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AI-Aided Scam in Thailand Allegedly Impersonates Police to Defraud 163 Victims
- Occurred
- Feb 4, 2025
- Published
- Feb 4, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Thai police arrested Ramil Pantawong and Thanawut Kanyaphan for allegedly using AI technology to impersonate police officers in a call scam. Based in Poipet, Cambodia, the gang tricked 163 victims, the most prominent of whom was Thai-British beauty queen Charlotte Austin, who lost 4 million baht (approximately $118,000 USD). Victims were falsely told they were under investigation and instructed to transfer money.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Thanawut Kanyaphan
- Ramil Pantawong
- Poipet-based scam gang
Harmed parties
- General public in Thailand
- Charlotte Austin
- 163 victims of Poipet-based scam gang
Classification
Category confidence: 85%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI used to impersonate police in scam causing significant financial loss to 163 victims.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8