Over the weekend a group of 20 masseurs held a meeting with Police Colonel Nantawoot, the Chief of Pattaya Police to ask for an investigation into a Thai Woman who had scammed a group of 40 masseurs out of money which they had paid over so they could work in their chosen profession in a foreign country. The women explained that the so-called agent was Khun Wanee aged 48, who is the owner of a massage shop opposite the Island View Hotel in the Pratamnuk area in South Pattaya. She has signed contracts with the masseurs who would be sent to Qatar and Bahrain to work as masseurs. Some of the masseurs paid up to 180,000 Baht which covered visas, airfares and for massage oils and other materials used in their profession. Others paid 31,490 Baht which was broken down into 990 Baht for the Agent, 3,000 Baht for documents required for the visa, 2,500 Baht for counterfeit masseur achievement certificates and 25,000 Baht for the flight ticket. Evidence including money transfer slips and contracts were handed over to the Colonel who will investigate and search for the suspect.