General: I've never seen a case of Thais conning Thais - it's always foreigners who are responsible!

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General: I've never seen a case of Thais conning Thais - it's always foreigners who are responsible! 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A leading chief of provincial police made the extraordinary statement that he had never seen a case of a Thai ripping off a fellow Thai. 

 

It was always foreigners who were responsible, said Region One chief Pol Gen Amphon Buarapporn.

 

The commander was quoted by Sanook as he investigated a case against a 53 year old Chonburi man who met wealthy widows on Facebook and conned them out of money through blackmail. 

 

Erawan, 53, is helping police with their inquiries after his arrest in Uthai district of Ayuthaya. 

 

The case came to light after a 58 year old woman called Sanong, from Nakorn Ratchasima, was reported missing by her son. Some 150,000 baht had also been taken out of her account. 

 

It has emerged that Erawan met Sanong on Facebook and arranged to take her to a hotel in Saraburi. She was later hit with a hammer and abandoned in Samut Sakhon.

 

The money was taken from her ATM account. 

 

Sanook said that sources all confirmed that Erawan preyed on wealthy widows and former civil servants of good financial means who he met on various platforms on Facebook and dating sites. 

 

They said that the Thai tricked the women then filmed them having sex with him for the purposes of blackmailing them. His many victims would not dare go to the authorities for fear of the shame. 

 

Region 1 chief General Amphon was quoted as saying that he had never heard of a case where a Thai had conned a Thai - it was always foreigners who did the ripping off in his experience. 

 

It was not sure whether he was referring to just romance scams and related criminal activities on the internet or crime in general. 

 

He warned his compatriots to watch out for everyone they met online. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-12-20

[darksidedog]

Truly unbelievable. If the good General has never come across Thais ripping off other Thais, you have to say he obviously hasn't been doing his job. Every week there are reports of Thai ponzi schemes, run by Thais, ripping their country men off. Trying to suggest foreigners are solely responsible is an appalling and disgraceful comment to make, which also shows his complete ignorance.

[Darcula]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Region 1 chief General Amphon was quoted as saying that he had never heard of a case where a Thai had conned a Thai - it was always foreigners who did the ripping off in his experience. 

 

Their prisons must be full of Thai scapegoats.

 

[jonclark]

To make such a statment he clearly neither follows nor understands Thai politics.  As the cornerstoner on which that system is built is on complete opposition to his blindingly uninformed and untrue statement.

 

Come back Taksin, Yingluck all os forgiven.

[nikmar]

right up there with "No Thai could do this crime". I wonder if, when he said that, there were the same "boiings and whistles" sound effects you get on those Thai TV shows

[LomSak27]

Just now, darksidedog said:

Truly unbelievable. If the good General has never come across Thais ripping off other Thais, you have to say he obviously hasn't been doing his job.

 

No - He is doing his job, right now; he is defending Thainess 

 

and what is so wrong with that nattering Nabobs of Negativity?!   

[poohy]

And i have yet to meet a Thai that trusts another Thai! ...families included

[ThreeEyedRaven]

What a complete idiot? Clearly the General is operating on less than one peanut for a brain. This complete fool should be terminated immediately for such gross stupidity.

[colinneil]

General Amphon.... you for real?????

You have never seen a case of Thais conning Thais, that must rate as 1 of the most stupid remarks of the year.

[Youlike]

Guess he never reads the newspapers.

[Odysseus123]

2 minutes ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

What a complete idiot? Clearly the General is operating on less than one peanut for a brain. This complete fool should be terminated immediately for such gross stupidity.

Or promoted.

 

He's got the qualifications..

[Just1Voice]

Never heard of a Thai conning a Thai? ????????????????????????

What bubble is he living in????

 

[Youlike]

As they say in Singapore: "Don't Thai me please!".

[jonclark]

Note the deliberate omission of Thais conning foriegners.

 

Wonder of that finnish chap managed to get his bitcoins back?

[Vacuum]

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

A leading chief of provincial police made the extraordinary statement that he had never seen a case of a Thai ripping off a fellow Thai.

Perhaps this chief should get out sometimes, and experience the real Thailand.

[lust]

Demote this clown immediately. 

[PatOngo]

What a totally ill informed and moronic statement to make! Only Thai's are smart enough to con Thai's, and the best Thai con artists all wear uniforms...……...of varying colors!

[seahorse]

He mustn't read the news. 

58 romance scammers arrested, FOUR of whom were foreigners. 

[White Christmas13]

And those brain dead guys running the country I am glad I left that stinking place  

[Youlike]

7 minutes ago, seahorse said:

He mustn't read the news. 

58 romance scammers arrested, FOUR of whom were foreigners. 

Today's news: Thai even rape their daughters or relatives....

[robblok]

28 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Truly unbelievable. If the good General has never come across Thais ripping off other Thais, you have to say he obviously hasn't been doing his job. Every week there are reports of Thai ponzi schemes, run by Thais, ripping their country men off. Trying to suggest foreigners are solely responsible is an appalling and disgraceful comment to make, which also shows his complete ignorance.

Just an other nationalistic idiot, just like the farangs here that believe they are always in the right and Thais are always stupid and dumb.

 

Nationalism a poison that keeps on giving. Good thing that I am not from a flag waving nationalistic country. The only time we wave flags if the Dutch team preforms good in soccer and that is rarely.

[Jip99]

6 minutes ago, robblok said:

J The only time we wave flags if the Dutch team preforms good in soccer and that is rarely.

 

You are clearly too young to remember.......... I am not, and I will always remember where "total football" came from.....

[PatOngo]

10 minutes ago, robblok said:

Just an other nationalistic idiot, just like the farangs here that believe they are always in the right and Thais are always stupid and dumb.

 

Nationalism a poison that keeps on giving. Good thing that I am not from a flag waving nationalistic country. The only time we wave flags if the Dutch team preforms good in soccer and that is rarely.

So, the last Thai you conned, was it profitable?

[giddyup]

33 minutes ago, Youlike said:

Guess he never reads the newspapers.

Or watches Thai TV news.

[giddyup]

23 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

And those brain dead guys running the country I am glad I left that stinking place  

Oh! Did you leave?

[Puchaiyank]

I love this guy...foreigners come to Thailand to scam Thais...this crime was unheard of before Thailand let foreigners in...thanks for the laugh...

[CanuckThai]

Another General, who's mother went for the easier route of giving birth........on meth

[55Jay]

Probably no coincidence that below TVF article is posted on the right margin. ????

"Another" Thai ripoff artist

 

On the cynical flip side, the Thai female suspect lacks creativity and originality in coming up with her own business or crime ideas, and is merely "Copy Catting" the Quick Baht scheme established by farang scammers.    Thai Rak Thai, unless there's money involved.

 

Fair to say though, this isn't limited to Thais and Thailand.  Caveat Emptor.

[thaiguzzi]

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

Region 1 chief General Amphon was quoted as saying that he had never heard of a case where a Thai had conned a Thai - it was always foreigners who did the ripping off in his experience. 

 

57 minutes ago, webfact said:

A leading chief of provincial police made the extraordinary statement that he had never seen a case of a Thai ripping off a fellow Thai. 

That's how thick the coppers are over here...

[mauGR1]

9 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

 

You are clearly too young to remember.......... I am not, and I will always remember where "total football" came from.....

I was 14 when the Dutch lost the world cup final with the Germans, every football fan i knew was is love with the Orange team.

Just a shame they lost both finals in '74 and '78.