Con artists are exploiting online refill machines to carry out fraud using money mule bank accounts, according to a warning issued by Thai police today.
The alert today, November 22, was initially raised by the Sai Mai Must Survive (Sai Mai Tong Rot) Facebook page, which posted a video warning of the deceitful practice primarily occurring in Thepha district, Songkhla province. The police urged individuals to report any suspicious behaviour to their local police station or call 191 available 24 hours.
The video revealed the fraudsters’ method, which involved using coin and banknote-based online refill machines and money mule bank accounts. The police have cautioned businesses and shops with money deposit machines to keep an eye out for unusual behaviour from customers. Any suspicious activity or wrongdoing should be reported to the nearest police station…
