Thai police have fully sounded the anti-fraud assembly call! The Inspector General of the Royal Thai Police, who also serves as the commander of the "International Anti-Cyber Fraud and Human Trafficking Command Center" (Warroom IAC), Police General Tachachai, announced the official launch of the nationwide anti-cyber fraud operation codenamed "Money Cash Back", targeting "ghost SIM cards" and "nominee accounts" to cut off the funding chain of transnational fraud at its root.
It is reported that this operation is unprecedented in scale, with Warroom IAC coordinating with multiple departments and international forces. The Center for Combating Information Technology Crimes will serve as a key support, fully assisting the police in locating, tracking, and freezing funds involved in cases. The police have stated their intent to make the fraudsters' "money chain break and have nowhere to hide".
Latest updates have arrived: Chiang Mai and Nanpon regions have achieved initial success. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided several cash withdrawal points of nominee accounts, arresting a 40-year-old employer, Natani, and a 19-year-old cash withdrawer, Saitan, on the spot. The police seized 90,000 Thai Baht in illicit funds, and both suspects have confessed. The police confirmed that these funds were indeed the hard-earned money of victims plundered by the cyber fraud group through online scams.
Police General Tachachai emphasized that the crackdown is not limited to domestic areas but also targets fraud bases in neighboring countries, tracking cross-border fund flows, freezing accounts involved in fraud, and returning defrauded funds to the victims to the greatest extent possible. He stated, "As long as there is one person being deceived, we must not stop!"
The general public widely regards this as a "total attack" by the Thai police in the national anti-fraud effort. However, societal concerns remain: fraud groups often operate in gray areas abroad, and the masterminds behind the scenes are not easily captured, making the recovery of funds extremely challenging. Whether Thailand can truly sever the "black veins" of transnational cyber fraud remains a test of the ultimate effectiveness of this nationwide mobilization.
