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Indonesian fugitive arrested for $10m US romance scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/04/2026
» Police have arrested an Indonesian man in Phuket who is wanted in the United States for allegedly running a $10 million romance-investment scam in which he hired attractive male and female models to gull his victims.
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.
Online scams up again, investment fraud worst
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/03/2026
» The number of online-scam complaints rose again over the past week, with investment fraud causing the most damage, according to police.
Overseas Thai victims of iCon scam file complaints
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/10/2024
» More victims of The iCon Group pyramid scheme who live overseas have filed a complaint with the Consumer Protection Police Division, bringing the total number of victims to 9,469 as of Saturday, with losses totalling 2.9 billion baht.
Police probe UAE trafficking ring after rescue
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/08/2024
» Authorities will expand their investigation into a suspected human trafficking ring following the rescue of a 21-year-old Thai woman who was lured to the United Arab Emirates for work and then forced into the sex trade.
Ex-justice minister to lead inquiry into Stark scandal
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/07/2024
» Former justice minister Pongthep Thepkanjana has been appointed as the new head of the government's working group tasked with studying the multi-billion-baht Stark share scandal, replacing Pichai Nilthongkham, who resigned, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Chinese abductor may face rape charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/09/2023
» Police will ask the Criminal Court to detain a Chinese man accused of kidnapping a Chinese woman, who managed to escape from his car after it was involved in a minor accident in Bangkok.
More arrests in phone scams targeting Americans
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/03/2023
» A total of 20 people — five Indian nationals and 15 Thais — have now been arrested for alleged involvement in a phone scam network preying on elderly Americans with damages exceeding 3 billion baht, police said on Wednesday.
Cops arrest four over dodgy cosmetics
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/09/2022
» Four suspects were apprehended for allegedly operating a call centre scam selling illegal health products with a total value of 600 million baht.
Woman arrested for luring young women into forced prostitution in UAE
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/06/2022
» A 47-year-old woman has been arrested in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district for allegedly duping young women into forced prostitution in the United Arab Emirates.