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Naive Kiwi gives transvestite ATM code; gets drugged, robbed minutes later
Boonlua Chatree
An elderly New Zealander who gave a transvestite prostitute his
ATM code unsurprisingly was drugged and robbed of his wallet minutes
later.
Bernard John Griffiths, 65, met up with the sticky-fingered ladyboy
while strolling on Walking Street Dec. 17 and agreed to join him at a
bar, the name of which he couldn’t recall later for police.
Finding himself short of cash to pay the bill, Griffiths adjourned to an
ATM machine, woman-of-the-second-category in tow. Griffiths told police
that he couldn’t withdraw any cash, however, because he couldn’t read
the machine’s Thai language. Rather than choose “English” from the menu,
the New Zealander said gave his card and the PIN code the prostitute,
who helpfully withdrew 10,000 baht for him.
Not surprisingly, the man in a skirt didn’t want to let this particular
Kiwi out of his sight and invited him to the Lucifer Disco. Griffiths
told police they shared a beer together, but that he saw the suspect
shaking his beverage before giving it to him. Asking why, he was told it
was to clear the foam from the bottle. Griffiths took the ladyboy’s word
for it and drank up, then quickly passed out in a corner.
Fifteen minutes later, he awoke to find himself alone and without his
wallet, visa card, a diamond ring worth 8,000 NZ dollars, a gold
necklace worth 3,000 NZ dollars and the 10,000 baht cash that was
withdrawn from the visa card prior to the drugging.
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