A Chonburi man,with the help of his son, sold a car on Facebook then stole it back using a spare key.
But CCTV and swift police action soon brought the criminal to justice.
Wattanachai Chimmarak, 37, has been charged with theft during the hours of darkness. His 18 year old son named only as “A” remains on the loose.
Wattanachai had a Facebook page called “Worker Selling Car Cheap”. He sold a black Honda Jazz to a customer on finance.
Reuangrit Rachaponsaen, 35, was delighted with the deal – he paid 45,000 baht and was set to continue with 24 monthly installments of 7,800 baht.
But within days he was at Don Hua Lor police station reporting the theft of his ‘new’ second hand car from outside his house in Klong Na sub-district of Chonburi.
Police were told that the father and son team had brought the car to the victim’s house – it was all part of the service. But later they had driven in a Toyota Vios to stake out the victim’s house and bide their time before using a spare key to steal back the car.
CCTV gave the police a lead as to who had done it and where they lived.
Police warned people buying cars through Facebook to make sure that sellers were reputable.
(Source:Pattaya News)