BANGKOK — Immigration Bureau officers arrested 3 Myanmar nationals for deceiving a victim as gold traders.
On July 16, 2024, at the Immigration Office in Muang Thong Thani, Deputy Commissioner Pol. Lt. Gen. Panthana Nuchanart of the Immigration Bureau held a press conference regarding the arrest of 3 Myanmar nationals for deceiving a victim into buying gold from a gold vault.
Mr. U Win, a 65-year-old Myanmar national, was arrested for involvement in a joint fraud case at a hair salon near the front of a hotel on Pradipat Road, in Phaya Thai sub-district and district. Mr. Tew Te and Mr. Chulin, also Myanmar nationals, were apprehended for deceiving a victim by claiming to be gold traders wanting to buy a large quantity of gold for resale.
They used the victim as coordinator to purchase gold from a gold vault at a department store in the Yaowarat area. As collateral, they convinced the victim to deposit money and assured him that if the gold vault sold the gold, he would refund the deposited money, leading the victim to transfer 3,135,000 baht (approximately 87,000 US dollars).
Later, although the gold vault agreed to sell the gold to the group as mentioned earlier, it turned out that U Win and his associates did not have the money to buy the gold and did not return the deposited collateral money to the victim.
The victim demanded the return of their money but could not contact them. The suspects left Thailand, prompting the victims to file a complaint with the investigating officers at Phaya Thai Police Station.
Afterward, it was discovered that the suspects had returned to Thailand. They were arrested and brought to the investigating officers at Phaya Thai Police Station. Other accomplices involved are being investigated and pursued for further legal action.
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