A deceitful vendor, Anoma (surname withheld), was apprehended by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) outside a famous temple in Chiang Mai. Anoma was caught red-handed for defrauding the public by faking illness to solicit funds for her medical treatment and deceiving customers into buying counterfeit designer bags.
The arrest was a result of a court warrant issued on October 25, under sections 3651/2023 for “defrauding the public and inputting false information into a computer system.”
Anoma’s deceptive scheme was revealed when officers noticed her posts across various online social platforms. In these posts, she would claim that she or her husband was seriously ill and needed extensive medical treatment.
This fabricated narrative, intended to gain sympathy, was then followed by an offer to sell clothing and counterfeit designer bags of…
