{"id":777028601,"date":"2025-07-03T10:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777028601"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:19:05","slug":"thai-police-bust-alleged-fraud-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thai-police-bust-alleged-fraud-operation","title":{"rendered":"Thai police bust alleged fraud operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seventeen foreigners were arrested in multi-agency raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- Thai police claim to have dismantled a cross-border fraud operation allegedly run by Chinese nationals from a luxury villa in Chiang Mai\u2019s Hang Dong district. A raid was carried out on July 1 by a multi-agency task force led by Provincial Police Region 5, resulting in the arrest of 17 foreigners: 15 Chinese nationals and two Myanmar citizens. They are believed to have been involved in a scam that defrauded more than 100,000 Chinese victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thai authorities said the suspects used social media and call centre software to contact victims and convinced targets to transfer funds to by posing as casino agents or financial brokers. Police seized 10 computers and 26 mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10 computers and 26 mobile phones were seized. (Photo: Thailand Government Public Relations Department).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Police said that Thai nationals were allegedly used to purchase or rent properties, allowing the scam network to conceal its operations. Investigations found activities suspected at various hotels, condominiums, and housing estates throughout northern Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> 54 arrested for alleged illegal gambling in Thailand<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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