Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

By Mitch Connor

 

In a dramatic turn of events, a key figure in a jaw-dropping multi-million baht investment scam has been collared by the law in Phuket.

 

Nattapol, the slippery suspect, was rounded up by officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) working in tandem with the Highway Police, after slipping through the net on four separate arrest warrants for his alleged role in a scandal that’s swindled the public out of over 11 million baht.

 

This dodgy dealmaker was finally nabbed at a workers’ residence tucked away in a palm plantation in Moo 7, Tambon Phru Din Na, Khlong Thom District, Krabi.

 

Despite the lack of specifics in the official report released last Thursday by the CIB, it’s clear that the arrest of Nattapol followed an exhaustive probe by the police.

 

 

Nattapol faces a laundry list of charges, including public fraud, identity deception, and fiddling with computer systems using bogus or warped data. His scheming has left a trail of financial devastation in its wake, duping scores of unsuspecting victims.

 

Alarm bells first rang when law enforcement was tipped off about a gang of crooks using a Facebook page to lure potential victims with sweet promises of over-the-top returns on investments in foreign currency coins. This clever con caught the imagination of would-be investors, lending undeserved credibility to the fraudulent operation.

 

Nattapol kept a low profile, blending in unnoticed at the workers’ camp where he was reportedly hiding in plain sight and laying low, according to sources in the know.

 

Post-arrest, Nattapol was duly informed of his rights and the slew of charges hanging over his head. He’s since been shipped off to Samrong Nuea Police Station in Bangkok, where he’ll be facing the music in the coming legal tussles.

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-12-02

 

 

I like it......guilty until proven innocent.....555

 

the slippery suspect,

 

This dodgy dealmaker 

 

His scheming

13 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I like it......guilty until proven innocent.....555

Usually the correct way in Thailand.

One year per 500,000 conned seems fair to me - 11 mill , 22 years, seems fair, increased to 30 if no money returned. Next case

16 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I like it......guilty until proven innocent.....555

 

the slippery suspect,

 

This dodgy dealmaker 

 

His scheming

 

 

Accused of, amongst other things "fiddling with computer systems using bogus or warped data." No mention of any specifics except maybe dodgy "foreign coins".

Majority of Thais seem to be ignorant of financial investments… losing big on Facebook scams.  If it promises huge profit from your investments and seem too good to be true, it probably is.