Three million baht reward offered for finding missing German businessman

[Wildliferescue]

Two foreign men and one Thai girl taken in for questioning, all deny to respond to questions and let their lawyer talk on their behalf. Unusual money trafficking led to interrogation of two foreigners.  https://ch3plus.com/news/social/morning/356947

[rumeaug]

Hum...I do wish the man well but, he got into a relationship with a (at the time) 19 Yo girl when he was 57?? (in Pattaya?) I mean really...what to expect but the typical "disappearance" or "Accidental" Fall from a balcony or "she took it all and ruined my life and now I survive on crowdfunding"....

[BenStark]

3 minutes ago, rumeaug said:

Hum...I do wish the man well but, he got into a relationship with a (at the time) 19 Yo girl when he was 57?? (in Pattaya?) I mean really...what to expect but the typical "disappearance" or "Accidental" Fall from a balcony or "she took it all and ruined my life and now I survive on crowdfunding"....

I have such a feeling this has nothing to do with his wife, but rather his criminal activities.

 

Live by the sword, die by the sword

[nobodysfriend]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

A 24-year old woman, “Phiraya”, who claims to have been living with the 62-year-old businessman, Hans Peter Ralter Mack, for five years

She was 19 , he 57 ...

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

a German property tycoon

in Thailand ?

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

meeting with a fellow German national to discuss potential property deals.

Thais , in general , do not like foreigners to make a lot of money in Thailand .

[nobodysfriend]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

German property tycoon who disappeared on Tuesday, July 4th last in the Bang Lamung area of Pattaya after a meeting with a fellow German national to discuss potential property deals.

German missing ? 

 

Along with the investigative team, 2 foreigners were invited who traveled with lawyers. In order to give evidence to the investigators, Nong Prue Police Station, both of whom remained silent and refused to give any statements.

 

Some ( illegal ) deal gone wrong .

Kick them out , far too many arrogant Germans in Thailand anyway ...

But the car would make a nice  present for a policeman's wife ...

 

 

[SoSoCNX]

22 hours ago, John Drake said:

Come to Thailand, retire and keep a low profile.

Totally agree! Live everything to your sugar baby "little mermaid"

[steven100]

15 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

Thais , in general , do not like foreigners to make a lot of money in Thailand .

this is absolutely correct .... they despise it ...     they only want you to leave it with them.

[steven100]

9 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

But the car would make a nice  present for a policeman's wife ...

is it for sale already    !

[webfact]

UPDATE:

 

Mystery at bay: Foreign trio grilled by police in German businessman’s vanishing act

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300230-mystery-at-bay-foreign-trio-grilled-by-police-in-german-businessman’s-vanishing-act/

[DEEP STATE]

My spidey senses tell me that Mack was part of an international Pedophile ring; and became a liability. Somone dispatched assassins from Cambodia to disappear him. Human traffficing is about to surpass drugs as the number one crime in the world.  

[Furioso]

The location of his mobile phone signal was last traced to Sa Kaeo province in Isaan.

[SiSePuede419]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

German real estate businessman, who has reportedly been missing from his home in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province, with his Mercedes Benz,

Big mistake!

 

Should have just told the local ladies he sold pretzels in the park back in Germany and drive a used Isuzu pickup truck.

 

It probably doesn't take that much to impress a rice farmers daughter from Issan.????

Edited July 10, 2023 by SiSePuede419

[thailand49]

4 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I only go missing for 15 minutes she's on the phone. were are you? 

I use the Thai man excuse gone a few hours 

" phone battery dead " ????

[LikeItHot]

1 hour ago, Furioso said:

The location of his mobile phone signal was last traced to Sa Kaeo province in Isaan.

Taped to the back of pig

[BusyB]

7 hours ago, Ginner said:

What I don't understand is A Hans Peter Ralter/Walter Mack was arrested in Chonburi 5 years ago for trafficking minors and forcing them into prostitution. If it is the same guy, what is he doing walking the streets of Pattaya????????

Paying off the necessary contacts perhaps?

 

I wonder what the consequences/ follow up of that arrest were. Was he charged? What was the verdict if any? Or was he 'cautioned' ... for a fee? Or was it all a mistake one wonders (cynically).

Edited July 10, 2023 by BusyB

[gomangosteen]

7 minutes ago, BusyB said:

Paying off the necessary contacts perhaps?

