Thai woman arrested for opening Malaysian scam gang account

By The Nation

 

 

Crime Suppression Division police have arrested a Thai woman in Nakhon Si Thammarat for opening a bank account for a Malaysian call centre gang to use.

 

Pol Maj Gen Thanathat Chan-im, divisional deputy inspector, said Jiranut Kwanthep, 39, was arrested on Tuesday under two court arrest warrants issued in Pattaya in August and Nonthaburi in 2015.

 

She was arrested at a seaside restaurant in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Khanom district.

 

She was later handed over to the Sattahip police and then Pak Kret police under the two warrants.

 

Jiranut said she was hired by a Malaysian man to open a bank account for Bt3,000 two years ago. She said the Malaysian took away the bank book and ATM card.

 

Jiranut said she was given 10 per cent from every amount wired by victims to her account. She said she normally received Bt7,000 for each transaction to her account a few times each month during the past two years.

 

Jiranut said she did not take part in the deception and she only allowed the Malaysian man to use her account but she has not received money from him for several months.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30355717

 

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Funny... She received her cut from every transaction but she did not take part in the deception... 

2 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Funny... She received her cut from every transaction but she did not take part in the deception... 

That's Thai thinking for you !!

It's about time they started to hit the "Thai" involvement in these scam & not just the perpetrators !!

Edited October 4, 20187 yr by hotchilli

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Jiranut said she did not take part in the deception and she only allowed the Malaysian man to use her account 

By accepting the 7000 baht a few times a month, you did take part.

Edited October 4, 20187 yr by Bluespunk