Teacher accused of bilking student online

[webfact]

Teacher accused of bilking student online
By The Nation

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- A teacher at a private school in Nakhon Si Thammarat is being investigated for allegedly coercing a junior student to spend Bt400,000 at her online store.

 

The parents of the Prathom 4 pupil in Phrom Khiri district filed a police complaint on Tuesday against Chananthida Wongsawat.

 

The teacher was sacked after her pupil, whose family runs a fruit export business, allegedly bought shoes, a phone and a wristwatch together worth Bt400,000 from her online shop. When she failed to remunerate the family by May 1 as previously agreed, the parents lodged a fraud complaint with Phrom Khiri police. 

 

The parents also spoke to police about filing a complaint against a Department of Special Investigation official identified only as “Seth Ae” who allegedly threatened the family by phone and Line-app message on behalf of the teacher.

 

DSI deputy spokesman Woranan Srilam has confirmed that a DSI officer who served in the South was transferred to headquarters in Bangkok while a probe is conducted into the alleged threats.

 

Investigating officer Pol Lt Colonel Reungchai Ratchakijja said police and a “multidisciplinary team” would interview the pupil before proceeding further.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30314690

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-05-09

[Lannig]

How the <beep> does a P4 schoolkid have access to 400K bahts for online purchases?

Beats me.

[claffey]

The most disturbing part of this is the fact that the teacher tried to use an 'influential' contact in the DSI to threaten the student's family. This type of bullying and intimidation is endemic here and is one of the reasons why society is failing. 

 

Its also worrying how a 'student' has access to that type of money without her parents consent. Perhaps another sign of society's failure to teach the youth the value of money. 

[pentap]

This report has totally thrown me?

400,000 at the disposal of a student?

Teacher gets a junior student to spend 400,000 at her online store?

I thought teachers had no money, according to a recent report?

Thai teachers have there fingers in all sorts of pies.

Both parties seem as bad as each other but the teacher should know better. Said teacher should be sacked and loose her pension.

Greed. Fraud. Embezzlement, Corrupt, are some words that spring to mind.

Just another normal occurrence in the land of corruption.


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[klauskunkel]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Department of Special Investigation official identified only as “Seth Ae” who allegedly threatened the family by phone and Line-app message

Department of Special Investigation officer sure is "special". Thank god for that.

[chrisinth]

23 hours ago, Lannig said:

How the <beep> does a P4 schoolkid have access to 400K bahts for online purchases?

Beats me.

Its actually not that difficult if the kid has access to a credit card or even a debit card that hasn't been setup by the issuing bank to 'trigger' after either every purchase or a purchase above a given amount.

 

No signature is needed for an online purchase, normally only need to know the card number, three digit authorizing number and date of expiry of the card.

 

Keep your cards safe boys & girls or have a word with your banks for awareness of use.............................