Listening to this story, one feels sympathy for the actress. Tanya Thanyares and Pek Sanchai Ongtrakul a young businessman, recently appeared together on the program “Chae” on GMM 25. At one point, they opened up about inviting celebrity friends to invest in a business that collapsed two years ago, causing a loss exceeding 83 million baht. As a result, both had to work hard to pay back the friends who had invested.
- Tanya said she suffered a major loss of 83 million baht two years ago. It was not a pyramid scheme but an invitation to do business.
- Moddam (a host) said that Tanya does not buy brand-name goods or spend extravagantly, so he wondered what was going on. She worked hard selling products frequently through live streams and everything else. Moddam had known for over a year but hadn’t shared because during those two years Tanya had to work to repay the friends she invited to invest, returning money to them. Now she has settled the debts with those friends.
- Tanya said she is now clear of debt, having worked to pay off part of it. Moddam added that Pek’s father also helped. At first, she was afraid to tell her father about the 83 million baht loss. One person involved had appeared on the program once but is unrelated to Moddam.
- Tanya explained that she can speak out now because she has resolved the debts. It was not that she personally invested 83 million baht; the business seemed to offer good returns, so she wanted to include her friends and Pek’s friends to join. The total investment came to 83 million baht. When everything collapsed and stopped, all the funds were lost.
- Tanya added that they felt sorry for the friends they invited and did not want the news to portray them negatively. They were stressed and thus worked hard to pay off their friends’ debts gradually. One day, she told Pek she was exhausted, and he was stressed too because his friends’ money was a larger amount. They kept paying off until her part was finished, but Pek’s friends’ portion, which was larger, remained.
- Tanya said about 45 million baht of her personal money disappeared in an instant. That 45 million will not be recovered; perhaps only about 10 percent of the total 83 million might be returned.
- Pek added that it wasn’t a scam; it was a business, but during that period, problems occurred. He tries to think positively.
- Tanya said many ask why they don’t sue. Pek said that suing would put that person in jail; they prefer to give him a chance to work and repay the money when he can. Pek said he doesn’t believe the money will be fully recovered but hopes that one day he will come back to repay.
- Tanya said she consulted her father, who advised against it, and Pek’s sister also advised not to proceed, but they stubbornly went ahead. They initially invested small amounts, which showed returns, so after consulting her father and Pookie, Pek’s sister, they wanted to invest more money.
- Pek added that they sold everything they had jointly owned. The loss was hundreds of millions, a very heavy blow.
- Tanya recounted that when Pek first told her about the opportunity, she questioned if it was a good idea. They tried a little and it worked, so they invested more and invited others. When it collapsed, they were very distressed. Now that the debts are cleared, they can talk openly but don’t want to reveal which business caused the problem.
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