Metropolitan Police Bureau arrests mule accounts of a call center gang that impersonated Mukdahan City Police Station to trick victims involved in money laundering into transferring money for investigation.
On October 4, 2014, Metropolitan Police investigators arrested a 26-year-old suspect for “fraud by impersonating someone else.” He was arrested in front of his house in Samut Prakan Province.
The incident occurred on May 31, 2013 when the perpetrator contacted the victim, saying that the victim had information about opening a bank account that was used to commit money laundering crimes, and used the Line account name “Mukdahan City Police Station”, claiming to be a police officer.
Later, the person asked the victim to transfer money from the account to him in order to check the financial trail regarding the money laundering case. The victim believed him and transferred money to the criminal twice to a bank account under the name Latdawan, totaling 44,300 baht. After transferring the money, he was unabl
e to contact the criminal again. The accuser then knew that he had been deceived by a scammer, which caused him damages, so he came to meet the investigation officer at Phaya Thai Metropolitan Police Station.
During the arrest, the suspect admitted to opening the mule account with his ex-girlfriend. He saw an announcement on Facebook looking for someone to open an account, and the person who opened the account online would receive a 400 baht opening fee. Previously, he had received a summons from Phayao Police Station to give a statement about the mule account, which caused approximately 150,000 baht in damages, but had already negotiated and gradually returned everything to the victims. He had just learned about this arrest warrant and was later arrested.
From checking the case history, it was found as follows: 1. Gambling in 2020, Bang Khanak Police Station, Chachoengsao Province 2. Use of Category 1 narcotics in 2024, Bang Sao Thong Police Station, Samut Prakan Province 3. Illegal possession of Category
1 narcotics in 2024, Bang Bo Police Station, Samut Prakan Province. Then sent to the investigation officer at Phaya Thai Police Station to proceed with legal action.
Source: Thai News Agency