Cyber Police Arrest Four in Hospital Impersonation Scam
Cyber police have arrested four members of an eight-person scam gang that posed as hospital financial officers to defraud a retired civil servant of 1.8 million baht in Tak province. The suspects tricked the victim into sharing banking details and transferring money under the guise of verifying pension benefits. Police have issued warrants for all eight suspects and are actively hunting the remaining four fugitives.
Cyber police arrested four members of a scam gang posing as hospital financial officers who defrauded a retired civil servant of 1.8 million baht. The gang reportedly has eight members total, and police are hunting the remaining four. On October 23, 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thinakorn Rangmat, Deputy Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Kritachan Bamrungratsatit, Commander of Sub-Division 4, Pol. Lt. Col. Anucha Srisamong, Deputy Commander of Sub-Division 4, along with Pol. Capt. Wirat Kanthawong, Pol. Capt. Ratchan Lamai, and Pol. Capt. Sirawich Mahatthanawisit, Deputy Commanders of Investigation Unit 2, Sub-Division 4, Pol. Capt. Promphon Nitiwibul, Deputy Commander of Analysis and Special Tools, Sub-Division 4, and supporting officers from Investigation Unit 2, Sub-Division 4, to launch an operation dismantling a fraud ring impersonating financial officers of a famous state hospital in Tak province. The gang tricked a retired civil servant into adding them on LINE to obtain bank account details and transfer money under the pretext of verifying pension benefits for submission to the Comptroller General's Department, before fleeing with damages exceeding 1.8 million baht.
From the urgent investigation gathering evidence and CCTV footage, the criminal group was found to have divided duties collecting cash and depositing through ATMs, passing funds through multiple layers until arrest warrants were obtained for all eight suspects. The investigation team then apprehended key suspects including Mr. Phutthaphong, Mr. Sukhum in Phetchaburi province, Miss Suphattara Yaensrinakarin, and Mr. Suphachai who turned himself in. The suspects acted as money mules withdrawing cash for a fee. They face joint charges of fraud by impersonation, violations of the Computer Crime Act, and money laundering, before being detained for prosecution while police pursue the remaining four fugitives.
