CSD Receives Complains Regarding â€œAnimal Careâ€� Scam

August 24, 2013

Former administrator of a celeb's Facebook page suspected of an animal care donation scam.

BANGKOK – August 24, 2013 [PDN]; At the headquarters of the Police Crime Suppression Division (CSD) about 20 men and women filed reports and complains about an online scam that pleads people to donate money in order to save street animals.

A victim has said that she personally knew Ms. Chutima who was a former administrator of the Facebook fanpage of another animal care page created by a well-known Thai celebrity. She said that Ms. Chutima had created a separate Facebook page in order to ask people to donate money or funds to the treatment of sick or injured street animals.

When donors noticed that Ms. Chutima was suddenly wearing luxurious jewelry, they questioned her about the donations and asked for proof about her spending the money on the actual animal care cause, but she had rebuffed all suspicions claiming that she had spent all the donated money on transportation and treatment for the street animals. But no real evidence was given to the donors, which made them question Ms. Chutima, leading to the filed complaints and reports at the CSD’s HQ.

A spokesperson of the CSD has confirmed that if Ms. Chutima is proven guilty, she will be charged for defrauding.