Leading Thai celebrities were scammed out of over 20 million baht in a massive online toy scam, joining more than 300 other victims. Twenty representatives filed a complaint to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday.
The group of 20 victims were led by 40 year old Phiphitpon Pookkanasood, a famous Thai singer from the band named Jetset’er.
Phiphitpon revealed that two years ago, he purchased a Saint Seiya character figurine from the Facebook page “All in Toys.” The total cost was 13,000 baht, however, he only paid a 5,000 baht deposit and never received the merchandise.
Phiphitpon wasn’t the only victim. Another male victim, Kamon, fell for the store’s false promises after following them for five years without suspecting any wrongdoing.
Kamon said the shop started sending toys late or made an excuse that they were waiting for the toys to be…
