Pattayan scammed out of 500,000bahts

**zubber** · 23-01-2010, 01:39 AM

Prominent Pattaya businessman falls victim to huge ATM scamhttp://www.pattayamail.com/current/news.shtml#hd8

Prominent Pattaya businessman falls victim to huge ATM scam

Boonlua Chatree
A prominent Pattaya businessman was scammed of nearly 500,000 baht by a smooth-talking woman masquerading as a Bangkok Bank credit card agent.
Real estate owner Kriangrit Panitsri, 74, a friend of Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Sanan Kajornprasart, told police Jan. 11 that he’d been at home when he received a call from a woman saying a 50,000 baht charge to his credit card at the Siam Paragon department store in Bangkok had been declined and that he still owned Bangkok Bank the funds.
Kriangrit Panitsri (right) shows details of the scam to police.

Kriangrit, who owns several apartments and a stable in Pattaya, denied that he’d used the card and informed the woman he always paid using transfer from his daughter’s Kasikorn Thai Bank account. The woman apologized, saying it was probably a misunderstanding, but would need the bank account details to correct the problem. Once Kriangrit supplied the information, she told him he’d need to visit an ATM where she’d given him further instructions to allow him to file a claim with the Bank of Thailand and Bangkok Bank.
Believing the call was legitimate, Kriangrit went to an ATM in front of the Pattaya Police Highway Box and, for about five minutes, entered in information the woman instructed him to. It wasn’t until after he hung up and checked his balance that he discovered that 418,058 baht had been withdrawn from his account.
He then contacted police and Kasikorn, which traced the transfer to Kasikorn’s Ratchada branch in Bangkok and account holder Hiran Pakhiwuti, 42. The evidence was forwarded to the Crime Suppression bureau for Region 2 which is trying to track down the fraudsters and Kriangrit’s money.
He said he plans to give any money recovered to the officers that catch the perpetrator and that he wanted the case publicized so others would not fall into the same trap.

**Spin** · 23-01-2010, 01:51 AM

One born every minute.

**Happyman** · 23-01-2010, 01:55 AM

What a prat !!

Doing bank dealings on an ATM !!!
Giving out banking info etc to an anonymous and, until the initial phonecall, person

WTF !

Seems like although he is regarded as a Hi So member of Thai hierarchy his IQ is still well below his shoe size !

**ch1ldofthemoon** · 23-01-2010, 02:18 AM

He said he plans to give any money recovered to the officers that catch the perpetrator and that he wanted the case publicized so others would not fall into the same trap.

I would`nt want to be the person who nicked his dosh,not with 400K reward on offer.....

**Thetyim** · 23-01-2010, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by zubber

was scammed of nearly 500,000 baht

Originally Posted by zubber

418,058 baht had been withdrawn from his account

Nice accurate reporting

**Rigger** · 23-01-2010, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Happyman

Seems like although he is regarded as a Hi So member of Thai hierarchy his IQ is still well below his shoe size !

Yeh I agree, they have tried this on my missus before and even she was smart enough to give them the run around on the phone until they hang up.

**Beadle** · 23-01-2010, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by zubber

He said he plans to give any money recovered to the officers that catch the perpetrator

That's the only reason the Thai police are actually bothered about solving this case, and probably the only reason they have done anything at all so far.

**Bexar County Stud** · 23-01-2010, 10:42 AM

The dude's 74 years old, cut him a break. Some, if not most folks tend to get soft-headed as we age. Who hasn't seen this tendency in an elderly family member or friend?

Not talking about Alzheimers, just a general lack of acuity that can come with old age.

Unfortunately and despicably, there are vermin who are keenly aware on this tendency, and who gleefully exploit it.

Special place in hell for these fuckers.

**Beadle** · 23-01-2010, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Bexar County Stud

Unfortunately and despicably, there are vermin who are keenly aware on this tendency, and who gleefully exploit it.

Boiler room scammers preying on Australian pensioners being another example.

**lost the plot** · 23-01-2010, 06:14 PM

What a loooooser,transactions,with the ATM lol

**blackgang** · 23-01-2010, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by Bexar County Stud

The dude's 74 years old, cut him a break. Some, if not most folks tend to get soft-headed as we age.

Could be right there old timer,, But 74 sure as hell ain't old.

**ch1ldofthemoon** · 10-02-2010, 06:26 AM

^ it is to me

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