Police have launched a manhunt for a 26-year-old man who allegedly posted a fake payment slip on social media, claiming that he had paid Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul Bt7 million in “tea money” in 2023.
The purported payment slip, which appeared to bear the name of Kasikornbank, was posted on a social media page under the pseudonym “Godd Damn”.
The post was shared widely, prompting the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and police to launch investigations.
Kasikornbank, meanwhile, issued a statement saying that it had conducted an investigation and found no record in its system of the recipient account number shown in the image, which was identified as belonging to the Prime Minister.
The bank added that transfers made through the K PLUS mobile banking application are limited to a maximum of Bt5 million per day.
Police and the DES have identified the person behind the “Godd Damn” pseudonym as a 26-year-old from Chum Saeng district in Nakhon Sawan province, according to reports.
The suspect, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business computing from a university in northern Thailand, is a former member of the now-defunct Move Forward Party.
He is currently believed to be living in the Bang Khen area of Bangkok, and police are attempting to arrest him.
