Popular Post snoop1130 Posted October 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2018 ‘Fake’ lawyer held after visa probe By Khanathit Srihirundaj The Nation A 50-year-old Thai man wanted for fraud was arrested on Thursday in Nonthaburi's Muang district, Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn told a press conference in Bangkok. Suspect Pairoj Kanchanarat allegedly told US tourists that he was a lawyer able to get a permanent visa for Bt20,000-Bt50,000. He was wanted under an arrest warrant issued on October 8 by the Phra Khanong Provincial Court. Pairoj was caught at the Lumphini Ville condominium on Prachacheun Road. The arrest stemmed from a police complaint filed by a US expat in February who said Pairoj claimed to be a lawyer able to secure a permanent visa and work permit for foreigners without them needing to go to the government offices to apply for the documents. Foreigners reportedly paid between Bt20,000 and Bt50,000 to Pairoj. The US victim allegedly paid Bt25,000 for a permanent visa and his Italian friend paid Bt49,000 for a work permit. Surachate said the police probe had found Pairoj duped people many times over 10 years and he was wanted for another seven fraud arrest warrants in Bangkok, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chiang Mai. The police said Pairoj would go to tourist attractions to befriend potential victims with false promises. Immigration and tourist police also worked to arrest 40 Indians who broke the law, 10 of whom had overstayed their visa and 30 others failed to present identification papers at the Sampgheng market in Bangkok's Samphanthawong district early on Thursday morning. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30356264 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-10-11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raymonddiaz Posted October 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2018 49k for a work permit. Work permit costs 3.100 baht... Some foreigners are easily fouled.... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotMahKid Posted October 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: a police complaint filed by a US expat in February It took some time to react. He only did it for 10 years and nobody discovered it? It was only a complaint made by a farang. Edited October 11, 2018 by RotMahKid 8 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HannahD Posted October 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2018 Whingeing farang! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 After all this time who found him out.he must have had a good cover story to last this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 Another case of extreme incompetence on the part of the RTP. One can only guess how many times the worm was reported before the toy cops did anything. 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aussie11950 Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 So police could not find him to arrest him? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Guy 13 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) I wonder how many people he helped each week and if he has a friend still helping others? Edited October 12, 2018 by Happy Guy 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 So what will that give him? A pat on the head and a cupcake if he gives his victims a wai and apologizes to Thai society. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quandow Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 You would think after all that time immigration at swampy would have sussed it out the first time a phony tried coming in or going out, or immigration in general would have realized something was amiss when they tried to get a re-entry permit. Something is missing in this story. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ttrd Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 RE - ‘Fake’ lawyer held after visa probe He will need a real one, but karma may give him a fake one.... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I can predict the fake lawyer is about to do a fake Wai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Pairoj duped people many times over 10 years and he was wanted for another seven fraud arrest warrants in Bangkok, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chiang Mai. So Thai ID cards are worthless as the guy has been at it so long, leaving Plod in his wake? Edited October 12, 2018 by mikebell omission. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337markus Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Wow I am amazed a THAI doing something not legal! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 A troll post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy coconut Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 1 hour ago, spidermike007 said: Another case of extreme incompetence on the part of the RTP. One can only guess how many times the worm was reported before the toy cops did anything. Do you think he gave his victims his real contact details? The cops were probably told of a man with a false name, whose only contact details would have been a mobile phone number. I'm sure the payments would have been in cash. Seems, like most scams, a fairly simple plan, the real genius would be finding victims and sweet talking them into parting with their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 13 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said: 49k for a work permit. Work permit costs 3.100 baht... Some foreigners are easily fouled.... 