The scammers in this video contacted me to stop this video, please like and share and show them this video isnt going anywhere. Please help me find the Russian dudes in the video, make this video Viral where his from!!

I was gonna rent a jet ski there but now I’m like Phuket.

these Russians are actually chill people, they guy in pink was being cool the whole time and respectful till the scammers got aggressive.

People like him are crying now, because tourists don't go anymore to Thailand. Thanks man, I will never rent an jetski in Thailand.

We fell for the same scam over 10 years ago in Thailand. They were asking for $600 for damage we didn’t make. It was quite a story, my husband almost went in to fight with one of those guys. We went to hotel, they followed us all the way.. and called the police. Police took my husband’s passport & said we’ll return it after you pay money to them. All I can say, police work with them and share their profit! We went to police station that was right, almost across from jet ski place (it was in Pattaya). I talked police offices down to $300, after long negotiations. But, I could see in his eyes, these dudes work together!! What a rotten, scambag culture. Maybe it’s a bit different now, but it put me off wanting to ever go back to this scam country.. If my husband would have fought that local, he’d be the one ending up in prison. Thanks to some tourist passer, who intervened in time, didn’t allow this to happen! There is no protections for tourists in this country. Do not fell for this crap!!

A similar story happened to me. On December 13, 2018, my friend and I rented a jet ski on the Patong beach. After riding, the owner of the jet ski demanded 30,000 baht for fake damage. I called the tourist police, but the police turned out to be corrupt. The police said that if I didn't pay, they would take me to the police station. In the end, I managed to bring down the price to 15,000 baht. PS I recognized the Thai guys in this video! scammers

When a Russian say "If I call my father he will kill everyone on the beach" in a Russian accent ..you better not show up on that beach ever!

This scammer has been going on for many years. My mate got scammed for $5000 back in 2010. Almost 9 years ago. I did not go Thailand ever since.

H ah ah, now these grubby scammers have to eat sand. No tourists, ain't Karma great.

For 470$ in Thailand, you can buy a used jetski, Thailand so many scammers

He was worried about it getting on KZfaq - well that shows how guilty they are.

On my last trip in turkey we rented a quad and booked a tour. I literally broke the axis while trying to drift and all they've done was saying that my behavior was dangerous in this kind of place (surroundings (like cliffs and stuff)) and giving me their own quad for the rest of the tour. Niiiiice people there

No.1 rules when you go to Phuket...Don’t rent jet ski

Thank you for exposing these scammers. They’re very aggressive just like you had mentioned. I witnessed that on my group tour. Stop renting anything from them. Let them starve when they don’t making any money.

This is so embarrassing for there country. Thank you for filming to inform everyone about this.

Btw, some of them used water paint in some area, which it come off easily when mixing with water while riding jetski. Be careful

2:32 This guy is quite famous for scamming foreigners. I have seen him on multiple channels

Im Thai and even then they try to scam us lol

The sad thing is that people are still renting from these guys in 2019...this scam has been public for decades.

I have lived in Thailand for 9 years and Phuket for 4 years and work in Patong on Bangla road, these guys are actually referred to as the "jet ski mafia" A word of advice from a local expat.. never..ever..ever..rent a jet ski, and anything you do rent always document the condition of the rental before you drive/ride off.. video or picture evidence goes a long ways with the police if they are called..

Thanks for showing this video and having the guts to stand up to these scamming mongrels.

tourism helps their economy and this is how they repay us!

As someone who lives in Cambodia: Police in this part of the world require a different approach. When they say they are calling "the police" they mean *their* police who are already in on it. That does *not* mean that you have no recourse. The key is to find other police who aren't in on it, usually the dedicated "tourist police" are good for this. As soon as the cop who is getting paid realizes he's about to be outed to his colleagues who weren't getting their cut, he will disappear and the scam will be over.

Thank you for standing up to these scum bags. The whole world needs to know about them.

its sad that you can't go somewhere nice and enjoy yourself without having some scumbag try to scam you every second you are there.

