Thai cop accused of selling data to Cambodian scammers
A Thai woman accused a police officer in Chon Buri province of selling her personal information to a call centre scam gang in Cambodia. Mueang Samut Prakan Police Station denied her complaint.
The tattoo artist, Mint, sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after the police refused to take action on her case. The accused officer is reportedly an inspector at Bo Win Police Station in Chon Buri. The officer’s name has not been disclosed to the public.
Mint explained that she provides tattoo services in both Thailand and Cambodia. She joined a Facebook group for Thai nationals in Cambodia to exchange useful information and news with other members. However, she was later shocked to find her personal information, along with her father’s, posted in the group.
According to Mint, the person who shared her information in the group is a Thai national working illegally as a call centre scammer in Cambodia. This person reportedly disliked her because she works in Cambodia legally, while the person does not.
Mint stated that the person shared her personal information and mocked her and her father in the group. Feeling threatened, she began investigating how this person obtained their information.
Mint visited the Department of Provincial Administration to verify the latest official account that accessed her information. It was revealed that the account belonged to the police officer, and Mint is confident that the officer sold her information, and possibly that of others, to the scammers.
Mint and her father visited Mueang Samut Prakan Police Station to report the matter on December 19 last year. Unfortunately, the police only recorded their complaint and failed to conduct an investigation. This prompted Mint and her father to bring the matter to Saimai Survive.
During a press conference on January 7, Ekkaphop Lueangprasert, the founder of Saimai Survive, told the media that the issue posed a threat to national security, stating that a government official should not be involved in fraudulent activities.
Ekkaphop plans to contact the commander of Chon Buri Provincial Police and Mueang Samut Prakan Police Station to demand an investigation into the case.
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