Fraud victims call for police action

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

Some 20 representatives of 258 fraud victims have urged deputy police chief Maj Gen Khatcha Thatsat to speed up their investigation.

 

They were allegedly duped into investing Bt100 million in a company's food supplements. 

 

The 45-year-old Ratree Onpan and 19 fellow victims were accompanied by outspoken lawyer Songkran Achariyasap when they urged the police to speed up the victim interviews and investigation. 

 

They claim there has been no progress after filing a complaint with Khok Khram police on November 4. 

 

Ratree told police that she had joined Maxx Inter-Network Co's membership and that she and other members were invited in 2016 by company executives to invest in three types of food supplement which promised to yield a high monthly return. 

 

Ratree said she invested Bt900,000 and at first got the dividends via an e-wallet but nothing after April. 

 

She was told the company was changing marketing strategies and would later pay a higher return. 

 

But the group, some of whom had borrowed to make the investment, eventually filed a complaint with the police. 

 

Khatcha told the group that city officers would join the Khok Khram investigators to interview victims and gather evidence. 

 

He said the police checked the company's status and found it did not have a commercial company registration. His officers had prepared to file a charge of public fraud and violation of the Computer Act, for inputting false information onto the computer system. 

 

He said officers may contact the Anti Money-Laundering Office to check if there was also a money-laundering offence and therefore applicable for asset-seizing.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30358545

 

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A busy week for investigators, fraudsters and the duped

Edited November 14, 20187 yr by CanuckThai

''Sorry the number you have reached is not in service.please hang up and try again''....

Edited November 14, 20187 yr by mok199

No such thing as a safe investment and money isn't safe anywhere now. Greed got the better of them all. Strange how quickly people are willing to part with their money (even borrowed to part with it) and expect there to be nothing suspicious.  

Did the bitcoin-Finn get his B979m back? ......and neither will these people....

 

Naive is as naive does....

ha,ha,ha,ha, Police investigating a complicated fraud they are more likely to arrest fake news people rather than people who have the intelligence to dupe people. 

Edited November 15, 20187 yr by Khun Paul

Wonder how many of these 258 Victims,  of a get rich quick, greedy scheme.

Would be happy to rip you off,  but are just on the receiving end this time. !!!!!! 

Many people in this land have zero scruples. 

 

Edited November 15, 20187 yr by stanleycoin