snoop1130 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Brazilian man arrested in Bangkok for cheque fraud BANGKOK:-- A Brazilian man has been arrested after trying to cash almost 16 million baht worth of cheques at a bank in Bangkok, Immigration police announced on Wednesday.Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Natthorn Prosunthorn told reporters that Carlos Augusto Saenz Lopes De Meida was arrested at Citibank in Silom as he tried to cash 15,575,000 THB in cheques.Police found him in possession of a fake Italian passport in the name of Mr Christian Lassen.Police believe the Brazilian is a member of a gang who hacked Mr Lassen's Bank of America bank account and transferred approximately 27 million baht from the account into a Citibank account set up by the gang.The Brazilian man then visited Citibank and posed as Mr Lassen using the fake passport in order to try and cash the cheques but not before staff at the branch became suspicious and contacted police.Officials from the Italian Embassy later confirmed the passport was counterfeit.The Brazilian man was also found to be in possession of a further 5 counterfeit passports, 13 credit cards, 2 bank books and 2 mobile phones.Thai media reports the Brazilian man later confessed his involvement in the crime. Source: Daily News -- 2016-02-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Good job all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) "Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Natthorn Prosunthorn told reporters that Carlos Augusto Saenz Lopes De Meida was arrested at Citibank in Silom as he tried to cash 15,575,000 THB in cheques." Greedy and stupid. If only all criminals were like this. Edited February 3, 2016 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil2 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Hmm! Wonder why he was allowed to wear those stuffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanUSA Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Hmm! Wonder why he was allowed to wear those stuffs! Zika maybe? I do find it a bit odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Confession is good, but I hope they got the names and data and information of all the other people and agencies involved in the operation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Good luck to him trying to get 16 millions out of a Thai bank, I get the crooked eye routine every time I try to send a paltry sum of money to my friend in up country Thailand.... and with a name like Carlos Augusto Saenz Lopes De Meida..... ( Make up your minds what name to call you already ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hmm! Wonder why he was allowed to wear those stuffs! Perhaps he was slightly embarrassed. We call them sunglasses and surgical masks. The Tee shirt is a gift from the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technologybytes Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Actually a bank does not normally find very large transactions to be as suspicious as smaller ones. In the UK bank staff are warned to be cautious of transactions between x and y amounts, higher transactions are usually less likely to be fraudulent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hmm! Wonder why he was allowed to wear those stuffs! Yes, why would they want or allow the concealment of his face ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrosman Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Did it take 50 officers to catch this guy, he's faster than those Damn Bridge playing card sharks playing for a box of depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hmm! Wonder why he was allowed to wear those stuffs! Yes, why would they want or allow the concealment of his face ? Could be a Thai police officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvid 1950 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 It looks like where is the money, police is around. By the way good bank job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Did it take 50 officers to catch this guy, he's faster than those Damn Bridge playing card sharks playing for a box of depends. You have to remember the Bridge players are hardened thugs who could get really nasty. This is only a guy trying to con millions of Baht out of the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreanoOzzie Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hmm! Wonder why he was allowed to wear those stuffs! Yes, why would they want or allow the concealment of his face ? Could be a Thai police officer. What a foolish comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Job Well Done ((: ,,,, Will the real owner of the money get his money back,,,,,, Edited February 4, 2016 by Doc46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transporter Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Job Well Done ((: ,,,, Will the real owner of the money get his money back,,,,,, I guess if the cheque cant be cashed? then yes he will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankondang Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 He needed the money so could go to Pataya to join the Bridge club ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Good job that he did'nt come to the press meeting in disguise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitemouse Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 They caught Jason Bourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Good luck to him trying to get 16 millions out of a Thai bank, I get the crooked eye routine every time I try to send a paltry sum of money to my friend in up country Thailand.... and with a name like Carlos Augusto Saenz Lopes De Meida..... ( Make up your minds what name to call you already ) Now you make a very good point. If they are somehow transferring money they must be doing it with some banking help. really nothing stops it except the bank guy not pushing the send button right? Or are there other checks along the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 If this guy had really thought this through, it might have occurred to him that he should try cashing it in country with a nicer prison system, just in case he gets caught -- maybe a Scandinavian country. I suspect he'll get sent back to Europe at some point to face charges there, but he's committed a crime in Thailand, so the Thai system will have their say first about him doing some time in in the Bangkok Hilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonnie Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Hmm! Wonder why he was allowed to wear those stuffs! i'm guessing he's co-operating fully ......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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