webfact Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Police bust gang of international scammers By THE NATION The Royal Thai Police announced on Thursday (September 3) that they have arrested four Cameroon nationals and three Thai women for allegedly scamming people in South Korea and Hong Kong of more than Bt12 million over fraudulent sale of face masks. The arrests were made in collaboration with Seoul and Hong Kong police. “The gang was allegedly running a company called Timbermate and selling face masks and thermal scanners via the Echo Sport shop,” said Pol General Suwat Jangyodsuk, deputy National Police chief and director of the Technology Crime Suppression Division. “They also ran a website to sell these products to foreigners. “One South Korean national and two Hong Kong people filed complaints with the Royal Thai Police's Foreign Affairs Division that they had transferred more than US$400,000 or about Bt12 million to the company for face masks, but did not receive the products. “Police began tracking down the suspects from August 31 and caught them in Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Kalasin provinces,” he added. “The suspects include three men and a woman all from Cameroon and three Thai women. Officials also confiscated more than 150 items in their possession, such as computers, laptops, mobile phones, bank passbooks, ATM cards, cars, face masks, thermal scanners and Bt6.14 million in cash.” The suspects face several charges, including fraud, money laundry, uploading false information online, working without a work permit and overstay. To report scams or technology related crimes, call the Technology Crime Suppression Division at 1155 and 1599. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394017 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-09-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, webfact said: They have arrested four Cameroon nationals and three Thai women 11 minutes ago, webfact said: Police bust gang of international scammers $40% of them are locals!!! 2 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 I get the impression that Thailand is the hub of West African scammers. 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 I go back to what I said the other day - exactly how many Africans are here in Thailand ARE honest ? With constant TV stories about them - very little it seems. If anyone wants to call me racist, then please provide details of positive stories of Africans in Thailand on here from TV, I am open for conversion from my viewpoint on them ! 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy from Kent Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 minute ago, RotBenz8888 said: I get the impression that Thailand is the hub of West African scammers. There's an extremely remote possibility you may be 100% correct. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 Yes don't dwell on the 3 thai women bit concentrate on the dirty international scum first ???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 The Nigerian Advanced Fee scam is actually older than the Internet and used faxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunKenAP Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 Meanwhile in Nigeria; 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, KhunKenAP said: Meanwhile in Nigeria; Darn! And I deleted his email, thinking it was an attempt at scamming me. What a fool I am. Darn, darn! Edited September 4, 2020 by Misterwhisper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted September 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, KhunKenAP said: Meanwhile in Nigeria; He kept telling me his uncle was a Nigerian Prince, and I just did not believe him. Dam and to think he just wanted me to give him $250,000 of the $5 million he was going to send me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redvic Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: I get the impression that Thailand is the hub of West African scammers. It i's big time. But the RTP do not care as long as the brown envelopes are forth coming. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I shouldn't even laugh about it, because losing so much money !!!!!!!!! Good weed end, all the same. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 20 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: I get the impression that Thailand is the hub of West African scammers. Aided by Thai ladies, lets keep it fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Oh! they do it well on their own. They don't need anyone. But having a little extra, especially stupid mules, it speeds up their traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 21 hours ago, RichardColeman said: I go back to what I said the other day - exactly how many Africans are here in Thailand ARE honest ? With constant TV stories about them - very little it seems. If anyone wants to call me racist, then please provide details of positive stories of Africans in Thailand on here from TV, I am open for conversion from my viewpoint on them ! But they are probably outnumbered 20/1 by ole whitey boiler room boys, property scammers and general thieves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 21 hours ago, PatOngo said: $40% of them are locals!!! I guess English isn't your first language. 'International' scammers means that they were scamming people internationally. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 21 hours ago, RichardColeman said: I go back to what I said the other day - exactly how many Africans are here in Thailand ARE honest ? With constant TV stories about them - very little it seems. If anyone wants to call me racist, then please provide details of positive stories of Africans in Thailand on here from TV, I am open for conversion from my viewpoint on them ! I knew one guy who was honest, a white South African. I believe African teams win the prison World Cup every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, Neeranam said: I guess English isn't your first language. 'International' scammers means that they were scamming people internationally. That's your interpretation! Police bust gang of international scammers The headline would suggest that the scammers were international! Maybe English is not YOUR first language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, PatOngo said: That's your interpretation! Police bust gang of international scammers The headline would suggest that the scammers were international! Maybe English is not YOUR first language! I'm an English teacher and The Nation is a newspaper. There is a word we use when talking about people from other countries, it's "foreign". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Neeranam said: I'm an English teacher and The Nation is a newspaper. There is a word we use when talking about people from other countries, it's "foreign". You win first prize! Send me your name, address and bank account number and I will deposit your prize! I can see by the amount of posts you have made that not many react to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, PatOngo said: You win first prize! Send me your name, address and bank account number and I will deposit your prize! I can see by the amount of posts you have made that not many react to them! lol, it's not a competition. If you don't want to admit your mistake, I really don't care. Most of my posts were before that strange 'reputation' thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 9/4/2020 at 1:19 PM, webfact said: call the Technology Crime Suppression Division at 1155 and 1599. Interesting, when I was a volunteer with the Thai Tourist Police for 9 years, 1155 was the "free call" hot line to the TP - tourists no longer relevant??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I sent then 100 trillion and never got any masks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 they arrive!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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