News Forum - Dozens of Thais rescued from Chinese gang phone scam centre in Cambodia

[Thaiger]

Thai police forces have reportedly rescued dozens of Thai nationals who were being held captive by a Chinese gang operating a phone scam centre in a Cambodian border town. About two dozen Thais were rescued on Sunday from a guarded townhouse in Sihanoukville, after negotiating with the Chinese gangers who were running the operation. Pictures from the Royal Thai Police show a 10-stoey building reinforced with razor wire and security cameras. Police say they were able to rescue the Thai nations from the scam centre after traveling to the Cambodian border town, where they engaged in extensive negotiations with a […]

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[Rookiescot]

I am sure Poolie will be along very soon to claim it was all a misunderstanding and was a legitimate business run by respected Chinese citizens.  

[Skip]

Why is Thailand importing workers when there are Thai's leaving Thailand to find work?

[Fanta]

30 minutes ago, Skip said:

Why is Thailand importing workers when there are Thai's leaving Thailand to find work?

Money. People don’t necessarily leave to find work. They often leave to make more money than they can at home. And the labor pool leaks must be refilled so workers are imported. 

[EdwardV]

17 hours ago, Thaiger said:

About two dozen Thais were rescued on Sunday from a guarded townhouse in Sihanoukville, after negotiating with the Chinese gangers who were running the operation.

Sihanoukville being Cambodia’s casino mecca allegedly infested with Chinese gangs. 

[Flying]

Freaking CCP China infesting the world again.

[Poolie]

2 hours ago, Flying said:

Freaking CCP China infesting the world again.

Hardly mate, the CPC are too busy at home running China.

[HiuMak]

These Thai nationals are victims of their own demise. Pretty sure they know what they are jumping into. It's Greed that drives them to this situation.

[Bluesofa]

Back in January I received a Thai scam call from a Cambodian number, and hung up.
I looked up the number and saw it came from a Kep landline (036)

As Kep and Sihanoukville are only 100km apart, there could possibly be a link?

[Scribble]

And Thai politicians are in talks for some Casinos at the moment. Let's turn some nice beach side town into a Chinese gambling den full of gangsters just like Sihanoukville 

[Bluesofa]

This morning I received another scam call. I knew, because it's always an unrecognised number.

I got my wife to answer it. She pressed the option to 'speak to the court', and asked what the fine was for.
'Speeding'.
My wife said it couldn't be, as she couldn't drive and only had a push bike.
Then the woman at the other end tried to recruit my wife to help them make money by answering calls using the internet.
My wife said she didn't know how to use the internet and knew nothing about how it worked.
The caller ended the call.

Just now at 6pm, another call from a different number. She opted to speak someone again. It was the same scam centre, still trying to recruit her to work for them.
She said no, and told them not to call again.

Seems the best bet is to deliberately waste their time.

 

[BJoe]

Cambodia is a Mecca for CCP criminals since most of government officials there have been bought-off. But let’s not be naïve enough to believe these “captured” Thais did not suspect the recruitment.