webfact Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Well known Buddhist preacher and monk Sakda Suntharo went on Facebook to explain how one of his disciples had been conned out of 50,000 baht. Phra Sakda has 2 million followers of his online religious advice and is based in the temple of Wat Rai Pa Thamma Phimuk in Trat in Thailand's far east. He said that he had been contacted by a kamnan (local official) whom he had known for 20 years who said he had transferred the 50,000 baht as requested. Sakda said he had no idea what he was talking about and had never made a request for money in this way. It emerged that a criminal with a voice sounding very like the famous monk had contacted the kamnan purporting to be him. He had instructed the kamnan to go to a branch of 7-eleven where the counter staff added 50 lots of 1,000 baht to fifty accounts for online shopping, reported Daily News. The kamnan complied thinking he was really talking to his religious inspiration and thinking that he must be in quarantine and unable to get out. The 7-Eleven staff and Sakda went to the Trat police to file a report and they are now investigating the phone number used in the transactions. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-08-07 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tarteso Posted August 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, webfact said: with a voice sounding very like the famous monk The crisis sharpens the wit of the “wily” Edited August 7, 2021 by Tarteso 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 the good Abbot can make sure that the idiot Kamnan receives his good karma anyway.... it is the kind thought that counts, not the earthly money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Holy Moly what next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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