About 4,700 people claim to lose B1.4bn through iCon Group direct sales business

People affected by The iCon Group business gather to file complaints at the Central Investigation Bureau in Bangkok last Thursday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Last Thursday, thousands of people gathered at the Central Investigation Bureau in Bangkok to file complaints about The logo Group company. ( Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill )

According to sources, about 4,700 people have lodged 1.4 billion-baht lost complaints about their involvement in The symbol Group’s direct sales business as suspects are being investigated for money-laundering charges.

According to sources, the accusers reported filing their cases with officers all over the country from October 10 to October 20. 2, 822 plaintiffs who claimed they lost about 965 million baht from their dealerships because of the image Group’s products, which were primarily nutritional supplements, have come to an agreement.

According to sources, many more individuals were gathering evidence in Thailand and additional nations to get ready for their future complaints about the case.

Moreover, according to sources, the Central Investigation Bureau intends to file additional charges against The symbol Group suspects for money-laundering, defrauding, and assembly without authorization. CIO officers anticipated informing 18 logo Group suspects of extra charges at the locations of their incarceration.

According to sources, authorities intended to wrap up the analysis into the extra charges this week and would even make arrests for more defendants in the case, including major dealers who had networks of smaller dealers.

Prior to this, earlier police arrested suspects in connection with computer crimes and common scams for entering false info into computer systems. Several people who paid for their shop memberships with the party complained that the group’s members had instructed them during training that they could never sell products.

The Consumer Protection Police Division has also impounded four more Lexus cars, which are two Lexus cars, two MG cars, and a Toyota van, in a related growth.

A 70-year-old Macau man who claimed to have lost his 250, 000-baht funding in The image Group’s direct sales company was one of the plaintiffs who showed up at the Central Investigation Bureau in Bangkok on Sunday.

The plaintiff, according to his agent, Itthidet Thanetwattana, said the Thai was also a party to the case because the Thai had accepted an invitation to invest in a Thai resident of Hong Kong.

The Macau person met Thai stars he knew from TV shows at a training program in Thailand later last season, including image Group CEO Warathaphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul.

According to Mr. Itthidet, the Macau person had not received all the items he had ordered from the team, and his outstanding dealer had informed him that there had not been sufficiently supplies.

The Macau person decided to report his grievance in Bangkok after being shocked by media reports about the direct sales team in Thailand, according to the representative.