Bangkok: Liberian Nabbed for Black Money Scam

[StrontiumDog]

Thai-ASEAN News Network - Liberian Nabbed for Black Money Scam



Liberian Nabbed for Black Money Scam

UPDATE : 25 May 2012

Immigration Police have arrested a Liberian con artist who deceived Thai and Japanese victims out of 1.5 million baht in a black money scam.

Immigration police arrested 27-year-old Liberian, Bunder JR James Adasko, at his apartment in Huay Kwang area and seized 16 batches of counterfeit 100-dollar banknotes and a fake Liberian passport.

The Liberian was charged for money fraud and overstaying his visa. He will be deported to his home country and put on a blacklist.

According to the police, the Liberian allegedly deceived Thai and foreign victims into investing in his mining business, saying that they have to help him pay for tax in order to get his money, which was sent to Thailand by post, through the Customs.

A Thai and two Japanese were deceived by the man and lost a total of 1.5 million baht.

[Bettyboo]

Am I the only one who read it as a Bangkok librarian?

[Spin]

TNB.....

[aging one]

The Liberian was charged for money fraud and overstaying his visa. He will be deported to his home country and put on a blacklist.

I would hope he gets a little time as well.

[Albert Shagnastier]

As soon as he gets back to Liberia he just buys a new passport and ticket and he's back.

[Bettyboo]

^ he has obviously paid the police off, and just budgets the additional cost into his business plan - he has probably gone through this on half a dozen occassions, as a Nigerian, Chadian, Sudanesian, Mali-ian, etc...

[withnallstoke]

He will be deported to his home country and put on a blacklist.

Is that like a fake list?

[Albert Shagnastier]

It's like the money - once you wash it there's nothing on it.

[Don Ho]

Ha, I read this as "librarian". Doh!

You have to wonder how these guys get visa's, what with all the hoops we seem to have to go through. I've seen several with large amounts of cash around Bangkok too. Sure, they could just be wealthy successful businessmean wearing very casual clothes or maybe I'm just prejudiced. I don't know.

[kmart]

Am I the only one who read it as a Bangkok librarian?

I was thinking there must be some huge repository of comic books somewhere in the capital?