Face off: Chinese fraudster has surgery to evade law in Thailand

[snoop1130]

 

A Chinese woman fled fraud charges in China, where she caused a loss of 8 million baht, and escaped to Thailand, undergoing cosmetic surgery to hide her identity.

 

A local Thai became suspicious of a foreign woman living in a luxury condominium in the Rama IV neighbourhood of Bangkok and reported her concerns to the Immigration Bureau. The woman reportedly wore a hat and face mask every time she left her condo.

 

Police closely monitored the foreigner and observed her leaving her room to collect food from the lobby. Officers then approached her and asked to check her documents.

 

The woman was later identified as a 30 year old Chinese national named Jing Qu. Upon reviewing her data, officers found that she arrived in Thailand in 2022 and was permitted to stay for only 15 days as a tourist.

 

However, Jing overstayed her visa by 650 days, nearly two years, while hiding in the luxury condo. When questioned about the overstay, she refused to answer and changed the subject.

According to the police, Jing claimed that she worked as a cabin crew member for a well-known airline but was unexpectedly terminated. However, officers doubted her claim due to the type of visa she had.

 

Further investigation into Jing’s criminal history revealed that she was wanted by Interpol, with her name appearing on a blue warrant.

 

Officers contacted Chinese authorities for details of her criminal activity. Chinese officials reported that Jing was a suspect in a fraud case under investigation between 2016 and 2019.

 

Jing allegedly tricked six victims into paying her between 1.5 and 7.5 million yuan each to secure positions as cabin crew members with a prominent airline. She fled the charges, using the funds for cosmetic surgery and her escape to Thailand.

 

The Thai police did not clarify the legal punishment Jing would face for overstaying her visa in Thailand. It is believed that she will be punished in Thailand before being extradited to China for legal proceedings.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Matichon

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-10-07

 

 

[ronster]

Left China after ripping people off to then spend her days hiding in a condo day and night  ! Why bother doing the crime 🙈

[bkk6060]

So, they will follow and investigate every person wearing a face mask and a hat?

Some weird about the discovery.

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The woman was later identified as a 30 year old Chinese national named Jing Qu. Upon reviewing her data, officers found that she arrived in Thailand in 2022 and was permitted to stay for only 15 days as a tourist.

 

However, Jing overstayed her visa by 650 days, nearly two years, while hiding in the luxury condo. When questioned about the overstay, she refused to answer and changed the subject.

Amazing....

[wombat]

43 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

So, they will follow and investigate every person wearing a face mask and a hat?

Some weird about the discovery.

More to this story than meets the eye for sure.

[SABloke]

1.5 - 8 million RMB each (6 victims) is way more than 8 million Baht. Also, who would pay up to 8 million RMB (over 1 mil USD) to secure a cabin crew job? Nothing adds up in this story.

Edited October 7 by SABloke

[AndreasHG]

2 hours ago, SABloke said:

Nothing adds up in this story.

 

The Bangkok Post states in this article that the fraudster earned "at least 7.5 million baht through the scheme".

Bangkok Post - Chinese fraudster arrested in capital

 

[lordgrinz]

I'm assuming the fingerprint scanners for travelers in/out isn't hooked up to an international system? You would think soon as she entered Thailand that a red flag would go up, and she would be sent back to China for arrest.

[WHansen]

18 hours ago, SABloke said:

1.5 - 8 million RMB each (6 victims) is way more than 8 million Baht. Also, who would pay up to 8 million RMB (over 1 mil USD) to secure a cabin crew job? Nothing adds up in this story.

Nothing adds up for sure, mainly your math 🙂

[JeffersLos]

On 10/7/2024 at 7:29 PM, snoop1130 said:

she will be punished in Thailand before being extradited to China for legal proceedings.

 

Presumable serving food and refreshment en route. 

[SABloke]

9 hours ago, WHansen said:

Nothing adds up for sure, mainly your math 🙂

 

Care to explain? I didn't do any exact calculations, sure, however even at the lower end: 1.5 mil RMB x 6 = 9 mil RMB (which is over 40 million THB - or as I originally stated "way more than 8 million Baht"). And quoted in the article the top end was 8 mil RMB which is over 1 mil USD (1.13 mil if you want to be precise).