Six people from a travel agency have been apprehended by the Provincial Police on charges of fraud in Surat Thani, South Thailand. The suspects are accused of selling counterfeit overseas package tours to a minimum of 99 customers, resulting in damages amounting to 27 million baht.

 

The six arrested allegedly include Sumontri Sonnong, Phanuda Thepchum, Kobsak Pensawat, and Wongchan Pensawat, as well as two unidentified staff members. They were taken into custody on Sunday, June 4 and have since been charged with fraud and entering false information into a computer system, both of which they deny.

 

Pol. Maj. Gen. Saranyu Chamnanrat, the Surat Thani Provincial Police chief, explained that the suspects had legally registered their travel agency in 2022 with the intent to offer tour packages. However, they proceeded to sell fraudulent package tours, reported Bangkok Post. The company advertised extremely low-cost packages to numerous popular overseas destinations, such as Japan, the Netherlands, and five Central European countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Hungary.

 

By Mitch Connor

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Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/travel-agency-fraud-six-arrested-over-27m-baht-fake-package-tours

 

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