A royal rip-off - woman scammer caught in the act.
- CEOCambodiaNews
- Expatriate
- Posts: 62322
- Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:13 am
- Reputation: 4033
- Location: CEO Newsroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Contact:
A royal rip-off - woman scammer caught in the act.
At the police press conference yesterday, Charan Sanitwong resident Anothayapat Sitthirapol admitted that she signed in as MR Mannarumas so she could lead others into the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall. She admitted to having done this three times – on October 27, November 22 and November 23 – and duped 17 people into giving her over Bt100,000 before being arrested.
Anothayapat, who sells goods online and has no ties with the Palace, said she got the idea after sneaking into the throne hall behind people with royal lineage without getting caught. She said most of the victims were her own friends. She also apologised for her actions and urged people to not follow her example.
The woman allegedly collected Bt5,500 as transport fees from people by claiming she could help them get close to the royal event without having to queue up and also took additional money from them for allegedly reserving commemorative coins at Bt3,500 per set.
On Wednesday night, Anothayapat escorted a group of people into a tent reserved for people with royal lineage, but they were all shown the exit after she was unable to answer a query put forward by officials from the Royal Household Bureau, a source said...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30300785
Join the Cambodia Expats Online Telegram Channel: https://t.me/CambodiaExpatsOnline
Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!
Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US
Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY
Follow CEO on social media:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!
Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US
Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY
Follow CEO on social media:
YouTube
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
- 0 Replies
- 1854 Views
-
Last post by CEOCambodiaNews
-
- 8 Replies
- 2196 Views
-
Last post by Pseudonomdeplume
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: KunKhmerSR and 144 guests