Victims sucked in by an online employment give that “likes” them
Authorities have arrested , 10 suspected people of a Thai-Chinese purchase fraud group raking in billions of ringgit during assaults in Bangkok and many regions.
The Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ) said on Tuesday that six Thais- four women and two men- and four Chinese men were arrested during operations in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram that began last week and continued into Monday.
The arrested suspects were identified solely as Atchara, 27, Porntip, 44, Nopawit, 31, Chonlathee, 21, Pantharee, 26, Supawadee, 39, Gao, 35, Xiong, 30, Mao, 46 and Zhou, 44.
They were charged with open scams, computer violence, money laundering and unlawful council.
They were one of 32 offenders in the case, according to CIB Commissioner Pol Lt. Gen. Jirabhop Bhuridej on Tuesday. The group comprised 10 Thai masters of animal accounts, two Chinese phone scammers and 20 others who were suspected of wealth laundering- 14 Chinese, five Koreans and one Thai.
The group, according to Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop, initially offered online work that involves clicking “likes” before attempting to lure victims through social media. After making a profit from that task, they were invited to make an investment with promises of 30 to 50 % return. They just received promised arrives for a short while after signing up, and they only learned nothing more.
One victim reported a forgery complaint to the police in February of last year, which is when the investigation began.
Five of the ten suspects in custody were reportedly concerned for money laundering, according to Pol Maj Gen Athip Pongsiwapai, the head of the Technology Crime Suppression Division. Authorities had impounded assets held by them for 14 million ringgit for investigation, including land subject deeds, luxury watches and bags.
Four Chinese suspects, including Ms. Atchara, and four others, have denied bringing charges of common fraud, but have acknowledged that they exchanged crypto for money from Chinese businessmen.
According to Pol Maj Gen Athip, Ms. Atchara claimed that as part of the exchange service, she had begun laundering money for illegitimate Chinese businesses in 2023 and that her organization had received USDT stablecoins (tether ) worth 6.5 billion baht. The group converted and withdrew 2.9 billion ringgit,  , and spent the money buying components.
According to Pol Maj Gen Athip, the crew had Thai proxies who had established about 10 top companies that held the properties.
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Additionally, on Tuesday, authorities detained three Chinese people for operating Luckking Co, which invited customers to enter the wonderful draws and then extorted their personal information, according to Pol Maj Gen Theeradet Thumsuthee, deputy director of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
The headquarters of the business was located in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district’s Sermsub Building on Ratchadaphisek Road. It had stolen money and personal data from about 88, 000 people. According to Pol Maj Gen Theeradet, they sold the information to call scam gangs.
He named two of the Chinese suspects as Ye Wanyou, 29, and Li Weijie, 30. On February 5, both were detained at a gated housing complex close to Ratchadaphisek Road.
They were suspected of running a call scam gang in Poipet, Cambodia,  , and smuggling people out of Thailand through Mae Sot district of Tak, Pol Maj Gen Theeradet said.
The third suspect was identified as Zhang Hongxiang. He was detained on Tuesday at the Sermsub Building.
Bangkok police search Luckking Co in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, on Tuesday. ( Police photo )