Nonthaburi woman arrested over 75,000 baht airline ticket scam on Facebook

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by Nattapong Westwood

Royal Thau Police arrested a 27 year old woman in Nonthaburi province for her involvement in a fraudulent airline ticket scam. The arrest followed a warrant issued on April 19 for charges related to identity theft, conspiracy to defraud the public, and spreading false computer data.

 

The case began when a victim discovered a Facebook page named Annemarie Amsden, advertising job opportunities as an airline ticket agent. The victim expressed interest in the job and was instructed to invest 500 baht for booking three flight tickets. After transferring the amount to an account belonging to Suphawadee Sangkhoy, the suspect deceived the victim into transferring more money several times by claiming insufficient funds and system issues. In total, the victim transferred 75,358 baht before realising it was a scam and filing a complaint, KhaoSod reported.

 

Investigations revealed that Suphawadee had been hiding in Nonthaburi province, where she was arrested at a residence in a village. She admitted to opening a bank account for someone she barely knew, who paid her in exchange for the account.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/nonthaburi-woman-arrested-over-75000-baht-airline-ticket-scam-on-facebook

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

 The victim expressed interest in the job and was instructed to invest 500 baht for booking three flight tickets. After transferring the amount to an account belonging to Suphawadee Sangkhoy, the suspect deceived the victim into transferring more money several times by claiming insufficient funds and system issues. In total, the victim transferred 75,358 baht before realising it was a scam and filing a complaint, KhaoSod reported.

The penny must have dropped a long way?

[sammieuk1]

The ticket office looks a little rustic must be the corrugated iron class ????

[Burma Bill]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Royal Thau Police

well I never, police from the South of France??

 

The Thau Lagoon between the Rhone River and the Pyranees.