A Singaporean man and his Thai girlfriend on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), saying that they are victims of internet fraud by a Singaporean man and his Thai wife who have reportedly fled from Singapore to Thailand.
The two were accompanied by lawyer Paisal Ruangrit when they filed a letter of complaint addressed to Pol Lt Gen Jiraphop Puridej, the CIB commissioner, asking Thai police to accept their case for legal action.
The letter was accepted for consideration by Pol Lt Col Chalit Thamrongthip, a deputy investigation chief of sub-division 1 of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD).
Mr Paisal said his clients were among people who had filed complaints with police in Singapore against two companies which were operated by Pi Jiapeng, a Singaporean, and his Thai wife, Siriwipa Pansuk, selling pre-ordered brand-name items to customers, using social media and websites as their trading channels.
The complainants said they made advance payments for luxury watches or bags that were not delivered.
Mr Paisal said Singapore had issued warrants for their arrest and Interpol had issued a Red Notice advising that Singapore had issued an arrest warrant for the couple.
