snoop1130 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Victims of alleged Facebook gold-bar scam demand police action By Suriya Patathayo The Nation Some 100 people on Friday filed police complaints claiming that they had lost Bt200 million in a gold-bar trade scam operated by individuals whom they contacted via a Facebook page. The group, led by Suwachat Kiattikul, met with police spokesman Pol General Weerachai Songmetta at the Royal Thai Police head office in Bangkok to demand justice. Suwachat said he and other people had bought gold bars via a Facebook page at the cheaper-than-market price of Bt18,000-Bt19,000 per one baht weight of gold (around 15.24 grams) before realising that it was a scam. Weerachai said police would co-ordinate with the Economic Crime Suppression Division to join initial interviews of those who had suffered damages, expected to complete by the end of Friday. Police are still investigating who and how many people were involved in the alleged scam. If police officers later found it was a case of public fraud, they would contact the Anti-Money Laundering Office to launch a probe of the money transactions and to seize the alleged wrongdoers’ assets in a bid to retrieve money for the victims, Weerachai said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30332973 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-12-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 18 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: If police officers later found it was a case of public fraud, they would contact the Anti-Money Laundering Office to launch a probe of the money transactions and to seize the alleged wrongdoers’ assets in a bid to retrieve money for the victims, Weerachai said. Which of course will be still sitting in their bank account when/if they ever get around to seizing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 That's what they get from doing business via Face Book Would never use it for anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 The source of the problem is the belief that one can buy gold below market prices. The motivator for such a belief is GREED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Some 100 people on Friday filed police complaints claiming that they had lost Bt200 million in a gold-bar trade scam operated by individuals whom they contacted via a Facebook page Gave up reading here.....money& sense don't always come together. Sum nam na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkenny Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I can't believe people fall for these scams. I am about to become rich after a Nigerian General contacted me via his lawyer Mr. Umbongo. I guess I am just lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Just in case the usual mob are about to post-- Only in Thailand--- aren't Thais stupid-- this is Thainess ....etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USPatriot Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 3 people got 10 million baht in gold for free a couple of weeks ago. (The gold shop robbery) So 19000 seems a bit high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 11 hours ago, sanuk711 said: Just in case the usual mob are about to post-- Only in Thailand--- aren't Thais stupid-- this is Thainess ....etc etc The irony being you’re the only one so far to say it. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yes. Keep doing financial or investment activities via Facebook. Idiots!Sent from my SM-G950W using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMartinHandyman Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 The irony being you’re the only one so far to say it. Well done. No the real irony is anyone thinks there’s an equivalency between the victims of: “an American fraudster and a former stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier. He is the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market,[2] and the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.[3] Prosecutors estimated the size of the fraud to be $64.8 billion, based on the amounts in the accounts of Madoff's 4,800 clients as of November 30, 2008.[4]”“Madoff was active in the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), a self-regulatory securities-industry organization. He served as chairman of its board of directors, and was a member of its board of governors.” and some Thai gold scammers on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hello facebook I am a stupid person can I sign up for one of you fantastic rip off accounts, I am thai a very good person, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Facebook, Financial transactions,Gold cheaper than market price, I mean what could go wrong,if i was not an honest man,could be tempted into this scamming business ,seems so easy,better than trying to rob a bank.there seems to be one happening every week, but they still find new victims. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Advice: If you are buying a promise, make sure you pay with a promise Edited December 2, 2017 by klauskunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 50 minutes ago, KMartinHandyman said: No the real irony is anyone thinks there’s an equivalency between the victims of: “an American fraudster and a former stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier. He is the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market,[2] and the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.[3] Prosecutors estimated the size of the fraud to be $64.8 billion, based on the amounts in the accounts of Madoff's 4,800 clients as of November 30, 2008.[4]” “Madoff was active in the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), a self-regulatory securities-industry organization. He served as chairman of its board of directors, and was a member of its board of governors.” and some Thai gold scammers on Facebook. The story on here is about how some ‘stupid’, and might I add, ‘greedy’ people looked to make a quick buck. It happened here in Thailand (on Facebook). Moral or or the story? If you can’t always trust a stockbroker with your money, you sure as s*** can’t trust someone on Facebook. Stupid is as stupid does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaichiro Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 16 hours ago, BEVUP said: That's what they get from doing business via Face Book Would never use it for anything Same in the States... idiots want the gov to underwrite their stupidity. Toss the lot out of the police station and tell them to grow a brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Headline should have read "Greedy stupid idiots fall for gold bar scam" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Some people are such numb-nuts. You got scammed because you were greedy and only a stupid moron would buy anything like that on Farcebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabphil Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 som nom nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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