British men Jacob Elliot
Gatrill and Rocky Williams have been arrested for production and use of
counterfeit electronic cards.
Boonlua Chatree
Two British men were arrested for allegedly using fake ATM cards to loot
Pattaya-area banks.
Jacob Elliot Gatrill, 35, and Rocky Williams, 26, were apprehended in
separate arrests April 5 after a complaint from Siam Commercial Bank’s fraud
department.
Police staked out Siam Commercial ATMs around Pattaya until they captured
Gatrill as he used a fake card to remove cash from a Third Road machine. He
was found with 48 counterfeit cards in his wallet and handbag, along with
12,000 baht cash.
After interrogation, Gatrill led police to the Daeng Apartments on Soi
Phettrakul where they found his alleged partner. Williams was found with 44
fake cards and 8,000 baht.
Police said the pair confessed to using the fake cards to get money for
their partying in Pattaya. They were charged with production and use of
counterfeit electronic cards.