They got some real balls trying to scam the Russians like that 😂😂🙆🏽‍♂️

Great job holding them responsible and recording everything and helping someone you don’t know

They were threatening the whole time, I will share this on facebook!

Found this on Facebook, needed to see the full. Thank you for sticking up and staying strong 💪

Rule nr 1 in Thailand. Never rent a jetski.

So embarrassing That has such a bad person in my hometown .... sorry from Thailand 😭

Dont rent Jet Ski's when you're in Thailand - When are people going to learn.

Unfriendly locals!don't ever go there!

Whole Thailand depends on tourists . What this scammers are doing is actually harmful for themselves.

Dont rent a Jet Ski in Thailand. This is one of the most important rule here.

In my country you didn't taken any charges even if you broke by mistake.shame on these thai guy.

If he's paying 30k , then he should take the jet ski with him lol 😂

Plot twist: The recording was for the Russian hitmen that would later return to that beach.

Wow !!! They even threaten to kill them after scamming them. Thank you for warning the people not to go there

Thank you so much for the information!

They do it again and again, I have been in this soutation, call the police, problem the poliche are corrupt, do not rent in Thailand.

I was on this beach 4 years ago, and they tried to say I broke his foot when I got off the ski, the police came and wanted 4000 American, I gave the police 230 dollars and they locked the guy up and let me go

Rule number one: Do not try to scam or bully a Russian. Rule number two: Never try to intimidate a South African.

Never going Thailand with those scammers

Don’t bother with police - get your lawyers number BEFORE this crap goes down. Tell them you are calling YOUR lawyer and get your lawyer to talk to them.

I like how they seem to be totally aware of these scams being talked about and showed online and that it is damaging the country's image, and then continues to perform the scam and most likely on a daily basis complains about less tourists/customers visiting the place

The fact is that ppl who do things like that. They never get any where in life. That’s why they’re poor. Honesty is the key of success...

I also faced scam in Thailand, the hotel I stayed took money from my security deposit and telling that I broke the chair although it was broken earlier. All staffs are rude. Not suggest anyone to go to Thailand. Even people are also not helpful and kind to you if you are not from Europe.

Lived in Thailand for nearly 10 years; this "damage" would only cost (at the most) 4-6,000 baht.... what a scam, thanks for posting; Yeah the beaches are beautiful, especially if you go down Jomtien Beach Road (go deep past soi 10 basically, calm and much less chaotic than some spots).

They use toothpaste to cover damage, and when you go for a ride, it peals of. Why would you rent from a person with a criminal attitude?

A little gelcoat, sanding paper and a 3M polish, 13 minutes of work. I would fix it for a beer.

“At this point I was hungry for some mid day snacks” aka I was scared af

The good thing about the virus is that it has slowed down their scammings.

In this case, call the Thai tourist police (1155). Do not call the regular police, because they are usually involved in this type of scam as well.

One of the oldest and most obvious scams in Thailand going.(sigh)

Hope they go out of business. Should be thrown in jail for being con artists! Never rent jet skis or quads in Thailand. It’s just not worth it

Don’t generalise a country for its flaws. Just make better choices, walk away and go find other areas.

Never rent a jetski in Thailand

Low life criminals like that give a pretty place a bad rep.

That’s why Thailand was Never in my Packet list!

Ive been here a week so far and noticed no one using the jet skis at all. Idiots ended up shooting themselves in the foot. Such a bummer!

These scams have been going on forever. Why are people still renting these things?

“If you record you put on KZfaq & Thailand no good” He knew what was gonna happen

Glad u shared this with us

Great video, we'll done. People planning to go to Thailand, don't rent any motorcycle or Jet ski, as these are big scams. Instead enjoy the beautiful beaches and wonderful food

These types of scams mostly happen in the foreinger areas i don't see this much outside of them. Great work 👍 smart to recored and post this kind of thing.

When on holiday in Thailand assume everyone is going to scam you also remember to guard your drinks at any club

Really awesome video !! Worth the time 👌👍

I was over there and the same thing happened to my mate. The police were in on the scam and had to pay $1000 for a small scratch. Couldn't do anything because there was like 20 of them surrounding us and followed us for a whole day

This happens all over Thailand, Government need better laws .

