Nation Thailand
Call-centre gang tricks university student out of THB3.6m
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Thai cyber police have arrested two Vietnamese nationals and three Thai suspects over an alleged call-centre scam that cost a first-year university student more than 3.6 million baht in a single day.
Key facts
- Police said on Friday (August 28) that the gang posed as telecommunications staff and police officers, threatened the student with a money-laundering case and ordered her to deceive her father into transferring additional funds.
- The gang further alleged that the student had sold her account for a 10% share because she did not receive financial support from her parents.
- The case began on August 9, when the student, who attends a prominent university in Bangkok’s Pathum Wan district, received a call from someone claiming to work at AIS headquarters.
- The supposed investigation had resulted in 8.5 million baht being frozen, the caller claimed.
Summary
Police said on Friday (August 28) that the gang posed as telecommunications staff and police officers, threatened the student with a money-laundering case and ordered her to deceive her father into transferring additional funds.
The case began on August 9, when the student, who attends a prominent university in Bangkok’s Pathum Wan district, received a call from someone claiming to work at AIS headquarters.