MONEY LAUNDERING
Amlo freezes 10 accounts linked to phone scam gangs
- Published: 9 Oct 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has seized 10 bank accounts of people suspected of being hired by call centre gangs to receive money wired by gang victims.
The office has asked the holders of those accounts to explain their actions, or face criminal action for laundering money.
Amlo secretary-general Seehanart Prayoonrat said yesterday that Amlo had looked into suspicious bank account transactions after receiving complaints from four people who had fallen victim to call centre gangs.
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