his can be true or false. It depends.. I am Thai i want to warn you about my country.
1. Never trust taxis that park and waiting for tourists in the visiting places ( I dont know how to screen if they are good or bad sorry)
2. It is normal that some shitty places like in Pattaya , Phuket and Bangkok where many ppl from around the world are visiting, you have to be careful and take care of yourself for sure. Not even the tourists but Thais as well. It is easy to be deceived by someone who is making money on you.
3. I would say rural areas are the safest place where good folks still exist :)
4. Even scams or bad things happen to you, you would always find a good-hearted ppl as in this commercial vid for sure but of coz you have to get the right person, you have brain... You know what i mean.
5. Bad and good ppl are everywhere in this world, be cautious and careful.
.... PS. If you dont want to be cheated..... Stay home lol and don't put yourself in that bad situation.