Scammers went after a Swiss national living in Phuket when they pretended to be police, and told him he had to pay a fine for receiving funds through illegal activities. The “police” contacted the man, Alain, saying a FedEx package couldn’t be delivered. Since Alain was expecting a FedEx package, he listened. The story then changed to say Bangkok police were holding a package in Alain’s name. The scammers then told Alain to join them on a LINE video conference.
On the video conference, the scammers asked for Alain’s personal details, and bank account information. They showed Alain photos of two real criminals who had been reported in the media. They said one man transferred 800,000 baht to Alain, and the other transferred 900,000 baht to him. An “officer” said if Alain wanted to prove this wasn’t true, he had to open his online accounts and show them his recent…
