Police have arrested a young man who opened “mule accounts” for a call center scam gang, discovering his involvement in 33 cases with total losses exceeding 17 million baht.
On 7 Jan 2025 GMT+7, Pol. Lt. Gen. Suraphol Prembutr, Commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Division, along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Naradet Thiprak, Police Commander assigned to the division, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Siriwat Deepor, Commander of the Cyber Crime Division 1, ordered Pol. Col. Kritin Tapsilo, Head of Intelligence Analysis Division 1, and Pol. Lt. Col. Noppadol Butwong, Intelligence Analysis Officer, to lead forces with an arrest warrant from Rattanaburi Provincial Court No. 335/2568 to apprehend Mr. Napatsakorn Chueklang, 21, from Sa Kaeo Province. He is charged with aiding fraud against the public, supporting offenses involving computer data fraud or falsification that likely cause public harm, and permitting others to use his bank accounts or electronic accounts with knowledge or reason to believe they would be used for technology-related crimes or other criminal acts.
The investigation team of the Intelligence Analysis and Special Tools Division 1 found through the national police's online complaint system at www.thaipoliceonline.go.th that Napatsakorn was hired to open mule accounts for scammers and call center gangs using various fraudulent schemes. These accounts are linked to the same mule accounts, involving 33 related offenses.
He faced five arrest warrants from several jurisdictions: Surat Thani Provincial Court warrant no. 585/2568 dated 3 Jul 2025 issued by Cyber Crime Division 5 with damages of 3,074,212 baht; Rattanaburi Provincial Court warrant no. 335/2568 dated 19 Nov 2025 from Krapho Police Station, Surin Province with damages of 26,000 baht; Criminal Court warrant no. 4426/2568 dated 30 Jul 2025 from Bang Sue Police Station with damages of 7,999,975 baht; Criminal Court warrant no. 4688/2567 dated 25 Jul 2024 from Prachachuen Police Station with damages of 6,000,000 baht; and Phitsanulok Provincial Court warrant no. 452/2567 dated 16 Aug 2024 from Wang Nam Khu Police Station, Phitsanulok Province. Total damages exceed 17 million baht.
Additionally, the suspect's bank accounts are linked to online cases involving victims across many provinces nationwide, including Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Ayutthaya, Ratchaburi, Singburi, Surin, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Phitsanulok, Mukdahan, and Phuket, as well as cases under the Cyber Crime Investigation Division's responsibility. Most cases involve investment scams, impersonation of government agencies to threaten transfers, and fake accommodation booking scams. The investigation unit arrested him in Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province.
During interrogation, Napatsakorn admitted that around 2024, a friend invited him to work in Cambodia. Before traveling, he did not know the nature of the work, but upon arrival, someone hired him to open bank accounts at 1,500 baht per account. He opened nine accounts in total. After about 15 days, he returned to Thailand, where police arrested him.