A couple was arrested in Bangkok for allegedly running a pretend journey company advertising tour packages in the southern province Krabi off the Andaman coast. Reports say the couple had been doing the rip-off for seven years, scamming vacationers out of a total of one hundred million baht.
Tour packages with accommodation included had been advertised on Facebook for costing 2,500 baht per person. The couple would allegedly ask tourists to switch the package charge, however not provide the trip as promised. Painless who lost money to the alleged scam contacted the Consumer Protection Police.
An arrest warrant was issued by Krabi Provincial Court and the couple was later arrested at their house in Bangkok.
49 year old Panita Tuenyan was charged for cash laundering while 48 yr old Prateep Kaewnon was charged for deliberately causing misunderstanding. Prateep can additionally be facing expenses related to three fraud circumstances in Nakhon Ratchasima and one other case in Nonthaburi..g