News Forum - Cambodian call centre scammers rounded up on Thai border

[Thaiger]

Dozens of Cambodian call centre scammers have been rounded up by police in Sa Kaeo province. Through website thaipoliceonline.com, police had received complaints from victims duped into investing in a scam named “Amata” that promised high returns. Upon  due date, the victims were unable to withdraw any money and even went so far as to invest more. An investigation revealed a Cambodian, Monorom Som, paying a monthly internet bill of more than 200,000 baht (US$6,000) in Thailand with an illegal cross-border connection to Cambodia. Monorom often travelled to Cambodia where he operated an internet service business. Police found a connection […]

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[Ramanathan.P]

Just go after the network service provider. Very easy to track. No need to look for cables. These internet service providers are the biggest cable in such illegal activities. 

[Soidog]

13 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Just go after the network service provider. Very easy to track. No need to look for cables. These internet service providers are the biggest cable in such illegal activities. 

Why are the ISP’s to blame? What is it you would wish them to do to stop call centre scams? 

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1 hour ago, Soidog said:

Why are the ISP’s to blame? What is it you would wish them to do to stop call centre scams? 

The ISP's are not to blame the inbred swindle culture is to blame... when you have corruption from the top down in any country... you will have scammers robbing the people... but greed besets greed

[bb54]

When will the stoopid, greedy, money obsessed Thais learn that if it sounds too good to be true it's a scam.

Sorry, but no sympathy from me.