Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 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 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted August 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2018 Wot's that on the bottom step behind him .. Has someone just changed the oil in their Wave or something .. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post from the home of CC Posted August 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2018 one of the reasons insurance rates are so high 10 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 He should have tried Cambodia or Laos instead , would be more difficult to locate him . Unless he is completely innocent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted August 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2018 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,... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) 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. Edited August 11, 2018 by Enoon 6 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henrik Andersen Posted August 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2018 just another criminal hide in Thailand and live a luxury life I hope he get what he deserves 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted August 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2018 He's slashed his wrist already? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thechook Posted August 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2018 Where's Big Joke, this would have been a great photo op for him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopenhagen Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 What's with the white box over what I presume are handcufffs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power of life yoga Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Almost got away with it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M71 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 " Swiss man arrested on embassy claim of 600,000-franc insurance cheat " So ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompelli Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Took them over a month to find him, Thailand 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunFred Posted August 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2018 Because insurance companies NEVER cheat anybody. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arkady Posted August 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingomania Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Must be an old case since France converted to Euros a long time ago... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted August 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mingomania said: Must be an old case since France converted to Euros a long time ago... But he is Swiss. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, KhunFred said: Because insurance companies NEVER cheat anybody. Exactly, they're legal criminals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mingomania Posted August 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: But he is Swiss. Monsieur Chickenlegs, you are absolutely right, sorry, mea culpa... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoshowJones Posted August 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) 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. Edited August 12, 2018 by possum1931 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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