Nepalese duo arrested in Pattaya for fake US dollar scam
Two Nepalese mean were apprehended in Pattaya yesterday for allegedly defrauding locals and tourists using counterfeit US dollars.
Police Major General Natthakorn Prapaiyon, Commander of Immigration Bureau Division 3, shared that police were alerted by locals about a so-called “Black Money gang” deceiving individuals in Pattaya with fake currency. The gang reportedly targeted both locals and foreign tourists.
After receiving the complaints, the police launched an investigation and identified two Nepalese suspects yesterday, January 14, masquerading as tourists.
According to Pol. Maj. Gen. Natthakorn, the suspects were involved in a scam, claiming they could create what they referred to as “Black Money.”
They convinced people to invest in chemical solutions purportedly used to produce counterfeit banknotes. The suspects were found hiding in a rental room in Pattaya.
In a raid conducted in the early hours of the day, police discovered two foreign men along with a significant amount of counterfeit dollar-sized black paper and photocopied paper resembling US dollars. The suspects were identified as Som and Ghanendra. Both men, of Nepalese origin, had reportedly entered Thailand illegally through the natural border with Cambodia.
The police confiscated the counterfeit US dollars, suspecting that several victims had already been scammed. The two men were arrested and brought to the Pattaya Police Station, initially facing charges related to the Immigration Act, reported The Pattaya News.
In related news, Phuket police are on the hunt for an Uzbek national accused of attempting to exchange counterfeit US dollars at a currency exchange shop in Cherng Talay. The incident took place at the Ai-Tem Money Exchange kiosk near the entrance to the Laguna complex on December 14, with the report filed later that day.
In other news, police arrested a Chinese man at the Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok with 95 counterfeit 1,000-baht banknotes in his possession.
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