Bangkok, May 18 – Cyber police raided the owner of a ghost SIM shop in Mae Sot. It is expected to be used in the criminal movement – the call center gang.
Police officers from the Investigation Team Kor.2, Kor.Sor.Tor.4 investigating knowing that a shop in Mae Sot Sub-district, Mae Sot District, Tak Province has a behavior of selling SIM cards that have already been registered and ready to use. Using an alien identity card (pink card) to register via a phone (SIM Activator) which is used to register the SIM card. The method of registering using only one alien card (pink card) by bringing the last 3 digits of that card to switch until the SIM can be registered. and sold to individuals or criminals (Call center gang) used to call to deceive others or those related to online gambling websites used to contact in persuading the general public to gamble online causing a lot of damage to those who have been deceived
On May 17, 2023, Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Embassy ordered Pol. Col. Anucha Srisamrong, Superintendent 2, Royal Thai Army 4, to expedite the arrest. The investigative team, Kor Kor 2, Kor Sor Tor Kor 4, had contacted the spy to lure in buying a SIM card that was already registered and ready to use from the said shop. When the spy received the SIM card from the seller, it was Mr. Somchai. therefore presenting himself as a police officer and arresting Mr. Somchai with two other employees in the store, namely 1. Ms. Siwaporn, 21 years old, and 2. Ms. No, Burmese nationality. Mr. Somchai admitted that he had sold SIM cards. that have been registered and ready to use To a real spy and led the police to search inside the store Found 346 SIM cards that have already been registered and ready to use from asking Mr. Somchai. Testified that he had been operating a phone shop with SIM cards for more than 10 years and had sold thousands of ready-to-use SIM cards before. Computer Act will be enacted, but when the Royal Decree Computers, being more cautious in their use, therefore selling fewer ready-to-use SIM cards. .-
Source: Thai News Agency