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Swift police action follows tragic suicide of student scammed by iPhone fraud gang in southern Thailand

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The tragic suicide of a female grade 12 student from a school in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province has prompted a swift response from law enforcement agencies.

The student chose to end her life in her bedroom on Sunday night, October 15. Police guess that she was under extreme stress after falling prey to a fraud gang that enticed her to buy an iPhone on a high-value instalment plan of 18,500 baht.

An expedited investigation to apprehend the fraudsters was launched today by several high-ranking officers including: Police Lieutenant General Chirin Kopattana, Commander of the Special Operations Unit 5, Police General Tosak Sukvimol, Police Commissioner, Police Major General Thana Choowong, Deputy Police Commissioner, Police Major General Vorawat Wattanakornbancha, Special Operations Chief and Police Lieutenant Colonel Amnat Traipoj, Deputy Special Operations Chief.

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