Thai police have arrested two Thais linked to a 
gang that hired them to drive cars fitted with transmitters to send fake SMS phishing messages with fraudulent links around Bangkok, targeting crowded areas across the city.
The suspects reportedly used a base station hidden in their car to send messages to trick victims into clicking links, which siphoned money from their bank accounts.
The two suspects, identified as Nopparat Wetchakama and Mangkon Fuku, were caught in a white Suzuki Ertiga after investigators traced suspicious SMS activity in central Bangkok. Inside the car, officers found electronic equipment connected to a portable power supply, believed to be transmitting fraudulent messages.
The men admitted they had been recruited by a national, who provided them with the devices, training and daily payments, to drive around the capital sending between 5,000 and 10,000 scam texts a day.
Messages often impersonated banks and financial institutions. The suspects told investigators they were initially paid more than 3,000 baht a day, but later switched to rental cars with lower daily wages arranged by the Chinese organizer.
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gang that hired them to drive cars fitted with transmitters to send fake SMS phishing messages with fraudulent links around Bangkok, targeting crowded areas across the city.
The suspects reportedly used a base station hidden in their car to send messages to trick victims into clicking links, which siphoned money from their bank accounts.
The two suspects, identified as Nopparat Wetchakama and Mangkon Fuku, were caught in a white Suzuki Ertiga after investigators traced suspicious SMS activity in central Bangkok. Inside the car, officers found electronic equipment connected to a portable power supply, believed to be transmitting fraudulent messages.
The men admitted they had been recruited by a national, who provided them with the devices, training and daily payments, to drive around the capital sending between 5,000 and 10,000 scam texts a day.
Messages often impersonated banks and financial institutions. The suspects told investigators they were initially paid more than 3,000 baht a day, but later switched to rental cars with lower daily wages arranged by the Chinese organizer.
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