The mastermind behind a massive Forex Ponzi scheme called Forex 3D in Thailand, Apiruk Kothi, has been apprehended after spending a year running from authorities. He has allegedly defrauded well over 8,000 local citizens of their money, raising a total 66 million US dollars.
The saga with Forex 3D has lasted for quite a while now – back in 2019 some of the victims of the scam filed a complaint with Thai authorities that the company did not deliver on its promises. The police issued a warrant for Kothi’s arerest and raided Forex 3D’s offices, seizing 500,000 US dollars. Kothi, however, was not apprehended, as he managed to escape to Singapore and then go to Malaysia, where he disappeared.
In December 2020 police seized a Porche car and a Harley Davidson motorcycle that cost 361,000 USD and 50,000 USD respectively.
Kothi was finally apprehended after a third police raid and he will be prosecuted, although the charges against him are not clear yet. Authorities have also, thankfully, begun refunding Kothi’s victims because they are selling some 33 million plus of Kothi’s assets.
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For once the scammer got caught and people will get (most of) their money back, so that's a win. If only it happened more often.