Woman arrested for the theft of ฿15.7 million from dead man’s bank account after he passed away

[webfact]

Ms Satang Thongramphan also known as Aoi counts the cash as officers arrest her at her home in Phitsanulok on Thursday. On Sunday, the top brass of the Royal Thai Police in Phitsanulok including Police Lieutenant General Akradej Phimonsri, the commander of Police Region 6, briefed the media on a successful investigation that saw most of the money recovered.

 

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Satang Thongramphan, also known as Aoi, claims that she became close to the bank account holder at a local care facility where he had been receiving treatment for cancer.

 

Police raided her home last Thursday but it was only a second raid on Friday that unearthed the bulk of the funds, in cash, taken from the man’s bank account hidden in the accused woman’s car.

A 46-year-old woman arrested by Thai police in Phitsanulok on Thursday after being found with millions of baht in cash pilfered from the bank account of a recently deceased bank official has denied theft of the money and claims she had developed a close relationship with the 56-year-old man whose smartphone was used to transfer ฿15.7 million ($428,961) from his bank account with Krung Thai Bank to her account in the ten days after the man had passed away.

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/04/woman-arrested-for-app-theft-of-15-million-baht-dead-bank-official/

 

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[gt162]

I knew few cases like this for Farang/Thai relationships. It happens to Thai/Thai relationships as well, especially when his family is not getting the money.

[alyx]

28 minutes ago, gt162 said:

I knew few cases like this for Farang/Thai relationships. It happens to Thai/Thai relationships as well, especially when his family is not getting the money.

You are right, it usually happens way before the foreigner is deceased ????

[Dene16]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

56-year-old man whose smartphone was used to transfer ฿15.7 million ($428,961) from his bank account with Krung Thai Bank

More to the point, how does a bank official amass that amount of money?  

[Dante99]

27 minutes ago, Dene16 said:

More to the point, how does a bank official amass that amount of money?  

Many legal and ethical ways.  It is really not a monstrous amount.  Family land long held is a common source.

[Iamfalang]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

56-year-old man whose smartphone was used to transfer ฿15.7 million ($428,961)

56 years old and 15.7 million used to be OK to barely survive if retired. 

 

Not in 2022.   You will need that monthly. 

 

Get to work falang!!!!     20 baht noodle soup going to 25!!!  

 

99% of falangs think they have more money than 99% of Thais......nope.  

[sammieuk1]

If she is smart all she has to do is say a dead friend gave it to her a president has already been set by the ever acting PM ????

[JeffersLos]

53 minutes ago, Dene16 said:

More to the point, how does a bank official amass that amount of money?  

Bitcoin. 

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, JeffersLos said:

Bitcoin. 

Opening special accounts offering high returns!

[RichardColeman]

Sure hope he left a copy of his will with her, or I'd say 1 year per million stole

[ezzra]

3 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

If she is smart all she has to do is say a dead friend gave it to her a president has already been set by the ever acting PM ????

The bank probably alerted the police to the frequent drawing of such large sums specially when the recipient is not a family member and they knew the deceased well so suspicion has aroused and i'm sure that it will be found that the woman just stole the money... 

[ChrisY1]

Cops gonna have a nice time with this cash....I doubt it will be seen again!

[mikebell]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

a successful investigation that saw most of the money recovered.

'Most' AND it took two searches after they missed looking in her car first time round!  RTP success rate must be in the low teens.  There was a Sattahip case where RTP decided on suicide until a bright spark some days later wondered how the victim had shot himself THEN removed the gun from the scene!

[sammieuk1]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

The bank probably alerted the police to the frequent drawing of such large sums specially when the recipient is not a family member and they knew the deceased well so suspicion has aroused and i'm sure that it will be found that the woman just stole the money... 

Getting out of seemingly impossible situations is the game here despite the odds of being banged to rights ????

[Gottfrid]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Satang Thongramphan

That´s fitting!

[bang saen guy]

2 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

If she is smart all she has to do is say a dead friend gave it to her a president has already been set by the ever acting PM ????

Worked for the Watchman

[Bangkok Barry]

3 hours ago, Dante99 said:

Many legal and ethical ways.  It is really not a monstrous amount.  Family land long held is a common source.

My now deceased father-in-law and his brother simply decided what land they wanted back in the days before the government regulated it. Now, all his kids have several rai each. The funny thing is, it's worth nothing in practical terms as none will sell it except to each other as it's family land given by their father. I suppose it's good for collateral though.

[Bangkok Barry]

A friend of mine died in Phuket and within hours the locals descended like vultures and his house was stripped of everything, including the bed he died on, and his SUV 'vanished'. Morally bankrupt people in the land where money trumps all.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A 46-year-old woman arrested by Thai police in Phitsanulok on Thursday after being found with millions of baht in cash pilfered from the bank account of a recently deceased bank official has denied theft of the money and claims she had developed a close relationship with the 56-year-old man whose smartphone was used to transfer ฿15.7 million ($428,961) from his bank account with Krung Thai Bank to her account in the ten days after the man had passed away.

guilty as charged....

[Gknrd]

She will get away with it. Simple case of her talking to the spirit of the man after he died. 

Take it all baby, I love you mak mak, Phee in Thailand trumps all.

[PJ71]

7 hours ago, Dante99 said:

Many legal and ethical ways.

Such as?

 

7 hours ago, Dante99 said:

It is really not a monstrous amount.  Family land long held is a common source.

For a thai to have this much in cash in an account is actually a monstrous amount, in fact for farangs too. How many people do you know with a bank balance of this amount? Assests maybe but not cash.

 

Family land has nothing to do with his bank balance or the money stolen.

[DavisH]

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

That´s fitting!

Just trying to live up to here name lol

[foreverlomsak]

13 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

For a thai to have this much in cash in an account is actually a monstrous amount,

If memory serves correct, a few years ago there was a local government official reported that somebody had stolen a couple of million from his wardrobe, the police uncovered that is was more like 10 to 12 million.

In a wardrobe, presumably to keep it away from the banks eyes so that questions would not be asked re where did it come from

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, foreverlomsak said:

If memory serves correct, a few years ago there was a local government official reported that somebody had stolen a couple of million from his wardrobe, the police uncovered that is was more like 10 to 12 million.

In a wardrobe, presumably to keep it away from the banks eyes so that questions would not be asked re where did it come from

Ok - great.

[crouchpeter]

On 9/5/2022 at 9:51 AM, Bangkok Barry said:

A friend of mine died in Phuket and within hours the locals descended like vultures and his house was stripped of everything, including the bed he died on, and his SUV 'vanished'. Morally bankrupt people in the land where money trumps all.

No different in Australia when the "inheritance" involves ex-wife, girlfriend, children, step-children, favored friends, nieces and nephews. And this stripping of the house and fighting over money usually happens while they're in hospital, still alive.

[BonMot]

Cool. Go big or go home lol.