Police in Thailand arrested Etienne Kukwa, 35, a Cameroonian man, and Wipaporn, 36, a Thai woman from Kanchanaburi, for running a fraudulent company that caused significant financial damage to businesses. They are accused of defrauding clients by pretending their company, CP Processing, was affiliated with a well-known agribusiness conglomerate, CP Group.
The scam involved convincing Thai and Malaysian import-export companies that CP Processing was connected to CP Group, which is authorized to export livestock to Malaysia. In total, the fraudulent company secured orders worth 3.58 million baht for raw chicken, which were never delivered.
Reports from the complainants revealed that these actions not only resulted in financial losses but also damaged the reputation of the legitimate CP Group. Wipaporn, who was listed as the president of CP Processing, allegedly made transfers to Kukwa, who was deeply involved in the operation.
Authorities were alerted by the affected businesses, prompting a thorough investigation by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB). The police arrested Wipaporn in Bangkok’s Wang Thong Lang district, while Kukwa was apprehended in the Bang Phongphang area of Yan Nawa district. Authorities seized 70,500 baht in cash, along with 14 bank passbooks, two passports, 11 communication devices, and 17 credit cards. Furthermore, bank accounts containing 2 million baht were frozen.
Both suspects have denied the charges but are facing strong evidence according to the police, and legal proceedings are underway.
The police have assured that they will continue to investigate the fraud and pursue legal action against the suspects, as they face serious charges of defrauding the public and entering false information into a computer system.