Bangkok apartment block owner tells cops a "police general" conned her out of 2.5 million baht

 

Image: Daily News

 

A 68 year old Bangkok woman who owns apartments in the Ngam Wong Wan area went to Nonthaburi police to say that she had been conned by a call center fraudster claiming to be a police general.

 

Walee Sriklan who owns properties in Soi 14 of the northern Bangkok suburb said that she was called by a man who convinced her she was under investigation for money laundering.

 

He persuaded her to transfer 2.5 million baht into a bank account under the pretext that it was part of the investigation.

 

In a panic she agreed but later realized she had been conned.

 

Armed with phone number and back account evidence she went to the real cops who said they are aware of the names of the person or people operating the accounts and intend to summons them.

 

Banks were also contacted to see if they could seize the assets before they disappeared, reported Daily News. 

 

The investigation continues.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-11-04

"..and intend to summons them"?  Hello?  Would it be a terrible inconvenience to perhaps arrest them?   

33 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

she went to the real cops who said they are aware of the names of the person or people operating the accounts and intend to summons them.

If the cops know who these people are, why are they sitting on their fat backsides and not arresting them, before they rip off more money, or, as they have now been alerted through this article, decide it is time to leave town with the goodies?

8 minutes ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said:

"..and intend to summons them"?  Hello?  Would it be a terrible inconvenience to perhaps arrest them?   

Yeah but where's the profit in that!

Gangs of Chinese, Filipinos, Africans and everything else in between,

take your pic, Thailand has become a haven for fraudster,

flimflam  and con artists,

the police are doing their best but can't stem the tide, however, it's

too little too late, after leaving the problems to fester for years

and now Thai people pay the price...

56 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Gangs of Chinese, Filipinos, Africans and everything else in between,

take your pic, Thailand has become a haven for fraudster,

flimflam  and con artists,

the police are doing their best but can't stem the tide, however, it's

too little too late, after leaving the problems to fester for years

and now Thai people pay the price...

 

It also happens every day in the UK and usually the targets are older people probably as they tend to have more money and are usually less aware of the con.

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

who said they are aware of the names of the person or people operating the accounts

Somebody else reported fraud before, and nothing was done then. Good work!

Another one who will be added to the "please come in for a chat, if you can spare the time" list.

 

The police gotta be careful here, it may be someone further  up the tree ?

The African name of the Police General with the white photo should have been the giveaway.  

'the police are doing their best' Who says so ? Seems like they are not doing anything ! Go an arrest them like any normal police force.

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

she was called by a man who convinced her she was under investigation for money laundering.

 

He persuaded her to transfer 2.5 million baht into a bank account under the pretext that it was part of the investigation.

Where there is smoke there must be a......

1 hour ago, PAIBKK said:

Where there is smoke there must be a......

Cigarette lighter? 

7 hours ago, darksidedog said:

If the cops know who these people are, why are they sitting on their fat backsides and not arresting them, before they rip off more money, or, as they have now been alerted through this article, decide it is time to leave town with the goodies?

Maybe it really is a police general. 

8 hours ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said:

"..and intend to summons them"?  Hello?  Would it be a terrible inconvenience to perhaps arrest them?   

It any other country the boys in blue would be knocking on the door of the crims and arresting them b4 the money walks, but the brown boys just ask them to attend, would that be after the money is safely deposited in a few envelops

Oh are we sure that it was not the real. B team.operating for the A team

Honestly silly old lady

I wouldn't transfer my dirty socks lol