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Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026
» Cambodia's arrest of alleged scam centre kingpin Chen Zhi and his extradition to China was "not the end" of the Southeast Asian nation's battle to stamp out trans-border crimes, its foreign minister said.
Twenty victims file suit against 'swindler guru'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2025
» Twenty victims, assisted by activist lawyer Ronnarong Kaewpetch, chairman of the Foundation for Justice in Society, have filed a lawsuit against a self-proclaimed "Naga medium" accused of swindling over 20 million baht.
6 members of Thai-African fraud gang arrested for swindling Japanese firm out of B228m
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/05/2025
» Six members of a fraud gang - five Thais and a Ghanaian- have been arrested for duping a company in Japan into transferring more than 200 million baht.
Chinese court prosecutes Myanmar gang for scams, drugs, extortion, murder
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/02/2025
» BEIJING — A Chinese court has begun hearing charges against 23 members of a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud gang accused of a range of crimes.
First Chinese scam-centre returnees fly home from Thailand
Published on 20/02/2025
» TAK - The first group of 50 Chinese people returned from Myanmar-based scam centres flew home from Mae Sot on Thursday morning, with another 150 compatriots scheduled to return to China by the end of the day.
China joins scam crusade
News, Published on 17/02/2025
» China has stepped up efforts to suppress international scam gangs along the Thai-Myanmar border by sending its assistant minister of public security, Liu Zhongyi, to visit the area and seek support to step up the crackdown.
Lawyers in the spotlight
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/11/2024
» The arrest of lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd last week has spotlighted celebrity lawyers who gain influence and public trust in Thai society.
Former YouTube star back in Thailand to face fraud charges
Online Reporters, Published on 25/10/2024
» Former YouTube celebrity Natthamon “Nutty” Khongchak and her mother arrived back in Thailand on Friday evening to face charges of swindling thousands of followers out of 2 billion baht through a foreign-exchange trading scam after they were arrested in Indonesia.
Chinese woman rescued after scam incident
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/09/2024
» A Chinese woman who lost contact from her family after being duped into transferring over 8 million baht into a call centre scam gang has been found safe in Samut Prakan.
Visa 'fixer' swindled Japanese businessman out of B300,000
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/08/2024
» A Japanese garment exporter has accused a Thai "fixer" of swindling him out of 300,000 baht with a false promise to help him get a permanent visa.