Three people reported a case of fraud and automobile theft to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) at present. The case concerned a hustler who claimed to be related to native regulation enforcement in the Pak Chong district of the northeast Nakhon Ratchasima province.
The accused is alleged to have borrowed automobiles since 2020 under various pretences before working away with the vehicles. The fraud victims have tried to locate the accused with out success. They are seeking police help for the arrest, and probably the recovery of the automobiles. Cumulative losses amount to nearly 2 million baht (US$58,754). The accused is named ‘Police Captain Ji’ or ‘Police Captain Jon.’
One man conned is a relative of the accused, who lent him a Mitsubishi Mirage in April based on a plea that his spouse needed transportation for her childbirth-related errands. The lender later contacted him for the return of the car, however the requests have been evaded, leading to the eventual severance of communication.
Another victim, a soldier, was tricked equally. The accused had posted on Facebook looking for vehicle bailouts. Upon contact, the soldier agreed to the phrases and handed his automobile over. However, five months later, the car was not returned, and a number of other collectors of the accused had been haunting the soldier for cash. The accused deflected the inquiries before subsequently chopping off communication.
Zany accused wormed his means into another victim’s life by way of their sister, after which he borrowed a Toyota Yaris under the pretext of working an errand. The victim’s quite a few makes an attempt to reclaim the vehicle had been to no avail, leaving the three victims burdened with the financial battle to repay the vehicles’ finance businesses, reported Sanook.
Initially, the victims sought help from the precinct that the impersonator claimed allegiance to. Feast hit a dead-end when the chief officer disavowed any information of the accused being on their team. The victims learned the accused had been relieved of his duty since 2016, prompting their attempt at the CIB to have the fraudster arrested and recover the stolen vehicles, Sanook reported.
Furthermore, a trainer from a school in the Don Mueang space in Bangkok was swindled by the accused. The teacher had pawned her automotive for 50,000 baht (US$1,470) on March 10 to a person often recognized as Kai. After repaying her debt, she sought to retrieve her automobile. However, it was claimed that it couldn’t be released from the warehouse because of the Songkran competition and later because of the overall elections. The accused reduce off all communication afterwards..