Pattaya: Japanese call center criminal hiding in the resort on overstay

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Picture: INN

 

Thailand chief of immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang reported that his men had arrested the head of a call center gang who had stolen 12 million baht from 46 victims in Japan.

 

Misuna, 40, had entered Thailand on a tourist visa and attracted attention after being able to live in the kingdom without any obvious means of support. 

 

Information supplied by the Japanese authorities suggested that Misuna was the head of a gang comprising another seven of his friends.

 

Misuna would pose as a policeman with the ruse that people were being investigated for illegal bank account use. He would manage to get their bank details.

 

Picture: INN

 

Then he would send in his friends posing as police with fake search warrants to seize ATM cards then empty their accounts.

 

The equivalent of 12 million baht was lost. Seven of the gang were arrested but Misuna fled to hide in Pattaya. 

 

He was found to be on overstay.

 

He is now being returned to Japan to face charges there, reported INN news at an IB briefing yesterday. 

 

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[AlfHuy]

I love those posters.

[petermik]

Well done the BIB....send him back with Covid ????????????

[RichardColeman]

Do we really need armed guards at press conferences ? It's not like they are reporting on whacky Mexican Gang Lords or something

[Golden Triangle]

Did the BMW Samart car get him ????

[Nanaplaza666]

I geuss they took a big part of the 12milj i am not seeing him in the picture himself with them pointing fingers . 

[Susco]

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Do we really need armed guards at press conferences ?

 

The armed guard is printed on the poster, together with the chief of immigration

[Leaver]

He's not missing a pinky finger, so he can't be too big of a fish. 

[mvdf]

"... and attracted attention after being able to live in the kingdom without any obvious means of support."

 

So one is indeed being watched.