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Thai lottery fraudster nabbed for 180 million baht scam

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Law enforcement officers today, led by Colonel Santichai Srisawad, in conjunction with Major General Montree Teskan, arrested a 40 year old woman in connection with Thai lottery fraud. The suspected woman was a reputed figure in the Thai lottery scene. Arrested under a warrant issued by the Kantharalak Provincial Court on September 6, she was accused of impersonation and defamation of state institutions.

Duangkamon, also known as Je Koy, reportedly persuaded her victims to purchase government lottery quotas at discounted prices by claiming she had influential connections. Numerous individuals, convinced by her ruse, transferred money to Duangkamon in hopes of reselling the lottery tickets for a profit. However, they never received the promised Thai lottery tickets, discovering later that the alleged quota was nonexistent.

The victims, who collectively…

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