A Sattahip waitress enticed by the lure of easy money lost 50,000 baht in her own jewelry and electronics after being drugged by three women.
Sopa Naenak, 26, told police she lost a 1-baht-weight gold chain, gold ring, 1,700 baht cash and an Apple iPhone 5s in the Oct. 28 mugging.
The waitress at an Italian restaurant said she was walking to the market when she was approached by a woman who said she lost her purse and offered Sopa a 5,000 baht reward if she helped her find it.
During their “search” they were approached by a second woman who told the pair the purse had been found by a third woman. The three then haggled over who would get the reward and Sopa was asked to join them in a secluded area.
They then showed her some cloth that allegedly contained gold and she was told that, for collateral, she would have to give them her belongings to show her the gold. At that point she started feeling woozy and, the next thing she knew, her gold and phone were gone.
The cloth she was given contained 20 baht in one baht coins.
Police said the scam was not the first to be reported in the area and they advised people not to trust strangers with wild stories of easy money.