 

I wonder what the consequences/ follow up of that arrest were. Was he charged? What was the verdict if any? Or was he 'cautioned' ... for a fee? Or was it all a mistake one wonders (cynically).

As answered on another thread on same topic:

 

  46 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Was he ever convicted? What happened to the charges?

Thairath today states the investigation involving this man and a 15 year old girl was never concluded - so never any conviction.

 

Also - to  clarify - appears Pattaya News maybe got lost in translation - it was the Thai man charged with the offence of human trafficking, this German man Hans Peter Mack was charged as the 'customer' of the underage girl; as does the Nation state "Hans Peter Walter Mack, 56, who was allegedly a customer"

[gomangosteen]

1 hour ago, Furioso said:

The location of his mobile phone signal was last traced to Sa Kaeo province in Isaan.

I'd be even more lost if Sa Kaeo suddenly became part of Isaan. It is directly north of Chanthaburi, directly east of Bangkok.

Any 'source' of your story? 

[PETERTHEEATER]

On 7/9/2023 at 6:56 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

A 62yo, German, driving a convertible Mercedes Benz, married to a 24yo. 

 

I often read strange articles through the media regarding foreigners living in Pattaya over the last 20 years, the majority of those strange articles don't have happy endings.

 

Perhaps he had a happy start and happy ending when his girlfriend was nineteen.

[BTB1977]

3 million  baht. Wow. She's real confident they won't find him. Is that dead or alive? She must have hid the body really good to put up that kind of money .

[steven100]

2 hours ago, Furioso said:

The location of his mobile phone signal was last traced to Sa Kaeo province in Isaan.

yes,   there's lots of those tree branch munches & pig farms in that area 

[gomangosteen]

2 hours ago, Furioso said:

The location of his mobile phone signal was last traced to Sa Kaeo province in Isaan.

and yet ... 

 

Late Sunday evening, July 9th, police investigated a home in Pattaya on Soi Chaiyapruek 1 that they stated was the last known rough area where Han’s cell phone signal had originated from. This lead came while following the movements of Han’s car on CCTV and partnership with local cell phone companies.

[Rimmer]

Off topic and troll posts removed

[MarcelV]

6 hours ago, Hakuna Matata said:

Russian mafia on Phuket.

 

Chinese mafia on Phuket.

 

What a dirty place! OMG

Farang mafia in Pattaya

[steven100]

Have they found Mack yet    ?   

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

20 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Have they found Mack yet    ?   

 

 

He's a typical lowlife criminal, many names

 

Bangkok Post is calling him

Hans-Peter Ralter Mack 

[Pink Mist]

Numerous Off-Topic posts and replies as well as name calling posts have been removed.

[Jenkins9039]

He was previously arrested for trafficking and being caught with a young (15yr? old) if you google his name... perhaps related...

[snoop1130]

German businessman remains missing in Thailand

 

 

The family of missing German businessman Hans Peter Ralter Mack, 62, who lived in Chon Buri province, asked the deputy national police chief on Monday to help in locating him. He has been missing for almost a week.

 

The family has offered a reward of Bt3 million to anyone who can provide information about Mack’s whereabouts.

 

The man went missing from his home in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province, with his Mercedes Benz, on July 4th when he reportedly went to meet a foreign broker in Pattaya, regarding a land deal on Samui Island in Surat Thani province. He has not been heard from since.

 

#news

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/german-businessman-remains-missing-in-thailand/

 

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[steven100]

did they check the German bar in town ...

[Furioso]

What we know so far:

 

1. Mack met a foreign broker at a dark side restaurant around noon on Tuesday, July 4th. Supposedly about a enormous real estate deal, 700 million baht. 

2. Mack left shortly thereafter in his Mercedes, last known location(via CCTV)on Chaiyaphruek road towards Sukhumvit & Jomtien Beach. 

3. Family reported Mack missing on July 5, offering 3 million baht reward if found alive(interesting). 

4. Mack's Mercedes found at a dark side condo complex on Sunday, 9 July. Witness says it was parked by two young Thai females on Wednesday, 5 July. The females left the vehicle/area rather quickly. 

5. The Mercedes was wiped clean, presumably to get rid of fingerprints/DNA etc. 

6. Supposedly Mack's cell last pinged in Sa Kaeo, near Cambodian border. 

7. Two male foreigners and one Thai lady brought in for questioning over a mysterious/connected 2 million baht transaction. They did not talk, immediately lawyered up. 

Edited July 10, 2023 by Furioso
minor correction