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Thai police rescue student tricked into staging kidnapping for ransom
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BANGKOK — 17 October 2026, Metropolitan police rescued a university student who was manipulated by a call-centre scam gang into isolating themselves and staging a fake kidnapping to pressure their parents into paying a ransom, police said.
Key facts
- BANGKOK — 17 October 2026, Metropolitan police rescued a university student who was manipulated by a call-centre scam gang into isolating themselves and staging a fake kidnapping to pressure their parents into paying a ransom, police said.
- Pathumwan Police Station received a report from the student’s parents that their child had gone missing from their accommodation and had attempted to harm themselves
- Scammers posed as telecom staff and police
- Officers from the Metropolitan Investigation Bureau, Investigation Division 6 and Pathumwan Police Station launched a search
Summary
Pathumwan Police Station received a report from the student’s parents that their child had gone missing from their accommodation and had attempted to harm themselves. They asked police to locate and assist the student.
Officers from the Metropolitan Investigation Bureau, Investigation Division 6 and Pathumwan Police Station launched a search. At around 18:00, they found the student alone in a rented room in an alley off Soi Sasan in the Phaya Thai area of Bangkok.