BANGKOK – Investigative officers from Muang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station rushed to a resort just in time to rescue a 19-year-old vocational student who had been lured by a call centre scam gang posing as a DSI police officer.
The scam gang ordered him to open a room and join a video call, then tried to trick him into transferring his money. Luckily, his relatives caught on, tracked his GPS location, and informed the police in time. Another student from the same college was not as lucky and lost more than 7,000 baht.
Pol Col Somkasem Charak, superintendent of Muang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station, said that on the evening of 15 December 2025, officers received a report that a student had been deceived by a call centre scam and forced to transfer money, then left his home and could not be contacted. The superintendent then ordered the investigation team to check a resort in Muang Kamphaeng Phet district, where the victim was believed to be.
Police arrived and managed to rescue the 19-year-old vocational student, who had been contacted by scammers claiming to be officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI). They accused him of being involved in a money-laundering case, then told him to book a resort room and keep a video call open while following their orders to transfer money between accounts.
His family, unable to reach him, tracked his phone’s GPS and reported the location to investigators, who went straight to the resort and found him in time. He almost transferred all his funds because the scammers had threatened that he would be shot if he left the room or opened the door.
Scam Gang Target Second Victim
A few hours earlier, another student from the same vocational college, this one in a higher diploma (Por Wor Sor) program, received a similar call. The scam gang used the same story and managed to persuade the student to transfer just over 7,000 baht. The victim said, with clear regret, that the money came from a student loan and part-time work drawing plans, all saved up and gone in an instant.
After the rescue, officers brought both students to the investigation room at Muang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station to record their statements and file an official report. Both had fallen prey to the same call centre gang that used a fake money-laundering case as a threat.
The first victim, Rainbow (pseudonym), a vocational student, explained that it started while he was about to leave for college around 4.30 p.m. A call came in from an unknown number. The caller told him to add an official DSI LINE ID and continue the conversation there. They told him to go home and keep the phone line open while they talked.
Next, they asked him to send a screenshot of his chat with a friend, who had just messaged, “I’m on my way to see you.” The person claiming to be a DSI officer then instructed him to book a room at a resort. Rainbow, believing they were real officers, did as told and checked into a nearby resort.
After that, they told him to send a photo of the payment slip for the resort room to their LINE account, saying they would reimburse the cost by transferring it back. Once they had his trust, the fake officer said they needed to record an audio statement that would be used in a court case about a mule account, claiming there had been 50,000 baht in laundered money linked to his name.
Alleged Account of Police Officer
The scam gang then sent him a form and told him to log in to his mobile banking app and capture screenshots of his account numbers and balances. They said they needed to check his accounts to see how money had been moving.
After looking at his balances, they ordered him to transfer money from all his accounts into one account, then move 25,000 baht into an account belonging to the supposed DSI officer.
Rainbow was about to confirm the transfer when police investigators from Muang Kamphaeng Phet arrived at the resort and intervened in time, stopping the transaction.
The whole incident began when Rainbow’s parents could not reach him. His phone kept ringing without an answer, and soon he had blocked their calls and every contact channel, as instructed by the scammers.
Worried and suspicious, the family asked a relative to track his GPS location through his email. Once they found his position near a resort, they went straight to the police for help. Investigators then traced the signal, went to the resort, and found Rainbow alone in a room, still on a video call. They stepped in and pulled him out before any money was sent.
Rainbow’s father said he had been extremely worried when he could not contact his son. The calls were not answered, and then his number was blocked. After trying every way to reach him and failing, the family decided to file a report and ask the police for help.
Police warn the Public
Once police had the location, they moved quickly and brought his son out safely. The father praised the investigation team at Muang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station, saying they worked very fast and he was deeply thankful for their efforts.
The second victim, who asked not to show their face, is a higher diploma student from the same college. This student was also contacted by the scam gang claiming to be DSI officers. They tricked the victim into transferring money twice, for a total of 7,384 baht. Only later did the student realise it was a scam and then filed a complaint with the police.
The second victim said the fraudsters called and introduced themselves as DSI police officers. They used a convincing script, spoke with authority, and slowly pressured the student until they felt they had no choice but to follow instructions and transfer the money.
Once the student realised something was wrong, they went straight to the police to open a case and also wanted their story to serve as a warning to others.
Authorities reminded the public that no government agency ever asks people to transfer money to check accounts or solve problems. If anyone calls and claims to be from the police, DSI, AMLO, a bank, or any other state office, and asks you to transfer money or give out banking information, hang up right away.
Then call the official number of that agency yourself to confirm. This simple step can help protect you and your family from call centre scams.
