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Drew Noyes Jailed for 2 years

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From Teak Door today

 

 

Drew Walter Noyes an American confidence trickster who posed as a lawyer in Thailand was jailed for two years at Pattaya Provincial Court today for attempted extortion.

And with him to the cells went Wanrapa Boonsu (‘Kung’) his female sidekick who helped him play the big shot entrepreneur in the resort city.

Noyes, 59, and Boonsu, an unlikely Bonnie and Clyde, ran between them a series of projects by using a fake legal company and their Pattaya Times newspaper to cash in on foreigners investing in the Thai resort.

Noyes posed as a 'friendly, reassuring and most credible businessman' while Wanrapa played the part of his engaging companion and femme fatale.

They started an 'Expats Club', a branch of 'Optimists International'.

They even set up a 'Police' website inviting people to report crimes direct to them.

They had been separated for years but put on a show of being husband and wife for business reasons.

But they were undone when the owner of a beauty clinic in their resort called their bluff.

Using Australian former brothel owner David Hanks as their emissary they set about a scheme to defraud the Thonglor Clinic in Jomtien out of seven million baht and Hanks, 66, turned up at the clinic in Thappraya Road, Jomtien, seeking facial treatment.

Hanks told Australian Michael Goulet, a partner in the clinic, that he was formerly in the sex trade in Australia, that he knew the Chinese mafia, and that his boss (Noyes) wanted to see him to show how he could smoothly operate a clinic in Pattaya. That involved paying cash to Noyes.

When Goulet contacted Noyes he was told that he needed to pay seven million baht to stop a police raid on the premises, where, presumably, illegal substances would be found. Noyes said he was very well connected.

But Goulet had checked out Noyes on the internet and found out his real background on andrew-drummond.com. Together with his partner he called the police and a ‘sting’ operation was put into place.



Goulet recorded his calls and calls from Wanrapa to him telling him to hurry up with the cash. Then Pattaya police arranged for 100,000 baht to be put into a suitcase as a ‘down payment’.

Hanks, Boonsu and Noyes were all waiting in the Swedish owned ‘News Restaurant’ when Goulet arrived to make a down payment in March 2012 – when police pounced. But they arrested only Noyes and Boonsu.

The Thonglor Clinic was indeed raided by officers of the Crime Suppression Division, but nothing illegal was found.

Stories on andrew-drummond.com had highlighted Noyes dubious career in the United States, where he was exposed for dodgy property and share dealing, sexual harassment, and having a totally fake biography.

 

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Gary

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That bum is very well connected but unfortunately for him, the powers that were have been bumped out of their positions by the more powerful military. I would hope that others that have been scammed will now step up and the truth comes out.

 

I think he will find it more difficult to buy his way out of this one.

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BigDUSA

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I think he will find it more difficult to buy his way out of this one.

Money talks, bullshit walks.

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VPI78

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He may be walking bow-legged from all of the mating from bending over for soap that is not there where he is headed.

 

Yeah, but he might bat from that side any way.

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I met the guy some years ago when many were listening to his line. I knew several people who thought he was influential and a big influence peddler. He struck me then as a shady character and I successfully avoided him after that.

 

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. I knew several people who thought he was influential and a big influence peddler. He struck me then as a shady character and I successfully avoided him after that.

 

Little Roy

 

 

Hi,

 

Well done.

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Gary

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There are still a number of high roller crooks who need to be prosecuted. Research Drummond's writings and you will see a lot of names. Most of these crooks are protected by the Thai libel laws and if you can't afford to pay for your legal protection from these frivolous law suits, you can very easily go to jail or at the least end up going back to your home country totally broke. Check out Neils Colov and make up your own mind.

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VPI78

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There is some real entertainment on fakebook these days by comedians like Ward/Sharky, Noyes, and Harris B.

 

At times it is difficult to choose who is the funniest since they are all so lame.

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Anyone remember the guy who ran the "pattayalivecam.com" website, was it Peter Deiter ? I seem to recall he ripped people off with a discount card scheme back in the day.

 

The live cams were actually very good, and if you go down Soi Diamond to where the Swiss Food Restaurant used to be on the left (walking toward 2nd rd about 15 yards up mounted under the canopy about 7 foot off the ground, from where it turns into a soi from the open area) I think there is still one in situe. I had a good look at it on my last trip, and for something that was installed in or around 1999 / 2000 it was a fairly advanced and expensive bit of kit.

 

iirc there were cameras at Pattayaland 2, Soi 8 (flipper), Walking Street (Tonys, Jenny Star Bar at the bottom of the Marine escalators), Lucifers (which never worked) Soi Diamond and in the RGP at the old Adidas shop watching the fountain. They were very good resolution, even better than the ones currently at LK. I think they were all removed with the exception of one, but at the time even on dial up it was a good feed and sadly there has never been a site like it with such comprehensive coverage.

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I believe the OP may not be accurate.

 

Earlier today Noyes published a picture of himself reading the 'Bangkok Post' in the Tara Court, Irish pub, on Pratamnak Hill

Drummond

I heard he is out on bail pending an appeal..........

Watch the airports.

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What really amazes me is that these obvious con-men are still alive. I would think that at least one of the people who have been scammed would take the matter in their own hands and deal with these guys with a bullet.

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What really amazes me is that these obvious con-men are still alive. I would think that at least one of the people who have been scammed would take the matter in their own hands and deal with these guys with a bullet.

 

Totally surprises me as well that they are still alive. I understand the inability to successfully sue or prosecute but not that difficult to get someone bumped off in LOS.

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Looks as if Andrew Drummond has succumbed ... Noyes has outlasted him after all.

 

http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2015/01/british-journalist-quits-thailand-after.html

It's sad that the "foreign criminals" with their police allies, have finally threatened him to the point where he feels he had to leave to keep his family safe.

 

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