Chinese fraud suspect arrested in Bangkok

A card overstayer is also accused of operating as a trip link without authorization in Thailand.

Chinese fraud suspect arrested in Bangkok
At a lecture at a motel in Bangkok on Friday, an immigration officer shows a graph detailing the actions of a Chinese scams suspect. ( Photo: Immigration Bureau )

After fleeing to Thailand to avoid imprisonment in his home state for a 10-million-baht fraud, a Chinese person was detained in Bangkok for working illegally and overstaying his card.

The 42- yr- ancient suspect, identified just as Ming, was apprehended in the lobby of a hotel on Ratchadaphisek Road in Chatuchak district, top immigration officers said on Friday.

The Immigration Bureau made the arrest after learning that a stranger who appeared to be Chinese was suspected of working and staying improperly in Bangkok.

Immigration agents found out that the believe was staying in a property in the Ramkhamhaeng neighborhood. According to immigration officers, he made a living by offering private tours to Chinese visitors who did n’t want to deal with tour companies.

While Mr. Ming was helping some Chinese tourists check in, the arresting crew located him and took him to a hotel in the Ratchadaphisek neighborhood.

When officers asked him to provide records, they discovered that his card had expired on February 3. He was detained and charged for legal actions.

Additionally, the Immigration Bureau learned from Chinese government that Mr. Ming was wanted for forgery counts from January, 2013.

He had claimed to work for a beverage company, according to the information coming from China. He duped consumers by promising to offer them premium beverages at a 10 % discount.

According to Chinese authorities, Mr. Ming not provided any wines, but rather received funds from the retailers. The subjects lost around 2 million renminbi, the equivalent of 10 million ringgit, said immigration soldiers.