FIFTY EIGHT Chinese nationals arrested for running share scam from Bangkok hotel

[webfact]

FIFTY EIGHT Chinese nationals arrested for running share scam from Bangkok hotel

 

Picture: INN

 

Immigration police have announced the arrest of fifty eight Chinese nationals over their alleged involvement in a scam that defrauded investors in China.

 

The group were arrested at a hotel on Soi Lat Phrao 101 after staff became suspicious when they hardly ever left their hotel rooms. 

 

At a media briefing on Wednesday, immigration chief Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang said the group were involved in a stock manipulation scam that targeted unsuspecting investors in mainland China. 

 

Picture: INN

 

Members of the group contacted victims through WeChat and persuaded them to part with 6,000 Yuan or 30,000 baht per month in the scam. 

 

The group entered Thailand on tourist visas and rented rooms at the hotel to carry out the scam.

 

Following a raid on the rooms, police seized 200 mobile phones and 40 laptops. 

 

The group have now been charged with working in Thailand illegally and will have their visas revoked. 

 

Picture: INN

 

Pol Lt Gen Sompong asked for people’s cooperation in reporting suspicious anything that may be considered suspicious behaviour amongst for foreigners in Thailand and reminded people that they must report if a foreigner is staying at a property belonging to them.

 

Source: INN

 

 

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[FigaroLucowski]

Send them back to China, changes are they will get the death penalty, the Chinese authorities pass out death sentences like cookies!

[happy chappie]

To the Chinese this isn't wrong it's just business.if you are gullible enough to have your pants pulled down in a scam/fraud/deal then your not a very good businessman.dont believe me? You tube China scams.

[sammieuk1]

European scammers cant afford the rent these days only the quality nationalities left???? 

[DLock]

At least their TM30 were probably in order...

[Gloucester]

Extradition to HK?

[sherwood]

Love them little Chinese tourists.

[ThomasThBKK]

Maybe that's why they are supposed to spend more money than farrangs, they buy all these hundreds of phones at MBK.

[ChipButty]

All them Farang bandits are being replaced by Chinese bandits Quality tourist hey?

[ChipButty]

police seized 200 mobile phones and 40 laptops. 

 

What will happen to them? or shouldn't I ask

[Dtaw]

The Chinese are parasites wherever they go. Ask the Cambodians, Laotians, Burmese, Malaysians, Indonesians, Filipinos, Africans, etc. 

[Isaan sailor]

I can’t believe this! Chinese tourists are coveted here in LoS.  And the government loves ChiComs.  Look at the bi-lateral trade deals, and the hot money inflows at Bank of Thailand every trading day...

[BestB]

Statement below is little worrying 

 

“Pol Lt Gen Sompong asked for people’s cooperation in reporting suspicious anything that may be consideredsuspicious behaviour amongst forforeigners in Thailand”

[Ketyo]

"The group have now been charged with working in Thailand illegally and will have their visas revoked."  They are running a huge fraud scam. But the RTP only have the capacity to charge them with working illegally!!!

 

They could arrest the African drug dealers in Sukhumvit and charge them with working illegally. Would be easier for them just to check passports than do proper law enforcement. 

 

[wotsdermatter]

It would appear that people from many countries get caught for criminal activities but the Thai authorities only pinpoint the visitors or long stay ex-pats. for special attention regarding the paperwork needed to live here for extended periods because Immigration want to keep track of us so we do not participate in "criminal" activities.  What a joke things are becoming, especially as it has just been announced that long time and retirees will be charged with higher fees for hospital treatment.  I left about one year ago and I seem to have made it out just in time.  In Canada, all are treated fairly and equally and Thailand could take lessons from us about how to treat visitors, citizens, etc, the same way.  However, the answer is "cannot because it is the law".  Instead of one person going overseas to "investigate" closing times, etc. in other countries, may I suggest a better alternative would be for somebody to investigate how to treat visitors and others in a fair manner.

'nuf sed.

[mlmcleod]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Pol Lt Gen Sompong asked for people’s cooperation in reporting suspicious anything that may be considered suspicious behaviour amongst for foreigners in Thailand and reminded people that they must report if a foreigner is staying at a property belonging to them.

