Launch of Operation “BLACK HAT” to hunt down crypto investment scams.

April 23 - Cyber ??police launch operation 'BLACK HAT' to hunt down crypto investment scams. Seized assets worth more than 125 million baht, preparing to return them to the victims. As a result, at the end of 2023, the cyber police received a report from a group of 5 victims who were found to have connections to many localities and had the same pattern of murder plans, that is, they were profiled by fraudsters. Fake and trick people into investing in digital assets or Cryptocurrency. Fraudsters create fake platforms to trick victims into making profits from their investments. The scammers then trick victims into investing more money until, in the end, they are unable to recoup their investment. causing a total of more than 530 million baht worth of damage. According to information, one of the victims, an elderly person, was deceived into investing as much as 308 million baht. From examining victims who were deceived in the same way. Initially, it was found that there were another 163 ID cases, totaling app roximately 168 million baht in damages, and in a similar time period. The cyber police launched an operation to destroy two online gambling websites, the ufabet-jc and play.beer777 networks, finding a circulating amount of more than 13,000 million baht per year. The police were able to arrest several suspects. both groups of beneficiaries Financial Manager Group until reaching the account owner Along with seizing 117,835,200 baht in cash, 1 PORSCHE model CAYANNE car worth approximately 8,000,000 baht and many other items. Total property value is over 150 million baht. Then investigate, expand the results and analyze the financial path. The financial trail of the aforementioned crypto investment scam case was found to be linked to the financial trail of the online gambling website case where the above arrest operation had been launched. It was found that the money that was scammed from crypto investments was taken through a money laundering process. With groups of criminals clearly dividing their duties. The investigative team has evidence that Mr. Kanchanipit The accused in the online gambling website case also acted as a financial manager for various international criminal groups. that has a connection from laundering money obtained from crimes in many cases Make it believable that Property seized in the case This is obtained from digital asset investment scams. Through a complex money laundering process using modern methods. (cryptocurrency) to convert assets obtained from wrongdoing and has launched Operation "BLACK HAT" to eradicate the crypto investment scam. AMLO has ordered the temporary seizure and freeze of assets related to the offense, such as over 117 million baht in cash and a Porsche car valued at 8 million baht, totaling assets valued at more than 125 million baht, to enter the examination process and then distribute the assets back to the victims. In addition, evidence can be gathered to issue arrest warrants for the accused in large numbers. and has mobilized cyber police across the country to track down and arrest the accused according to the arrest warrant. Until they were able to arrest 23 people for the crime of 'jointly defrauding the public by posing as other people. jointly imported into the computer system which distorted computer information or counterfeit, whether in whole or in part or false computer information in a way that is likely to cause damage to the people and conspire by agreement of two or more people to committed a money laundering offense and committed a money laundering offense because of a conspiracy and money laundering'. Source: Thai News Agency