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Phuket Jet ski and jetskis
Jet Skiing- Jet skiing is a very controversial topic and event in Phuket. Many of the operators have been known to scam and extort money from unsuspecting renters when upon returning the jet ski, some new “damage” is discovered and the punter. This is not just a Phuket phenomenon in Thailand as Koh Samui and Pattaya also report scams occurring daily. The way the scam works is this, a punter agrees to rent a ski, then perhaps a cursory inspection is allowed. What the unsuspecting punter doesn’t know is there is some damage below the water line that is out of view, or has had a very bad patch job done to preexisting damage. Upon returning the ski, the new damage is seen, and now 20,000 to 50,000 baht is demanded. If the renter says no to this, a gang of jet ski operators encircle the punter and intimidate until a trip to the ATM is made. Quite often a policeman will turn up during the argument and “help” by negotiating a slightly smaller settlement. What is not known is that the policeman is in on the scam and normally gets 20% of the settlement.
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