Krabi mother scammed twice while trying to bail out son

[JeffersLos]

1 hour ago, Korat Kiwi said:

I believe it's a legitimate bank account that is opened up for the purpose of money laundering. 

 

The person opening the account is the mule,  similar to drug mules but in this instance it's money instead of drugs. 

 

The illegal types then may pay the mule for opening an account for them using his/her details.  

 

Yes.

 

For example, with a mule account the real holder of it can sell things on facebook that don't exist, and get paid into that account. Sell drugs, fake investments, fake car down payments etc. All in the mule's bank name, not theirs.  

[BrandonJT]

2 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

Is the crime opening the account, or accepting monies from other persons and then making transfers?

 

This would seem to be a very difficult crime to spot in the first place.

 

Also, why wouldn't the young man just roll over on his confederates? Or why wouldn't they pay his bail and get him away before he rolls on them?

The crime is opening an account for someone else.  In Bangkok there are signs all over the BTS stations warning Thai people not to open mule accounts.  Same goes for cell phone accounts, since they are trying to crack down on SIM cards used by scammers.

[cardinalblue]

What a corrupt country from top to bottom…

[ElwoodP]

All posts about the USA election have been removed.

Do it again and your posting ability will also be removed.

[sabai-dee-man]

13 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

That was probably in another country. Good luck trying that in Thailand! You will probably be the one ending up behind bars, if you are that lucky.

 

Agreed 100%.... particularly if you're a foreigner.

 

That was written by someone who clearly has no idea about how things (don't) work in Thailand!

[spidermike007]

13 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

That was probably in another country. Good luck trying that in Thailand! You will probably be the one ending up behind bars, if you are that lucky.

This many be a different culture, but if ripped off, I am not going to lay over and die. That is exactly what the scammers are expecting. Face your fears and march onwards. 

[Gottfrid]

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This many be a different culture, but if ripped off, I am not going to lay over and die. That is exactly what the scammers are expecting. Face your fears and march onwards. 

Sure, I would not take it either, but it will be much harder to move things in the right direction here. 🙂 

 

[BangkokReady]

Seems to be more and more Thais scamming Thais these days.

 

Watch out for foreigners, though, eh?

Edited September 22 by BangkokReady

[off road pat]

ead the article or just the he

On 9/21/2024 at 7:29 AM, Cabradelmar said:

He opened a mule account to facilitate anothers scam, and his mother gets scammed bailing him... Karma at work

Did you read the article !???

... " Boonta explained that her son had been tricked into opening the account while looking for a job at a restaurant in Phuket. The scammer promised to pay him through this new bank account. However, instead of securing employment, her son ended up being implicated in criminal activities" ...!!

 

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[Cabradelmar]

1 hour ago, off road pat said:

her son had been tricked

You believe that 😂 Look up the word gullible 🤡