Police bust transnational call centre scam gang in Hua Hin

[hhfarang]

This gang was doing business out of and arrested in a rented home in a development on my soi (all western owners). We wondered what was going on with all the police cars. Be careful who you rent to...

http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/258281.html

[migrant]

Gosh I thought my Nigerian connection that was going to transfer $10,000,000 to my account had a familiar accent!!

[Nereus]

And how did they get 14 telephones at the same address? Looks like they didn't oil the right wheel(s) enough.

[sjpthsuk]

might not be too difficult getting the lines as these were connected to the internet, anyone can get an internet phoneline for around $25-30. Skype sell them, so would guess there might be cheaper versions in Taiwan via internet.

[Lung Per]

They ought to be castrated - then we'll recognize their voices when they call up again.

[Takiap]

If someone phones you and manages to convince you to transfer 500,000 baht to their account, then I'm afraid you deserve to get scammed. What I don't understand, is how anyone who is that thick, actually manages to get by with day to day life.

[PeteC]

Every now and then the wife and I will get calls on both our Dtac and AIS phones stating in Thai that it is Bangkok Bank and there is trouble with a credit card purchase that we made and please push 2 to talk to a representative. First off, we don't have any Bangkok Bank accounts, and we don't have any Thailand issued credit cards. Seems these scammers go with the largest Thai bank thinking they will make a hit due to the sheer number of accounts. It also means apparently that they have access to Dtac and AIS data base concerning phone numbers. It's easy to spot the calls as the screen states "private number" rather than showing a number. The wife says that there are ongoing warnings about this one and many others in the Thai language newspapers. Pete

[hhfarang]

Gosh I thought my Nigerian connection that was going to transfer $10,000,000 to my account had a familiar accent!!

I got this email today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security... notice anything suspicious about it? ... or about the email address it came from...

inga.britt3@w3b96547e.homepage.t-online.de

HOMELAND SECURITY
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HEADQUATERS
NEWYORK USA.
FROM THE DESK OF Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius, HEAD OF OPERATIONS,

Dear Citizen,

We have been given your file directly from the NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
as they cliamed that it has been approved for a long time but the huge
rate of coruption in there system there bankers and government
officials claim to get you your funds and go behind trying to keep
it all for themself.

We ordered them to send a Notice to you to contact
us at our Transfer Department , Oregon USA to enable us Re confirm
some detials and Document before we have the Nigerian Ministry of Finance
issue out your payment in any form of your choice.

Furthermore i advice you confirm to me if you sent Mr. Frank T.Kehoe
of U.S.A California, with an application to receive your payment on your behalf.

Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the
following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything
about this.

This morning Mr. Frank Kehoe called our office claiming
that you have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your
behalf as your representatives.

Below is the information submitted on the
phone by Frank T. Kehoe I have ask him to call back tomorrow as he did
not provide any power of an attorney from you which will proof that
you thoroughly send him, I did that to have the time to contact you and
verify how genuine this man is to you.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. Frank T. Kehoe of 14 Rice Terrace Apt.306
Branford, Connecticut 06405 whose information's is below, to claim and
receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making
him the current beneficiary with the following account details:

Account Name: Mr. Frank T. Kehoe Group Ltd,
A/C #USD 586017794661,
Bank Name: Bank Of America
Routing Code: 026009593.

Finally, you are hereby advised to inform us with immediate effect,if
you are the person that instructed Mr. Frank T. Kehoe to come for the
claim of your fund worth of USD15,500.000.00. We await your respond or
call immemediately :+1(435)-261-4161

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius
mrsingabritt03@aol.com
+1(435)-261-4161
Head of Operations.
Homeland Security Newyork Dept

[migrant]

Love the spelling!!

A lot of e-mails went out this year claiming to be from the IRS so I got lot's of calls.

Only problem is the IRS doesn't e-mail

[charlesh]

I wonder if they have been taking English lessons from the Chinese?

[Lung Per]

I wonder if they have been taking English lessons from the Chinese?

They ARE the Chinese!