Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia are hotbeds of criminality, places where expatriate investment fraudsters operate boiler rooms with seeming impunity as they set about swindling foreigners living in the world’s major countries, many of whom are pensioners.
Investigative journalist Andrew Drummond was so successful at naming and shaming many of those responsible that he received multiple death threats and defamation lawsuits, forcing him to leave Thailand and relocate to his native Britain.
At this month’s OffshoreAlert Conference in London, Drummond and Australia-based investigator Ken Gamble, of IFW Global, will take you inside the region’s boiler rooms, discussing the pay-offs to police, judges, and others in authority, assaults, murders, and related issues.
The 7th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference Europe on financial intelligence and investigations will take place at the Grange St. Paul’s Hotel, in London, on November 12-13th, 2018.
More about these sessions …
Tue Nov 13/ 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM ( 1 Hour )
Selling Scams To Foreigners: Inside SE Asia’s Boiler Rooms
Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia are hotbeds of criminality, places where expatriate investment fraudsters operate boiler rooms with seeming impunity as they set about swindling foreigners living in the world’s major countries, many of whom are pensioners.
In this session, investigators with extensive knowledge of the problem will discuss who is responsible, pay-offs to police, judges, and others in authority, assaults, murders, and other related issues.
Andrew Drummond
Foreign Correspondent (Retired)
Andrew Drummond is a British independent journalist and occasional television documentary. He is a former Fleet Street, London, journalist having worked at the Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, News of the World, Observer and The Times.
Ken Gamble
Executive Chairman
IFW Global
Ken Gamble is an accomplished cybercrime expert and professional investigator, with over 30 years experience working with governments, multinational corporations and high net worth individuals on a range of difficult and complex matters relating to corporate threats, risk and reputation. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of IFW Global and a leading resource and international speaker on topics relating to Cybercrime, anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting issues confronting large multinational brands. He is the current chairman of the International Association of Cybercrime Prevention in Australia.
Comment