Victim ‘ lured’ into Poipet fraud group
PUBLISHED: 6 Feb 2025 at 04: 00
A woman who met her son on social media may have been duped into joining a call scam gang in Poipet, Cambodia, according to a woman who has already reported her to the Crime Suppression Division ( CSD ) yesterday.
The family, Khajorn Somjai, 48, along with her eldest child, Boonlong U-Nak, 27, met CSD police to report the removal of her youngest boy, Jetsarit Phumjai.
They were accompanied by Thamanant Taengtim, also known as Ja Kings Saphan Mai, an online applicant.
Ms. Khajorn claimed that Mr. Jetsarit was last seen on January 26 at about 4:30 p.m. when he claimed he was going to join a lady friend on Instagram.
He hasn’t communicated since being seen leaving a green-yellow car in front of a convenience store.
Ms. Khajorn claimed that he vanished with just one pair of layers of clothing and no recognition records along with him.
Mr. Jetsarit claimed he had been lured to operate in Poipet by sending a message to one of his daughters the day after they received their letter.
He claimed that the girl and her crew assaulted and drugged him after getting into the car.
While being transported to Poipet, his face was covered in a garbage case.
Mr. Jetsarit informed his home that a call center fraud gang had forced him to work as a call center operator. He was forced to act in a scripted dialogue in Thailand to deceive the patients.
Additionally, he claimed that at least 50 Thai nationals were assisting the gang in paying off a$ 2 million debt.
They would either have to give the group two million baht or face real assault if they attempted to flee, he said.
Ms. Khajorn claimed that the home informed the police station in Chorakhe Noi after receiving Mr. Jetsarit’s message.
The person he met online may be a fake working for the group and having a role in luring victims into their function, according to the home.
Believing that she is still in Thailand, Mr Jetsarit’s girl attempted to contact her, Ms Khajorn added.
Before he went silent, Mr. Boonlong claimed that the mother’s past communication with Mr. Jetsarit occurred on February 2, between 10 and 11pm, probably because the group had taken his cellphone.
Mr Thamanant called on the state, especially PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, to take action on the situation.