A disabled woman has asked the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) to investigate a Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) manager who allegedly defrauded her of 107 million baht.
Miss Uamboon Chansama, 60, and her solicitor showed up at the CSD yesterday to file a complaint asking police to investigate the disappearance of her money.
She suspects an SCB bank branch manager was involved.
Her solicitor, Wanchai Srisantitham, said Ms Uamboon and her late father Thongbai Chansama, a former national athlete in equestrian and shooting sports, were close to the manager, whose name was withheld.
Six years ago, Ms Uamboon allowed the manager to take care of her deposits with the SCB.
In 2007, she asked the manager to sell nearly one rai of land she owned behind Benjasiri Park in Bangkok. The manager allegedly gave her only 115 million baht from the sale.
The money was deposited with the bank and when her other deposits were included, she should have had 140-150 million baht in the bank.
Ms Uamboon also authorised the manager to conduct transactions on her behalf. Later, she suspected embezzlement because the manager refused to present her bank accounts and a land sale document.
He also gave her only one key to her safe deposit box at the SCB branch instead of two.
In May, Miss Uamboon asked her lawyer to check her SCB bank deposits.
He found her money had been split and deposited into 21 accounts and three funds and about 107 million baht had been withdrawn.
She hurriedly withdrew the remaining sum which amounted to only 3 million baht. Mr Wanchai then filed a complaint with the bank, which conducted an investigation and found the manager had allegedly defrauded her of only 1.23 million baht.
SCB's first executive vice-president Ongorn Abhakorn na Ayuthaya said the bank has moved the branch manager to the head office pending legal proceedings. "The bank will act quickly. If the bank has to pay compensation to the customer after the investigation is complete, we will," she said.
Miss Uamboon Chansama, 60, and her solicitor showed up at the CSD yesterday to file a complaint asking police to investigate the disappearance of her money.
She suspects an SCB bank branch manager was involved.
Her solicitor, Wanchai Srisantitham, said Ms Uamboon and her late father Thongbai Chansama, a former national athlete in equestrian and shooting sports, were close to the manager, whose name was withheld.
Six years ago, Ms Uamboon allowed the manager to take care of her deposits with the SCB.
In 2007, she asked the manager to sell nearly one rai of land she owned behind Benjasiri Park in Bangkok. The manager allegedly gave her only 115 million baht from the sale.
The money was deposited with the bank and when her other deposits were included, she should have had 140-150 million baht in the bank.
Ms Uamboon also authorised the manager to conduct transactions on her behalf. Later, she suspected embezzlement because the manager refused to present her bank accounts and a land sale document.
He also gave her only one key to her safe deposit box at the SCB branch instead of two.
In May, Miss Uamboon asked her lawyer to check her SCB bank deposits.
He found her money had been split and deposited into 21 accounts and three funds and about 107 million baht had been withdrawn.
She hurriedly withdrew the remaining sum which amounted to only 3 million baht. Mr Wanchai then filed a complaint with the bank, which conducted an investigation and found the manager had allegedly defrauded her of only 1.23 million baht.
SCB's first executive vice-president Ongorn Abhakorn na Ayuthaya said the bank has moved the branch manager to the head office pending legal proceedings. "The bank will act quickly. If the bank has to pay compensation to the customer after the investigation is complete, we will," she said.
