Zig-Zag Scam

Zig-Zag Scam: Not one of our terms. A rather complicated scam concerning the international airport(s) at B******, T*******, the duty free shops and the policing authorities. Routinely (?), visitors to the duty free shop are 'pinched' for shoplifting (whether they have the goods or not...), detained, interrogated (separately), told they are 'in serious trouble', have their passports confiscated, held in a shabby hotel and taken to an ATM to withdraw a large sum of cash to pay their "bail".

Note: If you plan to use or publish this term, do not visit T*******.

Reference(s): Tourists warned of Thailand airport scam, Bangkok International Airport(s) and Duty Free Shop.




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