Journalist Scammed!

[Pattaya Daily News]

Two Italian friends were scammed by two Thai girls, their belongings worth 600,000 baht were stolen after they were drugged using sleeping pills.

PATTAYA – September 9, 2013 [PDN]; at 1 AM the police received a report from two Italian friends that they have been scammed by two Thai girls. 600,000 baht worth of things were stolen from their rooms. This incident has happened since the7th of September. The police are now investigating the case.

MR.SALVTORE MANCUSO,61 years old who works as a journalist for Nuj national union of journalists along with the his friend MR.DOLECE SRALDO 63 years old Italian citizens, claims that they arrived at their holiday to Pattaya on 6thSeptember. They were staying at Archon Residence Soi Bua Khao , Central Pattaya. The journalists were staying in room 307 as for his friend in room 302.

After lodging the two friends went to Central Pattaya Beach to have a meal, just before leaving the restaurant , two Thai girls walked to them and asked them if they wanted to use their service. The two friends along with the two girls then went to their rooms. MR.SALVTORE MANCUSO claimed that he had a fruit drink as for his friend had a spy wine cooler, after about 5 min they started feeling dizzy. The next thing they knew was that they woke up on 7th September at 7 PM. They believe that the Thai girls had mixed sleeping pills with their drink.

After investigating the journalist’s room it was found that his belongings were scattered, Nikon 3D camera, two zoom lens, £4000-£5000, one wrist watch were all missing. As for the friends room 170 Euro cash, and $1000, wristwatch worth more than 100,000 baht a total worth of 600,000 baht were missing. They then informed the police as well as went for a checkup at the Pattaya Memorial Hospital and within 15 minutes it was found that the word given the meds.

The police are now rushing to find the involved party as well as look into the surveillance camera for further evidence.

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[brownlegs]

Makes a change from Iranians or Arabs............But Journalists eh?  Scum scammed!!!!!!!  Great!

[sinbad5]

Hmmm, are they sure they were drugged by ladies?

[Daveo]

I wonder how that story will be elaborated by the time they have finished with it

[Davie Duke]

Gonna' be some naive plump targets this high season.

[rugpirin]

I think maybe ladyboys they r notorious 4 that type of robbery

[yetkan]

let this be a lesson to all:

 

watch out for those '' freelancers '' out (t)here ...

 

a freelance one:

is one who does the asking first ... there lies the difference !!!

[rpbc]

63? Fooker looks 93.

[jerry]

A 63 year old journalist should know better ...

[LaaMok]

at least they go home with a good story! always a brightside

[jinkee]

Wow a journo gets whacked for a nice few quid,, fuck me you could not make that up even by Thai standards,, you can bet yer last feckin baht that was LBs that done the deed,, wat the fuck is a 100 yrs old journo doing with that kind of loot hanging around,, the fuckin Sicilian mafia would have been proud of that one the stupid pair of bstds....