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Rental Scams in Pattaya, Thailand and SE Asia
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What is a Gecko?
It's a filthy House Lizard. A pest.
A nuisance.
A parasite.
And yes, they bite.
ABOVE: Sexpat Rental Scammer, Pattaya, Thailand
Jay Allan (Alan or A.) Solomon, Real Estate scammer extraordinaire, Pattaya, Thailand
Formerly practicing real estate in New York City, then southern California (where else?)
Working in conjunction and partnership with Gecko Real Estate, in Pattaya, Thailand
Over a decade in Thailand and all SE Asian countries, and I was scammed barely at all by the natives. The only real and consequential scam I endured was at the hands of Solomon and Gecko.
True, bono-fida scum of the earth.
Educate newcomers and existing expats alike in the often bizarre and mystifying ways of life, living and commerce in most SE Asian countries.
Do you like slimy, creepy things? Snakes? Geckos? Worms?
Naw. Neither do we.
But SE Asia is overflowing with them, like a long-plugged rotting toilet.
We don't mean in the jungle.
We mean in the business districts.
Trying to do business here (Pattaya / Chonburi), especially in Real Estate, Home and Condo Rentals, etc., will often, usually, or always be one long, interminable exercise in lying down with snakes, worms, geckos, maggots, vipers, constrictors, flesh-eating beach bacteria, salmonella, e-coli, and a host of other nasties. Lie down with them (i.e. struggle to do honest business with them) then see what you get up with. Chances are high the things that cling to you will be revolting beyond belief. Would you name your company "Stinky Rotting Gecko Incorporated"? How about, "Snake Enterprises Ltd."? Or "Worms-R-Us"? Of course not. But that's too often what some slimy, dishonest businesses SHOULD be named, so folks would have a better idea of which ones to avoid. Here's what you get when you mess around with reptiles:
"Reptiles and amphibians have Salmonella germs on their bodies even when they appear healthy and clean. Salmonella can spread by either direct or indirect contact with amphibians (e.g., frogs), geckos, reptiles (e.g., turtles, lizards or snakes) or their droppings."
So why would you mess around with stinky, nasty things when seeking a property rental?
Answer: YOU SHOULDN'T. Because it's bad for your health AND your bank account.
If you've been screwed by idiot, dishonest landlords and scammy property management outfits, especially in the region of Pattaya, Banglamung, Chonburi, Thailand (20150 zip area), or if you're WORRIED about being screwed, scammed, lied to, stolen from, cheated, bamboozled, defrauded, treated badly, etc., by bad landlords in Pattaya, Thailand, then this Bud's for you.
We no longer reside in SE
Asia and never will again.
The problem isn't the Asians;
It's the Westerners.
Links to illustrate,
prove and document our
claims are pending:
Gecko Property rentals, homes, commercial properties in the Pattaya, Thailand area
General comments and observations on a decade of living in every SE Asian country.
How to import an Amazon (or other) order to a SE Asian country? Good luck.
Jay Allan Solomon, Robert "Bobby" Tillotson, Steve Scholey, rentals, homes
Rental Scams, Chonburi, Pattaya, Thailand.
Rental and Condo scams, Bangkok.
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