This happened in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province. Thai police recently went to inspect a luxury residence, and it turned out that instead of respectable businesspeople living there, it was a telecom fraud den specifically targeting South Koreans. Thirteen people were taken away at the scene: 12 South Korean nationals and 1 Chinese national implicated in the case.
The group’s method was nothing new. They posed as prosecutors or government officials, threatened people with legal action, and pressured them into handing over money. Put plainly, they relied on phone calls and scripted psychological tactics—first scaring victims, then drawing them in step by step.
Police found quite a lot inside the house: more than 71 computers and mobile phones, VoIP internet phone equipment, scam scripts, forged South Korean government documents, and a victim list. From the look of it, this was not some hastily assembled small-time setup, but more like a dedicated operation working behind closed doors.
For now, the suspects are being handled first on charges related to illegal employment, and the relevant evidence will later be handed over to South Korean police for further investigation. Cases here involving residences being turned into “offices” surface from time to time. From the outside, everything looks quiet, but once the door closes, an entirely different operation may be going on inside.
