News Forum - Man overpays taxi 253,000 baht, driver returns it

[Thaiger]

Rushing to transfer payment to a taxi driver, a Thai passenger hit a few extra buttons and didn’t notice he overpaid his cab fare. One thousand times more than the fare. After accidentally transferring 253,303 baht for a 253 baht taxi ride, the driver has been commended for returning the gargantuan erroneous tip. The Thai passenger hailed the taxi on Thursday night for a trip to Pahonyothin Soi 64 in Bangkok and was picked up by driver Thanasorn Thongdee for the journey. When he arrived at his destination, he paid by bank transfer on his mobile phone. Meaning to type […]

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[Ramanathan.P]

May the almighty give long life and all the wealth to this humble taxi driver 

[Pinetree]

What a dumb ass and well done the taxi driver, rescuing the passenger from his own stupidity.  What do they say, 'a fool is quickly parted from his money', or some such phrase.  Indeed so.