Syndicate Uses AI Police Impersonation to Defraud 163 Victims in Thailand
A scam gang in Cambodia used AI voice impersonation of police officers to defraud 163 victims of millions of baht. Thai authorities arrested two suspected operators following an investigation.
- first report
- 4 Feb 2025
- last update
- 4 Feb 2025
Timeline · 1
Sources · 1
Research and catalogues
- 2025-02-04AI-Aided Scam in Thailand Allegedly Impersonates Police to Defraud 163 VictimsAI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/918
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Classification
- AI role
- AI-enabled attack
- categories
- Deepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering
- severity
- 4 · Confirmed real-world loss
- targets
- Individuals
- owasp llm top 10
- no entry for these categories
- dates
- happened 4 Feb 2025 · first reported 4 Feb 2025
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- AI Incident DatabaseDerived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- record
- confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z
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# Syndicate Uses AI Police Impersonation to Defraud 163 Victims in Thailand https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/syndicate-uses-ai-police-impersonation-to-defraud-163-victim · AIR-2025-0184 · closed 2025-02-18 - Lane: Breaches & attacks - Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss) - Fix status: No fix needed - First reported: 2025-02-04 - AI role: AI-enabled attack ## Summary A scam gang in Cambodia used AI voice impersonation of police officers to defraud 163 victims of millions of baht. Thai authorities arrested two suspected operators following an investigation. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2025-02-04: AI-Aided Scam in Thailand Allegedly Impersonates Police to Defraud 163 Victims (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/918) ## Sources - 2025-02-04 AI Incident Database: AI-Aided Scam in Thailand Allegedly Impersonates Police to Defraud 163 Victims https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/918 Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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