Exposed: Thai call scammers in police uniforms

Officers transfer images to avert the general public of the dangers of video-call fraud artists.

The Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ) issues a warning that call center scammers wearing police uniforms are using video chat to target victims and is asking people for help if they have any information.

The CIB posted images of six scammers wearing police uniforms posing in a place that resembles a police department and with a Thai regional symbol in the background. &nbsp,

These men make phone calls to potential victims on the Line software to let them know they are suspected in cases involving money fraud or illegal drugs, according to the CIB.

To persuade the victims to think what they said, the false officers show phony documents. They say they will be questioned or made aware of the charges brought against them.

In order to find the source of the funds and enable researchers to establish their innocence, they finally persuade their victims to deposit money into a bank account. After the cash is sent, the fraud artists vanish, according to the CIB.

The commission said that genuine police would not: &nbsp,

1. Find people via phone, video, or other means of communication to inquire about fees,
2. Ask people to transfer funds or other assets to authorities to verify their innocence.
3. Send official records, including indictments or imprisonment permits via Line.

The CIB has asked people with information about the fraudulent officers shown on the agency’s Facebook website, or their activities, to call police via the bureau’s personal message inbox. Sources ‘ names may be kept private, it said.