Man arrested for allegedly using credit card stolen from German tourist

By THE NATION

 

 

Tourist police officer Pol Lieutenant Chettha Komolwattana announced on Tuesday (October 8 ) that suspect Anuchit Laopech, 57, was arrested in Bangkok’s Bang Plat district for allegedly using another person’s credit card.

 

Police began looking into this case after a German tourist filed a complaint at the Tourist Help Centre on September 18 saying his lost credit card had been used on six instances for purchases worth a total of about Bt100,000, Chettha said.

 

Upon investigating the case, police learned that Anuchit had previously used credit cards stolen from tourists by his accomplice, a coach attendant. Anuchit allegedly used these cards to purchase goods, sell them for cash and share the proceeds with his accomplice.

 

The suspect has faced similar accusations several times earlier and had been arrested on two occasions earlier for misusing electronic cards, stealing and receiving stolen goods.

 

The penalty for using other people’s credit card illegally for purchasing goods and services includes 10 months in prison and/or a fine of Bt200,000.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377210

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-10-08

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Well done. I would be glad with this Police work, had it been my card, so yes, thumbs up, well done. With no intent to spoil the party, but did the German have to pay a "contribution" at the Police Station to get his card back and for the officers just doing their job ?

Gotta wonder about the merchants.  Can there be that many guys with a Thai face (assuming Mr Laopech looks like a Thai) that have a name like Horst Grauerholz?  (again, assuming the card's owner was not of Asian descent)

I was once intercepted when boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight in KL.  An airline rep and 2 armed officers were waiting for me at the gate.  The rep took one look at me and his expression dropped, "this is you?"  My name can be taken as Chinese, but my face not so.  Turns out there was concern that a rascally Chinese had snarfed my credit card (issued by a US bank) to book the ticket online.  The rep was quite embarrassed.

 

 

Edited October 8, 20196 yr by bendejo

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Man arrested for allegedly using credit card stolen from German tourist

If it was a farang they'd be no "allegedly" about it

imagine: "Low life scum of the earth farang caught red handed using credit card stolen from fine upstanding salt of the earth Thai travel operator"

Edited October 9, 20196 yr by grumbleweed

6 hours ago, bendejo said:

Gotta wonder about the merchants.  Can there be that many guys with a Thai face (assuming Mr Laopech looks like a Thai) that have a name like Horst Grauerholz?  (again, assuming the card's owner was not of Asian descent)

I was once intercepted when boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight in KL.  An airline rep and 2 armed officers were waiting for me at the gate.  The rep took one look at me and his expression dropped, "this is you?"  My name can be taken as Chinese, but my face not so.  Turns out there was concern that a rascally Chinese had snarfed my credit card (issued by a US bank) to book the ticket online.  The rep was quite embarrassed.

 

 

Ah even here in the USA I have rarely, I mean rarely seen any clerk or agent check an ID against a credit card.  At the store you just swipe the card and it does not even prompt for a PIN (in general).  Depending on the size of the purchase, there is not even anything to sign.

13 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

Ah even here in the USA I have rarely, I mean rarely seen any clerk or agent check an ID against a credit card.

Yeah, but when a 57 year old Thai in a pair of tatty jeans and flipflops comes in and spends $4,000 they might (or should)

It is nice to hear that, police officers could track down the thief.

4 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

Depending on the size of the purchase, there is not even anything to sign.

No signature needed for up to 1500 Baht at Tesco for VISA and MC (read this recently at the checkout).

For the most part, signatures have been done away with on credit cards if the system is tied into a central computerized system vs some still require a signature the old fashion way...

 

if you enter a pin #, then you are using your card as a debit card....many places give you the choice between using a credit or a debit card...my card functions as both