Four female suspects are arrested for their supposed involvement in gardening scams that have triggered 1 . 29 billion dollars baht in losses for at least 2, 000 victims, police have said.
Prapakorn Sangkrit, 25, Silsupha Noothong, 23, and Ananya Kenprakong, 23, had been arrested by Internet Crime Investigation Agency (CCIB) police upon Wednesday, CCIB office Kornchai Klaiklueng informed media yesterday.
The fourth woman, Nantawadee Nantasiri, twenty nine, handed herself to the police yesterday.
The 4 were among 8 female suspects desired on arrest warrants issued by Sakon Nakhon Provincial Courtroom on Tuesday intended for allegedly colluding within fraud schemes, mortgage scams and disseminating false information right into a computer system.
The four other people — Thannawat Chukiatsakunkrai, 26, Ploythita Niramitboonwat, 31, Thitaree Chadchawanthanawin, 29, and Chanthika Thongprom, 29 — are still at large. It really is understood that Ms Thitaree still continues to be in the country, while the various other three have fled abroad.
Pol Lt Gen Kornchai said the suspects founded Mining Mine X firm in November this past year.
The ladies allegedly built farms across Muang district and lured sufferers into investment scams under the “turtle farm” project that incorporated farms, such as mushrooms, cannabis plants, kratom and honey bees.
Many people fell victim to the scam and some also used their lifetime savings to invest in the hope of high returns, before the suspects cut off contact, police mentioned. Around 2, 500 victims have filed complaints with the police.
Victims were promised huge returns on investments with some being told they would earn 53, two hundred baht per month inside seven years when they invested 132, 500 baht upfront. Sufferers were told that they had begin receiving dividends after four months.
Contracts were drawn up while influencers were used in adverts to help make the particular scam appear reputable.