Bangkok Immigration arrest African scam gang

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Immigration Bureau Arrest African Scam Gang


Police officers of the Immigration Bureau were able to arrest a gang of African males who tricked Thai people several times, in several ways.

BANGKOK – October 16, 2013 [PDN]; At the HQ of the Immigration Bureau, officers held a press conference regarding the arrest of 8 males from Africa and Asia who were arrested on 4 criminal cases.

Amongst the arrested suspects were people from Liberia, Cameroon, South Korea and Thailand.

The 4 criminals included a furniture, black money, marriage and employment scams. It was announced that the suspects were arrested between the October 5 to 15. Most arrests took place in Bangkok, as most of the criminals were committing their crimes in Bangkok.

Police will now further question them, they’ll also be appropriately charged.

Source: http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/10/16/immigration-bureau-arrest-african-scam-gang/

-- Pattaya Daily News 2013-10-16

[bangkokrick]

African scam gangs, whatever next.

[pcgeekz05]

the reason why do people hate those kind of race...tsk..tsk..tsk... when they say african or nigerian or as long as its black, its automatically raise a red flag... I pity those who are good blacks out there

[soi41]

As half of the suspects in the OP are Asians, we can conclude, that if Asians commit a crime, they not only become criminals, but Africans as well??

[LucidLucifer]

'Police will now further question them, they’ll also be appropriately charged'.......a large percentage of the procedes of their crime to be set free.

[tonneke breda]

Black money, never seen, all colors exempt black

[Dr Robert]

Black money, never seen, all colors exempt black

try this site for explanation

www.youtube.com/channel/HCIL1UX1KwDPits it's called a black money scam

[shakatak]

the reason why do people hate those kind of race...tsk..tsk..tsk... when they say african or nigerian or as long as its black, its automatically raise a red flag... I pity those who are good blacks out there

the idiom "the pot calling the kettle black" springs to mind ....... there is good and bad in every culture. having worked 8 years in thailand and 5 years in east africa, i'd place my trust in kenyans/tanzanians before thais TBH.

maybe the headline should have read "asians and black accomplices scam innocent thais "?

[davejones]

African scam gangs, whatever next.

American scam gangs.

[worgeordie]

These kind of scams pray on the greedy and the stupid ,you would think

people would be aware of all these scams by now, but no, they still manage

to find victims ,and thats what i find amazing, just remember if if sounds too

good to be true, its not!

regards Worgeordie

[expat888]

"Amongst the arrested suspects were people from Liberia, Cameroon, South Korea and Thailand."

An African scam gang. With the above nationalities involved, how did they get exempted?

[nong38]

Good golly not another scam in Bangkok it becoming a bit of a hub for this sort of thing!

How do you trick a Thai out of money, they are after all, very well educated.

[Patje]

They should also do that with Thai scam gangs , much easier and much more of them !!!

[Bluespunk]

These kind of scams pray on the greedy and the stupid ,you would think

people would be aware of all these scams by now, but no, they still manage

to find victims ,and thats what i find amazing, just remember if if sounds too

good to be true, its not!

regards Worgeordie

Completely agree.

[MMarlow]

These kind of scams pray on the greedy and the stupid ,you would think

people would be aware of all these scams by now, but no, they still manage

to find victims ,and thats what i find amazing, just remember if if sounds too

good to be true, its not!

regards Worgeordie

Unless, heaven forbid, you are operating a scam, the last two words of your post should have been "..it is".

[MMarlow]

"Amongst the arrested suspects were people from Liberia, Cameroon, South Korea and Thailand."

An African scam gang. With the above nationalities involved, how did they get exempted?

Not all of them were "exempted", Liberia and Cameroon are African countries.

Perhaps it was an African gang that employed Thais and S. Koreans.

[MMarlow]

just remember if if sounds too

good to be true, its not!

regards Worgeordie

Completely agree.

