webfact Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Picture: Daily News Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau have busted a half billion baht call center based scam selling bogus investments in fuel stocks. It was "Operation Shutdown Petro Scam". Investigations started at the end of November last year and continued for four months resulting in 15 arrests, Daily News reported. Picture: Daily Newsv Nine Thais were apprehended along with four Chinese people, a Singaporean and a Malaysian. Twenty places were raided in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Assets in cash cars and gold worth 30 million baht were seized. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-04-02 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: Assets in cash cars and gold worth 30 million baht were seized. Let's hope that will refund the people that lost money during a 4 month investigation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 And how long has this scam been rolling along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WHansen Posted April 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2021 A great deal of thought went into the name of the investigation, "Operation Shutdown Petro Scam" was chosen after they realised their first choice of "operation lets catch some baddies" was being used by the RTP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Nine Thais were apprehended along with four Chinese people, a Singaporean and a Malaysian. Speaks volumes... would the Chinese be of the "wealthy variety" that Thailand wants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) Shouldn't it read "9 Thais and 6 other Asians arrested"? Time to distance myself from these other low lifes that appear to make up most of the busted scams here. Nothing to do with "farang", ie foreigners in the accepted sense. Edited April 2, 2021 by bradiston Makes better sense 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said: I thought it probably was, but the article didn't seem to relate to petrol at all. The article is about a fuel investment scam.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, itsari said: You are not correct Actually he is. Gasoline is a petroleum based product if petroleum and gasoline are the same, then gasoline and Vaseline are the same and lng and gasoline are the same and bitumen and gasoline are the same. Ships run on HFO or they did and let me tell ya HFO is almost a solid its nothing like gasoline but it is petroleum product. Gasoline is produced by petroleum is not the same. Edited April 2, 2021 by starky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillie Norman Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Great explanation Starky. Apparently, this world is ran by those who produces petroleum/gas the most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Some off topic posts and replies bickering about the definition of petrol/petroleum products have been removed. As stated in the opening line in the OP, this topic is about bogus investments in fuel stocks: Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau have busted a half billion baht call center based scam selling bogus investments in fuel stocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 8 hours ago, webfact said: Assets in cash cars and gold worth 30 million baht were seized. 500 million THB scam and only 30 million recovered, they must have had some very high wage bills.???? regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 9 hours ago, webfact said: Nine Thais were apprehended along with four Chinese people, a Singaporean and a Malaysian. Reads like the beginning of a good joke: Nine Thais, four Chinese, a Singaporean, and a Malaysian went to a bar... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 51 minutes ago, worgeordie said: 500 million THB scam and only 30 million recovered, they must have had some very high wage bills.???? regards worgeordie It must have been a heck of a lot of fun while it lasted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 19 hours ago, Jillie Norman said: Great explanation Starky. Apparently, this world is ran by those who produces petroleum/gas the most. Well I do work offshore in oil and gas ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensawadee Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) On 4/2/2021 at 10:47 AM, webfact said: along with four Chinese people, a Singaporean and a Malaysian. Cyber cops bust 500 million baht "Petro Scam" - six foreigners, nine Thais arrested..... WHY does the 'Thai NEWS' not take the time to distinguish foreigners a bit better?????? If we read: Farang, African, Other Asian, Etc.... WE can understand it was some of 'OUR' people or "OTHERS" as Chinese or African.... Thai press -- Please speak clearly..... Thanks.... Edited April 4, 2021 by metisdead Oversized font re-set to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disparate Dan Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, kensawadee said: Cyber cops bust 500 million baht "Petro Scam" - six foreigners, nine Thais arrested..... WHY does the 'Thai NEWS' not take the time to distinguish foreigners a bit better?????? If we read: Farang, African, Other Asian, Etc.... WE can understand it was some of 'OUR' people or "OTHERS" as Chinese or African.... Thai press -- Please speak clearly..... Thanks.... PLEASE tell us you're not serious........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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