“Former Show Host Turned Fraudulent Online Merchant Arrested by Cyber Police for Defrauding Customers of Hundreds of Thousands of Baht”

Cyber ​​police arrest former show host Become an online merchant before delivery Many victims were found damaged, totaling hundreds of thousands of baht.

According to around the middle of 2022, the Council of Consumer Organizations (Sor.) received complaints from consumer groups. In the case of buying things from a Facebook page named “Tor, retail, wholesale price – warehouse price” with Mr. Ritthirong as the owner of the page Which has more than 5 thousand followers, with live broadcasts selling everyday products such as soap, toothpaste, shampoo and others at a cheaper price than the market. Later, the page did not deliver the product. and refused to return the money to the damaged person who purchased the product In the end, Mr. Rittirong could not be contacted later. A group of nearly 100 victims therefore filed a complaint with the investigator. It was found that the total damage was almost a hundred thousand baht.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Embassy, ​​therefore ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Natthakorn Praphayon, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy 2, along with an investigation team to go to the area to collect evidence. Until requesting the court to issue an arrest warrant and jointly Mr. Rittirong (Reserve surname), age 38, for the offense of “collectively defrauding the public, collectively importing distorted computer data into a computer system or fake whether in whole or in part or false computer information in a way that is likely to cause damage to the public” by being detained in the parking lot of a department store, Ban Mai Subdistrict, Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province

Initially, Mr. Rittirong denied all the allegations. by stating that before he went live to sell products online Used to work as a host of famous programs Later, the epidemic of COVID-19 occurred. therefore decided to resign and pursue a career in sales Until the end of 2021 saw the opening of a page on Facebook called “Tor, retail, wholesale price – warehouse price”, which had a sales volume of about 30,000 – 50,000 baht per day, later in April 2022, claiming The warehouse was flooded until the goods were damaged and could not be delivered. Moreover, the money circulation was not able to compensate the large number of victims. But has tried to gradually return the compensation to some victims when he learned that he had been issued an arrest warrant therefore escaped and was later arrested and prosecuted

Technology Crime Investigation Bureau under the direction of Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Embassy, ​​Pol. Maj. Gen. Nattakorn Praphayon, Chief of the Royal Thai Embassy, ​​Pol. Col. Suwatchai Srithongsuk, Superintendent of News Analysis SorThor.2,
ordered Pol.Lt.Col. Pathompong Mee, Pol.Lt.Col.Anothai Deeying, Pol.Lt.Col.Kongrit Rungrungruang, and Pol.Lt.Col. Kanphiphat Pansaen, Pol.Lt.Col. Nattapong Mano, Pol.Lt.Col. Romsai Saingam, Pol.Lt.Col. Ying Laksika Chuenchuklin, Pol.Lt.Col.Choo Kiat Chatarupa and Pol. Lt. Col. Pongpat Sisook, inspector General of News Analysis, Royal Thai Police 2, jointly went to the area to investigate and arrest.

“The accused has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.”