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Suspects arrested in 3-billion-baht mule account scam
News, Online Reporters, Published on 12/07/2024
» Cybercrime police have arrested two suspects involved in a gang that deceived foreign workers into opening mule bank accounts, which were then sold to scammers. The accounts facilitated over 3 billion baht in fraudulent transactions.
13 members of Chinese call-scam gang arrested in Chiang Mai
Online Reporters, Published on 28/06/2024
» Police have arrested 13 members of a Chinese call centre scam gang using Chiang Mai province as an operation base to swindle money from people in China.
Mule account owners for scam gangs arrested
Online Reporters, Published on 13/06/2024
» Three people accused of opening mule accounts for scam gangs have been arrested separately in Bangkok and two other provinces.
Scam centre mule-accounts man arrested
Online Reporters, Published on 12/06/2024
» The owner of mule bank accounts used by a call centre gang to defraud a wealthy Thai woman out of 200 million baht has been arrested in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district, police said.
Thai-US operation helps take down global cybercrime gang
Online Reporters, Published on 01/06/2024
» Working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Thai authorities aided in dismantling an international cybercrime organisation on Friday.
Mule accounts targeted, new mobile banking curbs
Online Reporters, Published on 27/05/2024
» The telecom regulator says access to mobile banking accounts where the names of the account holders and phone subscribers are different will require case-by-case permission, as a clampdown begins on the use of mule accounts by fraudsters.
Myanmar tycoon cleared of drug and laundering charges
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2024
» The Criminal Court has acquitted Myanmar tycoon Tun Min Latt, a son-in-law of Senator Upakit Pachirangkun and three others of drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges, saying the evidence gathered by police was insufficient to show wrongdoing.
Former pawnshop employee caught for B170m theft
Online Reporters, Published on 04/01/2024
» A former pawnshop employee has been arrested at a border checkpoint in Nong Khai for allegedly stealing gold items pledged by customers at the shop to repledge them, reaping about 170 million baht over the past two years.
Fraud cases resulting in B50bn in damages: govt
Online Reporters, Published on 07/12/2023
» Fraud cases, causing approximately 50.87 billion baht in damage over the past 21 months, were mostly carried out online, according to government sources.
ONCB widens asset seizure in senator's alleged drug network connection
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2023
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has confiscated more assets belonging to Senator Upakit Pachariyangkul in connection with his alleged involvement in illicit drug networks.