Lithuanian students
Marius Giedriunas and Dangis Valkauskas have been arrested in possession
of 30 counterfeit ATM cards, $460 cash, two black caps and a plastic
mask.
Boonlua Chatree
Two Lithuanian students disguised as a character from
a Jim Carrey movie were arrested whilst allegedly using fake ATM cards
to steal hundreds of thousands of baht.
Lt. Gen. Punya Maamen, commander of Region 2 Police,
announced the arrest of Marius Giedriunas, 22, and Dangis Valkauskas,
20, July 21. Seized were 30 counterfeit ATM cards, $460 cash, two black
caps and a plastic mask.
The Transnational Crime Coordination Center was
alerted by Thai Commercial Bank employees that a foreigner wearing a
costume similar to the lead character in the 1994 film, “The Mask” was
withdrawing money from various automated teller machines in Pattaya.
The suspects were apprehended as they were getting on
a tour bus near the Grand Condominium in Jomtien Beach bound for
Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
Police said both men confessed to using fake cards
they’d purchased over the Internet from England and that the victims
were from France. They said they made 145 withdrawals between Pattaya
and Sattahip, stealing more than 300,000 baht.
Investigators said the two men confessed to being
part of an international fraud ring and would keep only 40 percent of
what they stole.
