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SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
Surat Thani

Fraud Lawyer in Surat Thani — Recover Funds from Scams, Mule Accounts & Online Fraud

Fraud victims should preserve evidence at the earliest opportunity — bank transfer slips, chat logs, and the recipient account details. Fraud is a criminal offence under Thailand's Penal Code, with online fraud also subject to the Computer-Related Crimes Act. Our team pursues both the criminal track (police complaint, investigation, prosecution) and the parallel civil track (recovery and asset attachment).

Scope of fraud lawyer work in Surat Thani

  • Offline fraud — investment scams, pyramid schemes, fake sale-and-buyback
  • Online fraud — fake pages, romance scams, fake Forex/crypto investments
  • Mule-account cases — both victims and account-holders frozen unknowingly
  • Fraud against the public (Loan-Fraud Act) — illegal deposit-taking scams
  • Asset tracing, freezing orders, interim relief, and recovery suits
  • Coordination with TCSD, Anti-Money-Laundering Office (AMLO), and economic-crime police

Process

  1. 1Initial assessment — recovery feasibility and strategy
  2. 2Evidence collation (transfer slips, conversations, screenshots)
  3. 3File the police report (local station or TCSD) + account-freeze application
  4. 4Parallel criminal and civil proceedings to recover assets
  5. 5Asset tracing and enforcement if the debtor refuses post-judgment payment

Documents to prepare

  • All bank transfer slips
  • Chat logs (LINE / Facebook / Email)
  • Screenshots of pages, posts, and ads
  • Recipient account numbers and names
  • Victim's Thai ID or passport

About our team in Surat Thani

Surat Thani is the largest province in the upper South, combining a mainland oil-palm and rubber base with Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao — tourism and property markets with a large foreign buyer and operator population, substantial enough that Koh Samui has its own provincial court. The caseload splits into two worlds: agriculture and industry on the mainland, and property, visas, and hospitality on the islands.

Island work usually turns on landholding, long leases, and joint ventures with Thai partners — arrangements that are common but that frequently do not survive being tested in court. We establish first how far the existing structure is actually enforceable. The team works in Thai, English, and Chinese, runs the file from our Khon Kaen head office and Bangkok branch, and travels to appear at the Surat Thani and Koh Samui Provincial Courts.

Courts we appear at in Surat Thani

  • Surat Thani Provincial Court
  • Koh Samui Provincial Court
  • Surat Thani Juvenile and Family Court
  • Region 8 Labor Court (Phuket)

Mueang Surat Thani, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Phunphin, Chaiya, Wiang Sa, and the areas continuing into Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Krabi

Contact our Surat Thani attorneys

We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.

Frequently asked questions — fraud lawyer in Surat Thani

3 questions answered

Often yes, but speed is critical. The 24-72 hours after the transfer is the golden window — funds may not yet have been withdrawn or layered onward. We coordinate with the TCSD and the receiving bank to obtain an immediate freeze.
Yes — when harm occurs in Thailand, Thai courts have jurisdiction. Bringing the defendant to court can be complex, but the civil action can still be filed in Thailand. Enforcing against foreign-held assets requires international cooperation.
Contact a lawyer before giving any statement to the police, and gather evidence that you are also a victim (e.g., that you were deceived into opening the account). Representation from the investigation stage materially reduces the risk of being charged with money laundering.