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Travel Scam Affected the Tourists Going to Japan

It is a not an unusual thing to see a lot of travelers booking for a Japan tour. Travelers are ready to pay the fees and settle the necessary requirements such as visa, to be able to travel the country. In Narita airport in Tokyo, hundreds of tourist flock the area. Most of them are just about to embark on their journey to the famous tourist spots in the country.

However, although a lot of tourists are ready to visit the country, there are quite a few ones who are experiencing some troubles in going to Japan. There are people who were affected by fraud travel offers. There are criminals who pretends to be a travel agent and provide appealing offers to inexperienced travelers. They take advantage of the trusting tourists to extort money from them.

Mode of scam

There have been complaints from various travelers about a certain mode of the scam being done by swindlers who are pretending to be travel agents. The victims of the fraud travel offer were hundreds of tourists from Bangkok. They were distraught when they found out that they don't have the legitimate tickets to Japan. They were also disappointed when they have known the truth about the travel deals they paid for which has only been a part of a scam.

According to the reports of the victims, they found out that they have no flight tickets to Japan when they asked the ticket inquiry in the airport. The excitement they felt for their Japan tour turned into frustration and anxiety.

Fraud company called Wealth Ever

About 470 tourists from Bangkok filed complaints to the authorities since they were stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport located in the southern province of Ranong. They weren't able to ride the flights they booked for their trip as they waited for hours, trying to reach and looking for the company where they availed their travel packages.

Some tourists grew tired of waiting. Others have confirmed their suspicion when they cannot found or access the Facebook page of Wealth Ever, a multi-level marketing firm company. More than 50 police officers of Samut Prakan police station were sent to investigate the case.

The person behind the scam was identified as Pasist Arinchayalapis. He told the travelers that their flights were between Tuesday night and Sunday. The travelers arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport's Gate 1 of the departure hall and waited for hours to get their flight details and itinerary. After wasting their time on waiting, there's no travel agent nor any representative who showed up. No one has even guided the travelers where to check-in for their flights.

The culprit was apprehended by the Ranong Police and was escorted to the station via a helicopter. His company was not officially registered to the office of the Consumer Protection due to the lack of necessary documentation to run a business. This means that all the transactions he made towards the customers were considered illegal.

According to the complaint of the victims, Pasist used his mode of scam a few times over the years. He even used different false identities by changing his name a couple of times. As part of his fraud act, he sold bogus trip packages to Japan and offer it to thousands of unsuspecting Songkran travelers.