Thai Examiner
Scammer who worked for Cambodian gang in Poipet arrested by Bangkok police on Friday over Phuket case
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Bangkok police arrest Surasak, 33, after a bogus Phuket police investigation stripped ฿35,984.65 from a victim. He claims a Poipet gang forced him into a scam camp, while nearly 20 police stations seek freezes on linked bank accounts across Thailand.
Key facts
- Bangkok police arrest Surasak, 33, after a bogus Phuket police investigation stripped ฿35,984.65 from a victim
- Caller vanishes with ฿35,984.65 as arrested suspect claims he was forced into a Poipet scam camp
- A terrifying telephone call about 12 Myanmar passports and a human trafficking ring stripped a victim of ฿35,984.65
- Second court warrant links suspect to criminal bank accounts as nearly 20 police stations seek freezes
- Surasak, 33, under two court warrants covering fraud, impersonation, computer crime and criminal accounts
- Meanwhile, nearly 20 police stations are seeking freezes on linked accounts as investigators uncover his extensive criminal record.
Summary
A terrifying telephone call about 12 Myanmar passports and a human trafficking ring stripped a victim of ฿35,984.65. The callers posed as Thailand Post staff and Phuket police before demanding bank transfers through Line for ‘verification’. Bangkok police have now arrested Mr. Surasak, 33, under two court warrants covering fraud, impersonation, computer crime and criminal accounts. However, the suspect claims a bogus job offer led to five months inside a Poipet scam camp.
A fake police investigation trapped a victim in a human trafficking nightmare before stripping ฿35,984.65 from their accounts. Bangkok police have now arrested a 33-year-old suspect accused of joining the elaborate impersonation racket. The operation used frightening telephone claims, forged authority, Line messages and demands for immediate bank transfers.