Thailand Investigations Blog
Do You Want to Know the Truth?

It’s been said time and again, and the reminders are everywhere.

It always pays to be careful with the Thai girls you date or go out with. There are many, many articles on the web and a couple on this site that talk about the risks you take when you trust your Thai girlfriend too much. There have been countless news reports and articles about how many expats have been left metaphorically and literally with their pants down, embarrassed to the core, because they trusted their girlfriends and one night partners too much.

Henson, 37, found himself divested of his wallet, credit cards, mobile phone and cash after he allowed himself to sleep with a girl he got from a go go bar. He was lucky she didn’t know that his Armani suit cost a couple of thousand bucks, because he wouldn’t even have clothes to wear to the hotel lobby to call one of his office mates to come pick him up.

Ray, 52, a widower, met his girl at an all-boys party in downtown. She was part of the entertainment. He hooked up with her after the party and they became a couple for about 3 months. Then she proposed starting a business and asked if he could help her finance it. Too bad for Ray, because he trusted her completely, and gave her the money. When he did, he never saw her again.

John, 46, also met a girl from a bar one night out. She seemed out of place, and said that she just needed money for her sick mother who was in the province, which forced her to work in such a place to earn money for medicine. John was touched, and offered to take her in. She was hesitant at first, but agreed after John insisted. They of course became a couple. They were together for more than 5 months when John noticed that his girlfriend was starting to ask for larger amounts of money for this and that reason. Her mother needed more expensive medicines. A sister needed money for giving birth. A brother needed a little money for daily expenses. She never ran out of reasons to ask him for money. Despite being well off, John started to become suspicious and sought out help, it turned out that the girl was an orphan, and was working for a local gang who wanted to bleed him dry.

Henson, the guy in the first story, didn’t even need to hire anybody. He just needed to be careful. But these last two incidents could have been easily prevented if they had consulted a private investigation agency first before trusting their girlfriends. It would have done them no harm. A simple background check would have shown them if their girlfriends were really who they said they were.

It would be a win-win situation. If their girlfriends were clean, then they would not have any problems and could sleep better at night knowing that they’re not being lied to. On the other hand if their girlfriends turned out dirty, then they would be spared losing thousands of dollars to someone who was just playing with their emotions.

Again, I ask all you guys out there to be careful whom you trust. You might be lying down at night with a snake.