Arrest of “San Nong Suea”, horse accountant of call center gang

Bangkok, 18 May - Metropolitan Police detectives arrested "San Nong Suea", the accountant of the call center gang. Claiming to be a Chiang Mai police officer Tricking illegal parcels into transferring money for verification According to the policy of Pol. Gen. Kittirat Phanphet, Rt. Commander-in-Chief of the Police, Pol. Gen. Thana Chuwong, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Police, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabutr, Assistant Police Commander, and Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsang, Police Commander, to crack down on online criminal organization networks. who commit all types of crimes which caused distress to many honest citizens By the online patrol team, Metropolitan Police Detective, we received notifications from victims in many localities that they were victims. Got scammed by an online call center gang The Metropolitan Police Investigation Team therefore inspected and found the account of the accused who received the said money transfer and had 4 arrest warrants in various areas. Therefore, they are tryi ng to find the accused in order to restore happiness to the group of victims who have suffered and lost more than 7 million baht. On May 17, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsaeng, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered police officers The news analysis committee of the SSO, led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Phitak Srikachae, news analysis committee member. Along with the 3rd operation team, they arrested Mr. Rangsan, 50 years old, accused of 4 arrest warrants. (1) According to the Thonburi Criminal Court's arrest warrant No. 588/ 2022, dated 21 Sep. 2022, on the charge of "jointly defrauding the public by presenting yourself as another person and dishonestly or by deceitfully importing into the computer system computer data that is distorted or falsified, whether in whole or in part. or false computer information in a way that is likely to cause damage to others' (2) according to the Ratchaburi Provincial Court arrest warrant No. 113/2023, dated 7 March 2023, on charges of 'jointly defrauding the public by pretending to be another person and importing A computer system that contains counterfeit computer data, whether in whole or in part, or false computer data. in a manner that is likely to cause damage to others or the public' (3) according to the Bueng Kan Provincial Court arrest warrant No. 56/2023, dated 20 Feb. 2023, on the charge of 'encouraging others to commit fraud' (4) according to the Provincial Court arrest warrant Saraburi No. 55/2023, dated March 28, 2023, charged with "jointly defrauding By deceitfully importing into the computer system computer data that is distorted or forged, whether in whole or in part. or computer data that is false in a way that is likely to cause damage to any person.' Circumstances, namely It was discovered that the accused person had traveled to do business in the Ratchathewi area. The arrest team then investigated, followed up and arrested until they found Mr. Rangsan or "San Nong Suea" aged 50 years and presented the face of the arrest warrant number 588/2565 at Thonburi Criminal Court dated 21 September 2022. The offense of 'jointly defrauding the public by presenting oneself as another person and dishonestly or by deception Introduce into the computer system any computer data that is distorted or falsified, whether in whole or in part. or false computer information In a way that is likely to cause damage to others.' Damage in the case and the conduct of this case on March 24, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. while the injured person was at work There was a phone call to reach out to myself. It was informed that it was a DHL official who reported that the victim's package had been returned. Then, a fraudster who claims to be a DHL official makes a phone call to speak with an official who claims to be DHL Chiang Mai branch, claiming that now this returned parcel. Now it is stuck at the Customs Department, which has received the parcel, claiming that the parcel is in the name of the victim. Found to have 14 travel books and 18 ATM cards hidden in the package. Must insp ect and submit a report. Muang Chiang Mai Police Station Then there was contact from scammers. Claiming to be a police officer, named Police Lieutenant, contacted the victim to talk via the Line application. On the date and time mentioned above at 3:27 p.m., the victim had a conversation with the scammer who was impersonating his name. Police Lieutenant Colonel Sarawut Informing that the victim has a case related to "money laundering" as the criminal has now been arrested. Found a financial line related to the victim. Then the scammers who claim to be Police Lieutenant Colonel Sarawut Sent the identification card along with the court warrant via Line for the victim to see. and notify the victim that they must They immediately "froze their assets" and had to transfer the money to AMLO for investigation. The fraudster also informed that if the transfer was completed for verification, it would be transferred back to the victim. The victim therefore believed because they were worried that they would face crimin al charges for money laundering Moreover, I believe completely. Because the fraudsters have shown the card and documents in front of the court warrant. The victim transferred the money through his bank account. entered the accused's account 20 times on the said date and time The total damage value is 7,357,000 baht. After the victim has completed transferring the full amount, Fraudsters have blocked conversations on the Line application. Makes victims think that they have been deceived by scammers. Therefore, he reported the matter to the investigating officer at Tha Kham Police Station to conduct an investigation. It was learned that the destination account was registered in the name of Mr. Kantapat, aged 29 years, who is currently in custody. and Mr. Rangsan, aged 50 years, who was arrested Preliminary in the arrest process The accused admits that he is indeed the person in the arrest warrant. He is currently 50 years old. He confesses that he opened an account for a group of known capitalists. During the COVID situation in 2020, he was unemployed when a group of capitalists in the community came to propose conditions that 'If he sells his bank account and 5 mobile phone SIM cards,' the capitalist will pay the house rent. With only 3,000 baht, he did not open an ATM, only a bank account. Comes with 5 phone SIM numbers The accused also testified that The solicitor took him to a convenience store near his home and then used his ID card to register the SIM card. Admitted that he was the one who actually scanned his face by verifying his ID card himself. After that, he did not contact the recruiter again until the end of 2023 when he learned of the news that the capitalist who was looking for someone to open an account The police have been arrested. Currently, his 30-year-old son is an inmate in prison. with the same offense Because the accounts were sold at the same time to a group of capitalists who used them to commit the same crime. The accused also said that he was aware that a summons had been issued to th e house where he lived at the house registration address. But he didn't think it would be a legal case that would actually lead to guilt. Therefore did not follow the summons When he was unemployed, he went around looking for jobs. Until today, I traveled from Nong Suea, Pathum Thani Province, to Sukhumvit to look for work. Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradej Please warn the people. At present, a group of scammers claims to be a post office and telephone deception that there are packages left behind. and related to money laundering cases Scam asking for personal information and have the victim transfer the money for verification There are still a lot of people who believe it. It is recommended that you contact the government agency yourself again. or consult with family members Do not trust information from people on the phone. In order to prevent people from becoming victims of criminal gangs. Therefore, I would like to give a warning to the people with the following basic methods of dealing with it. 1. Do not trust information via telephone only. Please contact me back. Government agencies that have been referred for investigation 2. Financial information is confidential. Must not provide financial information personal information and Online transaction information, OTP codes received via SMS are strictly prohibited . 3. Do not transfer money as instructed Source: Thai News Agency