A man part of a scam network passing off as a tax official was right now apprehended by cyber police forces at a renowned temple in Kamphaeng Phet province. The 46 yr outdated suspect allegedly defrauded victims of over 2 million baht (US$57,414) through a deceptive utility.
Major General Worawut Watnakornbancha, head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) apprehended the suspect, Annop. Led by Inexpensive , the scammers posed as representatives from the Revenue Department and convinced their victims that their taxes could be lowered. They would then provide a link, which when clicked upon, would compromise the victim’s cell device and drain their linked financial institution accounts.
The rip-off got here to gentle when a selection of affected events approached the second regional workplace of the CCIB with complaints about a gang operating name centres, who allegedly spoke with them posing as tax officials.
One victim shared that they had been informed their taxes would be lowered, and so they didn’t want to return to the office in particular person. Instead, they have been instructed to follow a line hyperlink and observe the steps talked about. After this, their cell phone froze. Once they regained management of their system, they found that roughly 2 million baht had been transferred out from three of their financial institution accounts linked with the banking applications, reported KhaoSod.
After thorough investigations and evidence gathering, it was revealed by Police Captain Morkot Saengsaku, the office head of the second region of CCIB, that the suspect was a monk residing in a outstanding temple in Sai Ngam, Kamphaeng Phet province. An arrest warrant was obtained from the Mahasarakham Provincial Court, and the suspect was taken into custody.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Sathit Phrommutai, the third office head of CCIB, issued a warning to taxpayers to be vigilant in opposition to such fraudulent practices. He famous that there have been several cases seen final 12 months the place scammers posed as Revenue Department officers and cheated taxpayers..