snoop1130 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Resort owner tells of being drugged, duped into losing Bt10 million at gambling table By Supachai Phetchthewee The Nation Four Malaysian men have been arrested over allegations that they duped and drugged a Chiang Mai resort owner so he would lose over Bt10 million at a gambling table – which they denied, Tourist Police deputy chief Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpan told the press in Bangkok on Monday. Suspects Ng Ah Hing, 47, Loh Chuck Mun, 74, Chew Ngan, 76, and Lee Kin Chian, 61, were arrested for fraud on Sunday at a hotel in Soi Ratchadapisek 17, Din Daeng district, along with evidence including cash in Singaporean dollars, US dollars, ringgit and baht as well as mobile phones and some forged banknotes. They were accused of duping 56-year-old Thai businesswoman Sawichaya Tratjamnong into gambling. Sawichaya recalled that she had received a phone call from suspect Ng Ah Hing, who expressed interest in buying her three-rai (0.48-hectare) resort in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district for Bt12 million as per a newspaper advertisement. They arranged to meet on December 27 at a Lat Phrao mall to show the land title deed and resort photos. As Sawichaya was in the northern province during the New Year holidays, the suspect also went to Chaing Mai on January 3 to see the site. On January 17, the woman went to collect a 10 per cent deposit for the property purchase from the suspect at a Bangkok hotel’s VIP room where she was introduced to Lee Kin Chian, who claimed to be the first suspect’s uncle and to own an oil palm business, and another man, later identified as Loh Chuck Mun. Sawichaya said she felt slightly dizzy after drinking a glass of water they offered and one of the suspects invited her to gamble. She said she initially refused and tried to leave but they persuaded her to stay to meet the first suspect’s elder brother. Hoping to complete a sale of the resort, Sawichaya stayed and agreed to gamble “just to kill time”. The men encouraged Sawichaya to place money bets and the first suspect even escorted her to withdraw Bt850,000 from an ATM and from a bank while she also brought up Bt3 million cash she had kept in her car that day for business funding. Sawichaya lost all the money in gambling with the suspects and owed them another US$328,000 (nearly Bt10.45 million). The first suspect later phoned her to demand that she transfer the resort to repay the debt and launched verbal threats, so Sawichaya filed a police complaint with the Huai Kwang Police on January 18. Surachet said the suspects admitted knowing Sawichaya but denied duping her or taking her Bt3 million in cash. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30336870 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-1-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Sounds plausible.....but it's probably BS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Pinocchio meets Pinocchio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 How does one withdraw 850,000 baht from an ATM?... And why does one carry 3,000,000 baht in the car?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 seems like everyone's on some kind of scam over here nowadays. I'm inclined to believe her but who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 hours ago, sfokevin said: How does one withdraw 850,000 baht from an ATM?... And why does one carry 3,000,000 baht in the car?... Several withdrawals. It's her money, why shouldn't she keep it were she wants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 12 hours ago, sfokevin said: How does one withdraw 850,000 baht from an ATM?... And why does one carry 3,000,000 baht in the car?... To pay police checkpoints? All sounds rather incredulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Muton Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'll have to remember this story for the next time I come home to Mrs BM minus the odd ten million! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) 1st Thais love gambling and initially I would say that she did not do it just to pass time... plenty of fish in the sea to believe that one... but I don't. 2nd If they had not found counterfeit money in these guys hotel room I would not have believed the lady, but the counterfeit money confirms these guys were up to no good. Consequently, I side with the lady. Edited January 23, 2018 by LazySlipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Without reading this bs..obviously a greedy person got done ir let's say "hunter hunted"????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Gambling with 4 strangers in a hotel room,what could go wrong, Oh ! it did,lacking common sense,wonder how this business woman,earned her money. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Resort owner tells of being drugged, duped into losing Bt10 million at gambling table I thought that gambling was illegal in Thailand! Does that mean that Sawichaya Tratjamnong will be charged with illegal gambling or has the envelope already been passed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkleMoooose Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 She is a liar. She lost and doesn't like it. the Singaporean gentlemen all seem to have colds; or perhaps they are part time surgeons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 15 hours ago, sfokevin said: How does one withdraw 850,000 baht from an ATM?... And why does one carry 3,000,000 baht in the car?... agree .... more holes in this than swiss cheese. I say she's BS ... and she may have lost it gambling with them while half pissed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 This seems to be a common scam as I have read about it here on Thai Visa many times. I am going to guess that Thai Visa shout be "must reading" for Thais so they can learn about the various scams here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dap Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Pretty sure that's exactly what I'd be telling my wife under similar circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 11 hours ago, LazySlipper said: 1st Thais love gambling and initially I would say that she did not do it just to pass time... plenty of fish in the sea to believe that one... but I don't. 2nd If they had not found counterfeit money in these guys hotel room I would not have believed the lady, but the counterfeit money confirms these guys were up to no good. Consequently, I side with the lady. Hey Lazy could that counterfeit money found in that room not come from the 3 mill she had in the car and all she was doing was laundering money but lost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 3 mil in the boot ???? 850,000 out of an ATM in 1 hour ,,,, never You cannot just sell land to foreigners anyway, she is very stupid or stupid but why did they have the forged money??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Malaysians have been running these fixed card scams for decades and judging by the age of these guys it is not their first time doing this. I find them guilty! (Not sure about the drugging bit but for sure the whole thing will be fixed) 10 million baht! She must be sick as a dog. I have lost £300 (around 13,500 Baht) at the races more than once. That didn't feel good. Sort of like being punched in the stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Sounds like a version of the Filipino card scam where you get seduced and inveigled into a card game where they teach you to count cards and defraud someone else who will arrive shortly. It looks like an easy, if dishonest way to make money. However, the reality of it is you're the one to be defrauded and they're all in on it. They let you win the first few hands to lower your guard and get you to bid big but you end up losing your money and they start getting aggressive, demanding the cash. People caught by this usually end up too embarrassed to complain. Even if you were to complain to the police, you're in a difficult situation since you had initially agreed to scam someone else and also gambling is illegal in Thailand with strict penalties. It relies on your greed to get caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/23/2018 at 10:13 AM, UnkleMoooose said: the Singaporean gentlemen Please reread the story and do so correctly. Nowhere in the story does it mention anybody from Singapore only currency from there. It is reported that the people concerned were from Malaysia according to the first line under the photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 one every minute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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