Pattaya - British man who tried to blackmail Tesco is deported

**dirtydog** · 24-05-2008, 07:09 PM

British man who tried to blackmail Tesco is deported

Boonlua Chatree

A British citizen who threatened to put poison into food at a Tesco Lotus store unless the company’s head office in the United Kingdom sent him money has been arrested and sent back to his home country.

Alexander John Winstone, 37, was seized by Pattaya police outside the Tesco Lotus store in Pattaya.
Deputy Commander of the Central Investigation Bureau Pol Maj Gen Panya Mamen announced the case at a media briefing on May 14, saying that the British police had worked in cooperation with the Royal Thai Police to track down Winstone and arrest him, after emails were sent by him to the Tesco head office in the UK.
Winstone when arrested had been unable to provide a passport. Taking him in for questioning, the officers discovered that his permission to stay in Thailand had expired one year ago.
Pol Col Noppadon Wongnom, superintendent at Pattaya Police Station said that Winstone had attempted to blackmail Tesco in the UK by saying that he would put poison into the dry food of one of the company’s stores in Thailand unless they sent him money.
Winstone was charged with staying illegally in Thailand before being sent back to his home country.

Pattaya Mail

**jandajoy** · 24-05-2008, 07:13 PM

Bless im
Sad little git

**Wallalai** · 24-05-2008, 07:24 PM

An olympic idiot.

**Bluecat** · 24-05-2008, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by Wallalai

An olympic idiot.

Indeed, being desperate to stay in Thailand made quite a few smart people dumb.
And well, quite a few dumb people, dumber...

**jandajoy** · 24-05-2008, 07:54 PM

He looks remarkably like someone off UK tv. Any more info on the guy anywhere? You have to admit that his crime's a lot less serious and a lot more amusing thaqt the other posts today

**dirtydog** · 24-05-2008, 08:37 PM

Lets have a look shall we

hmmm, whats this then?

Bangkok Post : General news

PATTAYA : A British man charged with blackmailing Tesco last year was arrested on the same charge yesterday. Alexander John Winstone, 37, was nabbed in Pattaya after having spent time behind bars last year for a similar crime.

He sent emails to blackmail Tesco Lotus, the Thai outlet of the British giant supermarket chain, threatening to damage the image of the superstore by various means, police said.
He will be extradited to stand trial in Britain, said Central Investigation Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj-Gen Panya Mamen.
In June 8 last year, he was arrested at an internet cafe in Sukhumvit Soi 4 after Scotland Yard alerted Thai police to catch a man who had sent threatening emails to the superstore's executives in London. Then, he threatened to poison food in Tesco supermarkets in Thailand if they did not pay him two million pounds (136 million baht) in cash.

**dirtydog** · 24-05-2008, 08:38 PM

And here is his original thread...

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...-thailand.html

**Sir Burr** · 24-05-2008, 08:41 PM

Well.....if you don't first succeed, try, try, try again (dumb cnut).

**Gerbil** · 24-05-2008, 08:44 PM

Definitely a contender for fcukwit of the year.... and it's only May.

**dirtydog** · 24-05-2008, 08:46 PM

Here he is when first arrested.

**jandajoy** · 24-05-2008, 08:48 PM

OK, got nothing off the thread but this guy seems to be a bit of a serial nutcase. ( I nearly said cereals then but thought it silly)
Did he do time in Thailand?
It'll be interesting to see just how they proceed with this. He's going to be judged in UK on the basis of IT evidence collected in LOS. A nice kettle of adulterated fish scraps

**jandajoy** · 24-05-2008, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Well.....if you don't first succeed, try, try, try again (dumb cnut).

A splendid example of British stoicism in the face of adversity.

**dirtydog** · 24-05-2008, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Did he do time in Thailand?

Seems very unlikely, just paid the get out of jail money I reckon.

**melvbot** · 24-05-2008, 08:53 PM

What a dimwit. Why did he think that Tesco would just hand over £2mil ? I think he just wanted the attention

**jandajoy** · 24-05-2008, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by melvbot

What a dimwit. Why did he think that Tesco would just hand over £2mil ? I think he just wanted the attention

Strangely enough it was one of the most common black mail crimes in the UK. People used to get away with it all the time as the big stores didn't want the negative publicity and potential loss of sales. "Alledgedly" in the early years of the mega super markets many blackmail attempts succeded.

I've decided to try the 7-11 in Chiang Kong. Should be good for a few bob. I'll keep you informed.

**Sir Burr** · 24-05-2008, 09:37 PM

^
Erco? Is that you?

**Texpat** · 24-05-2008, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

You have to admit that his crime's a lot less serious and a lot more amusing thaqt the other posts today

Amusing -- yes, in the sense that another dumb fcuk is deported for being a complete knob.

Less serious -- no, not at all. Why would you think this is less serious than a pom blowing a 12-year-old or a brit git being shot in the leg for his i-phone?

Seems Thailand is the new Australia.

**Sir Burr** · 24-05-2008, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Texpat

Seems Thailand is the new US of A

You're right.

**justwingit** · 24-05-2008, 09:53 PM

can you imagine the tesco board -we have another demand for 2 million from that chappy in thailand that tried it on last year.We better give Lt somchai a ring

**dirtydog** · 24-05-2008, 09:55 PM

^You mean the ajarn forum?

**Bluecat** · 24-05-2008, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by justwingit

can you imagine the tesco board -we have another demand for 2 million from that chappy in thailand that tried it on last year.We better give Lt somchai a ring

Indeed, you can blackmail people but not a company.

**jandajoy** · 24-05-2008, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Texpat

Originally Posted by jandajoy

You have to admit that his crime's a lot less serious and a lot more amusing thaqt the other posts today

Amusing -- yes, in the sense that another dumb fcuk is deported for being a complete knob.

Less serious -- no, not at all. Why would you think this is less serious than a pom blowing a 12-year-old or a brit git being shot in the leg for his i-phone?

Seems Thailand is the new Australia.

Errr. Sorry but I think the idea of a destitute, or at least, poor, sad guy ripping of a multi billion $ , multi national for a couple of mill and failing is considerably less serious than some middle class, educated, financially self sufficient European abusing a 12 year old kid.
That's morally speaking of course.
You can look up the word "moral" if its a new one on you.

**gjbkk** · 24-05-2008, 10:42 PM

He must have been off his trolley

**Texpat** · 24-05-2008, 11:13 PM

And if he dumped a packet of arsenic into the rotting fish slop in aisle 12 it's just water under the bridge?

This is a very serious crime and I hope he's waterboarded for it.

How can you discern that any of these people are poor, sad, or educated, middle class, financially secure ... ? Slow down your imagination. This Tesco tosser is a malicious prick.

**stroller** · 25-05-2008, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Errr. Sorry but I think the idea of a destitute, or at least, poor, sad guy ripping of a multi billion $ , multi national for a couple of mill and failing is considerably less serious than some middle class, educated, financially self sufficient European abusing a 12 year old kid. That's morally speaking of course. You can look up the word "moral" if its a new one on you.

Texpat is one of our redneck yanks.
Losing a few million bucks speaks louder than some 3rd world teenager being abused.

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