Land Department scam dupes dentist out of 300,000 baht

[snoop1130]

 

A renowned dentist in Ubon Ratchathani was targeted by a fraudulent group claiming to be from the Land Department. The fraudsters duped him into confirming land ownership through the LINE application, leading to a loss of over 300,000 baht. The dentist revealed this incident today while issuing a musical warning about such scams.

 

While working with a patient, Mohal Sakbhuakeaw received a call from an individual impersonating a Land Department official. The caller wanted him to confirm his land ownership but he asked them to leave their LINE ID for further communication.

 

About a week later, Mohal contacted the impersonator on LINE, who had a Land Department profile picture and asked him to confirm his land ownership. Mohal complied, confirming his ownership through a link sent via the LINE application and following the impersonator’s instructions, which included a face scan.

 

Mohal stated that he was fooled by the imposter’s accurate knowledge of his details, including his land’s title deed number, plot number, name, and location that the Land Department would have. Despite his clinic staff noticing the suspicious activity and advising him to stop, he did not believe them.

 

By Neill Fronde

Caption: Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/dentist-duped-out-of-300000-baht-in-sophisticated-land-department-scam

 

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[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mohal stated that he was fooled by the imposter’s accurate knowledge of his details, including his land’s title deed number, plot number, name, and location that the Land Department would have. Despite his clinic staff noticing the suspicious activity and advising him to stop, he did not believe them.

A simple trip to the Land office would have been a better idea.

[KhunLA]

Amazing people still fall for any phone/internet scams.  Title should be changed to 'fake land dept. official' scams dentist / idiot.

 

" Despite his clinic staff noticing the suspicious activity and advising him to stop, he did not believe them."

 

I hope he uses more common sense in his dentistry.

Edited September 14, 2023 by KhunLA