Thai police arrest suspected job scam mastermind
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Thai police arrest suspected job scam mastermind
BANGKOK: Thai police arrested the suspected mastermind of a job scam syndicate in Myanmar, while stepping up a manhunt to locate other suspects involved, including a Malaysian.
Central Investigation Bureau Commissioner Police Lieutenant-General Jirabhop Bhuridej said the 33-year-old businessman from China was believed to be the mastermind of a syndicate that lured job seekers, especially Thais, to work at the border town of Myawaddy, Myanmar.
He was arrested in Bangkok on Sunday.
Jirabhop said initial investigations found the syndicate lured job seekers promising high-paying job in Mae Sot in Tak province but instead forced them to cross the border to Myawaddy in Myanmar to work as scammers.
"Thai police started the investigation last year. We issued arrest warrants for 19 individuals including 11 Thais, Chinese (three), Myanmar (three), one Malaysian and a Filipino.
"To date, we have arrested seven Thai and one Chinese national (the mastermind)," he said. Meanwhile, the Superintendent of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division Police Colonel Man Menyam said police started investigation after seven Thais who fell victim to job scams were rescued in Mae Sot.
He said the victims including five women who were lured to work in Myawaddy and they were punished and beaten when they failed to hit the targets set by their supervisors — a Malaysian and a Filipino.
"The victims safely returned home after family members paid a ransom of 50,000 baht each," he told Bernama.
He added that the victims later lodged reports at the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division. – BERNAMA
https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2022/10/...scam-mastermind
Thai police arrest suspected job scam mastermind
BANGKOK: Thai police arrested the suspected mastermind of a job scam syndicate in Myanmar, while stepping up a manhunt to locate other suspects involved, including a Malaysian.
Central Investigation Bureau Commissioner Police Lieutenant-General Jirabhop Bhuridej said the 33-year-old businessman from China was believed to be the mastermind of a syndicate that lured job seekers, especially Thais, to work at the border town of Myawaddy, Myanmar.
He was arrested in Bangkok on Sunday.
Jirabhop said initial investigations found the syndicate lured job seekers promising high-paying job in Mae Sot in Tak province but instead forced them to cross the border to Myawaddy in Myanmar to work as scammers.
"Thai police started the investigation last year. We issued arrest warrants for 19 individuals including 11 Thais, Chinese (three), Myanmar (three), one Malaysian and a Filipino.
"To date, we have arrested seven Thai and one Chinese national (the mastermind)," he said. Meanwhile, the Superintendent of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division Police Colonel Man Menyam said police started investigation after seven Thais who fell victim to job scams were rescued in Mae Sot.
He said the victims including five women who were lured to work in Myawaddy and they were punished and beaten when they failed to hit the targets set by their supervisors — a Malaysian and a Filipino.
"The victims safely returned home after family members paid a ransom of 50,000 baht each," he told Bernama.
He added that the victims later lodged reports at the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division. – BERNAMA
