"He ran out of money and tried to extort more money from his family in his hometown by having his friends disguise themselves as his kidnappers."

"After repeatedly extending his vacation and asking his family to send more money, Ian found himself broke with no cash left to buy alcoholic drinks, illegal drugs, and other pleasures."

"He convinced his friends to beat him up and disguised himself as a masked gangster. In this way, he was able to fake the kidnapping event and demand a ransom from his family."

"Ian convinced his friends who were partying to punch him in the face and let him bruise. His photos in a wounded state did look real, but the results of the scuffle were sent to his family."

The international police organization was involved in handling the fake kidnapping case orchestrated by Ian. The police successfully tracked him to a hotel in Pattaya and formed a search team.

"When they broke down the door to her room, instead of finding a victim who was bound and helpless, they actually found a tourist who was drunk and partying with her captors."