'Japan tour scam' suspect denies fraud

[webfact]

'Japan  tour scam' suspect denies fraud

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Pasist Arinchayalapis on early Thursday at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok

 

BANGKOK — “When will you return the money to us?” “How do we get it? We cannot contact anyone in your company.” “You only say things groundlessly, asshole!” a crowd of holidaymakers who paid between 9,000 baht to 13,000 baht for a six-day trip in Japan yelled at the owner of a multi-level marketing who failed to make their trip come true.

 

At about 1am on Thursday, Pasist Arinchayalapis, the owner of multi-level marketing (MLM) firm Wealth Ever, was brought to the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok to face fraud charges after more than 1,000 people were left stranded by his company at Suvarnabhumi Airport Tuesday night as they tried to check in.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2017/04/13/japan-tour-scam-suspect-denies-fraud/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-04-13

[colinneil]

Denies fraud, is that some kind of joke?

What the hell is it then?

How can anybody sit there and spout rubbish like that.

Out and out fraud, thats what it is.

[clockman]

Pure Thainess!

[rkidlad]

There's a problem here. Some people are simply not taught the fundamentals of right and wrong. They really believe they can do no wrong. Like life is about being smarter or more powerful regardless of your actions.  

 

You simply cannot just tell people "that's wrong" without explaining why. Also, you can't expect people to do what they're told when the rules don't apply to the people who make them. 

[Moonmoon]

She has to deny it. The charges are too heavy. usually if there is only 1 charge, the criminal can get off half the sentence, for eg rape=10years and for leniency for admittance of crime = 5 years.

 

But in this case 1 count of fraud = 5years. She has committed fraud to 3000+++ people. For each case to be dealt and sentenced would be 3000 x 5 = 15000years.

 

If she admitted her crimes 15000/2 = 7500 years.

on top of that, she faces Lese Majeste charges as well

 

She will not admit to her crimes.

Edited April 13, 2017 by Moonmoon

[CelticBhoy]

That's a woman?  

[darksidedog]

"Pasist said she did not mean to fool anyone."

Really? You take money from thousands of people and make no effort to actually make ANY of the arrangements for the trip.

If you are not trying to fool people, why did you take their money? Tell me the answer from jail.

 

Edited April 13, 2017 by darksidedog

[wprime]

13 minutes ago, Moonmoon said:

She has to deny it. The charges are too heavy. usually if there is only 1 charge, the criminal can get off half the sentence, for eg rape=10years and for leniency for admittance of crime = 5 years.

 

But in this case 1 count of fraud = 5years. She has committed fraud to 3000+++ people. For each case to be dealt and sentenced would be 3000 x 5 = 15000years.

 

If she admitted her crimes 15000/2 = 7500 years.

on top of that, she faces Lese Majeste charges as well

 

She will not admit to her crimes.

Usually for cases of this magnitude the sentences are served concurrently.

[ChakaKhan]

Trust Me --Im THAI-----now seems like the perfect time to reignite that slogan

 

Also kudos to the PM for sounding the bell--seems he only protects thais--not "falangs" 

 

Lastly you get what u pay for--or not even that in the LOS.....buyer beware applies to the max here

[ChakaKhan]

Seems thais only confess when its a SLAP on the wrist

 

When its big game like this DENY DENY DENY---u nooo unneersaaan!!!

 

Reason #860707097 why toms sux...had one beg me for money the other week

like sure stranger your mama has broken leg but u dont want to work--she had iphone too!

[steven100]

she said  ...   '   trust me ,    your money is safe  '  

[Mosha]

Well her company certainly got publicity now.

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[IMA_FARANG]

A Thai should know never to trust another Thai.

Especially just before Songkran.

Songkran provides a perfect excuse for a "delay" to happen.

 

 

[jollyhangmon]

Yep, what a (bad) joke.

Put that fraudulent combo in a room (like sports-hall) together with their victims - sorry, customers - & let 'em sort it out ... 

[PETERTHEEATER]

It has been reported today that she has changed her name about ten times in the past seventeen years. So, new ID Card each time new photo, new person!

[Moonmoon]

52 minutes ago, wprime said:

Usually for cases of this magnitude the sentences are served concurrently.