Yes, please ignore any suspicious activities by Thai nationals.  If we work hard, we can fine and deport all of the foreign devils.

 

Sounds suspiciously like a message from the Gestapo.  Just substitute jews for foreigners and it is identical.

[Mavideol]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The group have now been charged with working in Thailand illegally and will have their visas revoked.

and that's it, visa removal not banned for a very long period of time like they do with the westerners, Chinese have special treatment, IMO law not the same for everyone staying illegally

[drbeach]

2 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

I can’t believe this! Chinese tourists are coveted here in LoS.  And the government loves ChiComs.  Look at the bi-lateral trade deals, and the hot money inflows at Bank of Thailand every trading day...

The government loves the Chinese government and the large numbers of Chinese tourists, but I don't think either immigration or the general Thai population has much love for them.

[drbeach]

2 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

and that's it, visa removal not banned for a very long period of time like they do with the westerners, Chinese have special treatment, IMO law not the same for everyone staying illegally

Actually they will be blacklisted. Don't take what the article says word for word, they don't necessarily mention every little immigration nuance, that would make the article too lengthy. Even if they were westerners, the article would be worded the same way.

 

Of course these guys will be blacklisted. Besides, there's only 1.4 billion other Chinese who have never been blacklisted to replace these 58 people.

Edited September 5, 2019 by drbeach

[RichardColeman]

I wonder if Thailand can officially announce the Chinese as the biggest Criminals in Thailand yet ? Or hold back as it may effect tourism ? 

[ChipButty]

9 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I wonder if Thailand can officially announce the Chinese as the biggest Criminals in Thailand yet ? Or hold back as it may effect tourism ? 

Who's the biggest?

[Traubert]

18 hours ago, FigaroLucowski said:

Send them back to China, changes are they will get the death penalty, the Chinese authorities pass out death sentences like cookies!

Fraud only carries a death sentence if you're a Government high-up in China and then there's a two year commutation to life.

1 hour ago, mlmcleod said:

Yes, please ignore any suspicious activities by Thai nationals.  If we work hard, we can fine and deport all of the foreign devils.

 

Sounds suspiciously like a message from the Gestapo.  Just substitute jews for foreigners and it is identical.

Hurrah! Godwins Law. Its been a while. ????

43 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

and that's it, visa removal not banned for a very long period of time like they do with the westerners, Chinese have special treatment, IMO law not the same for everyone staying illegally

You wont be seeing these 58 outside China ever again.

 

Hardly left the hotel? Got to love the Chinese work ethic. ????

[moontang]

Operation Black Panda?

[IssanMichael]

18 hours ago, happy chappie said:

To the Chinese this isn't wrong it's just business.if you are gullible enough to have your pants pulled down in a scam/fraud/deal then your not a very good businessman.dont believe me? You tube China scams.

If they don't think it's wrong why would they travel to Thailand to do it?

[ChipButty]

Death by firing squad for corrupt Chinese officials 

[hotchilli]

On 9/4/2019 at 3:52 PM, webfact said:

FIFTY EIGHT Chinese nationals arrested for running share scam from Bangkok hotel

Get used to it Thailand.. you open the door and in they come.... only the tourists go home the bad element stay !

Cambodia will find out soon enough that they've invited the devil to stay !

[StayinThailand2much]

"The group have now been charged with working in Thailand illegally and will have their visas revoked."

 

58 quality tourists less. TAT will be p***ed...

Edited September 5, 2019 by StayinThailand2much

[gk10002000]

And by the numbers of chinese visiting and on the mainland, I bet there will be more and more things like this, so many more that the Thais will have a hard time keeping up with most of it.

[Ctkong]

12 hours ago, Dtaw said:

The Chinese are parasites wherever they go. Ask the Cambodians, Laotians, Burmese, Malaysians, Indonesians, Filipinos, Africans, etc. 

Widely believed that the Chinese are the Jews of the east, the Sikhs the Jews of India . 

[Scott]

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