Earlier today, Bangkok police announced the arrest of two Thais and four foreigners in Bangkok’s Bang Na district. The sextet had allegedly been running a telephone investment scam.
The foreign fiends included two Brits – Anthony Gunguly, 34, and Simon Murphy, 31 – as well as Michel Dingelhoff, 45, a Dutch national, and Manny Detera, 34, a Filipino.
Two Thais – Kampol Kongsrikan and Wichan Saluya – were taken into custody as well.
Pol Col Kanapat Pahumanto says that the group was contacting foreigners via the phone and inducing them to invest in fake oil, gas and mineral enterprises. The Bangkok Post reports that the foreigners will be charged with running a business in Thailand without proper documentation, in addition to the more obvious charges of fraud.
