Swiss man arrested in Chonburi accused of cheating insurance firm out of 600,000 francs

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Swiss man arrested on embassy claim of 600,000-franc insurance cheat 

 

 

A Swiss man was arrested at a Chon Buri resort early on Saturday as requested by the Swiss government for having allegedly cheated an insurance firm in his motherland of 600,000 francs or about Bt20 million.

 

Police from Crime Suppression Division arrested Zumbach Christoph, 68, at the Ban Sareh Lake and Resort under an arrest warrant issued by the Criminal Court on July 17. Christoph denied any wrongdoing.

 

The Thai Foreign Ministry sought the arrest warrant at the request of the Embassy of Switzerland, which wanted the man extradited to face fraud charges.

The Swiss embassy told the Foreign Ministry that the man is a former driving instructor in his homeland. He is alleged to have faked an accident in order to fraudulently obtain compensation worth 600,000 francs from an insurance company.

 

The firm later had doubts about the claim, launched an investigation and found that it had been deceived. Police said Christoph had been staying in Sattahip district in Chon Buri since April 15.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30351963

 

 

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[Justgrazing]

Wot's that on the bottom step behind him .. Has someone just changed the oil in their Wave or something ..

[from the home of CC]

one of the reasons insurance rates are so high

[balo]

He should have tried Cambodia or Laos instead , would be more difficult to locate him .  Unless he is completely innocent. 

 

 

[off road pat]

1 hour ago, balo said:

He should have tried Cambodia or Laos instead , would be more difficult to locate him .  Unless he is completely innocent. 

 

 

Hmm,..They just caught a Uzbek woman a couple of days ago who overstayed six years !!! If you're smart you can lay low. You have to cut all contacts with the outside world. Don't drive a expensive car. don't make the Thais jealous or suspicious,...

[Enoon]

 

Time for "Big Joke" to round up all the Swiss and check them out?

 

Too difficult to distinguish them from all the other Caucasians I suppose.

 

So round up all the Whites!

 

NB "Nigerians" is, of course, a generic term for all those of "Sub-Saharan" appearance.

 

 

[Henrik Andersen]

just another criminal hide in Thailand and live a luxury life 

I hope he get what he deserves 

[sammieuk1]

He's slashed his wrist already?

[Thechook]

Where's Big Joke, this would have been a great photo op for him.

[bristolgeoff]

must have being some accident or fraud to be paid that much.why did they pay out that money if they was a problem..they can hold a payment back if something wrong

[dopenhagen]

What's with the white box over what I presume are handcufffs ?

[Power of life yoga]

Almost got away with it ?

[IamNoone88]

18 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Wot's that on the bottom step behind him .. Has someone just changed the oil in their Wave or something ..

Its the latest in security. Escapees heading for the hills don't know it is there and slip up in it. 

[M71]

" Swiss man arrested on embassy claim of 600,000-franc insurance cheat "

 

 

So ?

[Assurancetourix]

16 hours ago, off road pat said:

Hmm,..They just caught a Uzbek woman a couple of days ago who overstayed six years !!! If you're smart you can lay low. You have to cut all contacts with the outside world. Don't drive a expensive car. don't make the Thais jealous or suspicious,...

and don't live in Pattaya or Phuket or Hua Hin;

but in Bangkok or in Issan , I think u can live on overstay during all your life

[hobobo]

14 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

just another criminal hide in Thailand and live a luxury life 

I hope he get what he deserves 

IF he is found to be guilty.

[tompelli]

Took them over a month to find him, Thailand 4.0 

[KhunFred]

Because insurance companies NEVER cheat anybody.

[Dogmatix]

15 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

Time for "Big Joke" to round up all the Swiss and check them out?

 

Too difficult to distinguish them from all the other Caucasians I suppose.

 

So round up all the Whites!

 

NB "Nigerians" is, of course, a generic term for all those of "Sub-Saharan" appearance.

 

 

 

Time for Operation White Eagle. LOL.

[Arkady]

I don't think B20 million is really enough to live a life of luxury in Thailand. Once you have bought a nice house, you would be down to your pension without even enough for massive electricity bills to air condition the house.

[Mingomania]

Must be an old case since France converted to Euros a long time ago...

[chickenslegs]

4 minutes ago, Mingomania said:

Must be an old case since France converted to Euros a long time ago...

But he is Swiss.

[Vacuum]

1 hour ago, KhunFred said:

Because insurance companies NEVER cheat anybody.

Exactly, they're legal criminals.

[Mingomania]

2 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

But he is Swiss.

Monsieur Chickenlegs, you are absolutely right, sorry, mea culpa...

[micmichd]

3 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

must have being some accident or fraud to be paid that much.why did they pay out that money if they was a problem..they can hold a payment back if something wrong

He might have made his claims to the wrong insurance, we  don't know.

[NoshowJones]

21 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

one of the reasons insurance rates are so high

Rubbish, if it suddenly became impossible to use any fraudulent means against an insurance company, does anyone really believe that they would reduce their rates? Be honest now.

[NoshowJones]

16 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

just another criminal hide in Thailand and live a luxury life 

I hope he get what he deserves 

Maybe insurance companies, should stop trying to confuse people with their legal jargon, and simplify things.

Oh wait! If they did that they could not make up so many excuses to avoid paying out legitimate claims.

[from the home of CC]

12 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Rubbish, if it suddenly became impossible to use any fraudulent means against an insurance company, does anyone really believe that they would reduce their rates? Be honest now.

Insurance policies usually renew annually, and that is when consumers notice that their insurance premiums have gone up. There are legitimate reasons for raising insurance premiums. For example, if it was an especially bad year for hurricanes, then there will be a significant increase in homeowners, auto and health insurance claims. To help recover the unexpected spike in payouts, the insurance companies will raise their premiums.

But a significant percentage of a premium increase is to help cover losses due to insurance fraud. In the United States, insurance fraud accounts for approximately $30 billion in lost revenue for the insurance industry. Unfortunately for the consumer, that money has to come from somewhere, which is part of the reason for insurance premium increases.

[NoshowJones]

55 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

Exactly, they're legal criminals.

They are capitalists. another name for legal criminals, just like banks, politicians etc. Screw ordinary people for as much as they can get, even if it lands them in poverty.

[lvr181]

21 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Wot's that on the bottom step behind him .. Has someone just changed the oil in their Wave or something ..

The frenchie was scared?