DSI seizes over 1,000 million baht from ‘Gofug’ lottery scam

[webfact]

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) made a significant breakthrough in a high-profile case involving an online lottery scam and tax evasion, seizing assets from the Gofug network, including luxury vehicles and gold. The seizure came after coordinated raids across Bangkok and several provinces today uncovering a financial flow exceeding 1,000 million baht within the network.

 

During a press conference, Thawee Sodsong, the Acting Director-General of DSI, accompanied by Yutthana Praedam, the Deputy Director-General, and Rawee Aksornsiri, the Director of the Anti-Money Laundering Office, outlined the results of the operation that targeted 27 locations linked to the Gofug network.

 

Their investigation was initiated after the Office of the Attorney General alerted the DSI to a fraudulent scheme involving the falsification of fuel export documents to claim tax refunds, causing the state a potential loss of 10,000 million baht.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

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[khunjake]

Gofug yourself..

[metisdead]

A post with a trolling meme contravening our Community Standards has been removed.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) made a significant breakthrough in a high-profile case involving an online lottery scam and tax evasion, seizing assets from the Gofug network, including luxury vehicles and gold. The seizure came after coordinated raids across Bangkok and several provinces today uncovering a financial flow exceeding 1,000 million baht within the network

No wonder he's laughing.. all the way to the bank.

[flyingtlger]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) made a significant breakthrough in a high-profile case involving an online lottery scam and tax evasion, seizing assets from the Gofug network

Gofug is now: Fugged!

That's Fugged Up!

[steven100]

It is not correct to say 1000 million baht .....  the correct would be 1 Billion baht.

[Pouatchee]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

1,000 million

 

dont they know that 1000 million is 1 billion?

or do they just want it to look like more?

Edited February 7 by Pouatchee

[radiochaser]

I did an internet search for information about the Gofug Network and only found news articles about it being busted.   What is/was the Gofug Network  (aside from the obscene sound of the word). 

[Gsxrnz]

I suspect the Gofugs were fudging the books and not paying the requisite 30% commission to those at the top of the hierarchical triangle.