Two Thais arrested for defrauding Bangkok monk of 500,000 baht in online scam

Thai cyber police yesterday apprehended two key members of a fraudulent call centre operation which orchestrated an elaborate financial scam, defrauding a monk out of almost half a million baht.

Named Thitiwatch, aged 38, and 52 year old Ekapetch were arrested in Phaya Thai and Pleonchit districts of Bangkok under arrest warrants 407,408/2023 from Samut Prakan provincial court.

The investigation and consequent arrests were a result of the collaborative efforts of Criminal Suppression Division (CSD) officers led by Major General Worawut Watnakornbancha, and Lieutenant Colonel Natthakorn Pranayanont, who oversaw Taskforce Unit 2 for the operation.

This particular case emerged from a complaint lodged by a monk who fell victim in early 2022 after being duped into transferring 408,723 baht to the call centre staff impersonating an online loan debt…