Thai military authorities have uncovered several fake police facilities—used in a broader scamming network—that imitate law enforcement agencies from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and China.
The elaborate office setups—found near Cambodian border—are complete with national flags of the related countries, agency emblems, and uniforms.
A counterfeit office for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) was also found, and in response, an AFP spokesperson said they were engaging with Thai authorities as part of Operation Firestorm.
The 2024 operation was established by the AFP to target cyber criminals and human trafficking agents in South-East Asia and Eastern Europe.
“We are still in the early stages of this sharing and analysis, but we believe Australians were being targeted by the criminals using this facility,” the spokesperson said….
Thai Authorities Uncover Fake Police Stations in Global Scam Operation
