News Forum - Beware of passport scam targeting British nationals in Thailand warns UK Foreign Office

[Thaiger]

The British Foreign Office issued a warning to both UK residents and expats in Thailand about a passport scam that is currently targeting British nationals in the kingdom. Fraudsters are attempting to capitalize on the recent strikes by government workers in the UK, which have caused delays in passport renewals, by promising to bypass the …

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[ChrisS]

Wow! Are there REALLY people out there that fall for this type of scam? 

[HolyCowCm]

2 minutes ago, ChrisS said:

Wow! Are there REALLY people out there that fall for this type of scam? 

Is your name Chris?

[Grumpish]

3 hours ago, ChrisS said:

Wow! Are there REALLY people out there that fall for this type of scam? 

Unfortunately, yes, there are. And it only takes a few (as with spam email) to make a good profit on what is these days a very small investment on a fake website and a few mailing lists culled from some of the less than secure Thai government systems.