Thai Police Arrest Two Call Centre Scam Suspects and Seize Assets Worth 42 Million Baht

Recently, Thai police acted for two suspects in a call center scam and seized cash and assets worth 42 million baht.

In the action, police seized 11 million baht in cash, two computers, seven mobile phones, eight bank accounts, thirteen cash cards, and five cars worth a total of 42 million baht, said Pol Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner.

Among the suspects arrested was a Chinese man surnamed Chen, who was a key player in the scam network, and a Thai man identified as "Anan". The suspects used digital wallets to conduct illegal transactions and also converted digital assets into cash to fund a call center scam operated in Cambodia.

With the court's approval, police searched eight locations where the suspects were likely to be found and carried out a successful arrest operation.

Chen was at a luxury in Bangkok's Pasir Charnang when he was arrested. Holding an elite visa, he had purchased houses, land, cars, and other assets using a Thai nominee. Chen asked his wife to register her marriage with a Thai citizen and registered his three children under the Thai citizen's name, thereby acquiring Thai nationality for the children.

The two arrested suspects are said to have denied all charges, but from the cell phone seized by police, it appears that Chen had managed several digital wallets linked to other fraudsters through a mobile app.

Previously, Thai police had arrested five other fraudsters who are suspected of faking CIB social media accounts in order to scam the public out of money. Through an in-depth investigation into the case, police discovered that the scam involved other fraud gangs, the same suspects that police arrested this time.