Conned investors go to the media after English Language School owner disappears abroad

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Conned investors go to the media after English Language School owner disappears abroad

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai people who invested in a language school in Lampang have gone to the media after they were ripped off for millions of baht.

 

The victims had invested in an AEC affiliated language school set up in Prajao Thanjai Road in Muang district.

 

The AEC is the Asean Economic Community - Thai people have been encouraged to learn more English to catch up with some of their neighbors.

 

The victims said they responded to a leaflet campaign for investors hoping to make money. Some put in several hundreds of thousands of baht.

 

Some 50 students were left high and dry when the school shut its doors. They had paid 500 baht each to study English.

 

The Muang Lampang police have issued an arrest warrant for the owner named only as Jiraphat, 41.

 

Jiraphat has fled abroad with some of the proceeds of the investment in the school.

 

Ten people led by former teacher Phimporn, 73, went to the Thai media yesterday to press the police into following up on charges.

 

Sanook said in their headline that Jiraphat is believed to have fled abroad with half a million baht.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-09-13

[BobBKK]

Wow 'Scandal in Lampang' 

 

a rare event indeed in a town where one of the town's famous horses going the wrong way down a soi is major news.

[worgeordie]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Sanook said in their headline that Jiraphat is believed to have fled abroad with half a million baht.

 

Could have done better........

regards worgeordie

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

I wonder if 73-year-old former teacher Phimporn and I would have been able to have a basic chat in English, were I ever to visit Lampang.

 

I wonder what exactly all the ripped off students were likely to have gotten for their 500 baht tuition.

 

I also wonder what exactly is an "AEC affiliated" language school, and even if there is actually such a thing?

 

 

 

[Esso49]

Shame of it is that no doubt some students are out of pocket after really trying to do a good thing for themselves by learning English.    Hope they catch the conman who legged it abroad but with only 500000 baht it won't last long.  As for the investors, well no doubt some were genuine and I am sorry they lost some money but I am sure many of the investors were just hoping to make a quick buck at the expense of others so then that's poetic justice.

[Colabamumbai]

And I have a hard time getting 150 Baht an hour teaching privately.

[prakhonchai nick]

What's with all the stupid face masks? is Lampang an unhealthy part of Thailand?

[colinneil]

Just now, prakhonchai nick said:

What's with all the stupid face masks? is Lampang an unhealthy part of Thailand?

They are using facemasks to cover up their embarrassment.

We cannot lose face if others cannot see our faces.?

[lazeeboy]

500000 baht will last a month abroad wait a month and he'll be back 

[Tarteso]

500000.- is just the value of this poor scum.

[Colabamumbai]

3 hours ago, car720 said:

I get sixty dollars an hour teaching in China.

Wow they must be going to live in Canada.

[thaimelody]

The strange thing is these masks don't really hide the identity of any of the people in the photo

[Rhys]

7 hours ago, lazeeboy said:

500000 baht will last a month abroad wait a month and he'll be back 

... that is for sure and will find even more investors... why  GREED... and lack of sense...Beware...

[cookieqw]

8 hours ago, colinneil said:

They are using facemasks to cover up their embarrassment.

We cannot lose face if others cannot see our faces.?

not so, many wearing helmets lose face and go nuts in thailand

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, car720 said:

I get sixty dollars an hour teaching in China.

It's nice to brag isn't it !!!

[gk10002000]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

to press the police into following up on charges.

Damn it.  why do they have to go to the police to file charges?  Isn't there a court system there through which they can file civil suits?  And is there not some sort of District attorney office that could file criminal charges like theft, embezzelment etc?

[Machiavelli]

On 9/13/2018 at 3:14 PM, car720 said:

I get sixty dollars an hour teaching in China.

The richest teacher in China. ?