Police Arrest French ATM Fraudster

A French ATM fraudster has been arrested in Phuket following a joint operation between the Police Bureau, the Tourist Police and the Pattaya Police. The man had allegedly been stealing money from ATM machines using fake cards in several Thai tourist centres, including Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai.

Pattaya, 27 November 2010 (PDN): At 8.00pm on Friday Police Superintendent Colonel Nunthawut Suwanla-ong from the Pattaya Police announced the apprehension of a French ATM fraudster following the issue of a warant by the Pattaya Provincial Court.

Major Colonel Panya Mamaen (Police Bureau Deputy Commissioner-Investigation department) and police Major Colonel Adid Ngamjitsuksee (Tourism Police Commissioner) have recently been working together to apprehend a foreign gang that has been stealing money from bank accounts at ATM machines with fake ATM cards. The gang normally targeted tourist cities, especially Pattaya. and their crimes have caused considerable trouble for Thai banks.

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PATTAYA DAILY NEWS

-- 2010-11-28

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Mr. Belkacem Batache.

I do not think he will be nominated for any prestigious awards for his work on behalf of France this year, at least.

But the Thai government will award him free lodging.

Great story .... sorry ... i mean great big holes in the story. Might it have been good reporting to tell us about the fraud?

Thai police seem to be doing some commendable work lately. Congrats to them (!) and thanks for taking some of the scum off the streets.

But the Thai government will award him free lodging.

And he will have plenty of opportunities to improve his skills over the next 10 + years. Unless he joins the Viktor Bout circus and gets extradited back to France.

From the forum rules:

7) Not to post slurs or degrading comments directed towards any group on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation.

It's not PC, it's just common manners.

Offending posts deleted.

But the Thai government will award him free lodging.

And he will have plenty of opportunities to improve his skills over the next 10 + years. Unless he joins the Viktor Bout circus and gets extradited back to France.

Do the Thai banks take that personal like the the one Thai company (corporate mix of companies that invested)did against the Thai couple who worked at the Gas station who were apprehended? Then if so, he could get thousands of years in a Thai jail depending on the amount of money or times he pressed the magic ATM buttons.

uncletom.