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Is this what you mean by "airport mall scam"?

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293916-i3687-k6457766...

TL;DR -

Get accused of shoplifting and police give you the option of paying a $5k - $10k fine to avoid waiting in Thai jail for months awaiting trial.

Some accounts say it wasn't a scam and the people were actually caught on CCTV and that they were given the option of a paying a bribe to avoid waiting months in jail.

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Exactly, and the defense claimed they handled the goods and put them back with the video being cut to simply imply they never were put back..

If you can claim duress in this case, then can you not bribe authorities in every case of being arrested and awaiting trial? Do you need to file paperwork to claim this duress, might another country acquire this paperwork before you flee? AFAIK, it is all a minefield as the higher post claims.

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