More than 2, 000 people had bought a tour package for a week-long trip to Japan but were not given any itinerary or tickets for the trip.
BANGKOK: More than 2, 000 people were left stranded at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport over the span of Tuesday (Apr 11) and Wednesday after falling victim to a scam.
They had bought a tour package for a week-long trip to Japan for between 9, 700 baht (US$281) and 20, 000 baht but were not given any itinerary or tickets for the trip.
The company which had sold the packages, WealthEver, markets food supplements and is not registered with Thailand’s Office of Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) as a tour company.
The passengers who were tricked had arrived at the airport to find no WealthEver representatives to guide them. The airport was already crowded with people leaving the country during the Songkran holiday.
Cathay Pacific, which WealthEver said would fly the passengers to Osaka from Bangkok, was not aware of the six chartered flights as claimed in the leaflets.
