Elephant Foundation Scammers caught in North Pattaya Bars

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Elephant Foundation Scammers caught in North Pattaya Bars



PATTAYA: -- Three people, suspected of collecting donations for a bogus Elephant Foundation, were caught taking money from foreign patrons at Bars in North Pattaya in the early hours of Monday.

Police were made aware of the three people who were detained in Soi Petrakul just before 2am and taken to Pattaya Police Station for further investigation.

It transpired they represented a fictitious Charity called the “Elephant Help Elephant” Foundation which they claimed was raising money to assist stray Elephants in Kanchanaburi Province. In fact, the so-called President of the Foundation, Khun Tanpanut aged 31, confessed to keeping all the money for herself and her two helpers, who were paid 500 Baht per day.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/157179/elephant-foundation-scammers-caught-in-north-pattaya-bars/


-- Pattaya One 2014-12-02

[rasmus5150]

This is not a bogus foundation. The Elephant can be seen wearing green in the middle of the attached picture.

[Mango Bob]

Let the elephant jokes begin.

[Chang_paarp]

They bought the elephant to the police station to substantiate their claims. I hope the cops had some heavy duty chairs for the interview.

[Bkungbank]

She was right as the 'Elephant' that she meaning is her itself

[Thaddeus]

Let the elephant jokes begin.

Ok.

How much junk inside her trunk.

[salty]

No chance of her forgetting this incident.

[Manbing]

Scammers, in Pattaya?

Dear god what is this world coming to.

How could they besmirch the good name of that fair city. What is next I wonder? Prostitutes, pedophiles, ladyboy muggers?

[wooloomooloo]

I hope the cops had some heavy duty chairs for the interview.

Don't worry about that, it appears that she's stuck in it.

[DD13]

I'd give money to her......just to get her out of my sight......

[DaveE13]

I hope the cops had some heavy duty chairs for the interview.

Don't worry about that, it appears that she's stuck in it.

Looks like shes trying to get out of the chair!

[jacko45k]

Of course this undermines valid charitable causes....

Personally I choose not to donate on a casual basis while drinking beer at bars.

I suppose the guys donating were on 'Chang'......

[petercool]

^^^

Yes, I rather like the idea of a Chang Foundation - for drinkers ......

[klauskunkel]

I'd give money to her......just to get her out of my sight......

It will take her a week to be gone, however.

[SoilSpoil]

They should release her back in Kuiburi national park to rejoin her herd and film it. Nice new TAT video stunt.

[Songlaw]

I was genuinely hoping this had something to do with the poor bloke who was led to believe he had purchased an "elephant sanctuary," allowed to "work" in it, and subsequently took his own life upon coming to the realization that he had been in fact, royally had. That story will haunt me for the remainder of my days. May the perpetrator(s) of that ruse hang.

This story, by comparison, barely even registers. She is wedged in there pretty well, just the same. Kind of like a size 7 foot in a size 5 shoe. Whoa. Please forgive the edits. I am apparently experiencing a verb tense crisis of sorts.

Edited December 2, 2014 by Songlaw

[wooloomooloo]

^^^

Yes, I rather like the idea of a Chang Foundation - for drinkers ......

Don't give her ideas.

[lucjoker]

TIT

the elephants have to work for money and so she did .

[Gandtee]

I'd hate to see her in swimming trunks

[DaveE13]

I'd hate to see her in swimming trunks

OMG now you put that thought in my head!!! Cheers mate

[Lupatria]

Bail granted! It is obvious she will not "run" away...

[MiKT]

Trumped-up charges, but It's stuff like this that makes your day

[petercool]

^^^ did you mean trumpeted up charges ?

[hgv driver]

the cheats never ending

[DaveE13]

Come on guys after a few changs you know you would.

[godden]

Do we get to see an elephant pointing with it's trunk

[steven100]

did she escape from the national park ?

[Loles]

But the biggest chang is sitting at the table in green ...

[atyclb]

“Elephant Help Elephant" is a spinoff of parent association "thai rak thai"

[balo]

She was feeding herself so it all went to a good cause to help the poor thais.