rooster59 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Board members of firm deny role in Japan travel ‘scam’ By THE SUNDAY NATION Police question six board members of WealthEver direct-sales company, possibly linked to a tour scam, amid a heavy media presence at the Crime Suppression Division yesterday. SIX members of the board of WealthEver company, which has been accused of running an illegal Ponzi or pyramid scheme, met with police at the Crime Suppression Division yesterday and denied any involvement in the “scam” that left thousands of Japan-bound tourists stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport last Tuesday. Police have yet to press any charge against the six directors of the firm, as they are still gathering information, deputy national police chief Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday. Police still have not charged WealthEver executive Pasit Ariyalapit with lese majeste, said Srivara. The six directors of the firm said they were also victims because they too could not go to Japan as promised by Pasit. Board member Thanvalai Namkaew, 49, said she was among the first members of the firm, having joined three months ago. She bought food supplements from the firm worth Bt 8,830 and was promised trips to Hong Kong and Japan in February. She said she did not receive any salary but got commissions when new members bought the firm’s products. However, she said Pasit had not forced her to seek new members. To date, 450 victims have filed complaints with police with initial claims of damages estimated at Bt 50 million. The victims were allegedly promised a cheap trip to Japan when they bought food supplement products from the firm. Police said they would ask the Criminal Court for arrest warrants in order to detain eight more people suspected of involvement in the scam. Suspects in the case are being detained at the Army Infantry Regiment 11 under the all-powerful Article 44 of the interim constitution. Meanwhile, WealthEver executive Pasit, 30, known as “Shogun-sensei”, is still being held at the Women’s Correctional Institution in Bangkok after her arrest on Wednesday in Ranong province. She has been accused of fraud. Her lawyer Nithisak Meekhuad said he would talk with her on Tuesday about her legal defence and bail. Since all her assets had been seized, they could not be used as guarantee for bail. Pasit, whose original name was Sahachom Nakharit, changed her first and family names 10 times between 2000 and last September, according to a police source familiar with the investigation. Six criminal cases were filed against her, including embezzlement and swindling, over the past five years. Arrest warrants were issued for her in 2012, 2015 and 2016. According to police, WealthEver’s office turned out to be a home address in Nakhon Sawan province, while its registered capital was only Bt2 million. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312367 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) The six directors of the firm said they were also victims because they too could not go to Japan as promised by Pasit. There's a sucker born every minute, no sympathy from me! Edited April 15, 2017 by PatOngo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Easy to find out if they're involved or not by checking their bank accounts for unusual and unexplained sums of money..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, ezzra said: Easy to find out if they're involved or not by checking their bank accounts for unusual and unexplained sums of money..... Only two things are easy here, one is a feed, the other one starts with the same letter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 What about the old saying !! If it looks to good to be true it is probably not true !! Many people here fall for scams because greed overcomes common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I am not a liar or a scammer I am Thai? What does Thai translate into these days in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: Six criminal cases were filed against her, including embezzlement and swindling, over the past five years. Arrest warrants were issued for her in 2012, 2015 and 2016. Ah yes, that 3-strikes rule will apply this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 How the hell could Board members not be aware of how the company was trading? Very difficult to believe they were not in on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 This scam should never have happened,if the Police had been doing their job,with 3 arrest warrants,been a serial scammer she should have been arrested long ago. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Sphere said: Ah yes, that 3-strikes rule will apply this time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 43 minutes ago, darksidedog said: How the hell could Board members not be aware of how the company was trading? Very difficult to believe they were not in on it. Depends really. May not have known exact details of scam (or chose not to know) but must have been aware something was up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 3 hours ago, darksidedog said: How the hell could Board members not be aware of how the company was trading? Very difficult to believe they were not in on it. Very hard to believe anything these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 3 hours ago, worgeordie said: This scam should never have happened,if the Police had been doing their job,with 3 arrest warrants,been a serial scammer she should have been arrested long ago. regards worgeordie But if they were doing their job, where would they find the time to sue members of the public for defamation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgent Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 lovely piece of wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Where does the lese majeste charge come from ? or have I missed something along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 The food supplement selling. Should have been a clue. Another scam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 12 hours ago, rooster59 said: Her lawyer Nithisak Meekhuad said he would talk with her on Tuesday about her legal defence and bail From the sounds of this I think the insanity defense is your best bet. Pull the old Shultz maneuver "I don't know nothing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) of cos they would denied, but they received commission too when they promoted the tour scam and got new members to sign up under them. whether they knew the scam or not i believe they still have to return the commission they earn from the victims back n then in turn sue for damages and claims against Shogun for getting them to work in the scam. Edited April 16, 2017 by Moonmoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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