DSI, DSI breaks up a large online loan app gang in Chainat. Brutal interest rate of over 2,000% per year. Revolving funds worth billions of baht.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Yutthana Praedam, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation Acting Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation along with officials from the Institute of Forensic Science and Chainat Provincial Police officers Inspected the case of online personal loan applications “Get a good loan” or “Easy to get baht – quick loan” which involved granting loans without permission through online channels. And there are more than 80 related loan applications, lending and charging interest at a rate of 2,339.65 baht/year and requiring repayment within 7 days only if payment is not made. within the due date There will be a group of people making phone calls to collect debts, intimidate, and threaten debtors and people whose names appear in the borrower’s phone book. causing fear The said application was found to have
been downloaded more than 1,000,000 times until it appeared that it was believed that Mr. Chanyuth and Miss Kantima Own the said application Have used relatives’ accounts and horse accounts to conduct online loan business. which has a working capital of billions of baht
By searching the house of Mr. Chanyuth and Miss Kantima, Mueang District, Chainat Province and a mill in Mueang District Chainat Province which is the workplace of the two people and Ms. Kantima’s name used to appear Being a director and shareholder Seized many pieces of evidence Including 150 used and unopened phone SIM cards, 20 mobile phones, 70 telephone boxes, 120 passbooks, 10 desktop and notebook computers, and documents and digital files related to A large amount of transactions and related information The safe deposit box that this group opened was seized with a bank in Chainat Province for further investigation.
Source: Thai News Agency