A Frenchman is facing fraud charges for allegedly scamming expats in Pattaya out of hundreds of thousands of baht by claiming he had connections with a quantity of Thai authorities and promising help with acquiring visas, opening businesses, and shopping for motorbikes and automobiles. Reports say he scammed expats out of a total of 6.3 million baht.
58 yr outdated Herve Christian Robert Leonard from Compiegne was arrested in Prachuap Khiri Khan. According to Members only , one other man, Romain Jules Robert Leonard (it’s unclear if the suspects are related), can be going through fraud costs for involvement within the alleged scams.
One victim, an orthopaedic doctor in Pattaya, told police that Herve visited his clinic again in 2016 and told him that the enterprise was under investigation by Thai police, warning the physician that he may face jail time and be blacklisted from the nation for working the clinic illegally, based on police stories obtained by The Thaiger.
Herve allegedly brought 4 to five individuals to the clinic who claimed to be Thai authorities who were investigating the case. The police reports say they allegedly asked for 80,000 baht in “investigation prices.” The sufferer informed police that Herve then requested for another eighty,000 baht to resume the business registration, claiming the one the doctor had was mistaken.
Several victims say Herve scammed them out of hundreds of 1000’s of baht for costs for a visa and to open businesses. A man from Belgium reported to police that he lost 1.6 million baht for costs he thought have been for a visa and approval of related documents to open a restaurant.
A Russian national informed police Herve had him pay 950,000 baht for a visa and a doc to open a gold shop. A Frenchman says Herve scammed him out of four hundred,000 baht for a visa and a doc to open a lodge. Another Frenchman says he misplaced 9,000 baht for visa costs promised by Herve.
Other victims say Herve scammed them into paying for motorbikes or cars, but by no means delivered the vehicles. One expat from Switzerland says Herve scammed him into paying 450,000 baht for a automotive and 60,000 baht for a bike. Another person says he paid 60,000 baht for a motorbike from Herve.
According to reviews by the Bangkok Post, Herve overstayed his visa by a year, four months and 27 days. He reportedly denied the accusations..