It became a hot topic when the top luk thung singer Hai Arpaporn Nakhonsawan was scammed by an intermediary agency out of her concert fees at a Thai restaurant in Japan. She was not the only victim; well-known artists such as Milli, Mike Pirath, and Tata Young were also deceived by the same agency.
She immediately posted a video explanation on Instagram @hi_hiso, saying, "Hello to all Thai people in Tokyo. Today, Arpaporn wants to make a statement or announcement.
Actually, I was supposed to fly from Thailand to Osaka tomorrow, then connect to Tokyo. But... I’m not flying anymore because there was a mistake involving the intermediary who contacted Arpaporn and the Moom Pak restaurant in Tokyo.
So, this trip will not happen because Hai won’t be performing in Tokyo. There was also a loss of contact with the intermediary regarding the Osaka event. That event did not take place at all. After checking, damages occurred. The most sympathetic parties are the artists who were contacted and the Tokyo restaurant.
Right now, the Tokyo restaurant has suffered the most damage. The money from ticket sales was transferred to the intermediary, who took over 100,000 baht. The Tokyo restaurant is very sympathetic. Moom Pak restaurant is also in a tough spot. They now have to refund customers who bought tickets to see Arpaporn. Those who can be contacted have been refunded, and those who cannot are being invited to dine at the restaurant, depending on the restaurant’s approach.
Hai wants to inform everyone that she will not be going anymore. The victims include Arpaporn herself, Milli’s label, Mike Pirath, and Tata Young. All four of us were scammed by the same group.
We will arrange a convenient day to meet the police to see how we can handle this. Honestly, I didn’t expect this to happen to us. Scammers come in every form, everyone. Look at this case—contracts, contacts, claims of company executives—this will be a big issue and won’t end here.
For now, I want to send this clip to Moom Pak restaurant in Tokyo first. I will speak again later and probably file a police report."
Afterward, Hai Arpaporn posted an image with the message “Urgent announcement!! Arpaporn is free on the 24th-28th. Anyone needing work, call me now. Damn scammers, why did you cheat me?” Many fans responded with supportive comments.
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