A man a half of a rip-off community passing off as a tax official was at present apprehended by cyber police forces at a famend temple in Kamphaeng Phet province. The 46 year old suspect allegedly defrauded victims of over 2 million baht (US$57,414) by way of a misleading software.
Major General Worawut Watnakornbancha, head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) apprehended the suspect, Annop. Led by Annop, the scammers posed as representatives from the Revenue Department and satisfied their victims that their taxes could be lowered. They would then present a link, which when clicked upon, would compromise the victim’s cellular gadget and drain their linked financial institution accounts.
The scam came to mild when a quantity of affected events approached the second regional workplace of the CCIB with complaints a couple of gang operating call centres, who allegedly spoke with them posing as tax officers.
One sufferer shared that they had been knowledgeable their taxes could be lowered, and so they didn’t want to come back to the office in person. Instead, they were instructed to observe a line link and observe the steps talked about. After this, their cell phone froze. Once Endorsed regained management of their device, they found that approximately 2 million baht had been transferred out from three of their bank accounts linked with the banking functions, reported KhaoSod.
After thorough investigations and proof gathering, it was revealed by Police Captain Morkot Saengsaku, the office head of the second area of CCIB, that the suspect was a monk residing in a distinguished 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 against such fraudulent practices. He famous that there have been a number of instances seen final 12 months where scammers posed as Revenue Department officials and cheated taxpayers..