Business Owners File Police Report Against Marketing Firm for Alleged Contract Breach, Claiming Over 4 Million Baht in Damages
Multiple business owners filed a police report against a marketing firm for allegedly collecting over 4 million baht in upfront fees while failing to deliver promised export services to China, Laos, and Vietnam.
At 10:30 a.m. on May 22, 2026, attorney Damrong Bunprekaung led a group of export-focused entrepreneurs to the Central Investigation Police Bureau's complaint center to seek justice and pursue legal action against a prominent marketing company and its associates. The business owners alleged the company engaged in fraudulent behavior that caused damages totaling over 4 million baht.
According to attorney Damrong, the victims were deceived by the marketing company's social media advertisements, which promised to help plan marketing strategies and coordinate with trading partners in destination countries including China, Laos, and Vietnam to distribute Thai products. The company claimed to already have an established customer base in these countries.
Once entrepreneurs expressed interest, the company charged an initial service fee of 5,000 baht, followed by additional charges claiming to be marketing operational costs—sometimes hundreds of thousands of baht per client, with varying amounts charged to different businesses. Some victims reported being charged additional miscellaneous fees later, such as translation services.
One victim, a 48-year-old woman running a dietary supplement business, revealed: "After paying the service fees, the company took no actual action as promised. When I inquired, I received no clear answers, and when I demanded a refund, they refused. The entrepreneurs suffered significant losses."
Attorney Damrong noted that based on preliminary data collected from some of the affected business owners, total damages have already exceeded 4 million baht. He expects additional entrepreneurs may have experienced similar losses and could file additional complaints.
The victims and their attorney filed a complaint against the accused for joint fraud, deception of the public, and violations of the Computer Crime Act, Section 14. Initial police investigators have begun interviewing the victims and examining preliminary evidence to proceed with legal procedures. The suspects will be summoned for questioning before further legal action is taken.
