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South Koreans arrested in Thailand for running VoIP scam center

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Thai authorities have arrested 12 South Koreans and one Chinese national for operating a sophisticated Voice over IP (VoIP) scam call center from a rented luxury house in Samut Prakan province, south of Bangkok. The group allegedly entered Thailand from a neighboring country, using the location to target South Korean victims with online scams. Authorities seized 13 workstations, computers, mobile phones, and scripts used in the fraudulent operations, along with a list of victims and forged documents impersonating the South Korean prosecutor’s office. AI

RANK_REASON Arrest of individuals operating a scam call center using VoIP technology.

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South Koreans arrested in Thailand for running VoIP scam center

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    12 South Koreans arrested in Thailand scam centre crackdown

    Thai authorities arrested 12 South Koreans and a Chinese national accused of running a scam call centre from a high-end rented house south of Bangkok, police said on Tuesday. The alleged scammers “entered Thailand from a neighbouring country and were hiding in Samut Prakan provin…

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