In Bangkok, a man involved in a scam involving a luxury watch priced at 2.4 million baht has been arrested. The individual managed to trick an unsuspecting courier service into surrendering the expensive timepiece, bought by a customer, to him. The police detained the suspect yesterday, unveiling this complex scam.

 

Two police units, the Metropolitan Investigation Unit and Huamark Investigation Unit worked in cohesion to arrest the suspect, a 35-year-old man named Nanthawat. He was arrested in Bang Kapi, Bangkok, around 2 pm yesterday, carried out by a warrant from the Criminal Court dated June 21, charging him with fraud by impersonation.

 

On May 13, a customer agreed to buy a silver Patek Philippe 5165A-001 watch with a black rubber strap for 2.4 million baht. The seller, the next day, delivered the watch to a local courier service shop located in Soi Ramkhamhaeng 21.

 

While the buyer was finishing the payment process, Nanthawat came to the courier shop pretending to be the buyer. He wore a rider's jacket and persuaded the courier service personnel that he wished to personally collect the watch, instead of having it shipped.

 

 

Believing his claim, the shop's staff gave him the watch. It was afterward that the seller found out that the watch had been fraudulently collected, leading to the issuing of an arrest warrant.

 

During questioning, Nanthawat admitted to collecting the watch from the courier service, pretending to be the buyer. He also disclosed that he sold it to a pawnbroker for 1.03 million baht after a third party hired him to execute the scam. He was paid 15,000 baht for his participation, while he transferred 1.015 million baht to his employer.

 

The suspect is now in Huamark Police Station awaiting further legal steps. The Deputy Police Chief, Teeradej, ordered his team to broaden their probe, cautioning the public about the risks of transacting high-value goods.

 

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-- 2024-06-28

 

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8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

after a third party hired him to execute the scam.

And the third party is???

12 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

And the third party is???

Connected to the pawn shop... isn't buying stolen goods a crime?