DSI joins force with Sukhothai Provincial Police to search network of Chor.lek Sukhothai

DSI joins force with Sukhothai Provincial Police to search network of Chor.lek Sukhothai

       This case the Justice Minister ordered the DSI to go to the lower northern areas for investigation into a case of investors induced to invest by a group of persons offering a high return likely to be public cheating and fraud.

       The Director-General of the DSI Pol.Lt.Col. Korrawat Panprapakorn and his deputy Pol.Lt.Col. Somboon Sarasith assigned the Director of Illegal Financial Business Bureau Mr. Piyasiri Wattanavarangkul to investigate the group of Chor.Lek Sukhothai or Mr. Jaranin Muenjit or Mr. Teerathat Thornkanok enticing the public to invest their money in its fundraising scheme for the cost of withdrawing money from a bank account of a commercial bank by claiming that there is money in amount of 200 billion baht in the said bank account and offering a return of 5 hundred thousand baht for an investment of 100 baht and monthly payment of 10,000 baht per month for 5 years. The people, over 10,000 locals, were fooled to believe in its scheme. The groups of team leaders had been set up to persuade people around the country via online applications, namely Facebook and Line. The aforesaid acts are regarded as the offence under the Computer-Related Crime Act and the offence of public cheating and fraud. The Bureau of Illegal Financial Business Crime investigated this case as its Investigation Case No. 50/2564. On February 17, 2021, the special case investigation team led by the Director of Illegal Financial Business Bureau Mr. Piyasiri Wattanavarangkul requested a search warrant of the Sawankalok Provincial Court for searching the residence and office of the aforesaid group, resulting in the issuance of the search warrant no. 2/2564 dated February 17, 2021 by the court.

       Today (Thursday, February 18, 2021,) at 08:30 a.m. the special case investigation team jointly collaborated with the Special Case Operation Center Region 6 of the DSI and the Sri Satchanalia Police Station to search the target. From the search, no office equipment was found and the office is neither the company’s premise nor office operating businesses as registered. There was only 1 computer, memory cards and documents unrelated to any business or investment. Therefore the officials seized those exhibits. The DSI will submit its letter to the Ministry of Commerce inquiring about business operations of the aforesaid company. If it is found that the business is not actually conducted, the DSI will further coordinate to revoke its license.

       The DSI wishes to warn the public to be careful of online investment via Facebook Application and Line Application. Before making any decision of investment, the public should inspect the business whether it exists as advertisements or not. If damage occurs, it may be difficult to retrieve money. However, the injured persons or victims can report any information or clues to inquiry officials at the Sri Satchanalia Police Station, or the DSI at its website or contact special case inquiry officials of its Bureau of Illegal Financial Business Crime at Tel. 0 2142 2831 or its Hotline 1202 (Free Call National-wide).

Dated February 18, 2021