The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) through the Royal Thai Police launches an operation to clean up call center gangs. Hidden money laundering in Thailand Over 70 billion baht in circulation, ready to close doors before crossing the border to escape Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapop Phuridej, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered the arrest of an important case involving a call center gang. In the first case, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested a call center gang that used an Elite visa to hide money in money laundering. Thai Found more than 70 billion baht in circulation. MR.CHEN, 32 years old, was arrested at a luxury home. Ratchaphruek Road area, Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok and Mr. Anan, age 44 years, arrested at A commercial building, Mueang District, Chachoengsao Province, for 'jointly defrauding the public, joining together dishonestly or by deception to import into the computer system computer data that is distorted or forged, whether in whole or in part. or false computer infor mation in a way that is likely to cause damage to the public, participate in a transnational criminal organization, conspire by agreement of two or more people to commit a money laundering offense, and commit a money laundering offense because of the conspiracy. and working together to launder money.' Among the seized items were 11 million baht in cash, 2 computer equipment (PCs), 7 telephones, 8 bank accounts, 13 ATM cards and credit cards, 5 cars. cash counter and other assets totaling more than 42 million baht As a result of November 2023, police from Subdistrict 2, Royal Thai Police, arrested a call center gang. who created a fake CIB website to defraud victims who had been tricked out of money by scammers which is like aggravating the suffering of the victims By the criminal group that fakes this CIB website, it will build trust with the victims that Track the money back to the injured person. before tricking the victim into taking money again Later, police from Division 2, Royal Thai Police, investiga ted and arrested by joining in searches at 9 points in the areas of Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Sakhon, Chiang Rai, Surat Thani and Sa Kaeo. At that time, they arrested 5 suspects, including 4 who were acting in the investigation. money laundering and another person is a programmer to prosecute according to law Investigation: MR.CHEN denies all charges. But from the investigation it was found that The accused was responsible for managing digital wallets for the call center gang. The mobile phone seized from MR.CHEN uses an application to manage digital wallets. related to several call center gang members With a total wallet balance of more than 70 billion baht, these digital wallets are synonymous with that were reported in the online reporting system in more than 30 cases The circumstances of the incident were: 1.) Deceiving to work online 2.) Threatening the victim that they would be prosecuted 3.) Deceiving to invest in digital money-stocks 4.) Pretending to be an electric utility official. or an officer of the Comptroller General's Department Deceive into money-sucking applications 5.) Pretending to be a bank official, informing the victim that their bank account is being hacked, having the victim move the money to a safe place, etc. Also, this suspect, MR.CHEN. It is also responsible for laundering money by exchanging digital coins for various currencies. for the call center gang with an operating base in Cambodia In addition, MR.CHEN himself used the name of another person (Thai nationality) in the transaction to purchase and hold several assets in cash, such as a two-story detached house, land, cars and valuables and jewelry. From checking MR.CHEN's visa, it was found to be an Elite Card visa, 5-year package, and on the day the police arrested MR.CHEN, they found MR.CHEN's Chinese wife living together with 3 children. A person by MR.CHEN had his wife register a marriage with a Thai man and let said Thai man be the father of all 3 children with the aim of allowing the children to be born to receive Thai n ationality. As for Mr. Anan Always denied the accusations as well. Testified that he has known MR.CHEN for 10 years and has allowed MR.CHEN to use his own bank account and digital coin exchange platform account. But there was no part in the deception. Source: Thai News Agency