Five Issan men have been
warned and released for allegedly faking endorsements from local
foundations in an attempt to swindle money from charitable residents.
Patcharapol Panrak
Five Issan men who dressed up as Chinese lions and
dragons allegedly to swindle Sattahip residents were taken into custody
and released with only a warning.
Sattahip Mayor Narong Bunbancherdsri said Nara
Aumngam-aaj, 28, and four unidentified partners told Sattahip police
April 2 they’d traveled from Kalasin to cheat people out of their cash
by performing Chinese-style dragon dances supposedly on behalf of
legitimate charity fund-raising drives.
Yet despite the supposed confession, which Narong
said included an admission they’d falsified endorsements from local
foundations, the men were simply told to stop cheating people and let
go. Neither Sattahip officials nor police explained why.
Narong said his office had received numerous
complaints about the dancers, who claimed to be performing on behalf of
the Sawang Pratheepthummasathan, Sawang Mettathummsathan and Sawang
Rojthummasathan foundations, which all were raising funds to make merit
for people buried in local cemeteries without relatives.
Narong said Sattahip residents should know the
foundations have not dispatched anyone to collect money on their behalf
and only accepts donations to those that volunteer them.
