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Police arrested a money mule at a resort in Lopburi after a cyber police impersonation scam stole over 1.2 million baht from a 22‑year‑old student. The suspect, identified as Nik from Buriram, confessed to withdrawing cash for the call‑center gang several times. Authorities recovered 70,000 baht of the stolen funds and seized mobile phones and ATM cards.

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Police arrested 35‑year‑old Nik from Buriram province, who acted as a money mule for a call‑center scam that posed as cyber police to swindle a 22‑year‑old male student out of more than 1.2 million baht. Nik was found hiding in a resort in Mueang district, Lopburi, with his girlfriend; officers seized six mobile phones, five other people’s ATM cards and froze 70,000 baht of the stolen money. He admitted withdrawing cash for the gang several times and is now in custody for further investigation and prosecution.

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