Thai woman scammed into shaving her head, public pressures ‘buyer’ to pay her back

A Thai woman hoping to sell her long hair for extra income was left in tears after being deceived into shaving her head on camera — only for the supposed “buyer” to vanish once they received the full haircut video.

The incident was revealed on Tuesday (9 Dec) by Facebook page ตัดผมชาย เยลโล่บาร์เบอร์ รังสิต, which shared a detailed warning about the scam.

The victim, a woman named Ms Nittaya (34), had hoped to sell her long hair for 2,200 baht (S$90), a sum offered by a buyer she had been in contact with online.

Barber deceived into shaving woman’s head for scam

According to the 30-year-old barber, Mr Ti (name transliterated), the woman initially visited his salon on Sunday (7 Dec) with her long hair, asking to cut it and sell it.

Despite the barber’s suggestion that she visit a women’s salon, she insisted that a men’s barber could handle the job.

She showed him a sample photo of the buzz-cut style, claiming the buyer h...