Ratchaburi, Warning about counterfeit banknotes: A soil seller on Phetkasem Road in Mueang Ratchaburi was scammed by a 1,000 baht counterfeit banknote to buy soil. When he realized it, he had lost both his money and his belongings. Mr. Khen, 80 years old, a salt and soil seller on the side of Phetkasem Road in Village 4, Ang Thong Subdistrict, Mueang District, Ratchaburi Province, encountered a group of thieves driving a pickup truck with an unknown license plate pretending to buy soil for 200 baht and gave him a 1,000 baht note as change. The uncle gave him 800 baht and did not notice that it was a counterfeit note. Three days later, when he had collected money to buy more bags of soil to resell, he realised that the banknotes were counterfeit because the shop owner noticed something was wrong. When he soaked the counterfeit banknotes in water and rubbed them gently, he found that the paper had rotted and fallen off. When he held them up to sunlight, he saw no particularly translucent Thai pattern lines, and there was no shadow of the portrait of His Majesty the King inside. Mr. Khen said that this was the first time he had been scammed. He thought that many other vendors would encounter similar situations, so he wanted to warn everyone to be careful. Right now, business is not going well. Some days, including costs and profits, he doesn't even make it to 500 baht. And now he's had this bad luck again. He thinks that next time if a customer brings him a 1,000 baht note, he won't accept it because he's afraid of being scammed again. Source: Thai News Agency
Sunday, September 08, 2024