Police Bust Call Centre Gang, Six Nabbed in Withdrawal Scam

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Police have dismantled a criminal syndicate linked to a call centre fraud operation, arresting six suspects accused of funnelling stolen funds through “money mule” accounts.

The arrests, announced on 18 August, followed an investigation led by Lieutenant General Kitisak Durongkibul, Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 6, alongside senior officers from the division.

Those detained were named as Mr Sophonwich, 29, Mr Tinn, 51, Mr Songphon, 35, Ms Anusara, 40, Mrs Saranya, 62, and Ms Kanokwan, 53. All face charges of procuring or promoting the use of bank accounts and electronic cards for criminal activity, as well as facilitating technology-related fraud.

Investigators allege the group acted as cash couriers for a wider call centre scam network, withdrawing and consolidating money from victims tricked into transferring their savings.

Police said the suspects were responsible for recruiting accounts, withdrawing the proceeds and delivering funds to the ringleaders. The arrests were carried out in Nakhon Sawan province with support from the local police force.

Authorities have pledged to continue their crackdown on call centre fraud, which has surged in recent years across Thailand, often targeting elderly and vulnerable victims.

The six suspects remain in custody as police pursue further leads into the larger criminal network.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Daily News 2025-08-20