I’ve had two very similar experiences happen to me in the last two weeks that I thought I would share so others can avoid getting scammed.
First time I was walking up Suk Soi 11 and I saw two Nigerian guys walking up the street on the opposite side. One began to cross the street making sure to take an angle that had him ending up on my side as he crossed. He introduced himself as Jacob and asked mine. I gave him the first name that popped into my head, Steve, and he told me “Oh, that’s a very interesting name.” Bullshit it’s an interesting name.
Then his friend crosses and starts walking behind us. I turn into a foot massage joint and they keep walking past. I was planning on getting a massage anyway but these guy helped me pick the first one I came across 
I saw both of the guys walking back and forth on the connecting road between Soi 11 and Soi 15 and up and down Soi 11. I have no idea what they’re up to but is seems dodgey as all hell.
Then about a week later I was leaving my hotel and was walking down that same connecting street between 11 and 15 and two different guys do the same exact thing. One crosses over and starts trying to make small talk and the other one comes up behind. Fortunately, I was less than a block away from the cleaner where I was picking up my clothes so I didn’t have to get another foot massage.
If anyone knows exactly what this scam is please post it here. I’ve never seen Nigerians hanging out much on Soi 11 but they seem to be slowly migrating up from Soi 5 which they’ve made their home.
And just to get this out of the way . . . I don’t consider myself racist. I don’t care if it was two Thais, two Americans, or two Brits, what these guys are doing is seriously unsettling and intimidating. The fact that I saw two different groups doing it tells me that it’s something organized.
Now, they could be well intentioned missionaries trying to show me the path to God but if that’s how they train their people then they need a new director of training. Any way you look at it I don’t want them talking to me or following me.
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A couple of weeks ago something similiar happened to me at soi 11.
Two nigerian guys came up and first asked for directions to a hotel, and when I tried to leave they started trying some other stuff to keep me in one spot.
Neither one tried to come up behind me though, and they didn’t follow.
I’ve also noticed a couple of african street walkers around that area at night, so there might be some connection.
I saw another pair of Nigerians on Soi 11 again today. They started with “Isn’t today a beautiful day?” and I just ignored them and crossed the street.
Spoke to 2 African looking guys claiming to be from some civil war ravaged African nation in New Wave (soi7). Soon emerged that they were looking for business contacts in Thailand to help move there money overseas.
Although I did not hang around it certainly sounded like a verbal version of a Nigerian scam letter was emerging.
They also did mention that they were staying in soi 11.
Has anybody heard about human trafficking of women involving nigerians from bangkok
You all are nothing but a piece of shits. How the hell did you guys know that those guys are Nigerians? Or are trying to tell me that all black guys in Thailand are Nigerians? Why is that when anyone come across anything that seems like scam they it’s Nigerians? Are Nigerians the only scam people? Those guys you idiots must have came across are Liberian guys and some cameroonian, Nigerians don’t have time for cheap scams in Thailand. Moreover you motherfucking white asses are the people that does scams more than the african guys. Fuck you all fools…
And for you asshole talking about human trafficking, is Nigeria the first or last doing this trafficking shit? tell me your country is exceptional…stupid haters.
@Jay: How the hell do you know he wasn’t Nigerian? You seem to know a little too much about the nationalities of those running various kinds of scams. I love how you’re upset at the guys being tagged as Nigerians but quick at the keyboard to push them off onto Liberia and Cameroon. Aren’t you doing the same exact thing (with a lot more cursing which only demonstrates your ignorance)?
And nobody said Nigeria was the first or last. The person asked if anyone had heard of any human trafficking involving Nigerians. Would you be calling him a stupid hater if he asked if anyone had heard of any human trafficking involving Russians?
People who respond like you do, always indignant and reading intent into what others say, are usually the true racists and haters. You either denounce racism entirely (like going around on message boards and defending Russians) or you’re basically defending your own while you could give a crap about actual racism.
@Ruai: Listen! am not trying to pass it on to the Liberians or Cameroonians, i have been living in Thailand for 18 months now, am an international student here. I have made research on this Nigerian problems here in Thailand and found out that those guys you see on the streets following people and trying to scam them are never from Nigeria which is what my research told me and i don’t see the reason why anyone would think that all black guys they come across here would be a Nigerian. Infact why the hell would they just focus on Nigerians only? Just as that guy came here with a Nigerian human trafficking as if it’s his fucking first time to hear about human trafficking which started from the western people.
People should focus on the crimes involving all nationalities (the world) and not just focus on Nigeria alone. i am never a racist, i have friends that are from different part of the world and my girlfriend is even a Russian, my sister got married to an intalian, that’s to show you my family is never a racist family and i can tell you that my country is not a racist country as i have seen how they handle foreigners in my country…Am a Nigerian and am proud to be one. The way people call Nigeria in crimes is really destroying the image of Nigeria and the good citizens in it..crime is all over the world and all country got crimes in it, let them deal with the crimes in their countries before looking into other countries. Leave Nigeria alone, we’re not the worse crime country in the world and we are not even asking anyone to like us.