I had this in koh larn with 1 of my son's who's mother just happened to be Thai, they thought she was Chinese, really messed their heads up . We called the police and I told the police to arrest me coz I wasn't gonna pay 30,000 baht . Then my wife decided she wanted to fight them . They changed their tune . We got away with 3000 baht in the end . And even the policeman asked why they do this to tourists . In the end wife took the money to the workshop with the police and gave it to the mechanic , that really pissed them off . So we got on our boat and went back to pattaya . I've never been back since to koh larn and will never hire a jet ski in thailand . Their loss not mine

If you're going to rent anything, be sure it is connected with the hotel you're staying rather than renting to some random group of people. Thanks for posting this in YT bro.

He should pay a fine for wearing those pink shorts

It‘s so funny. Love your attitude towards them. If you don’t fight it through, the next person will have a harder time doing so!

Thanks to videos like this less and less people now rent jet skis.The ones who still do have an extremely high probability of getting scammed.Please take heed of this video and under no circumstance rent a jet ski anywhere in Thailand.

Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

I dented one in Italy in "Lago di Garda" and thought I would pay around € 1000. Guess what the agency told me? "Tutto coperto di assicurazione" meaning "All is covered by insurance" and I was off on my way in five minutes and they never seemed to bother. That's why I suggest you go to a legal agent even if you'll pay some more, you'll avoid drama, time wastage and above all blood thirsty scammers.

Real brave of you for filming it ! These things can go real wrong when Thai mafia gets pushed like that . And for the damage, it was an old damage , and it will not be repaired so it can be used at the next rental.

nice video, about 40% of my views from my How to Avoid Scams in Patong Beach are sourced from this video. Thanks bud!

When I go to Thailand I only take £600 and that lasts me the whole trip😂 I wouldn’t even be able to give them 30,000

Scammers are everywhere, in India even Indians are scammed...

Asking a foreigner “do you know english?” What a confidence man 😂

Thanks for the video, I will not be renting a jetski after watching this .

thank you for posting this video.... iam watching this video because iam researching a place in asia to visit with family and was highly recomended to go to thailand by a co-worker, but seeing this video iam not pleased. so we decided to make a trip to phillippines instead. its not just this scam that turned me down theres more in bangkok iam not gonna mentioned. sorry thailand untill you fix your scammers you gonna loose a lot of tourist trust and every tourist will go somewhere else.

Fair play to the Russian guy for standing his ground. Wasn't intimidated at all

The Russian negotiating " I pay you $200 and only kill 2 people then"

After seeing this, I’ll be afraid to rent any type of water sports from there. In fact, I won’t when I can do that shit here in California. Very scary 😧

This happened to me once, you should always include tourist police.

Its so damn weird that ppl didnt stop renting these things over 20 years ago when most ppl know about this scam

Russians wrestles bears, wouldn't threaten a Russian man

trying to scam russians yea good luck with that lmao

Full support to you buddy 👍💪🏼

“You put on KZfaq Thailand no good” 😂😂

Thailand is the ‘Land of (fake) Smiles’

Did you keep in contact with them to make sure that they’re all okay now?

Nasty little scamming pricks! I hope they lose all their business. this is a very helpful video to stop people hiring these jet skis and getting ripped off! I would never hire a jet ski after watching this. They repay the tourists who contribute to their economy and business massively by ripping them off, nice people they are, great video.

After watching this video, i decided go to bali instead of Thailand.

Been there myself just 3 months ago - i remember these guys. they all look scammy to me so always be nice and say no thank you. to be fair, the guy had made damage and should pay for it - but 1kUSD is and even 470USD is wayyyyy too much. in general, this is gonna be my last time in Thailand - i have been there many many times in the last 20 years and i have seen it become this shitty yet beautiful place - but enough. its expensive and the feel you are been taken is everywhere - better op-out for other places, the world is big, vote with your legs.

That guy's uncle is Niko, and you don't want to mess with Niko lol

Thailand police need to step their games to avoid the locals from scamming foreigners