webfact Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Gunman flees with cash from depositor outside ATM By Supakorn Akkanant, Ekkachai Sukhawattana The Nation A Thai businessman was robbed by a lone gunman, who escaped with Bt55,000 in cash in Chon Buri province early on Sunday morning. The robbery took place in Bang Lamung district, Pol Captain Setthawuth Mawanhirankul said. The robbery took place in Bang Lamung district, Pol Captain Setthawuth Mawanhirankul said. Following a report of the robbery at 5am, police inspected the scene in front of Siam Commercial Bank’s Soi Noen Plub Wan branch office. Pattaya businessman Wichai Lowittaya, 55, told officers that he was waiting in a short queue to deposit Bt110,000 cash into an automatic deposit machine and was counting the cash when a man wearing a helmet pointed a gun at his back and forced him to give up the cash. The businessman said he put up a resistance hence the robber could only snatched half the cash – or Bt55,000 – before fleeing on a motorcycle. Wichai said he gathered the rest of the cash that had spilled on the ground and phoned police. Wichai told police that he often made such cash deposits as he thought the presence of a CCTV camera in the heavy-traffic area made it safe. Other eyewitnesses confirmed Wicjhai’s account of a lone armed man snatching the cash from Wichai and fleeing on a motorcycle. Police are checking CCTV footage. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30360992 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Bet he never does that again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: Wichai told police that he often made such cash deposits as he thought the presence of a CCTV camera in the heavy-traffic area made it safe. At 5am? Making the same deposit on a regular basis obviously made it unsafe, and Soi Noen Plub Wan isn't an area I would want to be wandering around at that time either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: he was waiting in a short queue At 5 am? Were these people on their way home or going to work? It sounds like the gunman had insider knowledge. Perhaps putting up a fight was a put up job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Stupid man ! Why didn't he wait for the bank to open ! I will never use an ATM for various reasons. Always deposit and withdraw cash at the counter, where it is safe. No chance of a thief or machine stealing the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Scamming his partner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Sounds fishier than a fishy fish story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Depositing 110K Baht - 55K Baht taken - Exactly HALF THE CASH is gone, what are the odds of that happening, or was it Mia Noi payment time?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Classic Ray said: Sounds fishier than a fishy fish story! "Other eyewitnesses confirmed Wicjhai’s account of a lone armed man snatching the cash from Wichai and fleeing on a motorcycle." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Many cynics here. But if it is legitimate, his big mistake was counting his cash in public. (Never show your wad). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Classic Ray said: Sounds fishier than a fishy fish story! Some kind of insurance fraud, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 44 minutes ago, neeray said: Many cynics here. But if it is legitimate, his big mistake was counting his cash in public. (Never show your wad). Walking around at 5 a.m. in that area with 110 grand in cash, and counting it, is begging for trouble. Perhaps he did that a couple of times, or why did suddenly a gunman show up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jossthaifarang Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I call bullshit, exactly half the cash fell on the floor? What are the odds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, jossthaifarang said: I call bullshit, exactly half the cash fell on the floor? What are the odds? For some reason half was being deposited, and 2 wads split. Maybe as simple as that. I have seen numerous examples of Thais carrying insane amounts in cash to the bank.. usually an open one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckThai Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 10 hours ago, webfact said: presence of a CCTV camera in the heavy-traffic area made it safe. CCTV doesn't make it more safe. It only records you being beaten and or robbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 There's a lot of "victim blaming" going on in this thread. Speaking of which, where's Bluespunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Sorry to meny in this tread but you are just so wrong why is it wrong to put your money in a machine 5am That's better than just have it home Business people do this every day and night And your answer is always insurance scam Only one thing he do wrong was counting the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangJon Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Fake news. Must ve been a foreigner. Thai people dont rob thai people. Thai rak Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 As long as CCTV is working they will catch this gangster in no time. Big Joke already on the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamcrut Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Lucky he wasn’t shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onera1961 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, siamcrut said: Lucky he wasn’t shot May be a toy gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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