An elderly man reported that he was defrauded by a call centre group who pretended to be state officials, leading to monetary losses exceeding 2.5 million baht.

A man who claimed to be a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) official contacted Thongchai Boonkaw, 74, on June 12, which led him to his ordeal. The person who called Thongchai falsely accused him of being involved in a money laundering operation that involved illegal goods.

The pretender then asked Thongchai to include a LINE contact so that she could further discuss the matter with an alleged police officer.

Thongchai followed the instructions and accessed the “Surayut” profile with a police officer’s business card as an alternative. By posing as a police officer from Kanchanaburi province, the caller went into detail about the false charges and bullied Thongchai into depositing all his money onto an “official account” for inspection. If he didn’t comply, his bank account would be frozen.

In fear of his account being frozen, Thongchai went to the bank and transferred his life savings to the scammer’s account.

The fraudsters used a mule account named “Mr. Decha Kaewlamai,” to which Thongchai made two transfers that combined to amount to roughly 3.2 million baht,

After discovering the scam, Thongchai consulted his family and reported the incident to the Nongprue Police Station several days after the incident occurred.

Despite filing the report, the call centre gang persisted in their harassment and attempted to convince him to transfer more funds.

Nongprue Police said they were investigating the case and trying to find out who was behind this horrific scam.

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