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Music stops for fake copyright police gang
One of the 3 “fake” officials we
were able to get a photo of before they all snuck out of the police station.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
A gang of grifters impersonating police and record-company executives
attempted to extort 30,000 baht from a pizza restaurant owner for playing
pirated music.
The failed plot played out after midnight Nov. 10 at Jasmine Pizza on Soi
Buakaow when a Thai customer set up employee Dolaya Wangsatam, 20, by getting
her to put on a compact disc of pirated music. After she did, three people
claiming to be Region 2 intellectual property police and a representative from
the GMM Grammy music label entered.
The trio told the young worker she had to surrender the music and CD player to
Pattaya Police Station. Dolaya called owner Athittaya Phasalae, 26, who met them
at police headquarters.
The fraudsters demanded compensation of 30,000 baht. But before Athittaya agreed
to pay, she pressed for more information on the supposed music executive, asking
police to call GMM to verify her identity.
Realizing their trick was up, the gang used the commotion and confusion at the
station as cover to flee, leaving the pizza cooks and their music behind.
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