Popular Post webfact Posted May 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that a factory worker at an industrial estate in Lamphun in the north of Thailand went to the police after getting a shock when checking on a Krung Thai banking app as to whether her monthly salary had been paid. She was due about 10,000 baht. But when Sujitra, 36, from Nong Chang Kheun sub-district checked she had 1,063,863.15 baht in her account. Almost ten years wages! She said her heart started pumping and she didn't know what to do at first fearing that a drugs gang was laundering money with her. She decided to take half a day off and go with a friend to the bank who checked and found the money was really in her account. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Bank staff said she should report it to the police first and this she did with the industrial estate force headed by Pol Col Weerachat Ratacharoen who advised her to come back again today. Sanook quoted an unnamed senior police source as saying they think the money is connected to a 68 million baht fraud perpetrated by a dentist and relatives conning people out of money in relation to an iron or steel and mask business. Money was being transferred by the gang so that they might avoid capture. The source expected other people to come forward with sums of money transferred to their accounts. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-27 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kcpattaya Posted May 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 Meanwhile senior police adviced K Sujitra to transfer the money to the senior police's account for safekeeping... 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 ?? And what does the "-" in front of the 1,063,863.15 mean. Confused. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvw53 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 What was the crime ? Why not go to the bank first ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerface1 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Interesting sounds like she reported the money appearing in her account out of fear rather than honesty. Perhaps she knows something we don't. She could have just said nothing and left it there to see if the bank eventually removes the money. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DezLez Posted May 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 I hope she gets a reward for her honesty, Why the bank told her to go to the police is a mystery! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 So was the deposit from her employer or not? Why would criminals deposit money in a strangers account? Easy to deposit but harder to get it back out without help from someone working for the bank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 3 hours ago, webfact said: The source expected other people to come forward with sums of money transferred to their accounts. BRB... just checking my account. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 43 minutes ago, DezLez said: I hope she gets a reward for her honesty, Why the bank told her to go to the police is a mystery! If it was the company she was being honest in reporting it. If it was dodgy money and she reported it to the police she cannot be found guilty of holding the money or being an accessory to a crime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Shows how good the anti-laundering detection is. Unexpected million appears in an account and not a soul questions it. Probably thought she was in the police. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: Sanook quoted an unnamed senior police source as saying they think the money is connected to a 68 million baht fraud perpetrated by a dentist and relatives conning people out of money in relation to an iron or steel and mask business. Please don't say the bank transferred it back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, DezLez said: I hope she gets a reward for her honesty, Why the bank told her to go to the police is a mystery! Maybe the bank was aware that the money was apparently being laundered? I suggest that they should have accompanied her to the police though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kidneyw Posted May 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 Just checked my account. Nope, no luck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobU Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 5 hours ago, fvw53 said: What was the crime ? Why not go to the bank first ? Please read the article again it says she took the day off and went to her bank who advised her to go to the police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Dangit Somchai! I said my account was 0006969...NOT 0009696 Welp I guess there goes my mia noi--my gik---my sideliine---and the loy kroh grannnies... sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 7 hours ago, rwill said: So was the deposit from her employer or not? Why would criminals deposit money in a strangers account? Easy to deposit but harder to get it back out without help from someone working for the bank. Maybe an accident, i.e. 'fat finger' when quickly transferring the money. Perhaps the bank knew more about it, and suspected that the crooks would try to get the money back from the account holder. That would explain the advice to go to the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 The first thing i would have done is go to the factories wage's office and thank them for the bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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