A Thai man applied for a work as web administrator in Poipet and received a different position.
PUBLISHED: 6 Feb 2025 at 14: 56
A 23-year-old Thai man who worked for a call center fraud group in Cambodia and tricked patients out of about 800 million baht has been detained by hacking officers.
The suspect, who was only identified as Anuwat, disclosed to officers that he had been hired in 2023 to run a gambling site in Poipet, Cambodia. But, when he arrived there, he was assigned to a call center con operated by Thai and Chinese criminals, said Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwphan, mind of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau.
According to authorities, the con was staged. One part had first contact a potential victim to gain their trust, then move them to a second range, where another would serve as a police officer to improve their reputation, and eventually to a third party who gave them advice on how to transfer money.
The suspect claimed to have used the actual name of a sub-inspector from a policeman station in Mukdahan state and that he was in charge of the following line.
Anuwat said he earned at least 100, 000 bass regular, from a salary of 50, 000 ringgit and payment of three to five percentage for each sufferer. He worked in the group for about a month, authorities said.
He claimed he had gone for military recruitment at the Meng Rai Maharaj defense station in Chiang Rai on Wednesday, but Pol Lt. Gen. Trairong reported that he had been detained there on Wednesday.
Authorities said the group had bilked 151 citizens out of at least 800 million baht, with some great cases involving well-known public figures.
According to authorities, the investigation is going on in the hopes of finding more suspects.