Call centre gangs turn to new tricks - Bangkok Post

Two university students were rescued from call-centre gangs earlier this month after scammers posing as officials manipulated them into transferring large sums of money and cutting themselves off from their families.

.mosnar rof sgnippandik nwo rieht egats ro sevitaler morf yenom kees ot dedausrep ,secnatsni emos ni ,dna erusserp lacigolohcysp esnetni ot detcejbus era smitciv hcihw ni citcat macs a gnivlovni rebmun gniworg a gnoma era sesac ehT

.stroffe noitneverp pu gnippets era yeht yas )BIC( uaeruB noitagitsevnI lartneC dna )CSCA( ertneC macS rebyC-itnA ehT

.aera iahT ayahP eht ni moor a ni reh dnuof retal eciloP .yenom gnirrefsnart otni devieced gnieb saw rethguad rieht detroper ytisrevinu kokgnaB a ta tneduts dlo-raey-91 a fo stnerap eht retfa 9 noigeR eciloP laicnivorP yb detrela saw CSCA eht ,esac eno nI

.reciffo ecilop a sa gnisop enoemos ot llac reh derrefsnart dna esac lanimirc a ni detacilpmi saw ehs demialc retal sremmacs ehT .saesrevo yduts ot pihsralohcs a deviecer dah ehs dlot neeb yllaitini dah tneduts ehT

.thab noillim 1 rehtona rof stnerap reh ksa ot gniraperp saw dna thab 000,008 naht erom tsol dah ehs ,denevretni ecilop emit eht yB .ecneconni reh evorp ot yenom refsnart ot dlot dna terces rettam eht peek ot deredro ,denetaerht saw ehS

.gnirednual yenom ot deknil saw DI reh taht reh dlot ecilop sa gnisop sremmacs retfa 21 tpeS no letoh inahT muhtaP a morf deucser saw tneduts dlo-raey-22 a ,esac dnoces eht nI

.ecilop detrela dna suoicipsus emaceb rehtaf reh erofeb thab noillim 87.1 naht erom derrefsnart yllautneve ehS .sdnuf fo foorp sa thab noillim 1 dedeen ehs stnerap reh llet dna pihsralohcs SU a now dah ehs taht yrots a etacirbaf ot reh detcurtsni yehT

.enohp eht revo lortnoc 'sremmacs eht rednu gniniamer elihw yltnerehocni gnikaeps dna denethgirf reh dnuof sreciffO

.stneduts elamef tuo gnilgnis erew sremmacs taht ecnedive on dnuof dah srotagitsevni dias ,CSCA eht fo daeh dna feihc ecilop lanoitan tnatsissa ,jediruhB pohbariJ neG tL loP

.secneuqesnoc erutuf ro cimedaca tuoba yteixna dna segrahc lanimirc elbissop ,ytirohtua fo raef tiolpxe slanimirc ,daetsnI

.tsoP kokgnaB eht dlot eh ",sesac lanimirc ro stnuocca elum ,gnirednual yenom sa hcus secneffo suoires ni tnemevlovni fo smitciv gnisucca dna slaiciffo ro ecilop rebyc ,ecilop gnitanosrepmi sremmacs si ees ew nrettap ehT"

.llac oediv a dne ro esle enoyna tcatnoc ,stnerap rieht mrofni ot ton meht gnillet ,enevretni thgim ohw elpoep morf ffo smitciv tuc ot tpmetta neht yehT

.tnemetats knab ro noitacilppa asiv ,pihsralohcs saesrevo na rof sdnuf gnideen sa hcus ,snoitanalpxe gnitnevni yb seilimaf rieht morf yenom niatbo ot detcurtsni eb yam stneduts ,dehsilbatse neeb sah lortnoc ecnO

.sremmacs eht ot seog yllautneve yenom ehT

."gnippandik lautriv" sa ebircsed ecilop tahw ni seilimaf rieht morf yenom dnamed ot noitautis eht esu ot sremmacs gniwolla ,gnippandik nwo rieht egats ro pu sevlesmeht eit ,enola yats ot deredro neeb evah smitciV .rehtruf og sesac emoS

.dias pohbariJ neG tL loP ",mitciv llaf osla nac stneduts elaM .tneduts elamef a eb ot mitciv eht rof yrassecen ton si tI"

.selam rof %70.63 htiw derapmoc ,smitciv tneduts dedrocer fo %78.36 tuoba detneserper sselehtreven stneduts elameF

.stneduts erew yeht demrifnoc smitciv hcihw ni sesac macs 682,32 dedrocer seitirohtua ,raey siht 13 guA ot ,5202 ,1 tcO morF

.thab noillim 7.874 tuoba gnillatot sessol htiw ,slaiciffo gnitanosrepmi slanimirc ro smacs ertnec-llac devlovni 637,2 ,eseht fO

.dias pohbariJ neG tL loP ,lortnoc lacigolohcysp deniatsus hsilbatse slanimirc hcihw ni esoht era sesac gninrecnoc tsom ehT

.hsac fo secruos rehto gnidnif ro sgnivas erom gniwardhtiw ,stnerap morf sdnuf lanoitidda gnikees otni derusserp eb yam smitciV .stneduts ot elbaliava ydaerla yenom htiw deifsitas ylerar era sremmacS

