Crime Suppression Police Arrest Man in Staged Insurance Scam, Causing 20 Million Baht Damage

Crime Suppression Police arrested Sakeering, a 40-year-old man from Pattani, on a court warrant for fraud. The suspect was part of an insurance scam where he deliberately created burn injuries by pouring hot water on his leg to file false insurance claims. He admitted being hired by a woman named 'Duen' who paid him 12,000 baht to open bank accounts and create fake insurance claims. Sakeering received 5,000 baht per fraudulent claim and had done this approximately twice. Police discovered he previously had criminal records related to drug offenses and fraud. He was captured at a checkpoint near Puran Pradit Temple in Bang Koro, Koh Phothis District, Pattani Province, with 16 other accomplices already arrested.