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Angry victims allege B1.3bn crypto fraud
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/03/2026
» A large group of people has filed a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), accusing a businessman of orchestrating a cryptocurrency investment scam that caused estimated damages of more than 1.3 billion baht.
6 nabbed for B269 million fraud racket
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/01/2024
» Six suspects have been arrested after falsely claiming they were working on royal projects to dupe people into investing in their scam project, with the total damages estimated at almost 270 million baht.
CCIB warns of crypto coin scams
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/02/2023
» The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) is warning investors of cryptocurrency scams that promise unusually high dividends after hundreds of victims lodged complaints online.
Woman tells of brutality at hands of Chinese scam gang in Manila
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/08/2022
» A woman who fled virtual slavery in the Philippines has told police she was one of dozens of Thais lured into working for a romance scam gang run by Chinese, and those who tried to leave were beaten, handcuffed and terrorised with electric shocks.
MBC owner nabbed for scamming B1bn
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/11/2021
» Police raided the MBC Club and arrested the owner for his involvement in a Ponzi scheme, which has allegedly defrauded over 1,000 people and caused about 1 billion baht in losses.
Hospital says protesters disrupting its services
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/09/2021
» The Veterans General Hospital on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road yesterday urged anti-government protesters not to disrupt medical services for the public.
Weapons find sparks new unrest fears
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/06/2020
» Police are on high alert after a cache of weapons and ammunition found on Tuesday in Tak's Mae Sot district were suspected of being part of a plot to stir up political unrest.
Picking up the pieces after Pabuk
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/01/2019
» Powerful tropical storm Pabuk may have left Nakhon Si Thammarat, but the destruction it caused remained, forcing residents to ask the government for help.
Round up of unsavoury suspects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/12/2018
» On the crime front, public attention was dominated to a large degree by news stories that were wide-ranging, unusual and controversial. The alleged bitcoin fraud had police and readers delving into the complexity of the cryptocurrency issue, which is new to most people, while the arrest of senior clergy in temple fund embezzlement cases tested people's faith in Buddhism. Meanwhile, the arrest of a policeman-turned-hitman responsible for at least two murders, brought back memories of his alleged connection to the kidnapping and murders of the wife and son of a jeweller holding vital clues in the 1995 stolen Saudi gems case. Police also claimed success in nabbing all overstayers in a long-running crackdown. However, the reportedly accidental shooting death of an Indian tourist in a gun battle between two rival Bangkok gangs undermined confidence in tourist safety.
Top suspect in BTC crypto scam collared
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/10/2018
» The prime suspect in the network that allegedly swindled Finnish investor Aarni Otava Saarimaa out of almost 800 million baht in bitcoin was arrested after returning to the country from the US on Wednesday night, police said.