UPDATE: Three Mongolians Arrested After Using Stolen Credit Card to Buy Expensive Products in Phuket

Phuket –

Three Mongolians have been arrested after they stole a credit card from a Singaporean at Patong Pier before using it to buy expensive products.

Our previous story:

A group of foreigners are allegedly using other foreigners stolen credit cards to buy high priced products in Phuket.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that on February 11th, 2023 Mr. Choi Mei Choo, a Malaysian national, and Miss Ho See Ling, a Singaporean national, filed a report to the Patong Police. They told police that their wallet was stolen at a pier in Patong. A credit card was then used to buy expensive products in Phuket as SMS messages about the products were then sent to their mobile phones.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that yesterday, (February 19th), they arrested Ms. Saruul Baatar, 33, Ms.Tsogoo Ariunsaikhan, 30, and Mr. Dulguun Bayarmunkh, 28, all are Mongolian nationals. They are facing charges of theft, fraud, and using other people’s credit cards.

The Patong Police said businesses in Phuket can come to see the suspects if they suspect they used stolen cards at their venues. The suspects will remain in custody to face their legal Thai charges and once sentenced and having fulfilled their sentences they will be blacklisted and deported to Mongolia.

The original version of this article appeared on our sister website, The Phuket Express, owned by our parent company TPN media.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.