Pattaya Immigration arrest Turkish man with fake passport

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Pattaya Immigration arrest Turkish man with fake passport



PATTAYA: -- On Wednesday, Chonburi Immigration Officers detained a 40 year old Turkish National who was found to be carrying a fake passport.

Mr. Khatami Shahram, who claims to have lived and conducted business in Thailand for the last 10 years, visited the Immigration Office to make a new visa and after some preliminary checks on his passport, officers found irregularities which required further investigation.

It was decided that the travel document was fake and Mr. Shahram was arrested. He later told Investigators that he had previously lost his passport and was aware of a Turkish man who was producing near-perfect counterfeit Turkish passports

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/217847/pattaya-immigration-arrest-turkish-man-with-fake-passport/


-- Pattaya One 2015-09-10

[mcfish]

And a yellow shirt as well. Not the sharpest of tools is he

[shirtless]

So why didnt he just go and get a replacement

[Kerryd]

Seriously ? You "lose" your passport and instead of going to your embassy to apply for a new one, you just happen to know a counterfeiter that will make you a fake for only 70,000 baht ?

And then you take the fake to Immigration ? (Won't even bother mentioning that Turkish passport holders are probably going to be scrutinized a lot closer than they may have been before the Bangkok bombing so his timing was as poor as his judgement appears to be.)

[lee b]

Ive got a passport that also does not belong to me, as it is the property of HRH services. Even though I'm a Brit..But at least its real

[dcsw53]

He went to get a new visa. Shows the depth of checking done pre-Erawan, nobody noticed his passport was a fake before. How many sellers of fake Turkish passports are there here, maybe the police could issue a league table country by country. In the UK Nigeria heads the list by a country mile.

[Friendly Stranger]

Poor Turks. They're the new Nigerians of Thailand.

[aothai]

Many of this scum around in Thailand.

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Turkish businessman arrested for using fake passport in Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- A Turkish businessman who has been doing business in Thailand for over 10 years was yesterday detained for questioning after he came to extend his visa at the Immigration Office in Pattaya and was found to use fake document.

Immigration police identified him as Khatami Shahram, 40.

He was charged with forging official document and using counterfeit passport.

Chief of the Pattaya Imigration Office Pol Col Prapasak Prasarnsuk said Mr Shahram came to the immigration office to renew his tourist visa.

But after a thorough check of his passport, officials found several irregularities on the passport, indicating that it was a fake passport.

He was questioned and later admitted to use the fake passport.

He said he has been doing business in Thailand for over a decade. But he said he lost his passport and could not get a new one.

He then hired another Turkish man to arrange the new passport for him and was charged 70,000 baht.

According to immigration police, the passport belonged to someone else, and was altered using Mr Shahram’s photo and information.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/turkish-businessman-arrested-for-using-fake-passport-in-pattaya


-- Thai PBS 2015-09-10

[Mango Bob]

Seems like bad timing this Turk going to immigrations with a fake passport. Does this guy read the news? Sure the hell not a TV member.

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Turkish man arrested for using fake passport

CHONBURI, 10 September 2015 (NNT) - Immigration Office in Pattaya, Chonburi province, arrested a Turkish man for using a counterfeit passport.

The Turkish offender, 40-year-old Khatami Shahram, was charged with forging official document and using counterfeit passport.

The arrest came after Mr. Shahram visited the immigration office to renew his visa. Officials detected several irregularities on the passport, and thus conducted further investigation before concluding that it was a forged document.

According to the authorities, the passport belonged to someone else, and was altered using Mr. Shahram's photo and information.

The Turkish man said he had been doing business in Thailand for over a decade, using tourist visa. The Turk admitted to have hired an individual for 70,000 baht to forge the document, after misplacing his own passport. Mr. Shahram is now under police custody, awaiting further legal proceeding.


-- NNT 2015-09-10

[Rimmer]

A libellous post has been removed

[kiwikeith]

He went to get a new visa. Shows the depth of checking done pre-Erawan, nobody noticed his passport was a fake before. How many sellers of fake Turkish passports are there here, maybe the police could issue a league table country by country. In the UK Nigeria heads the list by a country mile.

I feel the need, for a Kebab from Suhkhomvit. 5.

Maybe a passport check required here, wonder if the passport manufacturer on Khaoson Rd is still open??

[Cesur]

Hi everyone, this will be my first post...

How do they know he is a Turkish man if false passport ?

His name is Khatami Shahram !

That name is iranian name ! ! !

[mcfish]

Hi everyone, this will be my first post...

How do they know he is a Turkish man if false passport ?

His name is Khatami Shahram !

That name is iranian name ! ! !

Are there no Iranians that are Turkey nationals?

Edited September 10, 2015 by mcfish

[Cesur]

Hi everyone, this will be my first post...

How do they know he is a Turkish man if false passport ?

His name is Khatami Shahram !

That name is iranian name ! ! !

Are there no Iranians that are Turkey nationals?

Could be but on the reports sould be writen Turkish citizen not Turkish, because to be Turkish very different more than to be Turkish citizen...

Also The most important that passport is fake..

Edited September 10, 2015 by Cesur

[Srikcir]

He's been doing business in Thailand for over 10 years on a tourist visa?

Immigration may have a bigger problem than with just a fake passport.

[DLang]

So why didnt he just go and get a replacement

Many countries only give them out in their homeland, or specified nations. You can't just go to the embassy and get one.

Not sure if Turkey does that, but may be part of the answer.

[Maestro]

He went to get a new visa. Shows the depth of checking done pre-Erawan, nobody noticed his passport was a fake before...

When did he start using a fake passport?

...The arrest came after Mr. Shahram visited the immigration office to renew his visa. Officials detected several irregularities on the passport, and thus conducted further investigation before concluding that it was a forged document.

According to the authorities, the passport belonged to someone else, and was altered using Mr. Shahram's photo and information...

He used his fake passport to leave Thailand and the immigration officer did not notice it was fake.

Then he used his fake passport to get a visa from a Thai consulate and nobody at the consulate realised it was fake.

When returning to Thailand with his fake passport, again the immigration officer did not recognise the passport as a fake.

Only when he then went to an immigration office for an extension of stay was it discovered that his passport was fake.

What kind of IT system is immigration using that they were unable to detect the fake passport at border exit and entry points?

[Basil B]

Just because he has a fake Turkish passport does not mean he is Turkish...

Maybe they should look at the back of his shirt...

And a yellow shirt as well. Not the sharpest of tools is he

No and can you say anyone in the room is...

Edited September 10, 2015 by Basil B

[Ulic]

It appears with all the investigations going on with the recent bombing, Turkish officials have

educated Thai immigration officials on the hidden methods to determine if a Turkish

passport is authentic. All those who have/are using one of these counterfeits beware.

[fred Kubasa]

Why didn't the crack Thai Immigration police catch this at the airport ?

[cookee68]

haaaa haaaa You have to love the stupidity of these idiots, and well done Thailand for knowing it was fake, deport him after he has had a bit of time in jail first, so that they can do many checks to see who he really is and if he is up to no good, maybe he is not from Turkey

[bartender100]

Plenty of Turks working on Walking Street