Monk-led scam network dupes victims of 2 million baht posing as tax officials

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A man part of a scam network passing off as a tax official was today apprehended by cyber police forces at a renowned temple in Kamphaeng Phet province. The 46 year old suspect allegedly defrauded victims of over 2 million baht (US$57,414) through a deceptive application.

 

Major General Worawut Watnakornbancha, head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) apprehended the suspect, Annop. Led by Annop, the scammers posed as representatives from the Revenue Department and convinced their victims that their taxes would be lowered. They would then provide a link, which when clicked upon, would compromise the victim’s mobile device and drain their linked bank accounts.

 

The scam came to light when a number of affected parties approached the second regional office of the CCIB with complaints about a gang operating call centres, who allegedly spoke with them posing as tax officials.

One victim shared that they were informed their taxes would be lowered, and they didn’t need to come to the office in person. Instead, they were instructed to follow a line link and follow the steps mentioned.

 

by Nattapong Westwood 

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/monk-led-scam-network-dupes-victims-of-two-million-baht-posing-as-tax-officials

 

-- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-07-11

 

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[RichardColeman]

Monks here are more bent than the average populace going by stories on here.

[hotchilli]

Trust yourself... no-one else.

[mfd101]

As always, scams work only because the victims are greedy.