Popular Post webfact Posted October 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 Foreign English language teachers arrested in 27 million baht mask scam Channel 3 reported that two foreign language teachers took advantage of the Covid-19 situation and the closure of their schools to set up a lucrative scam to sell surgical face masks. Crime Suppression Division and Immigration swooped to arrest Filipino teacher Tengko JR in Kantharawichai district of Mahasarakham and Ms Asaka from Cameroon in Nong Na Kham in Khon Kaen. They were in Thailand supposed to be teaching, presumably English, at their schools but after they shut they saw an opportunity. They pretended to be reps for a big mask making firm. They set up a fake website complete with logos stolen from elsewhere and forged documents to gain the trust of many people who wanted to be supplied with masks. There are many victims in what police say is a 27 million baht scam involving the falsification of documents. One victim was saved from transferring 3 million baht at the eleventh hour. Also arrested was a 32 year old Thai woman called Rasasukhon who handled the gang's accounts. She helped set up multiple accounts to hide the transfer of money and quickly saw that the cash was siphoned abroad in order to cover the gang's tracks. The suspects are now in custody facing charges of fraud. Source: Channel 3 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-10-02 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted October 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 I'm gonna guess that Amnesty might not save them here ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bodga Posted October 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 11/10 for ingenuity bet the Thais are <deleted> they didnt think of it, thats the trouble stealing Thai jobs dirty farangs 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted October 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) so 27 millions and they still live in this s**thole? and didn't run away with the loot and all that time waiting for the police to come? put them in prison just for being that stupid... Edited October 2, 2020 by ezzra 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, ezzra said: so 27 millions and they still live in this s**thole? and didn't run away with the loot and all that time waiting for the police to come? put them in prison just for being that stupid... The last thing I would do if I was stealing money through fraud is advertise my wealth by buying/renting flash throngs is: home, car etc. As for running with the loot huge amounts of cash, for free I might add, tends to skew someone’s ability to cut and run, especially if they were poverty stricken in the first place. At least their families are extremely well taken care of back home (if it was their idea and they weren’t just pawns for someone bigger) Sophisticated scam just not sophisticated enough to get away with it (although someone has the cash) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bunnydrops Posted October 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 "You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, know when to run". But most sit at the table because greed won't let them quit. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00dle Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 It would seem the person they hired to "cover their tracks" wasnt quite up to the task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00dle Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, bunnydrops said: "You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, know when to run". But most sit at the table because greed won't let them quit. Is this the sum total of your experience in committing fraudulent experience, or did you just feel a burning need to type out an irrelavent cliche? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: from Cameroon why they keep african people in thailand up to no good and teaching english ? in african english tongue ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: who handled the gang's accounts 3 people are a gang now ..... regards worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phantomfiddler Posted October 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) When schools in Thailand are hiring such individuals to teach English, the realization falls heavily that there is little hope of improvement here ???? Edited October 2, 2020 by phantomfiddler Correction, my error ! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 8 hours ago, webfact said: Channel 3 reported that two foreign language teachers took advantage of the Covid-19 situation and the closure of their schools to set up a lucrative scam to sell surgical face masks. What happened to the minister that was selling masks as a side line? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangtip2 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 9 hours ago, MadMuhammad said: The last thing I would do if I was stealing money through fraud is advertise my wealth by buying/renting flash throngs is: home, car etc. As for running with the loot huge amounts of cash, for free I might add, tends to skew someone’s ability to cut and run, especially if they were poverty stricken in the first place. At least their families are extremely well taken care of back home (if it was their idea and they weren’t just pawns for someone bigger) Sophisticated scam just not sophisticated enough to get away with it (although someone has the cash) Not that easy to leave the country with 27 million . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventenio Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 5 minutes That's the over-under betting odds of constant laughter at you after you tell someone in a normal country that you were an English teacher in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 NOT a good year for foreign teachers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: What happened to the minister that was selling masks as a side line? He got some new expensive watches from his friend and he's out if the business now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelaoffy Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 So some naive **** was about to transfer 3 million baht for face masks ?I mean the gullible some folk are never ceases to amaze me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, webfact said: They were in Thailand supposed to be teaching, presumably English, at their schools but after they shut they saw an opportunity. 14 hours ago, webfact said: They pretended to be reps for a big mask making firm. They set up a fake website complete with logos stolen from elsewhere and forged documents to gain Really talented (with criminal background in home county?), perhaps they were looking for an opportunity while teaching English. Edited October 2, 2020 by The Theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucking Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I read that headline and thought ' bound to Be a Filipino involved ' They know an opportunity when they see one and don't hang around. Pity they can't channel that opportunism into something above bourd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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