YouTuber who posted about taxi driver goes to police after receiving "extortion" email

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YouTuber who posted about taxi driver goes to police after receiving "extortion" email

 

Pictures: Siamchon News

 

The Youtuber who made and posted a damning video of a taxi driver after a journey from Suvarnabhumi airport has gone to police after receiving an email that looks like an extortion attempt.

 

Daniel Lee McKee, 30, - also known as Danny Mac on his popular YouTube channel - showed an email he has received to Pol Capt Thanongsak Inphadung.

 

The email uses a foreign name "Thierry Perenon".

 

 

The sender claims to be a friend of the taxi driver, Thong, saying that he has suffered as a result of the video. It goes on to claim that the sender was instrumental in the arrest of Anastasia Vasukevich in the infamous "sex instructor's" case in Pattaya saying that she faces 10 years jail.

 

The sender claims to have a real badge and DSI and CSD connections. Both are special investigative police departments.

 

The email alleges that Mr McKee is breaking Thai law and does not have a work permit.

 

And for spreading "fake news" 200,000 baht is demanded.

 

Then comes what may be construed as a further threat: "When someone takes a video with a phone you see what happens to them".

 

Three options are given for payment of the 200,000 with a name of "Jirawan Bootjan" based in Bangkok mentioned in bank details.

 

Mr McKee said in a video that he felt uncomfortable about all this and Siam Chon News said in their story that he felt he was in danger.

 

The news media also said that Mr McKee is British. He was previously reported in the Thai media as being from the US.

 

Thaivisa are trying to verify this and other details with Mr McKee but have thus far been unsuccessful in hearing from him.

 

Last week the taxi driver Thongkham Sakaew, 50, was arrested and appeared in the Thai media in tears saying he had always been a good driver.

 

He was shown on the video calling his passenger mean. It was said that he initially refused to turn on the meter and then was reluctant to return 75 baht in change after the journey because he wanted a tip.

 

The YouTuber explained in fluent Thai what had transpired from his point of view.

 

He told Sian Chon News that the matter with the taxi driver that happened on the 27th of March was all over.

 

But the email he has just received is a different matter.

 

It is not yet known what police station he reported to. 

 

Source: Siamchon News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-04-23

 

[stanleycoin 8,294]

My My, the taxi driver maybe has some nice friends. 

Just love social media,  people showing there true colours 

Think this story, is going to heat things up a bit. 

 

[BEVUP 1,674]

So out of all the Thais that no doubt have done this to other Taxi drivers, it has never come to this

[poanoi 2,409]

i will enjoy watching internal investigation among police here

[mommysboy 3,723]

Looks like a fake.  But regardless....I posted my concerns about being in a vulnerable position and basically not many agreed with me.  I was right!

[Darcula 15,460]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

The email uses a foreign name "Thierry Perenon".

 

This guy is giving serious competition to Big Joke.

 

[Orton Rd 6,000]

Usually they want it sent to Western Union in a third party name who has no idea what they are up to. Could even be a falang attempt, seen something like this before on another expat forum. They always use the threat of Police/jail/blacklisting.

[robblok 30,258]

Good for him to step forward and bring it in the media.. lets see what action is taken. I hope they get whoever is behind this letter. 

[bobbin 633]

This is the same fellow that inserted himself into the "Russian sex instructors" story by threatening the editor of Khaosod English language newspaper, claiming the same Police credentials..

 

You would think that he would have been "controlled" by now, regardless if his claims of being affiliated with the RTP were true or not..

[BobBKK 3,510]

Easy to track a bank account one might think?  if it was fake what's the point as the funds could not be transferred. 

[InfinityandBeyond 789]

2 minutes ago, robblok said:

Good for him to step forward and bring it in the media.. lets see what action is taken. I hope they get whoever is behind this letter. 

It's the French guy that claims he is a real Thai cop from the sex course bust in Pattaya. 

My question is, if his credentials are real as he claims, does he have Thai citizenship? 

And if not, you would certainly think that being a cop in ANY nation would require one to be a citizen and especially so in Thailand where they have so many restrictions on the types of work foreigners are allowed to do. 

 

 

[Justfine 2,016]

I can only see 2 options not 3

[stud858 943]

So, offer 100,000 and if that's accepted pay,  learn from the experience and move on. 

Peace to all.

 

[KittenKong 14,998]

So, offer 100,000 and if that's accepted pay, learn from the experience and move on.

That would be the Thai way and I see nothing good about it as it just encourages more scams.

Full marks to Mr MacKee for wanting to expose all these fraudsters and scammers rather than just keep quiet and pretend that it doesnt happen. He will have plenty of them to go for.

[Justfine 2,016]

9 minutes ago, stud858 said:

So, offer 100,000 and if that's accepted pay,  learn from the experience and move on. 

Peace to all.

 

Pay for what?