Be wary of scammers

Call centre scams make headlines daily, but not everyone is interested in trying to understand the details of their fraudulent schemes. As a result, there are new victims and unfortunate cases reported regularly.

A few weeks ago, there was a tragic case involving a phone scam. Sanit Dokmai and his family risked losing their house due to Sanit’s guarantee of a loan to someone who defaulted. His wife tried to pay the debt but she was tricked by a phone scammer and transferred 1.7 million baht to the swindler, who claimed she had to transfer money in order to process the loan. Sanit fell into depression and as a result killed his wife and their sons, aged nine and 13. He then attempted suicide by slashing his throat and wrist but was unsuccessful. He is currently in hospital.

After the case became the talk of the town, the police quickly followed up and attempted to…