Bangkok, AIS has joined hands with the government to support the mission to "Blow Up the Bandits' Bridge" to protect Thai people from call center gangs. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has warned the public not to believe companies that invite people to invest in top-up machines in the form of network businesses. Mr. Waruntep Watcharaporn, Head of Business Relations, AIS, said on the occasion of joining Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneela But, Assistant Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police/Deputy Director of the Royal Thai Police Crime Suppression Division, to launch the 'Bombing the Bandit Bridge' operation in collaboration with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to urgently suppress the call center gangs located in neighboring countries along the border who deceive and cause suffering to Thai people, severely affecting the country's economic and social security. As for AIS, it is very pleased to fully support the mission in terms of managing the communication network in both the target area and in cases where suspicious areas are found. For the operation 'Bombing the Bandit Bridge', it is a joint operation with the NBTC office, all mobile phone service providers, and local security agencies. All Thai phone and internet signals that the criminals have been secretly using to deceive people must be cut off. Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai said that the first operation button was pressed, 'Bombing the Bandit Bridge' in Chiang Rai Province, where the perpetrators have a base of operations in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, around King's Roman, Laos. Currently, King's Roman is a full-service entertainment venue with an airport to accommodate tourists from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. This operation will not affect honest people along the Thai border. In addition, there will be an expansion to arrest and prosecute illegal service providers, such as the tasting booths that helped the perpetrators register to deceive people, as well as dealin g with the groups of foreigners and Thais who colluded to deceive and harm fellow Thais to the fullest extent of the law. Mr. Trirat Viriyasirikul, Acting Secretary-General of the NBTC, revealed that members of the public have filed a fact-finding report regarding a company that has received a Type One telecommunications business license from the NBTC, which is a telecommunications business operator without its own network, advertising and public relations to invite members of the public, merchants, and retired civil servants via the LINE application to invest in a network business as a distributor of top-up machines, offering profits, dividends, and other benefits, and claiming to be a licensee from the NBTC in order to create credibility for the public to understand that such an investment can be made legally. Mr. Trirat said that he would like to warn the public not to believe in such investment solicitations or offers of unrealistic returns because the conditions of telecommunications business licenses clearly stipulate the prohibited characteristics as follows: 'The business operator is prohibited from providing benefits to users in the form of network business or seeking any other benefits apart from providing telecommunications services as permitted.' Such advertising and public relations are considered a violation of the conditions of telecommunications business licenses. Currently, the NBTC office, together with relevant agencies, is investigating companies that have such behavior. If it is found that such wrongdoings have been committed, legal action will be taken decisively. For such investment advertising formats, the company uses a method of sending messages via LINE groups or online training to invite customers to become a distributor of top-up machines. They must invest 40,000-50,000 baht per mobile top-up machine and will receive a dividend of 240 baht per day for 500 consecutive days, totaling 120,000 baht, or 80,000 baht in return. If they invest according to the company's conditions, they wi ll be appointed as a service center representative, offering them income and various benefits. For mobile SIM users of the company, if they top up their mobile phones, they will receive double the amount of the top-up money in return. If they top up continuously for 6 months, they will receive a welfare fund without having to undergo a health check. Such advertising is considered to provide benefits to users in the form of a network business or seek benefits other than providing telecommunications services as permitted. This is a violation of the telecommunications business license conditions as specified by the NBTC. If you have any questions, please contact 1200- Source: Thai News Agency