webfact 82,502 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Yakuza gang member arrested in Thailand Picture: Thai Rath Police and immigration officers in Pattaya have announced the arrest of a Japanese man who is believed to be a member of the Yakuza crime gang. Tatsuka Tanaka, 36, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on June 22 on fraud charges as he tried to board a flight to Cambodia. Acting on an Interpol Blue notice, police say Tanaka heads a gang that defrauded 83 people in Japan out of JPY80 million (24 million baht). According to Thairath, Tanaka and his gang claimed to be working for Yahoo and told victims they were liable for additional charges from various internet sites. The victims were then told to pay off the false charges via Amazon gift cards, ensuring that they sent the codes from the cards to the gang members. Police said Tanaka had been a frequent visitor to Thailand and most recently had been staying in Pattaya. Police said Tanaka will now be deported back to Japan. The other members of Tanaka’s gang have already been arrested by police in Japan. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-06-27 Link to post Share on other sites
observer90210 8,559 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Good well done. There is already a steady supply of western criminals in Thailand, so no need for the Asian gangs to start their tricks around here. Link to post Share on other sites
CGW 9,859 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 "Crims" all seem to look the same these days, well done BIB spotting this one Link to post Share on other sites
chickenslegs 13,797 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 180cm is quite tall for a Japanese man. Looks like the guy in the photo is checking to see if everything is in proportion. (apologies for the schoolboy humour) Link to post Share on other sites
flyingtlger 1,192 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Supposedly there are hundreds of Yakuza living in Thailand ever since the Japanese government started cracking down on them in Japan..... Link to post Share on other sites
NextStationBangkok 1,627 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Pattaya should be declared as "Criminals residential capital of the world". Link to post Share on other sites
Gandtee 2,415 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 hour ago, chickenslegs said: 180cm is quite tall for a Japanese man. Looks like the guy in the photo is checking to see if everything is in proportion. (apologies for the schoolboy humour) Not nowadays since they started to eat western food.. Link to post Share on other sites
Emster23 8,772 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Just to add something I observed whilst watching world cup: none of the Japanese players had tattoos, as that is a yakuza thing. Few years ago seem to recall some item about 85% of players had tats. So I suppose you might yakuza not all a bad thing Link to post Share on other sites
Whitestarschool 62 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Praise where praise belongs. Link to post Share on other sites
rwill 1,412 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 It does seem like they blur out peoples faces now unless they are Caucasian. Link to post Share on other sites
wirat69 1,399 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 hour ago, NextStationBangkok said: Pattaya should be declared as "Criminals residential capital of the world". Yep, bring the family and jet ski under the radar!!! Link to post Share on other sites
moutamine 167 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 The victims were then told to pay off the false charges via Amazon gift cards, ensuring that they sent the codes from the cards to the gang members Do people really fall for this kind of scheme nowaday... Please send Amazon gift card codes to pay your bill... Who does that ???!!! If your dumb enough to fall for this nonsense, they deserve your money! Link to post Share on other sites
Vacuum 14,704 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 2 hours ago, NextStationBangkok said: Pattaya should be declared as "Criminals residential capital of the world". Last I heard it was declared as a "family-friendly resort". Link to post Share on other sites
dotpoom 8,185 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 2 hours ago, chickenslegs said: 180cm is quite tall for a Japanese man. Looks like the guy in the photo is checking to see if everything is in proportion. (apologies for the schoolboy humour) Accepted Link to post Share on other sites
upu2 656 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, Vacuum said: Last I heard it was declared as a "family-friendly resort". Aren't Mafia considered family? Link to post Share on other sites
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