PUBLISHED: 9 May 2025 at 15: 21
Five Thais and a Ghanaian have been detained in connection with the arrest of six people of a scam crew for tricking a Japanese company into giving them more than 200 million ringgit.
Five Thai nationals and a African regional were detained by police in Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, and Nonthaburi on suspicion of scams.
Two additional crew members, a Thai believe and a Nigerian think, remained at large. According to Royal Thai Police Inspector-General Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, permits have been issued for their arrest.
The gang was charged with defrauding a Japanese company into depositing 228 million baht into one of its people ‘ Thai bank accounts.
Pol Gen Thatchai, who made the announcement that the suspects had been arrested, claimed that the CCIB was able to thaw almost all of the funds but that the crew was able to get 13 million baht with ease. Older crime officers, including police Lt. Gen. Trairong Phiewphan, commander of the CCIB, and
The group had established a business in Thailand in order to extort money from a Japanese company that had been tricked into transferring funds to pay for the purchase of its goods. Another business reportedly was established by the crew was also present. CCIB authorities intended to extend the investigation to determine whether the business had been chosen as a candidate for the group’s organization.
The scam group, according to Pol Lt Gen Trairong, had been planning the crime for a while. They had incorporated a North Korean lover company, which they later used to launch a business in Thailand. The South Korean business partner’s email was finally compromised by the gang, who then sent the Japanese company invoices promising to deliver goods there.
The Japanese business therefore transferred the funds to a Thai company bank account. The Chinese firm’s staff of fraud audit discovered there were irregularities in the cash transfers. The CCIB therefore requested their participation in the investigation, which resulted in the arrest of the suspects, according to Pol Lt Gen Trairong.