News Forum - Crypto scam impersonates news anchor, swindles 20 million baht

[Thaiger]

An online scammer impersonated well-known news anchor, Arakar Jiwagit, also known as Kwang, and defrauded Thanasak, a former Bangkok Water Supply director, of nearly 20 million baht via an investment in cryptocurrency. Thanasak yesterday, accompanied by his lawyer Chidchonok Laminai, and news anchor Kwang, visited Police Colonel Chatchapund Klaikleung, Commander of Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau … …

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[Donald]

20 Million Baht is an awful amount of money. What does a director in the Bangkok water supply company make ?

[socal]

These scammers make profiles on social media that look exactly like the profile of the famous person. Then they send personal messages to fans. Like "Hi, how are you doing ? "

But even if it was the real person, they could still scam you. Who would give your favorite Youtube personality 20 million baht for a crypto currency ?