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Authorities from the Provincial Police Region 6 have successfully arrested a call centre gang impersonating police officers, responsible for defrauding victims.

 

On 10 August police under the leadership of Police Lieutenant General Kitisak Durongkaviboon, Commander of Provincial Police Region 6 and Police Major General Nattawut Phakphoom, Deputy Commander, coordinated with the Region 6 Technology Crime Suppression Unit to crack down on the fraudulent network operating in the Mueang Phichit area.

 

The investigation and arrest were led by Police Major General Dechapol Premsiri, Chief of the Investigation Division, alongside senior officers including Deputy Chiefs Police Colonel Sutthivet Boonyaratnaklin, Police Colonel Ritthinan Puipantawong, and others from the Crime Suppression Bureau.

 

Two suspects were apprehended:

 

1. Mr. Thawin, 34, residing in Wiang Pang Kham, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province, arrested in Chiang Rai. He was accused of withdrawing money from victim accounts.

 

2. Mr. Paiboon, 25, residing in Phangam, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai Province, arrested in Chiang Mai. He was responsible for receiving the transferred funds from victims and forwarding them to the withdrawer.

 

Both are charged with multiple offences including fraud, computer-related crimes involving false data causing public harm, unlawful use of bank accounts or electronic payment systems, and money laundering.

 

The scam came to light after a victim, Mrs. Boonnam Tiebrat, was deceived on 23 July. She was told that her name had been used to open a new bank account fraudulently and was advised to contact the police. The criminals impersonated officers from Mueang Phichit Police Station via phone and LINE messaging, instructing her not to consult others and to transfer all her funds for “verification”. Believing them, she transferred money through four different accounts, losing a total of 2,055,380 baht.

 

Further investigations revealed the gang’s modus operandi involved recruiting “mule accounts”, bank accounts used to receive stolen funds. The first suspect received approximately 20-25% of the withdrawn amount, while the second suspect earned a fee of 10,000 baht per transfer.

 

The authorities have urged the public to remain vigilant against such scams and to verify any suspicious contact purportedly from law enforcement.

 

 

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