Popular scam when renting bikes in Thailand.

An acquaintance who often visits the island of Phuket told me about this. In summer he works in Russia, and in winter (winter holidays in Thailand and New Year in Thailand) he spends his blood money on entertainment in Thailand.

The fabulous Phuket Island is full of super entertainment and exotics. But there are even more gullible tourists, and divorce in Thailand is not that rare. Even an acquaintance of mine almost got scammed.

There is a unique man in Phuket, who presents himself in different ways, maybe even as Vasya. He has a few motorcycles smart with an engine from 1000 cubic meters and more. But he earns money on rent bikes in Phuket for the tourists, which he rents cheaper, in short – the intermediary. By the way, bike rental in Thailand costs about 1000 baht per day. So, most of the money Vasya gets from gullible tourists.

The scam is funny – Russian tourists in Thailand know that when taking something to rent, you can’t leave your passport as a deposit, etc. The choice is one – either walk and ride tuk-tuk, or pledge money.

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What can come out of this, I’ll show you with an example of a tourist I made up.

Sanya wanted to go to the island of Phuket not only for the natural exoticism and relaxation in the warm Andaman Sea. The main pleasure Sanya wanted to get from the sultry Thai girls and a dashing ride on the local mountain roads on a high-speed bike.

San had one Thai girl glued to Karon Beach, or maybe Patong. He melted right away – such a beautiful girl! He was thinking this way – if I have such a beauty, then the motorcycle should be the most sophisticated. No sooner had our friend made two steps in the embrace with the Thai woman than he found a unique guy with a sign “BIG BIKES”(i.e. large motorcycles) for rent.

Sanek rejoiced, the rental price is lame, passport is not required, you just need to leave a deposit of 12-20 thousand baht. (TIP: if you need bike rental in Thailand, do not leave more than 5-7 thousand baht as a deposit for it, for a large jeep – more than 10 thousand, and for a moped – 3 thousand)

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Eh, he left 16 thousand baht and left with a Thai girl to admire the local exotic. The Thai girl turned out to be very skillful and showed our guy all her attractions, which immediately made him melt and fall in love.

But the vacation came to an end. We should return the bike, get the money back and buy a beautiful gold pendant as a keepsake for our beloved. Sanya arrives at the motorcycle rental place. Vasya gets out and says hello. And as soon as our hero got off the bike, the landlord jumped on the motorcycle and left in an unknown direction. Sanek almost fainted from stress and indignation – how could such a Russian bogeyman be so despicably dumped? The smiling Thai girl instantly became sad, and at the hotel tour guide from the tour operator finished off, – tomorrow morning we are packing – transfer to the airport of Thailand…

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Love for a Thai woman and a sea of pleasure was lost somewhere in Sani’s memory from the shock received on the penultimate day of his stay in Thailand.

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