PHUKET: A South African man who today admitted stealing information from his homeland to make withdrawals from ATM accounts on Phuket faces more than 70 years in jail in Thailand.
Mangoba Parker Ngcobo, 32, was arrested about 1am today at a Patong resort after bank officials supplied police with security camera images of a man making suspicious withdrawals in Patong.
Police found 72 electronic cards in Mr Ngcobo's room. He said it was his third visit to Thailand and his second visit to Phuket, this time for four days.
A Phuketwan reporter asked why Mr Ngcobo had made Phuket a base but the suspect could not offer an answer. He faces three years in jail plus an additional year for each of the fake electronic banking cards.
Officials from the bank are to meet with police after determining how much cash has been illegally withdrawn.
Mangoba Parker Ngcobo, 32, was arrested about 1am today at a Patong resort after bank officials supplied police with security camera images of a man making suspicious withdrawals in Patong.
Police found 72 electronic cards in Mr Ngcobo's room. He said it was his third visit to Thailand and his second visit to Phuket, this time for four days.
A Phuketwan reporter asked why Mr Ngcobo had made Phuket a base but the suspect could not offer an answer. He faces three years in jail plus an additional year for each of the fake electronic banking cards.
Officials from the bank are to meet with police after determining how much cash has been illegally withdrawn.
70 years ? or 3 years ? big diff Ed !!
Posted by chris on June 20, 2014 15:51
Editor Comment:
One extra year per fake card, chris, in theory.