Australian Couple Arrested for Scamming Chinese Nationals in Digital Currency Scheme

[dddave]

52 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

I may be wrong but am willing to bet that a lot of business is done this way in china

 

A friend used to deal in used laser cutting machines.  A customer in China wanted to buy two machines, price amounting to close to US$500,000.  He shipped the machines there and when he met the customer to finalize the deal, the customer presented a suitcase with the $500K in cash.   He went through about 6 months of bureaucratic hell  trying to get the money out of China.  This was more than 10 years ago. 

[sambum]

Not on overstay then? I thought it was only overstayers that were a threat to the security and safety of visitors to the country? At least so it seems by the number of posts and people arrested recently for overstay offences! ????

[koolkarl]

Hope the Thais give the Australians 10 years hard time in a nice Thai jail.

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

In a joint operation, the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police successfully apprehended an Australian couple involved in a digital currency scam targeting Chinese nationals.

Seemed like a good idea at the time... in hind-sight?

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, ignore it said:

So a Chinaman has 2 1/2 million bhat in Thailand to buy the digital stuff?

He gets conned by the old bag drop in Bangkok on 29 May and 3 days later on 2 June the raskells get busted in Phuket 850km distant by the RTP and Australian Federal Police.

Does this make sense to anybody?

Yes, it does.  What doesn't make sense to you?

[bignok]

1 hour ago, ignore it said:

So a Chinaman has 2 1/2 million bhat in Thailand to buy the digital stuff?

He gets conned by the old bag drop in Bangkok on 29 May and 3 days later on 2 June the raskells get busted in Phuket 850km distant by the RTP and Australian Federal Police.

Does this make sense to anybody?

Which part do you need explained?

[Pink Mist]

A grammar police post has been removed 

[Muzzique]

Seems a solid secure financial transaction process

 

Bank → Chair →  Crypto Exchange

 

I see no risks here.

 

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

...... he posted online that he wanted to buy digital money

I always do that when I have money to invest. Just explain to everyone online you have piles of cash and you want to buy Crypto then watch the great offers come flooding in. Who needs a financial advisor when you can buy NIGERIUM and SCAMCOIN directly from the people minting them. It's a no brainer.

 

 

Also works for trying to find a young girlfriend who looks like a model.. 

 

Mine got stuck in the airport with huge airport taxes to pay, then was about to catch a flight but was hospitalised with 2 failed kidneys.

 

I am funding her ongoing dialysis and her family keep losing a buffalo every couple of weeks.

 

But at least she loves me ????

[MurakamiX]

I don't understand how people fall for such scams. 

[Vibora99]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

 

I arrested the Chinese citizen, for his greed and stupidity

[ignore it]

Strikes me as a bit quick even for an efficient police force even without international co-operation.

[steven100]

did you hear the one about a Chinaman an Aussie and a Frenchman walked into a bank ...... 

 

oh never mind  '          I'll just get my coat  ! ...........................  

[RichardColeman]

Ian Dury wrote a song about all the people involved in this story - unfortunately these people were not clever !

[BestB]

The smart Ozzies are screwed, this is grand theft by Thai law, could easily get 12 years each, unless they get a really good lawyer to make a plead deal, even with pleading guilty and having sentence halved, they still both could be looking at a few years

[Gknrd]

This makes stupid sound like a genius. 

[arick]

Go Australia good for you go go keep scamming them this is the happiest news I've seen all week all all year Australian scamming Chinese I can't believe it

[chalawaan]

3 hours ago, kwaussie said:

What happened to the 10 cops and finger pointing

She's got a nice thicc caboose on her, for a scumbag. Maybe they thought the pointing would be another police "misunderstanding".

[smew]

When in Rome do as the....

Greedy Thai falls for this scam. BUy from legitimate exchange if want to get cryptocurrency   

[smew]

2 hours ago, MurakamiX said:

I don't understand how people fall for such scams. 

GREED.. it was a deal of a life time////

[Dazinoz]

4 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

Did the couple asked for unmarked bills?

Close, they asked for unmasked bills.

[kidneyw]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Coordination efforts between the Phuket Provincial Police and the Australian Federal Police led to the successful apprehension of both individuals.

 

Why would this involve the Australian police? Surely it was straight forward theft at the end of the day.

[wombat]

5 hours ago, ignore it said:

So a Chinaman has 2 1/2 million bhat in Thailand to buy the digital stuff?

He gets conned by the old bag drop in Bangkok on 29 May and 3 days later on 2 June the raskells get busted in Phuket 850km distant by the RTP and Australian Federal Police.

Does this make sense to anybody?

There are more holes in this story than Swiss cheese...I wasn't gunna touch it.

[Humpy]

Chinese being scammed !.... makes a change..!!

[swerve]

Hugh and Sheila's great adventure didn't work out so well.  I hope they spend some time in a Thai jail.

[Seeall]

12 hours ago, Enzian said:

It takes two to tango. Aren't a great many scams successful because of the greed of the victim? Combined with a certain ignorance? 

Though even in the US it's possible to have cases of fraud and corruption in otherwise reliable institutions (like a title insurance company, but rare).

But these continuing scam cases here in LOS seem to be by far largely the former.

yes , if we saw the rate of exchange i bet it was very good for the victim thus his greed blinded him....

[AustinRacing]

They must’ve partied a lot after the theft. Check the carpet burns on he knees. 

[Road Warrior]

seems a SMALL envelope for 2-5 million baht  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Artisi]

15 hours ago, kidneyw said:

Why would this involve the Australian police? Surely it was straight forward theft at the end of the day.

The BIB need someone to hold their hand...... 

[soalbundy]

21 hours ago, ignore it said:

So a Chinaman has 2 1/2 million bhat in Thailand to buy the digital stuff?

He gets conned by the old bag drop in Bangkok on 29 May and 3 days later on 2 June the raskells get busted in Phuket 850km distant by the RTP and Australian Federal Police.

Does this make sense to anybody?

Obviously a smart BMW was used.

[oxo1947]

It seems to be a really Hi Thec crime............. Grab the bag and run.

Edited June 4, 2023 by oxo1947