Thai man swindles 3 million baht from Singaporean businessman

[webfact]

 

A Thai man willingly turned himself in at Nimit Mai Police Station after orchestrating a scam that defrauded a Singaporean businessman of 3 million baht. The scam involved enticing the victim to invest in the man’s business in exchange for a long-stay visa in Thailand.

 

Toward the end of last year, the Singaporean’s Thai wife and a local lawyer complained to the 57 year old scammer, identified as Somthop, at Nimit Mai Police Station. The woman explained that Somthop had deceived her 50 year old husband, Pete, by offering to assist him in obtaining a long-stay visa for Thailand, knowing Pete’s desire for an extended stay in the country due to his frequent business travels between Thailand and Singapore.

 

Somthop presented himself as a fellow businessman capable of leveraging his own business to facilitate Pete’s visa. He manipulated Pete into believing that investing in his business was necessary to fulfil the visa requirements. Assuring Pete that the money would be returned once the visa was acquired, Somthop managed to dupe him.

 

Initially, Pete transferred 1 million baht to Somthop’s bank account. However, Somthop later claimed that this amount was insufficient to meet the legal conditions for the partnership, pressuring Pete to transfer an additional 2 million baht. 

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ ทั่วไทยนิวส์

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-man-swindles-3-million-baht-from-singaporean-businessman

 

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[save the frogs]

that's a man who identifies as a man?

how do people who are smart enough to amass a lot of wealth fall for scams like that?

 

Edited June 20, 2023 by save the frogs

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

that's a man who identifies as a man?

how do people who are smart enough to amass a lot of wealth fall for scams like that?

 

Greed.

[gargamon]

50 year old victim. Could have gotten a retirement visa by putting 800k into a bank... 

[Pique Dard]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai man willingly turned himself in at Nimit Mai Police Station after orchestrating a scam that defrauded a Singaporean businessman of 3 million baht

..a  true thai story! being so rich and trying to obtain a visa by devious means seems suspicious to me.
it's even more suspicious when the swindler turns himself in to the police of his own free will!

[phetphet]

Sounds like a case of "Sorry. I've spent all the money. What are you going to do about it?"

[steven100]

robbing Pete to pay Paul ... Somthop   

[chuang]

If only he have read Aseannow...ref.visa/immigration 

[Burma Bill]

Just this morning:

 

A Thai man willingly turned himself in at Nimit Mai Police Station after orchestrating a scam that defrauded a Singaporean businessman

 

• Woman faces 4 million baht debt without receiving truck from failed purchase deal

Nonthaburi woman arrested over 75,000 baht airline ticket scam on Facebook and so it goes on and on!!

 

Thailand - the hub of fraud, scams and swindles!! Safe & Trusted - never!!

Edited June 21, 2023 by Burma Bill
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