Hundreds conned by teachers in handouts fraud
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published : 9 Feb 2021 at 14:40
14 Villagers from Ban Yang Kham in Khon Kaen s Nong Rua district gather at the village s community hall to sign a petition to the Damrongtham Centre on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: A total of 697 people in Nong Rua district, most of them elderly and non-users of smartphones, are believed the victims of a fraud perpetrated by three teachers to steal government handouts to people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
There are 500 from Ban Yang Kham in tambon Yang Kham and 197 from Ban Nong Phue in tambon Nong Phue, both of Nong Rua district.