A group of fraudsters has been apprehended by the police for allegedly scamming people into investing in fake development projects in the Northeast since 2021. The suspects used the name of the Chaipattana Foundation, a royally established organization, to deceive their victims.
A group of criminals has been deceiving people into investing in fictitious development projects in the Northeastern region of Thailand since 2021. The fraudsters have been using the prestigious and royally established Chaipattana Foundation’s name to attract innocent victims. A group of criminals has been deceiving people into investing in fictitious development projects in the Northeastern region of Thailand since 2021. The fraudsters have been using the prestigious and royally established Chaipattana Foundation’s name to attract innocent victims.
A couple in Chiang Rai was recently apprehended for their involvement in a fraudulent Forex investment scheme, which reportedly deceived people into investing a total of around 24 million baht. Kanok, 36, and his wife Thanyachanok, 37, were arrested by a joint team of officers from the Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMP) and the Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) in front of their residence in tambon Tha Sai, Muang district.
The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) recently announced the arrest of an alleged Ponzi scheme operator who is accused of running over 600 mule accounts to deceive his victims. The suspect, known only as Palakorn, was arrested at Songkhla prison, where he was already incarcerated for another crime. He now faces additional charges of fraud and computerrelated offenses.
In a recent operation, officers from Provincial Police Region 5 and the Immigration Bureau arrested a Chinese national and 12 accomplices on charges of running an online scam. Pol Lt Gen Piya Tawichai, the Provincial Police Region 5 commissioner, reported that the arrest was made after receiving a tipoff about a group of scammers operating in Chiang Rai city.