{
  "id": 18330103,
  "title": "Scam call centre investigation leads to discovery of SIM boxes at Khao San guesthouse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/scam-call-centre-investigation-leads-to-discovery-of-sim-boxes-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:24:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/police-find-hidden-sim-boxes-in-guesthouse-near-khao-san-road"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to a recent investigation by the Legacy Police, two SIM boxes were discovered hidden above the ceiling of a guesthouse near Khao San Road in Bangkok. This discovery came about during a call centre scam investigation on November 4. The search was prompted by complaints from individuals who received calls from scammers impersonating Revenue Department officials, threatening them with false legal charges and attempting to scam them out of money. The officers traced the phone numbers used by these callers to Room 4 on the ground floor of the guesthouse, which was empty at the time of the search. After further investigation, they found the SIM boxes concealed behind an out-of-place ceiling panel, each containing 32 SIM card slots. Police also seized additional equipment including a CCTV camera, two internet routers, two timers, and wiring. The guesthouse owner cooperated with the search, explaining that the equipment had been concealed in a location difficult to notice and not visible from outside. Police plan to review CCTV footage to identify who installed the equipment and trace the individuals who rented the room. This incident follows a similar raid in October where Thai and South Korean authorities arrested nine people, including eight South Koreans and one Chinese national, over an alleged call centre scam operation. Further investigation led to the arrest of another Chinese national in the Rama 9 area.",
  "summary": "Police found two SIM boxes hidden above the ceiling of a guesthouse near Khao San Road in Bangkok during a call centre scam investigation yesterday, November 4. Officers from the Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police searched the guesthouse on Tanao Road in Bowon Niwet subdistrict, Phra Nakhon district, at about 3.45pm. Police said the … The story Scam call centre investigation leads…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}