SCAM gangsters have allegedly moved their base from Cambodia to Thailand following joint crackdown by South Korean and Cambodian police in the neighbouring country, Amarin TV quoted an article published by South Korean magazine Sisa Journal as saying this evening (Oct. 21). This magazine’s reporter contacted the middle manager of a scam centre in
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Belarusian model kidnapped from Bangkok, killed for organs by scammers in Myanmar
A YOUNG Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for a job interview on Sep. 20 was abducted and taken to a scam centre in Myanmar where she was murdered and her organs sold, Naewna and Thai Rath quoted The Standard in Hong Kong and Daily Mail in UK as saying this morning (Oct. 21).
Read moreOver 50 mini PCs, illicit SIM routers seized in raid on Chinese-rented condo
A RAID on a condominium unit in Bangkok’s Prawet district rented by a Chinese man led to the seizure of over 50 mini PCs hooked on to unauthorised SIM routers which were likely used by a call centre scam gang to intercept online data, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 6). Following a tip-off
Read morePeople’s leaders shown a hole used for illegal border crossing
PEOPLE’S Party leader Mr. Nattapong Ruangpanyawut and deputy leader Mr. Rangsiman Rome were shown a now-blocked hole dug in the ground behind a department store at Aryanyathet district, Sa Kaeo province, believed to have been used to illegally cross over to Cambodia, Thai Rath newspaper said today (July 6). Col. Methee Khamtem, commander of
Read moreThai-Indian man held for smuggling 15.7m baht ‘casino win’ across the border
AMIDST the current stringent control of the Thai-Cambodian border to intercept call-centre gangs moving their base of operation from Myanmar to Cambodia, a Thai-Indian man was arrested this morning (Feb. 23) at Khlong Luek checkpoint, Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province, after officials found 15.7 million baht in cash within a large backpack he was
Read moreCyber Police in about-face on scam workers: Most were trafficked
THE Cyber Police said most of the 260 scam workers who have been screened are victims with only two to three having volunteered to work for the call-centre criminals rather just one of them being trafficked as earlier stated, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 17). Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairong Phiwphan, head of the Technology
Read morePeople’s MP urges govt to review visa-free measure in suppressing scam gangs
PEOPLE’S Party MP Rangsiman Rome said during a visit to the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sot district, Tak province, today (Feb. 16) that the four levels of filtering cannot stop foreigners who either want to join scam gangs just across in Myawaddy township or are deceived into doing so thus the government should review
Read morePhumtham moving to cut power, Internet, fuel supply to Cambodia
AFTER cutting electricity, Internet and fuel supply from five points to Myanmar border townships where scam centres are operating Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai is now expanding this strategy to three districts and an island in four provinces along the Thai-Cambodian border to suppress transnational criminals holed up across that border, Naewna newspaper
Read moreScam alert: Don’t answer calls with three prefixes
POLICE warned the public to not answer calls with three prefixes, that is +697 +698 and +66, as they are definitely from scammers and dangerous, Sanook.com said today (Sept. 2), The Thai police and related agencies have strictly suppressed and cut off communication channels of call centre gangs and now they can no longer
Read moreThai, Chinese gangs in scary road chase
TWO GANGS, one Thai and the other Chinese, tried to smash each other’s vehicles on Chonburi roads last night (Mar. 26) after a big row broke out over a Thai woman, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. Eyewitnesses at the scene said the road rage chase stemmed from jealousy over a
Read moreTeen boy shot dead as rival youth gangs clash in Pattanakarn area
SHOTS were fired when two gangs of youths clashed in Pattanakarn Soi 53 at 2 a.m. this morning (Nov. 13) leading to a 15-year-old teenage boy being shot dead, Amarin TV said. Upon being alerted of the brawl in this soi close to Motorway’s entrance, Pol. Lt. Chakrath Thanawachirakorn, deputy inspector at Prawet police
Read moreChinese grey capitalist gangs ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Tachileik
WHILE Chinese grey capitalist gangs having been ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Myanmar’s Tachileik town, which abuts Thailand’s Mae Sai town, this criminal activity has not crossed the border to the Thai side, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 18). Ms. Phakaimas Viera, president of the Mae Sai Chamber of Commerce, said a ransom kidnapping
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