PUBLISHED: 5 Jul 2024 at 14: 50
Six suspected call center scam gang members have been detained, along with cash and additional seized assets for about 30 million baht.
In attacks on four places in Bangkok, Chiang Rai, Nonthaburi, and Pathum Thani, according to Pol Maj Gen Atip Pongsivapai, the head of the Technology Crime Suppression Division, two Chinese citizens and four Thais were arrested as a result of the detention, according to Pol Maj Gen Atip Pongsivapai, captain of the Technology Crime Suppression Division.  ,
The two Taiwanese citizens were identified as Gao Zhivei, 29, and Chen Jue, 28. The Thai defendants were identified solely as Thanchote, 33, Chanatthiya, 33, Siva 33, and Cholada, 27.  ,
They were charged with unlawful assembly, colluding in participating in a multinational crime company, common scams, putting false information into a computer system and money laundering.
Victims reported being duped into purchasing digital money using a phony Tidex application that promised great returns, according to reports from the police. The scam involved persuading victims to install the app, move money, and update the app to display the appropriate digital currency amounts, giving it a false impression of credibility and encouraging more investment.
The victims are unable to withdraw the funds because the scammers make up claims that there is a revenue problem, which prompts them to deposit more money into the app, according to Pol Lt Gen Atip.  ,
The scammers therefore transferred the funds to their personal digital cards so that they could avoid being investigated before selling the crypto and converting it into Thai baht.
The arrests led to the arrest of a comfort property value over 12 million ringgit, two cars, two motorcycles, over 4 million ringgit in money, gold necklaces, luxury watches, branded bags, computers, laptops, smartphones and various digital currencies valued at about 2 million baht.