7 Foreign Nationals Arrested In 20 Million Baht Foreign ATM Card Fraud

[Lite Beer]

20 Million Baht Foreign ATM Card Fraud uncovered by Pattaya Police

PATTAYA: -- A 20 Million Baht fake ATM card operation run by a Ukrainian has been uncovered by Pattaya Police which led to the arrest of 7 foreign nationals and 2 Thai Men.

Police Major General Katcha, the Provincial Police Commander, held a press conference at Pattaya Police Station on Saturday Afternoon to announce the arrests.

He revealed the organizer of the illegal operation was Mr. Oleg Safanov aged 24 from Ukraine. He employed three Thai men, two drivers and a planner, to assist with sending two groups of foreigners to ATM’s around Pattaya so they could obtain money from foreign bank accounts using counterfeit bank cards which had been loaded with stolen account information.

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-- Pattaya One 2013-07-28

[OMGImInPattaya]

Probably sounded like a good idea at the time.

[wolf5370]

Are all the foreigners Ukrainian or just the leader?

Wonder how they got caught?

[OzMick]

You too can have an extended stay in Thailand at a very low cost!

[borisloosebrain]

Very glad they've been caught. Having once had my account cleaned out I know how it feels ! And it's not a good feeling !

[Garry]

He employed three Thai men,

I gues one is still on the hoof

[hanno]

Are all the foreigners Ukrainian or just the leader?

Wonder how they got caught?

The Siam Commercial Bank first alerted the Police to the problem

Seems like the bank was on the ball.

[Scully]

7 foreign nationals and 2 Thai men arrested, yet there are 10 people sat down hiding their faces.

[chrisinth]

He employed three Thai men,

I gues one is still on the hoof

Looks like there are 10 sat at the table, 7 x farangs and 3 x Asians.

Unless the farang on the far left is a volunteer and just needed a rest. Or the Asian on the right is just copying what the rest are doing by hiding his face.

Edit: Sorry Scully, you beat me to it with the maths..................

[oxo1947]

Wow very bad crime----Stealing money from a Bank, I guess there be the usual calls for them to be hung.................

[Salapoo]

Honestly, why don't these guys all head off in different directions to different towns/cities, then return with their loot, without ever once doing it with an ATM in Pattaya.

It's like banging 10 different chicks that live in your condo building then being surprised when you get caught. And involving locals?

It's a sign of the technological age that such dumb people can get this sort of technology.

[rubberduck]

Lot of human rubbish comes from that region.

[wolf5370]

Wow very bad crime----Stealing money from a Bank, I guess there be the usual calls for them to be hung.................

No they are stealing money from the accounts the fake cards are linked to - customer accounts (with the added bonus of being whacked for 150 baht ATM charge and crap exchange rate to boot)

[bigbamboo]

This guy is in real trouble now.

He had three Thais working for him yet the law clearly states you must employ four.

[bangkokheat]

welcome to hell you low life bast..ds, cant stand thieves

[technologybytes]

They will not spend long in a Thai jail, as there will have been no loss to Thai people or Thai Banks.

They are using overseas accounts to draw money from Thai ATM's, but there is no loss to the Thai banks.

[LuckyLew]

Lot of human rubbish comes from that region.

Where pattaya? or is pattaya just where they congregate?

[khunJeroen]

Hope they will be locked away for life and pay back with interest. Only with serious penalties it may stop these criminals.

[wolf5370]

They will not spend long in a Thai jail, as there will have been no loss to Thai people or Thai Banks.

They are using overseas accounts to draw money from Thai ATM's, but there is no loss to the Thai banks.

Maybe even a gain to the Thai banks - 150b charge on each withdraw!

[brfsa2]

I wonder who are the 2 foreigners standing behind on the left? maybe interpol? or Ukranian police?

[PoodMaiDai]

Lot of human rubbish comes from that region.

And gathers in that region of Thailand.

[petercool]

I wonder who are the 2 foreigners standing behind on the left? maybe interpol? or Ukranian police?

One in the white shirt is a Belgian who does translation work and other things for police and the shorter one next to him is half Thai and does similar work for investigation teams.

[Colabamumbai]

Very glad they've been caught. Having once had my account cleaned out I know how it feels ! And it's not a good feeling !

Could you elaborate on that as any information would I am sure be helpful to all, as to how it happend? Where? Etc. Thanks other than the bad feeling part we all know that one.

[thaibreaker]

Wow very bad crime----Stealing money from a Bank, I guess there be the usual calls for them to be hung.................

It`s not the bank they steal from, Sherlock, but customers. These ATM cards have been obtained by using skimming divices in advance.

These now empty bank accounts could be yours or mine, so yes, I would call for the hanging brigade every day of the week in this case.

Btw, try to get your stolen money back from the banks in Thailand.. Good luck with that.

[Colabamumbai]

Now you don't see us good Canadians involved in this kind of thing. We were all made to go To Catholic Church by our parents on Sundays. Confess our sins, to someone we never met, in a dark vestibule and say the "Hail Marys", and get on with it. We could go and sin again for another week.

[tonneke breda]

How foolish, everybody knows you can only take out 20.000 baht at 1 time and Thai banks are charging 150 baht per transaction. They better had done the job somewhere were you can take out more.

[Phatcharanan]

Wow very bad crime----Stealing money from a Bank, I guess there be the usual calls for them to be hung.................

Ok..........hang them.

But seriously, your complacent attitude has no comprehension on what that stolen money may be used for, or where it ends up.

[Phatcharanan]

How foolish, everybody knows you can only take out 20.000 baht at 1 time and Thai banks are charging 150 baht per transaction. They better had done the job somewhere were you can take out more.

Sorry mate, I took out 40,000 in two transactions one after the other. Kasikorn charge 15 baht, not 150.

No Thai will even look twice if you use your card twice in a row and that soon adds up.

[janpharma]

It's about time to see what kind of tourists Thailand wants...the Russian mob?...The ever seeking problem Indians...The non-respecting Arabs...or the rest?

[thaibreaker]

How foolish, everybody knows you can only take out 20.000 baht at 1 time and Thai banks are charging 150 baht per transaction. They better had done the job somewhere were you can take out more.

Sorry mate, I took out 40,000 in two transactions one after the other. Kasikorn charge 15 baht, not 150.

No Thai will even look twice if you use your card twice in a row and that soon adds up.

There are limits stated by your bank. 20.000 bath for each withdrawel, usually 50.000 a day for thai ATM cards. Can be changed by yourself to 200.000 if wanted.

The 15 bath you talk about must be from a thai ATM card, any foreign card used in Thailand, has a 150 bath fee. I have also seen a 180 bath fee in fact.

It is only AEON bank (japanese) that does not have a foreign fee, they have no fee since they are not part of the thai banks. But you of course have to pay the fee from your own bank back home.