Chinese parents searchs for missing daughter amid call centre scam fear
Chinese parents are searching for their missing daughter, with whom they lost contact after she arrived in Thailand on January 6. The family was concerned that their daughter might have fallen victim to a call centre scam.
The Chinese father, Wu Wei Tong, filed a complaint at Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Station and later submitted further complaints at the Royal Thai Police (RTP) headquarters on Tuesday, January 7. He and his wife hoped that RTP Commissioner Kittirat Phanphet would assist in bringing their daughter back home.
In an interview with Thai media through an interpreter, the Chinese man revealed the timeline leading up to his daughter’s disappearance. He said his 21 year old daughter, Wu Jia Xi, arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport with her friend on January 6.
Wu Jia Xi’s family had never met this friend before, as the two had only recently connected via social media. Wu Jia Xi had just completed her university studies, and the trip to Thailand was her first overseas journey.
The missing woman informed her parents that she would check into a hotel near Don Mueang International Airport. However, CCTV footage revealed that a white Toyota Alphard van took her and her friend to a hotel in the Lat Krabang area, near the airport.
The hotel where she checked in was different from the one she had informed her family about. The parents spoke with hotel staff and learned that Wu Jia Xi and her friend had checked into the hotel at 5am but had quickly checked out around 9am on the same day.
Avoid Myanmar
Wu Jia Xi continued communicating with her parents online until 4pm that day but thereafter, she ceased all contact.
Wu Jia Xi’s mother revealed that, during their online conversation, she had urged her daughter not to travel to Myanmar for fear of danger. Wu Jia Xi responded, assuring her mother that she was not foolish and would not dare to go to Myanmar.
Thai police officers have yet to release any statements about the case, while the parents fear that their daughter has become another victim of the call centre scam gang, much like Chinese actor Wang Xing.
Regarding Wang’s case, Channel 3 reported that he is currently staying at the shelter of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (M-Society). He declined to give an interview with Thai media about his experience in Myanmar and requested a return trip to China.
The media reported that the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China would be responsible for organising Wang’s return to China.
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