Two foreigners arrested after using stolen credit cards in Bangkok shopping spree

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Two foreigners arrested after using stolen credit cards in Bangkok shopping spree

Photo: Dailynews.co.th

BANGKOK:-- Police have arrested two foreign men who allegedly went on a spending spree at a Bangkok shopping mall using stolen credit cards.

On Monday, officers from Lumpini police station arrested a 41 year old man, who entered Thailand using an Israeli passport, along with a 46 year old Iranian man at Central Embassy in Bangkok, reports Daily News.

Following their arrest, police found the men to be in possession of 15 stolen credit cards as well as a large quantity of clothing, two pairs of sunglasses and perfume.

According to Daily News, officers received a tip off from shop staff who became suspicious of the pair after they tried to pay for goods using a number of different credit cards, many of which were rejected when staff tried to carry out the transactions.

All 15 of the credit cards were found to be from overseas bank accounts.

One of the men allegedly told police that they had been given the credit cards by a friend.

The two men have been charged and are currently being held at Lumpini police station pending legal proceedings.

-- 2015-09-29

[shirtless]

Well they wont need any visas where there going.

[Seastallion]

Not white Arabs, anyway.

[monty1412]

had to laugh..... ohh that card doesn't work try this one ( gives over different card with different name) that didn't work Ohh try this one then ( yet another card with another name).. hmm doesn't work either... not my day it seems.. Ok lets try these ones ( reaching into pocket to pull out a bunch of new cards...)

which part of Stupidsville are these guys from.....

[NewInPatts]

They don't look suspicious at all. Trying 15 cards in one shop??

At least after the second or third they should have called security.

[JeremyBowskill]

Can only think the "spree" goods are somewhere else, I take more for a night away somewhere.

[Mango Bob]

Now we have the odd couple here a Jew and an iranian?

[halloween]

Now we have the odd couple here a Jew and an iranian?

Or, just possibly, a non-Jewish Israeli citizen. And that's assuming his passport is legit.

Edited September 29, 2015 by halloween

[TheFishman1]

Traveling on a Isreali Pasdport does not mean he Jewish

[nakhonandy]

It is an odd combination but as others have said maybe non jew israel citizen or fake passport.

What makes me laugh is how dumb they were to just keep trying with different cards. Idiots.

[sirocco]

a Jew with an Arab. They hate each other. It's amazing

[Nemesis7]

Now we have the odd couple here a Jew and an iranian?

Or, just possibly, a non-Jewish Israeli citizen. And that's assuming his passport is legit.

Really?? Non Jewish Israeli citizen? Why Jewish or Israeli can not commit such crimes?

What about this news then; The 2004 Israel–New Zealand passport scandal was an incident of passport fraud in July 2004 that led New Zealand to take diplomatic sanctions against Israel. High-level contacts between the two countries were suspended after two Israeli citizens Uriel Kelman and Eli Cara, were caught trying to fraudulently acquire a New Zealand passport using the identity of a man with cerebral palsy. Prime Minister Helen Clark declared that New Zealand government viewed the acts carried out by Kelman and Cara as "not only utterly unacceptable but also a breach of New Zealand sovereignty and international law." Both of them are Jews.

[bangkapi]

In spite of what you may believe or hear in the mainstream media, Iran has a thriving Jewish community.

[theguyfromanotherforum]

Inspiring story

[sirocco]

Maybe, but that does is not to say that they love.

I lived in a country where there were Arabs and Jews, and they detested each even if they did business together.

[LNKDES1]

What a novel way to foster peace between the Jews and Arabs a spot of shopping with stolen credit cards - nobel peace prize anyone....

An Israeli & an Iranian walk into a bar.................................................

[Seastallion]

Now we have the odd couple here a Jew and an iranian?

Or, just possibly, a non-Jewish Israeli citizen. And that's assuming his passport is legit.

Or, just possibly, since Iranians are not Arab but some Iranians are Jewish........2 Jews.

But I would think it likely the passports could be fake.

[springheeled jack]

a couple of chancers come unstuck using stolen credit cards which they say a friend had given them I find that hard to believe its a funny old world .

[NickJ]

No...An Israeli an Iranian and a Thai cop walk into a mall..........

[jimstar1]

No A Thai Cop,a Israeli , A Iranian and a Irishman walk into a Bar

[Berto]

had to laugh..... ohh that card doesn't work try this one ( gives over different card with different name) that didn't work Ohh try this one then ( yet another card with another name).. hmm doesn't work either... not my day it seems.. Ok lets try these ones ( reaching into pocket to pull out a bunch of new cards...)

which part of Stupidsville are these guys from.....

Are you saying that you can consult crooks? Are one of them?

[Seastallion]

Now we have the odd couple here a Jew and an iranian?

Or, just possibly, a non-Jewish Israeli citizen. And that's assuming his passport is legit.

Really?? Non Jewish Israeli citizen? Why Jewish or Israeli can not commit such crimes?

What about this news then; The 2004 Israel–New Zealand passport scandal was an incident of passport fraud in July 2004 that led New Zealand to take diplomatic sanctions against Israel. High-level contacts between the two countries were suspended after two Israeli citizens Uriel Kelman and Eli Cara, were caught trying to fraudulently acquire a New Zealand passport using the identity of a man with cerebral palsy. Prime Minister Helen Clark declared that New Zealand government viewed the acts carried out by Kelman and Cara as "not only utterly unacceptable but also a breach of New Zealand sovereignty and international law." Both of them are Jews.

Yes, but that was Mossad, not common criminals like these guys, and was soon brushed under the mat.

But your point is well taken....of course Jews can be criminals.

However, I would not be surprised if they are fake passports. Isreali criminals or Iranian criminals...we've had them both in Thailand.

[Ulic]

Dumb and dumber.

[Hawk]

I wonder how they got on the plane?

Edited September 29, 2015 by Hawk

[Che Serna]

Lebo's probably from Australia!

Jail them!

[Soutpeel]

No A Thai Cop,a Israeli , A Iranian and a Irishman walk into a Bar

An israeli, an iranian and a katoy get off a baht bus and walk into a bar.....

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Based on the photo, I'd say neither one of them spends a lot of time reading the Torah.

Now two Iranians, that I could believe.

[thrilled]

This could be A positive thing.A muslin and A Jew working together.

[JimGant]

as a large quantity of clothing, two pairs of sunglasses and perfume.

They look like they could use plenty of perfume.

[cookee68]

Good, Foreign scum bags