Actor gets Bt2m bail for alleged role in Bt800m Bitcoin scam

[tattoodrob]

How the hell does a Finnish 22 year old get that much spare cash to lose and not be a prominent business man or from well known  family in Finland...google his name and nothing!! ......and took 6 months to get this far as he complained in January about the scam,why the hell the  scammers hang about Thailand..ok the main scammer seems to have disappeared but the rest just sitting on millions in there accounts..did they think he would just be ok with losing that much money and say/do nothing..i expect they thought if any problem then will bribe there way out..lets see if they do...or not see as the case may be.....if he actually gets 90% of it back then should be a very happy bunny......silly boy.

[lvr181]

22 hours ago, thaistocks said:

The local and international community will follow this case closely, if it just drags on and goes nowhere, it will very seriously further dent the justice/reputational case around Thailand.  Too many white color crimes here and far too little real jail sentences.

"Color" or collar?

[lvr181]

"... because the new technology has a wide range of useful applications needed to drive the digital economy."

 

And those useful applications are?? 

[starky]

22 hours ago, rodney earl said:

Yes. But some governments call this place the land of scams. I will now turn the page in disgust.!!

Would that make it a hub?

[scorecard]

22 hours ago, Cheops said:

They will do that later when he's abroad 555

Sure, these things take time, at least several months, maybe more, to process the cancellation.

 

Can't rush these things, too serious, make you get a headache. Plus one agency can't act to cancel until another completes the paperwork and submits it, then of course 'paperwork submitted not complete' so start again and so many public holidays causes delays and confusion.

 

Can't disrupt fb time. Have to drive the kids to school and pick them up, 

work needs to wait.

 

Edited August 12, 2018 by scorecard

[KhunFred]

"Farang rich.....him not need money."

[spidermike007]

Finnish Bitcoin owner Aarni Otava Saarimaa was lured into transferring Bitcoins worth almost Bt800 million to Thai suspects for further investment in Thai and other securities as well as for use in Macau casinos.

 

Was this guy completely crazy? Did he have a battery of expert lawyers reviewing the documents, visiting the casinos, and doing their due diligence? Investing $25 million dollars with a Thai actor? 

 

Will this scum be sentenced and imprisoned? Or will the monies simply be turned over the "authorities" and all is forgotten?

[lvr181]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Finnish Bitcoin owner Aarni Otava Saarimaa was lured into transferring Bitcoins worth almost Bt800 million to Thai suspects for further investment in Thai and other securities as well as for use in Macau casinos.

 

Was this guy completely crazy? Did he have a battery of expert lawyers reviewing the documents, visiting the casinos, and doing their due diligence? Investing $25 million dollars with a Thai actor? 

 

Will this scum be sentenced and imprisoned? Or will the monies simply be turned over the "authorities" and all is forgotten?

Yup, this scenario is not coming up smelling of roses.

[ttrd]

On ‎8‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 3:58 AM, Naroge said:

Well, as most bank accounts apparently are frozen, he cannot access them. Not so much to enjoy. Yet.

Frozen accounts in Hot countries never last long - as frozen…

[ttrd]

15 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Finnish Bitcoin owner Aarni Otava Saarimaa was lured into transferring Bitcoins worth almost Bt800 million to Thai suspects for further investment in Thai and other securities as well as for use in Macau casinos.

 

Was this guy completely crazy? Did he have a battery of expert lawyers reviewing the documents, visiting the casinos, and doing their due diligence? Investing $25 million dollars with a Thai actor? 

 

Will this scum be sentenced and imprisoned? Or will the monies simply be turned over the "authorities" and all is forgotten?

RE - Or will the monies simply be turned over the "authorities" and all is forgotten?

 

Some may end up as digital tea money….

Edited August 12, 2018 by ttrd

[snooky]

If the Finn had bought US $1000 worth of bitcoin in 2009 when it was only US .01 cent and sold it today, it would be worth approximately US $600,000,000.  And that 800ml bt translates roughly into 24 million US today so he will most likely be ahead of the game by a long shot.  Even if he bought large sums between 2009 and 2015, he would be way ahead of the game.  Some people take chances and win, most of us just plunk down our money and it's a loser.  And remember while it is only at around 6200 US now, it was as high as 19200+ not too long ago.

[lvr181]

6 hours ago, snooky said:

And remember while it is only at around 6200 US now, it was as high as 19200+ not too long ago.

That is would be a HUGE drop in someone's wealth.

 

But there is NEVER any profit or loss until sale. 

Edited August 14, 2018 by lvr181
Additional comment

[Camilo Diaz]

On 8/11/2018 at 9:02 AM, upu2 said:

Is the system so incompetent that a guy who is a flight risk is given bail? Where is the logic in that?

there is 2 million logics right there.