On Friday night (5th June), an Aussie mate of mine went into town to watch the footy and have a few beers. He then went to a bar near the Hilton when the Police came around at about 1am kicking everyone out and closing up. He then headed out looking for a tuk tuk to head home to Takiab area. He was approached by two Asian females who asked where he was going. They stated they were heading the same way and asked to share the tuk tuk, which he agreed to. He wasn't that drunk having only consumed about 6 beers and describes them as possibly not being Thai, with one about 60 years old and a younger one that appeared to be pregnant and have an odd bob style haircut, possibly a wig, now that he has thought about it more. They offered him nuts in the tuk tuk, which he declined.
On arrival at Takiab he jumped out and started walking to his condo and they followed a few metres behind. They then asked if they could use his mobile as they had to contact someone. He stated he had no credit (which was true) and then they asked if they could use his email. He stated that they would have to come to his condo and use his laptop. He was not suspicious of them at all due to their description, and probably as he had also had a few beers and his guard was down.
Once in his condo, he offered them his laptop which they ignored. One turned on the TV and the other went into his fridge. He then wondered what they were up to and tried to get them to leave. One insisted that he have some nuts that they had offered him earlier, being very persistent, where eventually he ate some and thought they tasted like crap. They left these nuts behind and are in the picture below.
That's the last thing he remembers. At about 5pm on Saturday I receive a phone call from his Thai girlfriend who was home with her family just north of Bangkok. She was worried about my mate as she had rang him via video chat and seen that he had blood from his nose, could hardly speak and was still in bed. I went to his condo and found him in bed where he could hardly talk and i couldn't make much sense out of him. I just thought he had been on an all night bender. The place was a bit of a mess but there was no obvious signs of injury or blood, so I just left him in bed and would come back and check on him in an hour or so.
I then called his Thai girlfriend where I managed to get more of the story, that he hadn't been on a bender at all. So I headed back to his place and managed to get him to our condo for the night. He could hardly walk and was still difficult to understand. The wife and I got some info from him and established that his Aussie credit card was missing, so we cancelled that with his bank. He then slept through to 4am Sunday morning, where he then headed home.
We went and checked on him at about 8.30am Sunday, and he was still feeling like crap and having trouble concentrating, but slowly getting better. It appears these two females have drugged him via these nuts that they were so insistent that he eat, then they have gone through his place when he fell asleep, stealing all of his Thai and Aussie cash and credit card, and also his laptop. They left behind his iPhone (trackable?). They also managed to conduct 3x online transactions using his credit card making purchases from Bangkok based businesses. This was confirmed by his bank and they stated they would refund him.
Our condos have security cameras, so hopefully they may yield some helpful footage of these two women. He and his Thai girlfriend have now headed down to the local Police station to report the matter, which he has to for insurance purposes at least. Now whether they do anything or not, who knows. He may also have to seek some medical treatment if he doesn't get better.
So be warned folks, if you are out and about in Hua Hin after dark by yourself, had a few drinks, and a couple of nice women approach you, run the other way as it is possible it could end badly for you.
