Inductive coupling means no direct contact. If you don’t know about electronics, don’t try it at home lol.
In the case of the Thai guy, he got somebody to bypass the meter. Not the first time I’ve heard of it TBH.
If an address electric bill goes from low to much higher after an owner change, most electric companies will investigate if the last owner was bypassing the meter in some way and that they removed “the cheat” before moving out.