Phuket Man Arrested for Alleged Hotel Booking Scam

[webfact]

 

Phuket –A man from Phuket was arrested in Mae Hong Son after he allegedly scammed more than 40 victims with damages costing approximately 800,000 Baht in hotel bookings.

The Cyber Crime Police told the Phuket Express that earlier this week they arrested a suspect identified only as Mr. Sunthorn, 37, from Phuket. He was arrested in Mae Hong Son, Northern Thailand. He is being accused of fraud by importing distorted information into a computer system.

 

The arrest came after Thai police received complaints from more than 40 victims with damages costing more than 800,000 baht.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-02-10

 

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[flyingtlger]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Cyber Crime Police arrested a suspect identified as Mr. Sunthorn, 37, from Phuket.

How long did Mr. Sunthorn think he was going to get away with this type of crime?

Anything you do on the internet will leave tracks, one way or another.

What a dummy....

[Skipalongcassidy]

Aseannow and IO should hire this guy to sort their 19th century computer programs...

[stargrazer9889]

It is a good thing that most thieves are not as smart as they think they are.

[Bangkok Barry]

Anyone doing business with someone who advertises on Facebook is playing Russian /roulette with their money. Real businesses have websites. They are cheap to set up and run, and if a business can't afford to do that and/or can't be bothered to set up a professional on-line presence then I avoid them.

[bbko]

3 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Anyone doing business with someone who advertises on Facebook is playing Russian /roulette with their money. Real businesses have websites. They are cheap to set up and run, and if a business can't afford to do that and/or can't be bothered to set up a professional on-line presence then I avoid them.

Facebook marketplace is the new mecca for online thievery.  Do not buy anything off of FB that you can't see in person first.

[puck2]

10 minutes ago, bbko said:

Facebook marketplace is the new mecca for online thievery.  Do not buy anything off of FB that you can't see in person first.

 

Unscrupulous FB-Zuckerberg is only a money-fisher, nothing else.

 

Many years ago I would like to register, but stopped it immediately, when I saw, what he would like to know about me. I must not worry about abusing my personal details. Most important, I didn't die and I'm still happy without Facebook.

[Almer]

8 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

How long did Mr. Sunthorn think he was going to get away with this type of crime?

Anything you do on the internet will leave tracks, one way or another.

What a dummy....

A dummy with 800.000 and a smack in the back of the hand.