The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday arrested a forty three yr old fraudster who tried to commit suicide. The suspect, reportedly a trainer from a high school within the Prawet district of Bangkok, swindled over 2 million baht from 40 students by luring them into shopping for tour packages to Japan.
The arrest came after one victim shared the difficulty on Twitter. The sufferer revealed that a trainer, identified as Charat Phanyim, invited college students to hitch a visit to Japan which price 50,000 baht every. He assured the scholars that his family owned a journey company, and every thing could be properly prepared.
On the day of the journey, Charat requested everybody to meet at Suvarnabhumi Airport three hours before the flight. However, he disappeared once they arrived on the airport, leaving the students and their mother and father stranded.
They then checked with the airline and found that the scheduled flight was full without their names on the booking lists. The injury was reported to be over 2 million baht.
Another victim commented on the submit saying…
“The harm was over 2 million baht. Students sat and waited on the airport for 2 to 3 hours to find out that they were scammed. The faculty ought to be extra cautious. I trusted the school and thought every little thing shall be fine.”
KhaoSod reported that the varsity refused to provide data to the media, but some victims had filed a criticism on the Prawet Police Station.
The CIB managed to arrest Charat while he was driving on the street within the central province of Pitsanulok. Professional discovered a charcoal stove on the passenger seat which Charat admitted he was going to use to kill himself. A suicide letter was found within the automobile as well.
Charat was taken to a nearby police service unit for further questioning, the place he confessed to the crime, stating that he committed the fraud due to financial difficulties. He also revealed that he had planned to commit suicide because of his guilt.
The expenses towards Charat haven’t been issued yet, in accordance with the report on ThaiRath..