Arrest the husband and wife, the owner of the Chumphon ma-tun account, transferring more than 100 million baht.

The cyber police arrested two husbands and wives, the owner of the horse account, in the movement claiming to be Police Superintendent of Muang Chiang Rai deceived doctors in Chumphon to transfer money of 101 million baht and a businessman operating a solar energy business worth 42 million baht after expanding the results continuously for almost a year.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha Technology Crime Investigation Bureau or Cyber Police Bureau Announcement to arrest Mr. Somsak, 43 years old, Ms. Pathumrat, 20 years old, both of them are boyfriends on charges of "jointly defrauding people and bringing them into a false computer system". Mueang Pathum Thani District Pathum Thani Province

Circumstances: Around June 2022, the Technology Crime Investigation Division 1 received a complaint from the victim that Being deceived by a call center gang as a private transportation company, informing the two victims that there are parcels related to drugs in order to be honest to contact the police. Muang Chiang Rai Police Station When contacted, someone claimed to be a police officer at the superintendent level of the police station. Chiang Rai Informed that the two victims had to transfer money in the victim's bank account, namely, the 1st case, a doctor in Chumphon province, in the amount of 101 million baht, and the second case, a businessman operating a solar energy business, in the amount of 42 million baht, totaling 143 million baht, to investigate. and threatened that if there is no money transfer to check, an arrest warrant will be issued both victims therefore being afraid to transfer all the money to check The two victims then attempted to contact an alleged police officer, but were unable to contact them. The two victims therefore believed that they had been deceived. Therefore came to report complaints to the Technology Crime Investigation Division 1

Then, the investigative team found out that the offenders found out that the two accused were Mr. Somsak and Ms. Pathumrat. Lives in Eua Arthorn Village, Ban Chang The arrest team therefore traveled to inspect and arrest according to the arrest warrant.

From the investigation, the two accused claimed A friend persuaded him to open 6 horse accounts and received a wage of 500 baht per account. The friend brought a mobile phone SIM card to open an account and install an application for transferring money. After opening the account, he removed the SIM card and gave it to a friend. Without knowing that it will be used to trick doctors and solar energy business owners to transfer more than 140 million baht, the police do not believe in the testimony of the preparations to extend the results to friends hired to open accounts and participants in the movement. and stating that the two accused's accounts were the last accounts where money was transferred to the cryptocurrency exchange. Prepare to extend the results to those who are hired to open an account. and other participants in the movement for the two accused Initially denied all allegations. - Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency