Money Launderer from Congo Arrested in Fake Passport Scam

PATTAYA:--When a Congolese national tried to open a bank account in Pattaya, she wasn’t banking on diligent staff who double checked her passport and found it to be a fake.

Claiming to be Belgian and calling herself “Barry Barnet Amler”, the woman, really called Ninelle Amisi Kyamasa, and from the Congo, presented a fake passport to a Pattaya Bank as she applied to open an account.

Staff smelt a rat so the details from the passport were quickly relayed to the Belgian Embassy for confirmation and the bank was advised that the passport she was using was, in fact, a fake.

Police were called and found her “real” passport which showed her to be from the Congo and here in Thailand with her “Husband”, Mirgo Nelson Jotamo who, like her had omitted to notice that their visitor visas had long expired.

Thailand’s fraud squad were brought into the investigation and it was quickly discovered that the two had planned to open accounts and then receive funds from overseas, launder them through the banking system and receive a commission of 5% for their efforts.

Full story:http://www.pattaya103.com/money-launderer-from-congo-arrested-in-fake-passport-scam/

--Pattaya 103 FM 2013-01-20

[newsfooter][/newsfooter]

Her name is barry? and she is female?

no wonder she got caught not the smartest i wiould think!

Crikey!

Now that's a photo I could have done without seeing.

actually their setup can work, the only moments they can be busted is at the account opening and when drawing money from an ATM.

Quite clever, but execution was sloppy.

Every serious fraudster knows that real passports should be used and not straight fakes, but the Congolese might not have had the money to buy one of these scarce and expensive ones (2500 EUR+), LOL.

What a cracker!

This is rampant in Thailand and I guess that bird turning up calling herself Barry didn't help!

The other 99% get away with it!

Are you sure her real name isn't Barry ? ...

Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app

Should have bought the phoney passport in BKK they are getting very good

Only 5% they need a lesson , but if it's of great amounts it could be very lucrative. Waiting until your visa expires isn't the smartest time to be doing it either.

mind you ,with a face like that she could be fat "barry " who used to be in eastenders ,after a sex change ,

What a cracker!

This is rampant in Thailand and I guess that bird turning up calling herself Barry didn't help!

The other 99% get away with it!

She should have tried Bruce, Barry has probably been thrashed to death.

Awesome, reminds me of the AC/DC song, Whole Lotta Rosie.

Now that's a photo I could have done without seeing.

Yes they should have cropped it.