Student tricked into sending scammers 1.78 million Baht
BANGKOK — 12 September 2026, Thailand’s Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) has rescued a 22-year-old female university student who was allegedly manipulated by a call scam gang into telling her parents she had received a scholarship to study in the United States before being tricked into transferring more than 1.78 million Baht . The operation was […] The post Student tricked into sending scammers…
In a recent incident, a 22-year-old female university student in Thailand was scammed out of over 1.78 million Baht by a call scam gang. The operation was orchestrated by the Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) with the assistance of the Police Cyber Taskforce. The scam began when the woman received a call from someone claiming to be a police officer, who told her about a bank account related to a money-laundering case.
The scammers then convinced her to transfer 1 million Baht to a designated account, claiming it was a verification process. Over the following days, she was tricked into making a total of six transfers amounting to more than 1.78 million Baht. The woman was eventually rescued by the ACSC and the Police Cyber Taskforce at a hotel room in Pathum Thani.
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