Teacher/parents go to police after "sergeant" approaches boys to open bank accounts

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Bank accounts for illegal activity

 

Daily News reported that a teacher at a school in Suphanburi and several parents took 8 boys to the U-Thong police to report possible crime after the boys were given money to open bank accounts.

 

They had been contacted by a policeman of the rank of sergeant whom they knew who had taught athletics at the school and was now based at a police station in Bangkok.

 

The sergeant had paid the boys 500 baht each for the opening of ten bank accounts in their names.

It was thought that the accounts were being used for illegal purposes such as laundering money.

 

A teacher became concerned after one of the boys failed to show up to school last week and told them that he was scared after a bank informed him of activity in the account in the sum of 500,000 baht. 

 

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[steven100]

is he Joe Ferrari's cousin ?

[Damrongsak]

Kid should have cashed out the 500K and disappeared.  Good bye Sergeant Scam.

 

"It was thought that the accounts were being used for illegal purposes such as laundering money. "

 

No schlit, Sherlock.  Doesn't take much thinking.

[NativeBob]

gambling websites, forex trading, pyramids - all are using this sort of accounts. big deal! what would be next breaking news ? Police sergeant took 500THB as a bribe?

[klauskunkel]

This story is gonna get the Misunderstanding of the Year Award.

[Will B Good]

Presumably there's nothing illegal in the actual opening of the bank accounts.......once the money in those accounts is dispersed to the 'right' people I doubt we will ever hear of the matter again.

[brianthainess]

Well at least this doesn't ruin the reputation of the RTP.  ????

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

a bank informed him of activity in the account in the sum of 500,000 baht. 

Should have taken it out or transferred it. Nobody could have said it was not his without drawing attention to themselves !

[kidneyw]

Hey, they can use my bank account.

Just PM for details.

[ikke1959]

Underaged kids should not have the possibilty to open a bankaccount except with permission of their parents... If the bank would open these accounts they are responsible too

[Elkski]

It would be enlightening to know how this works?  So obviously some boys opened accounts and gave the new act # and password to the cop.   Wouldn't a large deposit like this trigger a bank to notify police?

[TheFishman1]

Well I am sure that if the eight boys have the same story with this cop he’s involved in it then again it depends how high up the cops friends are what will actually happen to him if anything corruption corruption corruption TIT

[Mickeymaus]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Should have taken it out or transferred it. Nobody could have said it was not his without drawing attention to themselves !

There are plastic bags... 

[bangon04]

51 minutes ago, Elkski said:

So obviously some boys opened accounts and gave the new act # and password to the cop.   Wouldn't a large deposit like this trigger a bank to notify police?

any specific police?  the choices are plenty.....

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The sergeant had paid the boys 500 baht each for the opening of ten bank accounts in their names.

It was thought that the accounts were being used for illegal purposes such as laundering money.

Bleeding certainty.

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Should have taken it out or transferred it. Nobody could have said it was not his without drawing attention to themselves !

So a sergeant tells you to open an account on his behalf, and then deposits 500,000 into it.

And you take it out and think nothing is going to happen... how naive you really are. 

[Lemsta69]

"And the child began to lust after opening the account, receiving a masseuse from the bank that the use of the limit was extended to 500,000 baht, so there was fear...."

 

Google Translate, you just made my day! ????

[steven100]

On 11/15/2022 at 10:19 AM, Damrongsak said:

Kid should have cashed out the 500K and disappeared.  Good bye Sergeant Scam.

 

"It was thought that the accounts were being used for illegal purposes such as laundering money. "

 

No schlit, Sherlock.  Doesn't take much thinking.

don't think that would work somehow ....   I'm sure as daylight tomorrow the cops would find the kid and who knows where they would bury him.