If you really agree with that then you are a perfect target for scammers. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

[Tiffer]

Africans being arrested is bad news for the future of football in Thailand

[klauskunkel]

As half of the suspects in the OP are Asians, we can conclude, that if Asians commit a crime, they not only become criminals, but Africans as well??

Yes, the black money must have rubbed off!

[Desert Rat]

They tricked Thai people ?

The nerve!!!

[ableguy]

With all the stealing and scamming that goes on in let's say Phuket alone, why the hell is this news ? Stealing here is a national pastime along with many visits to the local wat to give money and beg for good luck which translates as getting free money you don't have to work for. it's in the national mentality . sad but true.

[DGIE]

maybe i don't trust 11 out of 10 black people. the 12th if there is somebody that can be trusted with is found in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Bait money to them and they will return to you

[paz]

I want to learn Thai. From the way the article is written, I'm lead to think that in Thai is Ok to say

"The 4 criminals included a furniture,"

Instead of

"The activities of the four criminals included a furniture"

Wonder why Western languages so complicated.

[Bluespunk]

just remember if if sounds too

good to be true, its not!

regards Worgeordie

Completely agree.

If you really agree with that then you are a perfect target for scammers. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

I thought that at first, but it could make sense in that he is saying its not true. I say "it is" but "it's not" can work as well.

[jacko45k]

the reason why do people hate those kind of race...tsk..tsk..tsk... when they say african or nigerian or as long as its black, its automatically raise a red flag... I pity those who are good blacks out there

You were the first to use the word 'black' in the thread.

[shaurene]

These kind of scams pray on the greedy and the stupid ,you would think

people would be aware of all these scams by now, but no, they still manage

to find victims ,and thats what i find amazing, just remember if if sounds too

good to be true, its not!

regards Worgeordie

Oil and gold were the main African scams. Quite a few prominent names and society's in New Zealand fell for them. There is a site, go through google punch in scams it will tell you about all the world scams. I do not feel sorry for the people who fall for them just greed.

[Baerboxer]

the reason why do people hate those kind of race...tsk..tsk..tsk... when they say african or nigerian or as long as its black, its automatically raise a red flag... I pity those who are good blacks out there

the idiom "the pot calling the kettle black" springs to mind ....... there is good and bad in every culture. having worked 8 years in thailand and 5 years in east africa, i'd place my trust in kenyans/tanzanians before thais TBH.

maybe the headline should have read "asians and black accomplices scam innocent thais "?

Or even " Africans and Asian" accomplices scan innocent victims". The story doesn't specify who the nationality of victims nor who the leader is.

[Baerboxer]

Good golly not another scam in Bangkok it becoming a bit of a hub for this sort of thing! How do you trick a Thai out of money, they are after all, very well educated.

These scams go on all over the world, with some very clever well educated people also falling for them. They are not always so obvious as you think, even to a well educated worldly wise sharp traveler like your good self.

Check out Youtube - the Aussie wealthy business man who got ripped off by farangs in Chiang Mai is a good one. Plenty more. Or talk to any fraud squad police officer.

The frightening thing is that social media now allows these gangs to spread the latest scams quickly.

[RickBradford]

The furniture scam is a subset of the online selling scams -- you auction something, they buy it and fake an eBay or PayPal payment confirmation. You ship the item and it's gone.

These kind of scams pray on the greedy and the stupid ,you would think people would be aware of all these scams by now.

You should be a bit careful with that kind of blanket condemnation.

Nigerian scammers set up fake charity websites after the 2004 Asian tsunami to collect donations, some of which were very professionally done. I wouldn't characterise people who fell for that as greedy or stupid. Part of the problem was that, back then, Internet hosts were utterly irresponsible as to who was getting up to what on their service.

The mindset of the Nigerians in particular, is that every tragedy is a money-making opportunity for them, even if, as in the 2004 tsunami case, it means taking money away from traumatized victims of horrible disasters. They don't care a fig for anyone else, rich or poor.

More information at Scamwarners.

[steelepulse]

The Africans are the brains behind the operations, what is the Asians part in all of this? Certainly not the braun.