Thai police nab romance scammers

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 19th December 2018 (NNT) – Thai police arrested 58 romance scammers between December 8th and 17th, the Immigration Bureau has announced. 

Immigration police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachet Hakpan held a press conference to disclose that 58 individuals involved in romance scams had been apprehended between December 8th and December 17th.

 

One of the victims, a man from Nakhon Sawan province, was tricked into transferring 134,300 baht to the scammers’ account which the police have now frozen. The police were able to return 98,300 baht to the victim. 

The police have also arrested 17 people complicit in call center scams. 

Since June 22nd this year, 216 instances of romance scams have been reported; damage totalled 113 million baht. So far, 2.8 million baht has been returned to 15 victims. 

Police investigations also confirmed that four of the perpetrators are foreigners, one of whom has already escaped the country.

 

-- nnt 2018-12-19

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Immigration police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachet Hakpan held a press conference to disclose that 58 individuals involved in romance scams had been apprehended between December 8th and December 17th.

The morality police at work.

So the majority of the scammers where Thai? well I never

Just normal police-work, nothing to do with Immigration.

It's time he now starts with his real job and reform the immigration visa rules and procedures instead of walking to the press daily.

 

Edited December 19, 20187 yr by RotMahKid

4 hours ago, webfact said:

One of the victims, a man from Nakhon Sawan province, was tricked into transferring 134,300 baht to the scammers’ account which the police have now frozen. The police were able to return 98,300 baht to the victim

...and the missing 36,000 went where?

As there was no mention about the nationality of the scammers, how long will it take until the Nigerians sue Thailand for copyright infringement?

Is that a picture of some of the scammers?

Immigration workers wearing army uniforms doesnt look very welcoming..

1 hour ago, Destiny1990 said:

Immigration workers wearing army uniforms doesnt look very welcoming..

 

Do you find something more welcoming about the police style uniforms most countries immigration officers wear?

24 minutes ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

Do you find something more welcoming about the police style uniforms most countries immigration officers wear?

Not where i come from they just wear plain clothes same as the ordinary government departments...