3.100 baht, sure, if you have a registered employer and a genuine job that is not exclusive to Thais. I doubt that was the case here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 1 hour ago, quandow said: You would think after all that time immigration at swampy would have sussed it out the first time a phony tried coming in or going out, or immigration in general would have realized something was amiss when they tried to get a re-entry permit. Something is missing in this story. What's missing is who and how much they were taking from this guy to allow him to get away with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 14 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said: 49k for a work permit. Work permit costs 3.100 baht... Some foreigners are easily fouled.... Do you mean "fooled"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanterbrigianBangkoker Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 3 hours ago, bristolgeoff said: After all this time who found him out.he must have had a good cover story to last this long. The ginger lad who made the complaint is my mate - 'US expat' mentioned in the news articles. https://www.khaosod.co.th/around-thailand/news_1674757 He and another two friends were robbed of upwards of 100k between them. Naive and and maybe a little gullible of them to believe this sheister, but still, the guy is a crook and was apparently very persuasive and believable. He has been on the run for the last 6 months. I wonder what will happen to him now? Hoping for more than the solemn wai and 500bt fine, standard recourse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I hate sheisters no matter where they come from . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, CanterbrigianBangkoker said: The ginger lad who made the complaint is my mate - 'US expat' mentioned in the news articles. https://www.khaosod.co.th/around-thailand/news_1674757 He and another two friends were robbed of upwards of 100k between them. Naive and and maybe a little gullible of them to believe this sheister, but still, the guy is a crook and was apparently very persuasive and believable. He has been on the run for the last 6 months. I wonder what will happen to him now? Hoping for more than the solemn wai and 500bt fine, standard recourse. Did this "lawyer"produce any paperwork or did he just take the money? i am not really clear on that,if he produced documents what will happen to the people he conned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Buyer beware, if it sounds too good to be true, it isn’t true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Quote Surachate said the police probe had found Pairoj duped people many times over 10 years and he was wanted for another seven fraud arrest warrants in Bangkok, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chiang Mai. So the eight arrest warrant worked. I expect 1 out of 8 ain't bad by Thai police standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 What a shark, the real lawyers will be green with envy that he cut them out of the wheeling and dealing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanterbrigianBangkoker Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) 39 minutes ago, jvs said: Did this "lawyer"produce any paperwork or did he just take the money? i am not really clear on that,if he produced documents what will happen to the people he conned? I have no, idea to be honest. I have known one of his victims since last year - the ginger American guy featured in the khaosod article. On his return to BKK in Feb he was looking to get a Student visa or Non O / Business visa - something that would allow him a longer stay in the kingdom. I don't know why he thought he'd be able to just pay for and receive a work permit, as I didn't think he had any prospect of work, but I might be mistaken there. Perhaps not knowing enough about the system or the visa requirements etc., he might not have known he needed a Non B visa first, either. He isn't a close mate, but someone I see regularly enough. He is a nice lad, but a little 'wet behind the ears' let's say, especially when it comes to Thais and Thailand's corruption. From what I was told, the guy (Tony as he called himself) produced lots of official looking, but patently false, paperwork and had business cards / some kind of make shift office and spoke very good English, he was also working on similar procedures for 2 other mutual friends of ours who were confident that he was legitimate enough. One of whom is featured looking pretty irate in the khaosod article. ???? I have been told that both my yank mate and the other people involved have had their $$ returned to them now, however. So that's a win for them, I'm pleased to say. What will happen to the sheister himself or any other victims, I have no idea. Edited October 12, 2018 by CanterbrigianBangkoker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanbla Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I see adverts for this kind of visa business in my Facebook and Instagram all the time. Ads like " Are you blacklisted in Thailand.... " etc. Must be a peace of cake to track these scammers who insist on having contact's in Immigration Bureau... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0815 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The police said Pairoj would go to tourist attractions to befriend potential victims with false promises. And who is so stupid to believe that a proper lawyer would work this style ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Foreigners reportedly paid between Bt20,000 and Bt50,000 to Pairoj. The US victim allegedly paid Bt25,000 for a permanent visa and his Italian friend paid Bt49,000 for a work permit. If victims don’t pay, crooks won’t be there. Edited October 12, 2018 by The Theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysilly Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 16 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said: 49k for a work permit. Work permit costs 3.100 baht... Some foreigners are easily fouled.... Work permit does not cost 3,000 bht a proper one cost around 30,000 for the year 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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