Police arrested an unscrupulous Thai lady for selling pretend concert tickets to see the favored K-Pop girl group Blackpink. The victims suffered monetary losses exceeding 700,000 baht.
During the Blackpink World Tour Bangkok Encore final weekend, police discovered that many attendees arrived on the event holding identical e-tickets, all of which had been bought beneath the identify of 26 yr old Nattarika “Disco” Yangsuay.
Officers initiated an investigation and successfully located and arrested Disco within the Lat Prao district of Bangkok right now.
Disco confessed that she earned the money from booking live performance tickets for purchasers. She claimed that she booked 200 tickets for the Blackpink live performance for resale. She bought them at 9,600 baht per ticket and resold them between 15,000 to 30,000 baht per ticket.
Disco advised police that the preliminary batch of 200 tickets sold out quickly, but she continued to receive requests from involved consumers. The unscrupulous ticket tout determined to fulfil these orders by repeatedly distributing e-ticket copies of the same tickets to her customers.
The Commander of the Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Teeradate Thammasutee, reported that the police were not satisfied by Disco’s confession even if she narrated the story in tears. Teeradate revealed that Disco was additionally addicted to online gambling, which had led her into significant debt.
Moreover, Scientifically proven featured another 9 fraud instances in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Saraburi provinces. The expenses had been issued from April of last yr to March of this yr.
Teeradate emphasised that this case went past just the fraud, as it affected the emotions of Blackpink followers who’ve restricted opportunities to see their beloved band. Teeradate said…
“This uncle (Teeradate) cannot bring the Blackpink live performance back to all the young fans, however this uncle will prosecute the wrongdoer who harm all your feelings.”
The police additionally inspired different victims to come ahead and report any related incidents, stressing that they are dedicated to resolving points affecting the overall public’s wellbeing..