Construction Bosses Targeted by Illegal Lenders Over Ex-Employee's Debt
Two construction company owners in Chachoengsao reported being harassed by illegal lenders over a debt their former employee fraudulently took out using their phone number, leading to threats, property damage, and surveillance of their offi
On August 17, two construction company owners aged 25 and 22 reported to police in Ban Lamung district, Chachoengsao province, that they have been harassed by an illegal lending group attempting to collect a debt they claim they did not incur. The men revealed that their former employee, known as Chai, took out the loan using their phone number and posed as their employer. The loan amount is estimated to be in the tens of thousands of baht.
According to their account, at around 10 p.m. on August 2, they received a call from an unknown number asking if they wanted to borrow money and mentioning someone called "Pong." When they went downstairs to investigate, they claim four men confronted them in a threatening manner. The victims ran back inside, and the gang then kicked over two motorcycles parked outside, damaging both, while shouting insults and threats before leaving. Prior incidents included being followed for debt collection, threats, and spray-painted messages on the office wall reading "You scum, you borrowed money and refuse to pay." Security footage also showed someone adjusting a CCTV camera to point away from the office.
The victims filed a report at Nong Prue Police Station and expressed fear for their safety, requesting that police investigate and pursue charges against those responsible. CCTV footage from July 26 showed two men surveilling the office and adjusting a camera, and footage from August 2 captured a gray four-door pickup truck arriving before the attack occurred around 10:20 p.m., with approximately 3-4 men approaching the building and damaging the motorcycles before fleeing.
