Thai Examiner
European Embassy tip leads to visa consultancy office in Bangkok being raided. Evidence of forgery found
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Visa fraud dragnet hits Bangkok after a European embassy flags suspect bank statements. Immigration police raid a Sai Mai consultancy, seize fake stamps and records, trace over 400 clients and put losses above ฿16m as the investigation widens.
Key facts
- More than 400 clients emerge as police put losses from Bangkok visa consultancy at over ฿16 million
- A European embassy tip-off has exposed a suspected Bangkok visa forgery operation linked to more than 400 Thai clients and over ฿16 million
- Visa fraud dragnet hits Bangkok after a European embassy flags suspect bank statements
- Police estimate financial damage at more than ฿16 million
- Same foreign credit card links five visa applications as immigration police trace Bangkok consultancy
- Raid on Sai Mai visa consultancy uncovers bank stamps, forged records and computers after embassy alert
Summary
A European embassy tip-off has exposed a suspected Bangkok visa forgery operation linked to more than 400 Thai clients and over ฿16 million. Immigration police seized counterfeit bank stamps, altered statements, salary certificates and four computers after tracing five suspicious European visa applications. Investigators also found mismatched account holders and the same foreign credit card behind all five cases.
Thai immigration police have raided a Bangkok visa consultancy suspected of producing forged documents for European visa applications. The investigation has already identified more than 400 clients connected with the company. Police estimate financial damage at more than ฿16 million. Notably, officers seized counterfeit bank stamps, suspected forged financial records and four desktop computers.