A high-profile crypto case involving a well-known actor and model has come to public attention in Thailand following the enforcement of the country’s crypto regulations. Over 5,564 BTC were reportedly stolen from a bitcoin millionaire. The alleged ringleader has fled to the U.S. Thailand’s main crypto regulator is cooperating with the police on the case.
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High-Profile Crypto Case
Actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit a.k.a. “Boom”.
A high-profile crypto fraud case has recently gained public attention in Thailand following the implementation of the country’s cryptocurrency regulations. The case involves a well-known, 27-year-old soap actor and model, Jiratpisit Jaravijit, also known as “Boom”.
The actor, his sister, brother, and six others allegedly defrauded a 22-year-old Finnish bitcoin millionaire out of 5,564.4 BTC, the Bangkok Post reported.
According to police, Aarni Otava Saarimaa and his business partner were “lured into buying shares in three companies and investing in a casino and new cryptocurrency known as Dragon Coins but had seen no returns at all on the money they put in,” the publication elaborated, adding:
They also talked the victims into believing the Dragon Coins would be used at a casino in Macao, which they took them to visit to add weight to their claim. After receiving the bitcoins from the victims, the gang sold the cryptocurrency and transferred the money into various bank accounts.
Arresting the Gang
Boom was arrested last week at a filming location in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district after police found that he received part of the swindled money; he was later released on bail, the news outlet detailed.
Prinya Jaravijit, Boom’s brother.
His brother and the alleged ringleader, Prinya Jaravijit, already fled the country to the U.S. via
