PUBLISHED : 12 Aug 2023 at 10:16
Police have warned about a new scam where call centre gangs trick students into sending fake abduction video clips of themselves, which are then used to get money from their parents.
Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang, special adviser to the Royal Thai Police (RTP), on Friday gave details about this new type of scam where call centre gangs target university students living alone in apartments.
A gang would make a phone call via voice over internet protocol (VoIP), mostly beginning with the numbers +697 and +698 and randomly call victims, Pol Lt Gen Sompong said.
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