Thread: At least 29 People Duped By Phishing Scam Gang Pretending To Be From SCB

Yesterday, a group of 29 people petitioned the Technology Crime Suppression Centre (TCSC) to investigate a gang who tricked them into falling for a phishing scam.


Phishing is “the fraudulent practise of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers”.


According to a complaint filed by the group, all 29 received brief messages via email or SMS from someone claiming to represent Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) earlier this month. The messages asked the victims to click on a link to update their personal information.


The victims later had money withdrawn from their bank accounts after clicking on the link and following the message’s instructions.


Wanraya Charoenpo, a former business newspaper editor, said she received a message on 9th December and admitted to clicking on the link and registering her information before she went to bed.


The process required her to enter sensitive information, including her one-time password twice. The following day, she received a text message from her bank saying 120,000 had been transferred to another account on 9th December at 10.30 pm.


Ms Charoenpo said she contacted her bank and then filed a complaint with local police.


She said people should be aware of phishing scams and never click on links attached to messages. She urged the bank to take more action in protecting consumers from scammers, noting she still received the same message on Sunday.


Wantana Chanphet, a business operator in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district, said she lost 260,000 baht shortly after updating her information.


Another victim, who asked not to be named, said that a total of 246,000 baht was withdrawn from their account after clicking on the link attached to a fake message and followed its instructions.


The person found out later that other customers had also fallen victim. Together, they decided to file a complaint with the TCSC.


Group members said they received the same message at about the same time earlier this month.


Pol Maj Gen Phanthana Nutchanart, head of the TCSC, said police investigators will gather evidence and ask the bank to provide the victims’ information and transaction records.


The SCB said it was ready to provide assistance. It also warned them about phishing scams.

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Three Chinese nationals nabbed over alleged phishing operation


Immigration chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang on Tuesday announced the arrest of three Chinese nationals who illegally entered Thailand and were allegedly running a phishing operation to acquire personal data and one-time passwords (OTP) from victims and use the passwords to withdraw money from their victims’ bank accounts.

Yong Hua and Yue Dian were arrested at a house in Soi Charoenkrung 91 in Bangkok’s Bangkholaem district on December 12 along with 88 items including mobile phones, computers, ATM cards and bank passbooks, while Pei Hong was arrested at a house in Lat Phrao district the same day.
When the suspects acquired this data, they would use it to withdraw money from the victim’s bank account via the real bank application and then change the money into United States dollars tether, a cryptocurrency.“If you witness any crimes committed by foreigners in Thailand, please contact immigration police hotline 1178 or www.immigration.go.th,” Sompong added.


“Officials tracked down the gang, which had entered Thailand illegally from Taiwan,” Sompong said. “They had created a fake application mimicking the mobile banking application of Siam Commercial Bank called SCB Easy to siphon millions of baht from several victims’ bank accounts.

”According to the police, the suspects would send an SMS to a victim claiming that the bank's system was undergoing maintenance and asking them to "update" their personal data by inputting their ID card number, telephone number and OTP that they received from the bank into the fake application.


Three Chinese nationals nabbed over alleged phishing operation

Phishing AND Smishing.

Those fishermen are worthless as humans, and should face a firing squad

And I'm against death penalties

It's ironic how hard China is working now to polish its image, while at the same time, it's got a boatload of people in SE Asia doing their best to tarnish the image. Half the news in Cambodia seems to be about different crimes committed by Chinese "visitors." Seems like Thailand's news stream is trying to catch up.

Originally Posted by misskit

“Officials tracked down the gang, which had entered Thailand illegally from Taiwan,”

Swam? Came on a boat?