@Jay: Well, I find it surprising that you felt a need to research this problem if it’s so obvious that these guys aren’t Nigerians. I assume you do not work for some NGO so this research obviously was something you took on yourself which begs the question of why.
And as much as you may not like it, Nigeria has a worldwide reputation for being the capital of scams. The whole email hoax thing with needing to get millions of dollars out of the country started in Nigeria and still thrives there today. Yes, it’s spread to other countries but it’s still seen as primarily a Nigerian scam.
So for people to assume that someone who is obviously on some sort of scam is Nigerian due to similar looks and often accents which others can’t distinguish from country to country seems rather normal. As an American many people can’t distinguish between me and a Canadian. Should I call people racist because they should be able to tell the difference?
I can appreciate that you’re proud of your country but you also can’t deny what is a fact. I’m sure Germans don’t like people bringing up WWII but it happened. I’m sure every country would like to erase the bad and only focus on the good but we can’t pick how other people perceive us. Just like Thailand. Every day I hear Thai women complaining about their image overseas yet there’s Soi Cowboy, Nana, and Patpong openly welcoming sex tourists to take a spin. It’s only unfair if it’s untrue.
And, you’re reading way too much into the guy’s question about human trafficking and also demonstrating your own ignorance on the subject. First off, he didn’t say that there was any. He asked if anybody had heard of any. It’s common knowledge that many people come to Thailand and trick the girls into force prostitution back in other countries. In fact, it’s mostly an Asian thing (Japan stands on here). Some do end up in western countries but most of what I’ve heard is Asian on Asian. Much like Russian and Ukrainian girls usually end up in western countries and you don’t see many in Thailand (there are a few eastern european hookers in Asia but not enough to even make a dent in the amount of Asian women available).
So, not only do you not even know that human trafficking in Asia is more likely to be kept within Asia but human trafficking goes back as long as people have been on earth. It wasn’t started by westerners. It was around during Old Testament days (remember Moses?).
So when someone asks if anybody has heard of any trafficking of Thais to Nigeria it’s just that, a question. If it was common knowledge or something that was routinely in the press there would be no need to ask.
And the reason one might focus on Nigerians is . . . look at the title of this post. It’s a post about Nigerian scams.
Yes i do not work for any NGO. I went into the research as i heard too many stories about Nigerians living in Thailand when i first arrive in this country, being an international student it troubles me when someone ask me where are you from and i said am Nigerian and they will like hmmm…shits like that..so decided to know exactly what Nigerians does in this country that makes people look at us all as bad..after my research i found that 53% of scammers in this country are africans from other countries, while 5% are Nigerians and 45% are from other western countries and Russians as well…i know very well that the scam email stuffs started from Nigeria but today the most countries that does it are not from Nigeria which i also do receive all the time.
I was once tried to get scammed by Australians using this email scam stuff, but i can’t fall for it as i know there’s no more truth on the internet and am not ready to bag into any opportunity through the internet or what i don’t know of
And that guy made the comment of human trafficking of women involving Nigerians as part of the hates and you are also showing off your ignorance by not understanding why he made that comment..why didn’t he talk about other country than Nigeria? Besides 99% of the african prostitutes you see in Thailand are not Nigerians and that is why i won’t accept people thinking all african crimes are Nigerian. Am not saying Nigerian girls are not involve in prostitution but not in Thailand. All those african girls you see standing in nana and wherever are not Nigerians, they are mostly Ugandans and Liberians and Nigeria don’t have same look or accents as other africans except if you can’t differenciate blacks.
And the reason why the title of this post is about Nigerian scams is with the first post of the guy that claims the two african guys he met are Nigerian scammers, although he don’t even know if they were really scammers or not. Now tell me why would someone post about something he’s not sure of?? as his last statements don’t sound too sure.
@Jay. It seems to me that you are the hater. It is a known fact that a lot of scam artists come from Nigeria. Why dont you take your stupid fucking ass back to where ever you come from and stop spreading your germs around BKK. Fuck you too asshole!
@bkkbanks: FUCK YOU, FUCK YOUR MOTHER IF YOU GOT ANY, FUCK YOUR FATHER IF YOU ALSO GOT ANY AND IF YOU’RE NOT EVEN A BASTARD, FUCK YOUR BORTHERS AND SISTERS IF YOU GOT ANY. FUCK YOUR LIFE AND FUCK YOUR FAMILY. DICKHEAD, ASSHOLE, MOTHERFUCKER, VULTURE HEAD. IDIOT!!!
@jay…its spelled brothers not borthers you fool and vulture head is a good one too! I can already tell talking with you would be a real experience. You IDIOT!
@bkkbanks: ohhh what a shameless fool you are. This is internet and pc, when someone makes a mistake typing over the internet does not mean they can’t spell and no one would ever deny they never made an error typing with computer not even a JERK like you. Now you still remain the original vulture head and typical IDIOT!
@jay: just joking about everything. would you like to catch up for a beer sometime?