Bangkok: Sad victims complain to the Provincial Crime Suppression Division that they were cheated by a tour company. After 3 months, the case has not progressed, information has been found about the opening of a new fraudulent company. Due to the past January 15, 2024, a group of more than 10 victims, led by Mr. Surasak, 33 years old, the company manager. A private company Doing business in motorcycle spare parts Traveled to meet with Investigator 1 of the Crime Suppression Division to give additional testimony in the case of being deceived by a famous tour company. Paid all the money but didn't go. When we contacted to request a refund, it was not returned as agreed. Mr. Surasak revealed that the victims who came to meet with the investigating officer today to follow up on the progress of the case that we have come to report a complaint to the investigating officer of the Crime Suppression Division since last month. Last January Received an answer from the investigator that the original investigator who re ceived the report had not done anything yet. Will have to start all over again. In conclusion, cases in which victims reported to various localities It has not been sent to the Crime Suppression Division as previously ordered by the police. As for the behavior of this tour company, it has opened a company to conduct many businesses, including automobiles. Selling fire extinguishers Including the tour and visa business, which he found on a Facebook page called "Start Guru, traveling around the world" so he contacted him to use the service. Buy a tour to Hokkaido Japan, 35 people, price 63,990 baht each, 2 additional special class plane tickets, 1 child seat, lunch The total amount was approximately 2.2 million baht, but when the travel date arrived on December 28, 2023, the company did not travel. The company, through the PCB police, seized the bank account because it was involved in the Fat-Skinny Tour that was arrested by the police. before that He had to solve the problem by buying another tour company to take his subordinates to Japan instead. After he came to report In January, a police agency came to help and took information from the said tour company to investigate and found that One executive was previously prosecuted for fraud. In persuading people to trade stocks in 2017, they stole 96 million baht before switching to a tour business where they were defrauded. Most recently fled to England when Last February As for the participants in the movement, they are still doing well. But the police still haven't issued an arrest warrant. Recently, there was a victim who was defrauded by this company. More than 300 people contacted us, with a total damage value of more than 15 million baht, and there were Burmese victims who contacted us saying that they had been cheated by this company out of millions of baht in tour fees to America. Plus I took my passport and didn't return it. His visa ran out, so he didn't dare report it to the Thai police. because they were afraid of being sent back to the country where t hey were fighting We gathered together today thinking that things would get better, but were disappointed because the case that had been reported for more than 3 months had made no progress and had to start all over again. Mr. Somchai (pseudonym), representative of a tour agent, revealed that his company had made a contract to send tour guests to Japan for him the first time and was cheated. Millions of baht in damage The company will delay the time by notifying you to postpone the refund indefinitely. I would like to warn consumers and tour operators to be careful not to believe in the advertisements of this company. You will not fall victim like us. All the victims who came today were not stupid. Before buying a tour with them, check it out. There is a website, a page, a LINE ad, etc. There are branches where the employees actually work. Complete with everything that creates trustworthiness Some people go and contact the company but are still cheated. As far as asking more than 200 victims who have been co ntacted, most of them have never used this company's services. There are only claims that have been spread. Even if you try to use the service, you will be cheated. Yesterday, I went to check and found that a new company had been registered to do the tour business again, with only the company directors being changed. I believe it was set up to defraud again. Initially, the investigative officer informed the victims to wait for the Royal Thai Police to approve the consolidation of the cases even though they were all over the country so that they could gather evidence and prosecute the executives of this tour company according to the law Source: Thai News Agency