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jimmym40, on 2012-05-13 17:54:00, said:

If I am not mistaken, coming from the direction you gave, his clinic would be on the right hand side about 200 meters after turning off of the bridge.

hellodolly, on 2012-05-05 21:06:59, said:

So, will the walking actually start the evening of Sunday 03June (& extend into the return trip the early morning of Mon 04June for those who are late or slow)?

http://www.thaivisa....-5-immigration/

Why in the world can Chiang mai Immigration not manage to be as efficient as Pattaya / Jomtien Immigration.  See the compliments ref 90m day reporting at the above link (Pattaya Forum).

No reply's, OK. Without further comment, we will lose sight of the Andrew Drummond information.  Here is a suggestion that I'm sure will not really go anywhere with the moderators (& some of the readers), but what the hell I'll propose it anyway.  I think it would be informative to have a "Pinned" topic titled "Lessons Learned - Be Careful".  It would always remain in view to alert the public to confirmed & well described past & current potential scam situations.  The moderators would have to review it of course to ensure the descriptions did not include information that might create thaivisa fear of a defamation lawsuit.  Too much to ask for?  OK, everybody, beat me over the head.  

To quote FarangBuddha: "Maybe "know-it-alls" like you do but apparently many do not...like all those mentioned in the media reports. Should we also stop mentioning the jet-ski scams too as "[everyone] knows the drill"? Unquote.

Andrew Drummond has done a fine, well researched, job on alerting the Pattaya community to beware of the scammers. Certainly this deserves at least as much continuous publicity as the jet ski scams, because these specific scammers are also still in public view freely walking the streets, & probably looking for more victims.  Hopefully Andrew Drummonds piece will at least dry up the pool of future victims, even if it does not hamper the scammers current lifestyles..

But what I have been waiting / hoping to see is comment that legal actions are being taken by the victims &/or by the authorities for recompense, or at least to put a stop to future scamming.  Perhaps, like the jet ski scams, that is too much to hope for.  But I'm wondering if the victims have united & initiated legal action against the scammers.  Perhaps if they have, they do not yet want to talk about it publicly.