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Foreigners linked to scams cuffed
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/12/2025
» Fourteen South Korean and three Chinese suspects linked to a major transnational call centre syndicate operated by South Koreans, who fled neighbouring countries to set up offices in Bangkok condominiums, have been arrested.
Thai immigration refutes reports 11 South Koreans abducted
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/10/2025
» The Immigration Bureau has refuted reports by South Korean media that 11 South Korean nationals were abducted in Thailand, confirming that seven had already returned to South Korea and the four others never entered the kingdom.
Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» Nearly 700 people have fled one of Myanmar’s most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand after a military raid on the compound, according to the governor of Tak province.
Minister on hot seat over scam reports
Bloomberg News and Online Reporters, Published on 21/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he has asked Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong for a written response to allegations that he is linked to Southeast Asian scam networks.
Korean-Chinese call centre gang busted near Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 07/08/2025
» CHON BURI - Eight members of a Korean-Chinese call centre gang accused of brutally beating a South Korean man have been arrested during a police raid on a building in Bang Lamung district, just north of Pattaya.
Police raid villa, bust Korean scam gang and rescue kidnap victim
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/06/2025
» Thai police have arrested 21 suspects, including 20 South Koreans and one Chinese national, after rescuing a South Korean man allegedly kidnapped and forced to work for a call centre scam gang operating out of a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. The operation followed a tip-off from the South Korean embassy.
3 'lucky draw' scammers nabbed
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/02/2025
» Three Chinese suspects were arrested yesterday for operating Luckking Co, which invited people to buy into lucky draws and then stole their personal information.
Multi-billion-baht scam gang busted
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/02/2025
» Police have arrested 10 suspected members of a Thai-Chinese investment scam gang raking in billions of baht during raids in Bangkok and several provinces.
Koreans caught running gambling websites in Thailand
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 22/01/2025
» Two South Koreans have been arrested by police for allegedly operating online gambling websites from a house in Udon Thani province.
Three Koreans sentenced for murder near Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2025
» A court in South Korea has handed down jail terms to three men charged for brutally murdering their compatriot near Pattaya last year.