Jackson Wang fans scammed, lose B2.3m

Fans of Jackson Wang tell reporters how they were swindled by a Facebook user, at the Central Investigation Bureau's complaint centre on Friday. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)
Fans of Jackson Wang tell reporters how they were swindled by a Facebook user, at the Central Investigation Bureau's complaint centre on Friday. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)

A group of Jackson Wang’s fans accused a woman of allegedly tricking them into buying concert tickets for the popular Hong Kong singer and other South Korean performers through her Facebook page.

Despite the payments made, no tickets or products were delivered, resulting in over 2.3 million baht in damages for more than 80 victims.

Siraporn Chaonamai led a group of about 20 victims to file a complaint against the woman, identified only "Ploy", with Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police on Friday.

Ms Ploy had posted messages on her Facebook and Twitter accounts, offering concert tickets and memorabilia for sale, according to Ms Siriporn, who said the Facebook page appeared trustworthy. After transferring money to a bank account provided by Ms Ploy, the victims did not receive their tickets or other items, she said.

This Facebook page had also offered to sell non-existent tickets for Volleyball Nations League (VNL) matches, and more than 80 people had fallen victim to this Facebook user, she said.

“We tried to ask for a refund but were unsuccessful," said Ms Siraporn. "The woman [Ms Ploy] continually postponed and threatened that we would not receive our money back if we filed a police complaint. The victims, including myself, have decided to file a complaint to make sure that the police bring her to justice and prevent her from deceiving others in the future."

Last year Jackson Wang's concert in Bangkok recorded the most expensive K-pop ticket in the nation's history at 18,000 baht. The 29-year-old artist is a member of the South Korean boy band Got7 formed in January 2014.

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Vocabulary

  • complaint: when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory - การร้องเรียน
  • damages: money that a court awards to a person who sued another person for causing injury to them -
  • deceive: to persuade someone that something false is the truth - หลอก
  • memorabilia: objects that you collect because they belonged to someone famous or are connected with something that interests you - ที่ระลึก
  • non-existent (adj): not existing; not real - ไม่ได้มีอยู่
  • refund: a reimbursement; an amount of money that is given back to you - เงินที่คืนให้
  • scam: to carry out a clever and dishonest plan for making money - โกง, ฉ้อโกง, หลอก
  • threaten (verb): to say or indicate that you might do something bad or harmful, especially in order to make someone do something - ขู่เข็ญ คุกคาม ทำให้กลัว
  • trustworthy (adj): when people believe someone/something can be trusted; to believe someone is honest, fair, and reliable - เชื่อใจ, ไว้วางใจ
  • victims : people who are killed injured or harmed in some way from an accident, natural disaster, crime, etc. - เหยื่อผู้เคราะห์ร้าย
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