Not-so-crafty plan sees fake shop owner take Bt10m diamond

[webfact]

Not-so-crafty plan sees fake shop owner take Bt10m diamond

By Khanathit Srihirundaj, 
Supachai Petchtewee 
The Nation

 

 

Police are seeking an arrest warrant for the prime suspect in the blatant theft of a diamond worth Bt10 million.

 

 

The suspect, identified only as Ae, managed to get hold of the expensive stone after posing as a jewellery trader but once he had the stone in his hands on Tuesday afternoon, he fled on a waiting motorcycle in front of his fake shop. 

 

Diamond owner Jain Vaiphav, 44, was so shocked to see Ae jump on a motorcycle and leave him behind in the locked shop in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district that he smashed a glass panel to get out and run after him. But by then it was too late and he was just in time to see Ae and his getaway rider flee on their bike.

 

“This suspect has changed his first name and surname several times. He has also used many phone numbers. 

 

 

All are being registered by someone else, apparently because he wants to use those numbers for illicit purposes,” a source said. 

 

 Deputy National Police Commissioner Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakhan said on Wednesday that Ae must have had at least one accomplice. “We can identify the owner of the diamond because the stone has been issued a certificate,” he said. 

 

He said Ae had tried to commit a similar crime in Nonthaburi two years ago but failed. 

 

This time, he boosted his credibility by setting up a fake jewellery shop and lured an Indian businessman to hand him the gem during purchase negotiations.

 

Police say that Vaivphav, who sustained a 20-stitch gash on his arm, had previously advertised the diamond for sale on a website. They suspect this had given the offenders the idea to steal it.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30360292

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-13

[hotchilli]

After trying to sell a 10 million  baht diamond online he then went to a fake shop & got robbed... 

Can't cure stupidity!

[marko kok prong]

So the Indian is no longer a 'diamond geezer'.

[Lucky mike]

Insurance?

[webfact]

Arrest warrants issued for suspects in Bt10m gem theft

By Kittipong Maneerit, 
Supachai Phetchthewee 
The Nation

 

 

Arrest warrants were issued on Thursday for two male suspects in the theft of a Bt10 million diamond from a fake jewelry shop on Tuesday.

 

 

Bang Rak deputy inspector Lieutenant Chanachat Charoenpol said the warrant was issued for Pipatpongpat Suksawatpipat, 59, and his accomplice, who served as a getaway mortorcyclist.

 

Bang Rak precinct superintendent Pol Colonel Duangchote Suwancharat said police was confident that the suspect was still in Thailand and still has the diamond in his possession.

 

 

The suspect was captured by CCTV footage as he fled on a waiting motorcycle from the front of his fake jewelry shop on Si Phraya Road. 

 

Police say Pipatpongpat got hold of the gem after posing as a jewelry trader and left the diamond owner, Indian businessman Jain Vaiphav, 44, locked in the shop. 

 

 

Vaiphav, who smashed a glass panel to get out and sustained a 20-stitch gash on his arm, had advertised the diamond for sale on a website. Police suspect this gave the thieves the idea to steal it by setting up a fake jewelry shop and luring the Indian businessman to hand over the gem during purchase negotiations.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30360324

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-13

[Phuketshrew]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

This suspect has changed his first name and surname several times

Hilarious. His name is now Pipatpongpat Suksawatpipat but he calls himself Ae. Someone probably just said "eh?" when he said his name and it got mistaken as Ae?

[Letseng]

5 hours ago, Lucky mike said:

Insurance?

I doubt there is insurance. Costs too much. 

[Henrik Andersen]

That is just stupidity to go with a diamond worth 10m to another men you don't know anything about 

it is not insurance scam but just stupid thinking 

[webfact]

Bt10m gem theft getaway motorcycle belonged to dead Thai man

By The Nation

 

 

The getaway motorcycle used in the theft of a Bt10 million diamond from a fake jewelry store in in Bangkok's Bang Rak district on Tuesday belonged to a long-deceased Thai man, police say.

 

The motorcycle, which the two suspects abandoned at Soi Wat Doung Khae in Pathumwan district, was found on Thursday. Police are now investigating how it ended up being used by criminals.

 

Although the motorbike carried no licence plate, police traced its ownership via the tax renewal sticker that identified the vehicle registration number as Kor Ror Thor 770 Lop Buri, said a police source.

 

Earlier this week, police secured arrest warrants for theft suspect Pipatpongpat Suksawatpipat, 59, and his accomplice, who served as a getaway motorcyclist.

 

The suspect was captured by CCTV footage fleeing on a waiting motorcycle from the front of a fake jewelry shop on Si Phraya Road.

 

Police say the suspect got hold of the gem after posing as a jewelry trader and left the diamond owner, Indian businessman Jain Vaiphav, 44, locked in the shop.

 

Vaiphav, who smashed a glass panel to get out and sustained a 20-stitch gash on his arm, had advertised the diamond for sale on a website.

 

Police suspect that gave the thieves the idea to steal it by setting up a fake jewelry shop and luring the Indian businessman to hand over the gem during purchase negotiations.

