Scores Turn Out to Accuse Soldier of Job Scam
By Khaosod English


At least 120 alleged victims converged on the Laemchabang Police Station today to file fraud complaints against a man who said he was a soldier and could get them interviews for government jobs.

CHONBURI — More than 100 people in Chonburi province went to the police today to complain they paid application fees for government jobs that never existed.

At least 120 victims filed fraud charges en masse at the Laemchabang Police Station this morning, alleging that one year ago a soldier named Wanchai advertised that Laemchabang’s port authority was hiring cleaning staff and security guards, and charged each applicant 150 baht for the job application.

“We were really interested, and we paid the fees willingly,” Arunlak Chanhom, one of the alleged victims, said.

However, when job applicants showed up at the port office for the appointed date for their job interviews, they were told by officials there were no such open positions and that the job application was phony.

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-- Khaosod English 2015-09-15

"and charged each applicant 150 baht for the job application."

Love it.

The 120 are trying out inactive posts, its a good intro to life on the Thai civil service sector.

The 120 are trying out inactive posts, its a good intro to life on the Thai civil service sector.

Yes, but think about it, more inactive posts mean more vacancies for active posts, so everyone's a winner!

120 people at 150 baht a pop. 18000 baht total. He's on his way to higher things already . Good luck son.

And it was one year ago... Methinks Khaosod are making up stories with "soldier" in the title!

General P -- CLEAN OUT YOUR OWN MIDDEN, SIR!

And it was one year ago... Methinks Khaosod are making up stories with "soldier" in the title!

You thinks wrong. Indefatigably junta cheerleader wrong.

General P -- CLEAN OUT YOUR OWN MIDDEN, SIR!

So they guy selling applications for positions that didn't exist HAD to be telling the truth about his own. Why is that so?

has to be true because he said so but the jobs were bullsh*t, really makes a lot of sense, you rip people off but give them your real name and where you work so they can find you. Just goes to show how pathetic some people are when they try to use crap like this as ammunition to attack the govt, certainly shows us their lack of intelligence, if they have any in the first place

General P -- CLEAN OUT YOUR OWN MIDDEN, SIR!

You possibly need to do a bit of wiping, to clean up the bull crap you spout!

Oh no..... thai people being scammed?....this cannot be true.....

No Thai could do this...

has to be true because he said so but the jobs were bullsh*t, really makes a lot of sense, you rip people off but give them your real name and where you work so they can find you. Just goes to show how pathetic some people are when they try to use crap like this as ammunition to attack the govt, certainly shows us their lack of intelligence, if they have any in the first place

No Seabiscuit, it shows their desire for gainful employment and the kind of horsesh*t a narcissist will use to get a dopamine rush from a minute feeling of supremacy over desperate people, that really only shows their own pathetic lack of intelligence.

The cops probably charged each person who filed a complaint 20 baht. Not uncommon at all.

120 people at 150 baht a pop. 18000 baht total. He's on his way to higher things already . Good luck son.

Sounds like a Donald Trump in the making.

One year ago?

"and charged each applicant 150 baht for the job application."

Love it.

Well looks like he was the only one who got the job. For each person that applied, he enriched himself.

"and charged each applicant 150 baht for the job application."

Love it.

You might love it, they don't, 150 baht is half a days pay, if they can find work that is, why else do you think so many people showed up to protest.

Thats what happens to un-educted people. screwed by their own greed, Thai hate to be scammed, but love to scam

You didn't get the job, sorry.