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Beauty queen scammed out of 4 million baht by cyber criminals


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by Bright Choomanee


Charlotte Austin, a beauty queen affiliated with Miss Grand Thailand, has reportedly fallen victim to a scam by a cybercriminal gang, resulting in a loss of 4 million baht. The perpetrators allegedly coerced her into a continuous 24-hour video call.

 

The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) is currently investigating the incident but has not yet been able to contact Charlotte directly. Police are awaiting her formal complaint to proceed with legal actions while urging her to provide any information about the scammers’ accounts and phone numbers.

 

The scam involved a familiar tactic where the criminals posed as cyber police officers. They deceived Charlotte into believing her name was used to open a bank account linked to illegal activities, thus pressuring her to transfer money for supposed verification purposes.

 

Despite the ongoing attempts to reach Charlotte, it is believed she may be preoccupied with personal matters, reported KhaoSod.


Police Lieutenant General Trirong Phiwpan, acting head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, stated that upon hearing the news from the media, they immediately ordered Police Major General Chatchapantakan Klaiklueang, head of CCIB Division 1, to investigate the case.

 

In related news, a popular Twitter personality with over 30,000 followers was recently apprehended for impersonating a relative to swindle 50,000 baht. She was caught after returning from Malaysia and claimed she only provided OTP codes for small payments.

 

The arrest took place on December 5, as Pramote Chanbungkaew, head of Phetkasem Police Station, and his team apprehended 27 year old Mathurin, from Maha Sarakham province.

 

She was arrested under a warrant issued by Thonburi Criminal Court on November 25, at the Sadao Immigration Checkpoint in Songkhla, upon her return from Malaysia.

 

The incident began on April 22, when a 20 year old victim named Natorn reported to the investigators at Phetkasem Police Station. He claimed that a woman, posing as his relative, called him using the number 061-980-xxxx.

 

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Beauty Queen??? She looks like a scary ghost! However, sad to hear she lost the money. She would had needed it for reverse plastic op.

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Just now, Gottfrid said:

Beauty Queen??? She looks like a scary ghost! However, sad to hear she lost the money. She would had needed it for reverse plastic op.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I wouldn't kick her out of bed unless there was more room on the floor (an oldy but a goody).

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

Charlotte Austin, a beauty queen affiliated with Miss Grand Thailand, has reportedly fallen victim to a scam by a cybercriminal gang, resulting in a loss of 4 million baht. The perpetrators allegedly coerced her into a continuous 24-hour video call.

And I thought every mobile phone had an Off button

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Beauty Queen she isn't and the related article has nothing in common with her problem so why mention it.

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4 hours ago, neeray said:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I wouldn't kick her out of bed unless there was more room on the floor (an oldy but a goody).

Theoretically, there is always more room on the floor, so I guess you agreed. 😉 

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6 hours ago, petermik said:

Rather sleep with her than you Gottfried.......:wai:

Yeah, but that´s a given, as you are apparently not gay. However, you bad taste is still a fact. 😂

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On 12/11/2024 at 12:46 AM, webfact said:

Charlotte Austin, a beauty queen affiliated with Miss Grand Thailand, has reportedly fallen victim to a scam by a cybercriminal gang, resulting in a loss of 4 million baht.

 

Being a beaty queen doesn't meean she doesn't have to be smart.

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