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A 62 year old woman took her own life in Mae Rim, Chiang Mai after she was deceived by a group of call centre fraudsters. A financial loss of 5.2 million baht was involved. The case propelled Sector 5 Police into a fervent pursuit of 14 more suspects connected to the case.
The deceased, 62 year old Yupin, was found dead, burnt beside the wall of her home. An investigation of her mobile phone revealed she had been lured by a group of call centre fraudsters to invest and undertake tasks on the online platform MJINTONG, leading her to lose more than 5.2 million baht. This shocking discovery was unveiled today at 11am by the Sector 5 Police.
The scam involved persuading Yupin to invest money and execute tasks in exchange for lucrative returns. Her initial investment of 30,000 baht, for instance, promised a reward of 899 baht. This…
