My guess is that it depends largely on geography. If we're talking about Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and apparently Chiang Mai, all bets are off. There seems to be a lot of transnational crime going on in those areas in addition to their being a heavy concentration of Israelis, and Russians, and that seems to be where the focus is right now. If you're in Bangkok or Hua Hin, I think you're quite safe. I don't think they're going to go after really affluent expats as there is just simply too much to lose, and Thailand really needs the money. I have friends there who are preparing for the worst but I don't think it's going to touch them. I think it's also a matter of how many individual homes or how much land a particular nominee company owns, what percentage ownership the foreigner has, whether or not the nominees within the company have the means to carry out the endeavor, in addition to whether or not he is bold enough or perhaps willing to take the risk to remain the director of the company, which I think is ill advised.
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