DSI, DSI arrested 3 more people, key suspects in a gang of fake ID cards. Found more than 250 horse accounts with more than 500 million baht in circulation.
Pol. Lt. Col. Phayao Thongsen, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation Together with Mr. Somchai Lertprasitphan Deputy Director General of the Department of Provincial Administration Press conference on the search and arrest of suspects according to special case warrants in 3 locations, namely the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province area. Koh Samui District area Surat Thani Province and Ang Thong Province area Three additional suspects were arrested, including Mr. Hem, 54 years old, caught in Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The situation was that he was the owner of a bank account that was used to pay for opening a bank account to use as a horse account and then used it to commit various crimes. The investigation found that from 1 Jan. – 1 Mar. ’23, money was transferred to the bank account. Others in the amount of 500 baht, 248 items,
when checking the recipient’s bank account It was found to be the name of a bank account used to defraud victims of money through many different methods.
Ms. Wimonnat, aged 19 years, was arrested in the area of ??Koh Samui. Surat Thani Province This suspect is the owner of a bank account that the gang used to make fake ID cards to receive money from victims. It is a third level bank account. Another person is Ms. Waleerat, age 27, arrested in Ang Thong Province. This person is the owner of the bank account that the gang used to make fake ID cards to receive money from victims. It is a level 1 bank account where more than 20 victims transferred money into that account, with a total value of more than 1 million baht transferred into the account.
This case is an expansion of the previous arrests of the ID card gang, which had already arrested three people in Chiang Rai province. Nakhon Sawan Province and Nonthaburi Province This time, 3 more people were arrested as part of a gang that made fake ID cards to def
raud foreigners. Using 2 Facebook pages: “Open to register for the right to make a card” and “Open for the right to register” to advertise for making ID cards. Claimed to be able to enter information into the database system of the Department of Provincial Administration. which must be found to have committed a crime ‘Join together to introduce information into the computer system that is distorted or falsified, whether in whole or in part. or false computer information Working together to defraud/fraud by pretending to be another person/defraud the public Being a supporter in the offense of money laundering ‘Illegal use of another person’s electronic card’ by each victim. There is a processing fee of 15,000-25,000 baht and there are victims who are tricked into transferring money. But did not receive an ID card as claimed.
As for the page that was opened to deceive, there were more than 250 accounts, with more than 500 million baht in circulating funds being found in the process of being linked to criminal
organizations.
Source: Thai News Agency