PUBLISHED: 19 May 2024 at 17: 00
After extorting more than 100 people with money during a two-year fraud, a person has been detained for posing as an online wealth banker with psychic abilities.
Suwatchai Chiangmai, a 37-year-old con artist, was apprehended by officials from the Metropolitan Police Bureau on Saturday at the Golden Place convenience store in Bangkok’s Chatuchak city. He was wanted based on a warrant that the Phra Nakhon Nua court had issued for bribery and entering false information into a computer program.  ,
Pol Maj Gen Theeradej Thamsuthee, chief of the MPB investigation division, said on Sunday Mr Suwatchai, a Bangkok local, used a Facebook page named” Jakree Chaengmai” to scam people out of cash,  , with fees starting from 199 baht. He claimed to be a psychic who could speak with goddesses in heaven.  ,
He explained to his customers that they were dealing with misery, but that he could perform a Brahmin ceremony to elude bad luck, improve their karma, and grant them great fortune from their past deeds. He claimed that the meeting would need to be held many times and that it would demand more money each day. Depending on their financial situation and their trust in him, victims ‘ losses ranged from hundreds of ringgit to six digit numbers.
Following his arrest, authorities discovered that Mr. Suwatchai likewise had four additional arrest warrants for fraud related offenses issued by authorities in Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Min Buri, Samut Prakan, and Chiang Mai, which date from September 5, 2022 to January 1, 2024.  ,  ,  ,
According to Pol Gen Theeradej, the imprisonment is a part of an ongoing crackdown on all forms of attacks that have caused a lot of people’s suffering.