.yrogetac eht ni egamad laicnanif lla fo flah ylraen rof detnuocca sesac esoht tub ,thab noillim 1 tsael ta fo sessol devlovni sesac macs ertnec-llac tneduts 59 ylnO

.dias eh ,lortnoc 'sremmacs eht rednu era smitciv ecno etalacse nac sessol ylkciuq woh wohs serugif ehT

.dnaliahT ot denifnoc ton si nonemonehp ehT

.secneffo lagel degella ro smelborp asiv revo meht gninetaerht yb stneduts lanoitanretni detegrat evah slaiciffo noitargimmi ro tnemnrevog sa gnisop slanimirc erehw ,setatS detinU eht ni detroper neeb evah smacs ralimis dias pohbariJ neG tL loP

.dias eh ,noillim 6.504$SU tuoba fo sessol htiw ,4202 ni setatS detinU eht ni smacs noitanosrepmi-tnemnrevog detroper smitciv 000,71 naht eroM

.seilimaf rieht morf mosnar dnamed ot noitamrofni rehto ro shpargotohp esu sremmacs erofeb snoitcudba nwo rieht egats ot decrof neeb evah smitciV .stneduts lanoitanretni gnivlovni semehcs gnippandik lautriv nees osla sah ailartsuA

.gnisir eunitnoc dluow dnert mret-gnol eht rehtehw enimreted ot ylrae oot saw ti dias pohbariJ neG tL loP ,dnaliahT ni sesac wen retnuocne ot eunitnoc seitirohtua hguohtlA

.tsurt yeht elpoep morf smitciv etalosi nac sremmacs rehtehw ,lla evoba ,dna ytirohtua fo raef ,ecneirepxe ,ega edulcni dna redneg dnoyeb dnetxe srotcaf ksiR

.dias eh ",sremmacs fo lortnoc eht rednu era yeht erehw egats eht retne stneduts erofeb detneverp eb tsum eussi sihT"

".tluciffid erom hcum semoceb snoisiced lamron ekam dna nosaer ot ytiliba rieht ,erusserp dna raef ot detcejbus era smitciv ecnO .gninevretni erofeb rucco sessol litnu tiaw tonnac eW"

.dias pohbariJ neG tL loP ,meht gniretnuocne erofeb sdohtem macs dnatsrednu yeht os slennahc noitacinummoc noitacude dna seirotimrod ,srerutcel ,semmargorp noitatneiro ,seitisrevinu hguorht dehcaer eb ot deen stnedutS .noitneverp no gnisucof era eciloP

.ecneconni rieht evorp ot yenom refsnart ot elpoep ksa ro eniL hguorht stnarraw eussi ,sllac oediv hguorht snoitagitsevni tcudnoc ton od ecilop eniuneg :desingocer ylediw emoceb ot sgninraw elpmis tnaw osla seitirohtuA

.segnahc laruoivaheb neddus rof gnihctaw yb krowten gninraw-ylrae na sa evres osla nac seilimaf dna ffats ytisrevinu ,srerutcel ,sdneirF

.llac oediv yb enoemos ot detcennoc ylsuounitnoc gniniamer ro yenom fo smus egral gnikees yltnegru ,elbahcaernu gnimoceb ,noitadommocca rieht gnivael yldetcepxenu stneduts edulcni yam sngis gninraW

.ruoivaheb lausunu tceted ro srefsnart suoicipsus gnirud enevretni ot seitinutroppo etaerc osla dluoc sredivorp snoitacinummocelet dna sknab htiw noitarepooc resolC

.alucirruc lanoitacude otni ssenerawa emirc enilno gnitaroprocni desoporp evah dna ,stneduts 000,168 naht erom gnihcaer ,snoitutitsni lanoitacov 578 ot spilc ssenerawa duarf-itna 003 naht erom detubirtsid evah CSCA dna eciloP iahT layoR ehT

.noitavonnI dna hcraeseR ,ecneicS ,noitacudE rehgiH fo yrtsiniM eht htiw detanidrooc dna stneduts ot hcaertuo tcerid detcudnoc osla sah CSCA ehT

.ygetarts 'sremmacs eht ot lartnec si smitciv gnitalosi esuaceb ,dias pohbariJ neG tL loP ,secnefed tsegnorts eht fo eno niamer seilimaF

.dias eh ",seilimaf rieht dna stneduts htob gnoma :stnorf owt no ytinummi dliub tsum eW"

.reilrae detceted eb nac sngis gninraw os ecilop dna sredivorp snoitacinummocelet ,sknab ,seilimaf ,seitisrevinu gnoma noitarepooc nehtgnerts ot gnikrow won si CSCA ehT

.ecneconni rieht evorp ot yenom refsnart ot meht sredro ro llac oediv a no niamer ot meht seriuqer ,sdneirf ro ylimaf morf ffo sevlesmeht tuc mitciv eht taht stsisni ,ycerces sdnamed laiciffo na eb ot gnimialc enoemos nehw semoc gninraw tseraelc eht yas ecilop ,stnerap dna stneduts roF

.decuder ylprahs si meht lortnoc ot ytiliba 'sremmacs eht ,snoitcurtsni gniwollof pots smitciv ecnO .laicurc si noitalosi taht gnikaerB

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