
you pay with 1000 baht.
If you pay for a small thing with
1000 baht, sometimes they
“forget” to give you the 500 baht
and only give like 426 baht back.
What would you do if the cashier
gave you too much change?

19. Counterfeit money Counterfeit money is fake money.
Sometimes it is difficult to see. You can
see if you hold it up to the light.
Watermark

20. Scamming the elderly
Sometimes scammers call old people and pretend to be
in their family and ask them to send money.
Old people are easier to scam. Try to protect your
grandparents!

21. Bait and switch
• Example: In the newspaper it says you can buy a new Honda City for
400,000 baht. A great price!
• When you go to the store they don’t have the car, but they try to sell
you a Honda Civic for 1,000,000 baht.

22. Ponzi scam
These scams are sometimes difficult to see. The
first person gets other people to give money for
investment. Then the others look for other
investors.
The people at the bottom usually lose their
money.

23. Lottery scam
Sometimes you get a message saying “you won the
lottery” but you have to pay some money to get your
prize.
Also, the lottery in Thailand may have a lot of
corruption.
Buying stocks is much better and safer than playing
the lottery.

24. Food scams
Olive oil is expensive, and a lot is fake!
Sometimes they will sell you a cheap
fish and say it is a more expensive
fish.

25. Charity scams การกุศล
Some charities are good, and really help
people and animals.
But most charities use a lot of money just
to do everyday business. Some don’t give
much to the people they want to help.
Some charities are a 100% scam. And
don’t help anyone.
Do research to find a good charity if you
want to help.

26. Three shell game scam