Commissioner of the Royal Thai Embassy. Announcing the results of the destruction of the warehouse, the process of opening the page, sending parcels, products that do not match the cover and deceiving cash on delivery A large number of intermediaries were seized. More than 10 million baht damage and 4 arrests
Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha The Commissioner of the Technology Crime Investigation Police or Cyber Police (Criminal Investigation Commissioner) announced the results of the operation to destroy the warehouse, the process of opening the page, sending parcels, mismatching the cover and deceiving cash on delivery. Able to seize a large number of mediums The damage was more than 10 million baht, and four suspects were arrested: 1) Mr. Ekachan, 41 years old, 2) Mr. Noppadon, 27 years old, 3) Ms. Supitata, 32 years old, 4) Ms. Jesita, 22 years old. years, all were prosecuted together for defrauding the public importing false information into a computer system and money laundering
by bringing the medium to be displayed during the press conference That is, 2 delivery trucks, 2 cars, 2 motorcycles, more than 8,000 boxes of parcels, car registration books, car keys, computer equipment. and an example of a product box sent to deceive the victim to collect money on delivery Inside, there are products whose price is lower than the cost of the destination product, such as wet wipes, check lights, or miscellaneous devices that cost no more than 20 baht.
For this case Due to the Cyber Police Division 2 being informed by the public that There is a parcel delivery company, Bang Krang Branch, Muang District, Nonthaburi Province, sending parcels to collect money on delivery. In about 10 days, the same size and type of goods arrive. 10,000-20,000 pieces and there are many returned parcels from this sender.
According to the investigation, it was found that Mr. Ekachan collaborated with Mr. Noppadol. which is a sales cell looking for customers of a parcel delivery company, Bang Krang branch, opens a Facebook page to deceive sales of lighters and bluetooth speakers at a price of about 150-200 baht, along with hiring an Admin to counter and collect a list of customers' addresses. When a customer comes to order products through the page For example, if a customer orders 6 high-quality lighters for 100 baht, they will put 3 lighters for 10 baht in the box. Ready to charge a delivery fee of 50 baht, a total of 150 baht, or sometimes bring wet wipes worth no more than 20 baht to send. But will use the address and contact number of the warehouse of the Bang Krang transport company instead Then the company will take the package of products that don't match these covers. Let parcel delivery companies distribute products to various addresses of customers, mainly focusing on cash on delivery.
In addition, it was found that Mr. Noppadol, the salesman of the branch, cooperated with Ms. Supisata, the branch manager. To do the duty to send products that do not match the cover to the customer. Keep solving problems if there are complaints from customers. and collect the money that the victim pays the destination Before transferring money to Mr. Ekachan Through Ms. Jesita's bank account, then Ms. Jesita will withdraw cash to give to Mr. Ekachan. So that there is no financial path to reach and consensus directly
which Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat further stated that From a retrospective examination of the financial route from January 2023 to August 2023, it was found that there was as much as 10 million baht in circulation in this movement, only from August 1 until August 10 when he was arrested. Found a turnover of up to 2 million baht, which is considered a case in which the criminals get very high returns. by investing in cheap products With packing and parcel delivery costs not exceeding 50 baht, but able to collect money on delivery as high as 150 to 199 baht, on average, the profit falls over 100 baht per box, making this case a very high damage value.
also found According to the cyber police's online reporting statistics, from March 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023, more than 300,000 cases have been reported online, with more than 120,000 cases of fraudulent product delivery, or almost 40% of the value. of all online cases reported by cyber police The damage value is more than a billion baht.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Therefore, I would like to remind the people to be careful when ordering products online that have more deceitful tactics. By observing the online shopping page before making a purchase decision that Is it a new page opening? If it's a new page Not many followers There are negative reviews. or no product review channel And it's a page that doesn't show the seller's location and has no way to contact. Be suspicious of online sales scams and avoid ordering from these pages. Or you can report these pages to the cyber police. Through online channels, the cyber police page is available 24 hours a day.
Source: Thai News Agency