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130448
Tue, 06/29/2010 - 20:18
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Police arrest members of transnational ATM fraud syndicate
BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Tuesday announced the arrest of members of a foreign syndicate using Thailand as a base for a call centre to scam victims to transfer money through automated teller machines (ATMs).
Thai Minsitry of Justice officials say the damage already done is at least Bt100 million (US$3.1 million).
Officers of the DSI, a specialised agency of the Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau police officers and CAT Telecom jointly searched offices in two homes in Bangna and Srinakarin in cooperation with police from the Republic of China.
Wang Xi Gang, a Taiwanese national and 30 associates were arrested as they were making phone calls via the Internet to persuade potential victims in China to transfer funds in bogus schemes. Many telephones, mobile telephones, computers and related equipment were confiscated as exhibits.
According to investigators, the suspects are linked to an ATM fraud gang that misled Thais from an office in China. The police will further track them.
Last year, the DSI arrested members of a similar call center syndicate. The gang members pretended to be officials from the revenue department and deceived the victims, mainly Chinese, saying that they wanted to pay back tax refund.
In some cases, they claimed that the victims had credit card debt and enticed them to give information regarding their ID cards, ATM cards and instructed the gullible to transfer money to them. (TNA)
Thai Minsitry of Justice officials say the damage already done is at least Bt100 million (US$3.1 million).
Officers of the DSI, a specialised agency of the Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau police officers and CAT Telecom jointly searched offices in two homes in Bangna and Srinakarin in cooperation with police from the Republic of China.
Wang Xi Gang, a Taiwanese national and 30 associates were arrested as they were making phone calls via the Internet to persuade potential victims in China to transfer funds in bogus schemes. Many telephones, mobile telephones, computers and related equipment were confiscated as exhibits.
According to investigators, the suspects are linked to an ATM fraud gang that misled Thais from an office in China. The police will further track them.
Last year, the DSI arrested members of a similar call center syndicate. The gang members pretended to be officials from the revenue department and deceived the victims, mainly Chinese, saying that they wanted to pay back tax refund.
In some cases, they claimed that the victims had credit card debt and enticed them to give information regarding their ID cards, ATM cards and instructed the gullible to transfer money to them. (TNA)
