Cyber police have arrested a scammer claiming to be a Vietnamese military medic working at NATO. deceive the victim to fall in love before transferring money
On February 19, 2023, the victim got to know the scammer through the Instagram application claiming to be a Vietnamese military doctor working in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO. Line and have continued to talk until the victim becomes satisfied and in love. want to live together with the victims in Thailand which only one victim can help him Therefore requesting to transfer money in the amount of 10,000 baht to the destination account To lobby United Nations officials (UN) to relocate to work in Thailand. When the victim is convinced, the money is transferred. a moment later The villain also claimed that It is necessary for the judge to help relocate. therefore requesting the victim to transfer money as an action fee the victim believes thus transferring money to the said account for another 25, 000 baht, after which the crooks cite various reasons to deceive the victim into transferring the processing fee several times, totaling 60,000 baht
Until June 23, 2023, cyber police officers called victims. because it was found is the person who transfers money to the said destination account abnormally by such account Authorities found it to be a horse account belonging to the Romance Scam gang where other victims were tricked into making love and transfer money as well. The victim then knows that he has been deceived. Then he filed a complaint for prosecution.
Later, Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakhon Bancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Embassy, therefore ordered that Pol. Maj. Gen. Satit Prom-Uthai, commander of the Royal Thai Police 3, organized an investigation into the case. and collecting evidence until being able to ask the court to issue an arrest warrant for the perpetrators involved, with the News Analysis committee and special tools. Until being able to detain Mr. Narathip, 31, a native of Uttaradit, on charges of “jointly defrauding people by identifying themselves as other people, joining by dishonest or fraudulent import into a computer system which fake computer data whether in whole or in part, or false computer data in a manner that is likely to cause damage to the public and jointly laundering money” by being arrested in the area of one house. In the Khlong Chan Housing Area, Khlong Chan Subdistrict, Bang Kapi District, Bangkok
Performance under the supervision of Pol. Maj. Gen. Sathit Prom-uthai, commander of Royal Thai Embassy 3rd, Pol. Col. Pongnarit Laokhetkit, superintendent of news analysis, Royal Thai Embassy 3, ordered Pol. .proudly Booncharoenpanich, Deputy Superintendent of News Analysis, Pol.Lt.Col.Lersak, Pol.Lt.Col. Pichetphaiboon Pol.Lt.Col.Rungrueng Meesati and Pol.Lt.Col.Tawat Tukrua, news analysis inspector. with an investigative set to make an arrest.
Source: Thai News Agency