On the popular vacationer island of Phuket, a 25 yr old man has been apprehended on charges of facilitating a mule account for a fraudulent software often identified as SmartLand. The software has reportedly swindled individuals out of tens of millions of baht.
The particular person, referenced by authorities solely as Winat or Oil, was arrested in a heavy-traffic way of life shopping mall positioned within the Thalang district. This information was reported yesterday by the Investigation Division Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB).
IDMB officers, who have their base of operations in Bangkok, have been the ones to provoke the arrest of Winat. Assisting in this operation had been officers hailing from Provincial Police’s Information Technology Crime Suppression Center, also called PCT 5, a unit primarily tackling cyber-fraud and related issues, with jurisdiction over the Chiang Mai region to the north.
It was unveiled by authorities that Winat was apprehended based mostly on an official arrest warrant for an alleged fraud crime. The corresponding arrest warrant, numbered 461/2566, had been issued by the Nonthaburi Provincial Court back on July 19.
The cunningly misleading SmartLand software had tricked a lot of people. Picnic was amongst the victims who misplaced hundreds of thousands within the course of. The most up-to-date victim was swindled out of 1 million baht, as reported by IDMB officers.
The irresistible allure of the ‘SmartLand’ app was its promise of appearing as a dealer for land transfers and title upgrades, while falsely claiming to be operated by a Department of Lands officer based in Phuket. Local police confirmed the arrested man’s involvement.
“During the investigation, Winat admitted his energetic function in lobbying for the fraudulent application.”