BANGKOK, Aug. 24 – Cyber police launches a take-down operation “Laying Love (Lieving) Fraud” to arrest middlemen. Buy-sell personal data (Personal Data) over 15 million contacts
At 1:30 p.m., Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha Pol. Maj. Gen. Amnat Triphot, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Embassy, Pol. National Cyber Security Committee And the Personal Data Protection Committee announced the arrest of Mr. Supakorn or Pluem, 24, accused of offenses under the Personal Data Protection Act and the Computer Crime Act. From the case of more than 15 million contacts of personal information trading
In this case, as a result of the arrest of Mr. Phadungkiat or Benz by the cyber police on July 14, 2023, in the past, in the case of selling more than 2,000,000 personal data to a gray business group, Online gambling website group (horse account), call center gang group with fraudulent behavior through Facebook application This is considered a violation of privacy rights as recognized by law. Causing damage to the person who is the owner of the information, such as fraudulent phone calls by various methods, advertisements persuading them to enter into various contracts over the phone, and sending messages to mobile phones. which the owner of the number has no intention of receiving that message
Later, cyber police officers investigated. Gathering evidence from relevant movement groups The results of the audit showed details of the database offering from Mr. Supakorn or Pluem to Mr. Padungkiat through a Facebook account chat named "Ngan Don't Do It, Only Dance" URL: https://www.facebook.com /plume.finnz.1 With evidence found that there was an agreement to buy and sell data for more than 2 million names at a price of 7,000 baht by paying into a bank account in the name of Mr. Supakorn or Pluem
Later, on August 22, 2023, investigative officers went to the area to find information until they learned that Mr. Supakorn or Pluem was the main accused in the process and was also a person under the Phuket Provincial Court's arrest warrant No. 451/2566, down 21 Sor. July 2023 to hide in Phutthamonthon Sai 3, Thawi Watthana District, Bangkok, therefore planning to arrest him for the offense "By dishonest or deceitful enter into the computer system Which distorted or fake computer data, whether in whole or in part, or false computer data in a way that is likely to cause damage to others or by Likely to damage public security The stability of the country's economy provides for playing. or trick Help advertise or persuade, directly or indirectly, to others. play or gamble in a game that is not authorized by the officer, knowing the personal information of others because of the officer, Knowing other people's personal information due to the performance of duties be disclosed to others.”
During interrogation, the accused confessed that Working as a middleman, taking most of the information that is a phone number from the dark web and buying information from customer groups food supplement trading Including from the gray group with personal data (Personal Data) of over 15,000,000 names to be posted for resale on Facebook To the gray business group to use to deceive people's money again have income from doing The maximum amount is 400,000 baht per month before being eventually arrested by the cyber police. The accused was not yet found to be related to Sergeant Khemrat Boonchuay or 9 Nier who had been arrested earlier. On the sale of personal information of 55 million contacts
It also arrests the online love fraud movement. Get 2 Burmese suspects as account executives while hiding in accommodation in the Sukhumvit area. With the seizure of intermediaries, luxury cars, Macbooks, iPads, dollar bills, Burmese banknotes, Thai banknotes, and bank books. along with several other items. which the aforementioned action of the accused is an offense of “Together defraud people by identifying themselves as others, by dishonest or deceitful acts. enter into the computer system which distorted computer data or Forgery in whole or in part or false computer data in a way that is likely to cause damage to the public.” Then the accused was brought to the investigator to take legal action.
However, the said case is due to the case of a 44-year-old female victim reporting an online complaint system. In case of fraud Deceived into a handsome European man, deceived into love and transferred money by criminals using psychological techniques through technological tools. (Instagram application) Send a message in a chat style. to deceive victims into believing, slandering and agreeing to be friends which have been talked about Until the thief claimed to deliver £50,000, along with watches, luxury bags and other valuables. But the victim must transfer the payment of the transportation fee first. The victim believes it and therefore transfers the money. The damage value is 1,090,000 baht. Cyber police officers investigate to collect evidence from the relevant movements. Until it is known that there is a connection with the victim in the online notification system, amounting to 7 Case Ids, total damage value 18,542, 500 baht, police officer therefore investigated and asked for the court's approval to issue a search warrant And searched on August 23, 2023, at 7 locations in Bangkok, Surat Thani, Phuket and arrested the accused and seized the aforementioned center. .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency