Chiang Mai women seek police help over 'cheap iPhone scam'

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Chiang Mai women seek police help over 'cheap iPhone scam'
By The Nation

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Seven Chiang Mai women filed a complaint at a police station in Chiang Mai on Monday, accusing a Nakhon Sawan woman of duping them into transferring Bt900,000 in exchange for the purchase of supposed below-market-value iPhones.

 

The group was led by Waraporn Panyaprom, a third- year student of Rajabhat Chiang Mai University, and Nattaya Banrengsanoh, 26. They filed the complaint against Phakaphat Bulsathaporn, 36, at Chang Puek Police Station at 10am.

 

Waraporn said she has known Phakaphat since she was in Year 11. 

 

She alleged Phakaphat asked her to help find buyers for 40 iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices for Bt20,000 and Bt22,000 each respectively. 

 

She alleged Phakaphat had claimed that she had a flight attendant friend who brought the phones into the country from abroad.

 

Waraporn said she trusted Phakaphat so she gathered a group of buyers and transferred Bt600,000 to Phakaphat for the purchase of 25 phones.

 

Nattaya said he transferred Phakphat Bt300,000 for 16 phones.

 

Waraporn said she has received only two phones from Phakaphat, who refused to return the money and later disappeared.

 

Nattaya said she was in trouble because she was responsible for the Bt300,000 she gathered from friends and relatives to buy the iPones.

 

The two women said there were apparently others who allegedly had been deceived by Phakaphat.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30317857

 

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[trogers]

Looks like a university education didn't perk her IQ up at all...

[worgeordie]

Trying to buy smuggled phones,and goes to the police to complain !

seems Thailand has it fair share of gullible people with all the scams 

they fall for.

regards worgeordie

[douglasspade]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The two women said there were apparently others who allegedly had been deceived by Phakaphat.

You aint gonna get what you give if you do business a deceitful person, one you have know since you are 11!

[wakeupplease]

iPones

 

Hey what are they like are they any good? are they like the original IPhones

[Thechook]

Pays 300k to get involved in ilegal smuggled phones and then goes to the police when it goes sour, Is she for real?

[colinneil]

Greed that is what this is about, when she thought she was going to make serious money it was ok.

When things go wrong, she asks other crooks to help her.

[little mary sunshine]

Greed and the lure of easy money will

usually make you broke and a fool!!

[Monkeyrobot]

Som naam naa 

[chuang]

Greed and Naivety...

[klauskunkel]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Nattaya said she was in trouble because she was responsible for the Bt300,000 she gathered from friends and relatives to buy the iPones.

fundmybeinganidiot.com

[Bangkok Barry]

8 hours ago, Thechook said:

Pays 300k to get involved in ilegal smuggled phones and then goes to the police when it goes sour, Is she for real?

They do that because they know the police haven't got the slightest interest in dealing with smuggled phones.