Have you heard of Chamoy Thipyaso,

 

On July 27, 1989 Thipyaso and seven accomplices were convicted of coporate Fraud.

Sentenced to 141,078 years in prison but Thai law at the time stated that the maximum sentence that could be served for fraud was 20 years.

She only served about eight years of the sentence.

 

If the case against Shogun stands, I believe she will received a similar sentence, but how many years she will actually served is in the future.

[webfact]

‘Shogun’ claims innocence in alleged tour scam

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A woman who is at the center of an alleged tour scam has maintained her innocence, saying she operated an online business, not a tour company.

 

Pasit Ariyalapit, who is known as Shogun, was speaking to reporters after being arrested in Ranong province and brought to Bangkok to face charges of fraud.

 

She insisted she had changed her name and surname 10 times in the belief that would bring her luck, not to avoid being prosecuted.

 

“I have run an online business and I brought customers to Osaka and Hong Kong as part of a promotional campaign,” she said. What happened at Suvarnabhumi Airport on April 12, was not her fault, but an uncontrollable situation, she said.

 

Hundreds of people were left stranded at the airport after discovering that no flights were booked for them. They claimed Pasit’s company lured them into paying between Bt9,000 to Bt20,000 for a trip to Japan. The price is relatively low compared to a normal ticket.

 

They said they were told they would go to Japan by chartered flight.

 

Pasit on Thursday claimed that her investor in Hong Kong had already booked the flight and had seat numbers for everyone. But she said she learned recently that the chartered flight had to be booked three or four months in advance.

 

She said that under the promotion, customers who bought a lot of her products were awarded an overseas trip. “The trip that was very popular was a free trip of 40 people in February to Osaka. They paid only Bt500 as an application fee.”

 

The February trip was successful and customers told their friends, which led to another trip of 200 people to Osaka.

 

She said the problem occurred at the airport on April 12 because customers invited too many people, making it difficult to check and control the number.

 

Asked about a possible refund, Pasit said they would be looking into compensation and disappointed customers would have to show evidence of their payment.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312218

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-13

 

[MorristheRunt]

He, She, It, thing has been caught, yet it is still in denial, how very THAI.

 

Do these people ever admit failure or crime?

[MaxLee]

He, She, It, thing has been caught, yet it is still in denial, how very THAI.
 
Do these people ever admit failure or crime?

No, because they know they'll get away with a slap on the wrist anyway.


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[Penicillin]

2 hours ago, wprime said:

Usually for cases of this magnitude the sentences are served concurrently.

One of my female brethren sentenced a serious felon career criminal to 120 years (it's called stacking) i.e.consecutive sentencing. The defendant stated " your honor , I can't do 120 years !"  To which the judge replied " well just do the best you can ". 

[elgordo38]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

'Japan  tour scam' suspect denies fraud

We can only hope they are denied bail as well. 

[elgordo38]

Please give us more time we are backing up the truck to the vault as we speak. 

[Moonmoon]

29 minutes ago, elgordo38 said:

We can only hope they are denied bail as well. 

yep she was denied bail.

[darksidedog]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

'Japan  tour scam' suspect denies fraud

Now the difference between this woman and our beloved PM, is that when he makes denials, there are some people who actually believe him.

I wonder if she will enjoy the accommodation where the court has now made a reservation for her?

Edited April 13, 2017 by darksidedog

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

Denies fraud, is that some kind of joke?

What the hell is it then?

How can anybody sit there and spout rubbish like that.

Out and out fraud, thats what it is.

A misunderstanding is the new "in" word for fraud.

[hgma]

Calculators will determine the level of guilt and (re)payments!!

[jollyhangmon]

1 hour ago, Moonmoon said:

yep she was denied bail.

What, are times a-changing ...?

 

Rhetorical question more or less but seems to work as of lately if enough social media response (aka. bad PR) is involved ... 

[dcnx]

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

Denies fraud, is that some kind of joke?

What the hell is it then?

How can anybody sit there and spout rubbish like that.

Out and out fraud, thats what it is.

He said it wasn't fraud, so that's that.

[BigBadGeordie]

3 hours ago, Moonmoon said:

yep she was denied bail.

I see no reason to deny bail, it's not as if she knows how to book a flight.

[Ulic]

Deny, deny, deny. Seems to me she has a future in politics.