Romanian Fraudsters From Uk Are At It

[trt]

In Thailand as well as the UK!
They must be going International

http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/114521/romanian-bank-card-fraudsters-arrested-in-pattaya/

[douglas9401]

Good grief! Police arrest baddies and gather damning evidence then lock them up so they can't vanish into thin air.
Any chance we could borrow a few of them for a while?

[mushroom25]

makes a change - in this midlands version of inside out, it was reported that west midlands police will tell you its your problem if you suffer from ATM crime, and to progress the matter with your bank.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03nxk5f

[FredPuli43]

Bit odd that they travelled from here to Thailand when they had the card information. They were skimmers, not thieves of cards. More likely is that they were in Thailand to skim cards of British tourists. Such tourists must be very well-off, at least by Romanian standards, and so they make profitable victims.

[LazyGun]

Everyone needs a holiday, it seems- and the weather is quite nice out in Pattaya right now, certainly when compared to here :)

[emmie]

not good if it happens to you.. they don't just get to Thailand but across Europe as France has been discovering, i look on them as scum no one wants. they should be stuck in a prison for a long stretch.

[jake-the-peg]

So this news story is that criminals act internationally?

That's some sort of surprise?

Before Christmas I was at a security seminar given by a man who was the UK's biggest Fraudster having taken £30 million from people like you and me from identity theft.

These guys are small fry

When he got bank cards he used it to divert mail until he got bank details and utility bills. He'd set up bank accounts in your name and pay money in and out to build a credit history

Then he'd buy cars or in some cases remortgage peoples homes £300,000 remortgaging someone's house

He wasn't Romanian - or if he was he had a very good cockney accent!

[ichkeria]

At least Moslems are getting a bit of respite
:-)
I've locked us all in our house since New Year's Day for fear of going out. I guess that's this year's holiday in Thailand off the agenda too

[emmie]

these are not small fry, they are a scourge, they don't just get away with a few pennies from your bank account.

[EDDIE51]

Why the emphasis on the fact that these two were Romanian ?
There are such people of every nationality there are plenty of British fraudsters at it as well.

[emmie]

from the link, are they Romanian Roma?

During questioning, the pair revealed how they had travelled from UK to Thailand with the stolen bank account information. The money they were able to withdraw would then be sent by International Bank Transfer to a colleague in Romania and it is thought that the pair had already withdrawn Millions of Baht and transferred the money out of Thailand before they were caught.

Both men were charged with Bank Card Fraud and are currently being held on-remand pending Court

[emmie]

why not, it's in the headline, they travelled from UK, wonder how many poor Romanians can afford to holiday in Thailand.

[neil42]

How wonderful,i bet they get more than a slap on the wrist and no leagle aid out there.That has made my day :-)

[emmie]

perhaps they will have the services of a British consulate, i dont know if they are Romanians who were permanently resident in UK?

[neil42]

I hope not emmie

[emmie]

many are, i think it's the Roma who are responsible for some of these crimes, they don't particularly well liked in most countries, let alone here.

[trt]

They probably chose Thailand for business and pleasure, as in Pattaya most of the male tourist are to distracted with the girls/boys and booze which makes them a soft target.

Hope they get to spend some time in the Bangkok Hilton, that will teach them!