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Call-centre gangs shift to using corporate accounts
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/01/2026
» The Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) has uncovered a new operational model used by call-centre gangs, which have shifted from using individual mule accounts to corporate "mule accounts" to defraud victims, evade scrutiny, and launder larger sums of money, police said.
Warrant out for Titan CEO
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/01/2026
» The Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Tantai Narongkul, chief executive officer of Titan Capital Group Holdings Co Ltd, in connection with alleged copyright infringement and money laundering linked to a pirate movie website.
'Mule' accounts proliferate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026
» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.
Woman linked to B5-billion laundering network arrested in Bangkok
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/10/2025
» Police in Bangkok have arrested a 55-year-old woman accused of opening bank accounts for a transnational money laundering network that had more than 5 billion baht in circulation.
Innocent vendors’ accounts frozen as scammers exploit online purchases, police warn
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/09/2025
» Bank accounts of innocent online vendors are being frozen after scammers adopted new methods to launder stolen money, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) said on Sunday.
More raids as police seek to arrest Kok An's children
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/07/2025
» Cyber Crime Police with arrest warrants raided another seven locations in Bangkok and Sa Kaeo in their search for two daughters and a son of accused Cambodian scam-backer and casino owner Kok An.
Disgraced abbot surrenders, defrocked
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/05/2025
» Almost 850 million baht was found to have been transferred to the account of a female broker linked to an online gambling network after police sifted through evidence related to the embezzlement allegations against the former abbot of Wat Rai Khing temple.
Thai police bust illegal crypto trading operations
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/04/2025
» Police have arrested five suspects involved in illegal cryptocurrency trading during raids on eight locations in Bangkok and two tourist provinces, with some firms allegedly laundering money for drug and scam networks.
Chiang Rai man ‘helped scammers launder B30 million a day’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2025
» A 21-year-old man arrested in Chiang Rai has admitted to having laundered an estimated 30 million baht a day for dozens of Cambodia-based call-centre scam gangs that preyed on Thais, police say.
Police raids target Chinese criminal ownership of tourist villas
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/01/2025
» Police have raided several businesses in Chon Buri province, including poolside villas, as they expand their investigation into alleged involvement by illicit Chinese businesses in the provision of accommodation for Chinese visitors.