Pattaya cannabis shop employee outwits rent scammer

A deception attempt was recently unearthed at a cannabis shop located on the busy street of Pattaya Second Road. A swindler, cowardly hiding behind a mask and the guise of a landlord, tried to trick an innocent shop employee into handing over a sum of 25,730 baht, claiming it to be due for shop rent.

The incident came to light today, as Rattanakorn, a 23 years old employee at the Sativa cannabis shop, retold the strange occurrence to the local press. The mysterious ruse unfolded on the evening of July 19, when an unknown middle-aged man walked into the shop around 5.30pm.

Rattanakorn’s description of the imposter depicted him as a man in his mid-forties to fifties decked out in a long-sleeved chequered shirt and extended trousers. The man’s face was discreetly hidden behind a face mask.

Upon his entry, the man insinuated that he was there to…