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SMS scam gang arrested

Stingray-equipped vehicles used to steal millions from mobile users

National police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas shows the equipment used by a SMS scammer gang at the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) on Thursday. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Police have arrested six suspected scammers who drove vehicles equipped with cell-site simulators, known as stingrays, in an effort to steal money from mobile phone users in Bangkok and nearby provinces.

All the suspects were arrested in Bang Waek area of Bangkok, national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas during a media briefing on Thursday. Their names were not disclosed.

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