Thai police arrest three for selling mule bank accounts to online scam gangs in Mae Sot

Thai Police Arrest Three in Mae Sot for Collecting and Selling Mule Bank Accounts to Online Scam Rings

November 9

Thailand's Cyber Police have arrested three men who were collecting and selling mule bank accounts for online scam rings and call-center fraud gangs in Mae Sot, a town on the Thai-Myanmar border.

During a raid on a building in Mae Sot district, Tak Province, on November 8, they arrested three men aged between 31 and 42 and seized 40 mobile phones with Thai banking apps already installed, four communication phones and 20 methamphetamine pills, it was reported.

According to Thai police investigations, the three men persuaded people to open bank accounts, installed banking apps and obtained the account holders' personal data and passwords as well.

They paid those who came to open accounts between 8,000 and 10,000 baht per account, then resold the accounts to scam rings and online gambling operations, making a profit of 2,000 to 3,000 baht per bank account, it was reported. The operation had also been running for more than a year, according to the reports.

Currently, the three suspects have been charged with collecting and selling bank accounts intended for use in online crimes, and one of them faces additional action for possession of methamphetamine pills, it is understood.

Ref & Photo: Khasod

News Channel