2 Deutsche festgenommen in Pattaya
Verfasst: 09.08.2010 13:08
Wegen angebl. Account Hackings wurden am Wochenende 2 Deutsche in Pattaya verhaftet. ich mach mir jetzt aber nicht die Muehe, das zu uebersetzen 
Quelle: ThaivisaThai police arrest German graduates for internet banking theft
BANGKOK: -- Police said Monday they arrested two German university graduates as suspected members of an internet banking theft ring preying on Thai nationals.
Dominik Iacono, 22, and Dave Ackermann, 23, both recent graduates from Munich University, were arrested in Pattaya beach resort over the weekend, said Police Colonel Suphisarn Pakdinarunart, acting commissioner of the Crime Suppression Department.
The two young men allegedly hacked an online banking account belonging to an unidentified Thai woman soldier on August 1, and transferred 700,000 baht (21,875 dollars) from her account to bank deposits belonging to three female Thai acquaintances.
Suphisarn said the two men were believed to be small players in an international internet theft ring headquartered in Russia which was hacking into e-banking accounts in Thailand.
Both suspects pleaded guilty to the charges after they were confronted with photos showing them withdrawing money at cash machines from accounts to which the funds had been diverted, Suthisarn said.
"We estimate the ring may have stolen up to 100 million baht from Thai bank accounts this year," Suphisarn told a press conference. He said the scam was still under investigation and more arrests were anticipated.
-- Source: Agencies
2010-08-09