This is NOT 🚫 the first time that a Thai Visa Agent scammed a person into applying for the DTV Visa. In a recent month, a lady in Phuket was scammed. She wanted to get the DTV visa with Muay Thai training. The agent said not a problem. Send me 40,000 Thai baht and I will tell you when we will go out of Thailand to get the DTV Visa. Sadly she did and waited and waited for time to go get the DTV visa. 57 days later and on OVERSTAY she Left Thailand, paid 20,000 Thai baht fine ... en route to her home country, the USA.
Know who you are doing business with. Check out the agency with Expat groups where you live.