 

Meanwhile, national police deputy chief Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakhan said police continued to search for the two suspects.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30360396

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-14

[StayinThailand2much]

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

The getaway motorcycle used in the theft of a Bt10 million diamond from a fake jewelry store in in Bangkok's Bang Rak district on Tuesday belonged to a long-deceased Thai man, police say.

The BiB, after careful investigation, are now convinced, that the second perpetrator, who rode the bike, is the ghost of the long-deceased man... ????

[Phuketshrew]

Must be the same bloke that owns all those expensive wrist watches ...

[fasteddie]

17 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

That is just stupidity to go with a diamond worth 10m to another men you don't know anything about 

it is not insurance scam but just stupid thinking 

There's one born every minute ????

[snoop1130]

Bt10m diamond theft suspect arrested at border

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

 

Police arrested a suspect at a border checkpoint on Friday evening for allegedly stealing a Bt10 million diamond from its owner in a fake jewelry shop earlier this week.

 

An informed source said Pipaspongpas Suksawaspipat, 59, was nabbed in response to an arrest warrant in Chanthaburi province while he was trying to cross the borders into Cambodia. 

 

A court approved an arrest warrant for Pipaspongpas on Wednesday after he made off from his fake jewelry shop in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district with a Bt10 million gem. 

 

He had pretended to examine the diamond during what his Indian victim, 44-year-old Jain Vaiphav, believed was a normal business negotiation on Tuesday afternoon. 

 

Vaivphav had advertised the diamond for sale on a website, and Pipaspongpas approached him and invited him to the fake shop. There, Pipaspongpas discussed a deal before asking to see the stone in natural light. However he made off in a waiting motorcycle and locked Vaiphav inside. 

 

Vaiphav had to smash a locked glass door to get out and alert police.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30360415

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-14

[gk10002000]

And where did the diamond originally come from?  I would question the whole thing

[colinneil]

Well his gem of an idea certainly lost its sparkle when he got caught.

[dotpoom]

On 12/13/2018 at 10:35 AM, hotchilli said:

After trying to sell a 10 million  baht diamond online he then went to a fake shop & got robbed... 

Can't cure stupidity!

Pray tell:....how is one to know a shop is "fake"...before entering ..do you think they are going to put a sign over the door...stating..."This shop is fake...do not enter"..?

[sammieuk1]

Diamonds are for ever never????

[scorecard]

On 12/13/2018 at 11:29 PM, Henrik Andersen said:

That is just stupidity to go with a diamond worth 10m to another men you don't know anything about 

it is not insurance scam but just stupid thinking 

and more questions:

 

- Is the Indian a Thai person?

- Is his normal 'business' diamond or gem trading?

- Is it required that diamond traders in Thailand must be registered?

- Is he registered as a business operator in diamonds, and is he paying taxes?

- Where did he obtain this specific diamond?

- Did he not have any security staff with him?

- Is it normal to sell diamonds by advertisements on the internet?

 

Now even if it's possible, conceptually to get insurance, would the insurance company accept him as legitimate? 

[Lupatria]

1 hour ago, dotpoom said:

Pray tell:....how is one to know a shop is "fake"...before entering ..do you think they are going to put a sign over the door...stating..."This shop is fake...do not enter"..?

...ask someone at the fake clinic, and the fake brake repair workshop next door to it.

[catman20]

ok they caught him but i bet the victim never sees his diamonds again.

[1duckyboy]

11 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

And where did the diamond originally come from?  I would question the whole thing

And where is it now, in "police custody"?

[Burma Bill]

I bet the arrest took the "sparkle" out of his eyes!

[madusa]

From what I read it seems to me this crook set up a fake shop then make appointment for this Indian victim to come. Thais are very good at fakes, even the women are fake(transgender）posing as women looking for husband on internet.

Nigerians too are good at this game. A woman from Malaysia flew to Nigeria to check out a business establishment. The crook set up an office in town with secretary typing at the desk. The name of the company was even done nicely on the entrance with stainless steel type lettering. Just look class.

The woman lost 250,000 Malaysian money when she invested in the company.

So this is happening throughout the world not only in Thailand.

It does sound like this Indian is doing something unusual because you don't sell expensive diamond like the way he did. You don't go to a small shop to sell .Something fishy here.

And lastly if the Indian get the diamond back from the police it will be a fake one. This Indian will lose  the real diamond if that is a real diamond and he will get a fake one return to him. Well, the police don't lose time going to a diamond dealer in town and also source for a fake diamond. Would the police do that ? You may ask.

That's the job of the police. If you don't know then you need to stay longer in Thailand and find out all the wonderful things that are happening in Thailand.

You know Thailand? You don't know Thailand? (that's how they speak english).

I know you still love Thailand warts and all.

 

[hotchilli]

Bt10m diamond heist and he couldn't afford a 500 baht crash helmet to hid his mug on CCTV

Thai <deleted> !!!

[KenKadz]

"Bt10 million diamond from its owner in a fake jewelry shop earlier this week"

Is it a fake diamond in a fake jewelry or not?

[wvavin]

Scammer vs Scammer.

[Jane Dough]

15 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

And where did the diamond originally come from?  I would question the whole thing

I'm going with diamond mine.

[bristolgeoff]

he has the diamond and they have his mug on eye spy.the driver has a helmet so maybe harder. to find.i imagine he will not get far  trying to leave thailand with his face everwhere now