A foreign man has made a habit of stealing credit cards from tourists in Phuket, southern Thailand, to go on expensive shopping sprees. He has managed to avoid arrest so far.
The same foreign man of unknown nationality is pickpocketing tourists in the Patong area of Phuket and using fake passports to make purchases of expensive items in bulk like gold and iPhones.
At one store, the thief bought 40 baht’s weight of pure gold and five of the latest iPhones at another store.
Police say he is an Asian man mostly using fake American passports. Usually, he wears a white cap, a black shoulder bag, and black trainers when he goes shopping. He wears a surgical mask to hide his face.
Police advised shops in Phuket to always check that the name on the customer’s passport matches the name on the credit card and check that the signatures look the same.
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