December 21, 20241 yr From Khaosod English One of six Chinese scam suspects is arrested in his room at a luxury condominium in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, on Dec. 20, 2024. BANGKOK — Thai immigration authorities have arrested six Chinese nationals, including the alleged ringleader, who were operating a sophisticated scam network from multiple units in a luxury condominium on Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district. Led by Police General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police and Director of the Technology Crime Suppression Center, the raid uncovered an extensive operation spanning three floors of the upscale residential complex. The suspects had transformed their living spaces into a high-tech fraud center, utilizing artificial intelligence to rapidly create social media accounts and operating equipment capable of making up to 600,000 scam calls per hour. During the searches of six condominium units on the 16th, 17th, and 23rd floors, authorities seized a substantial cache of equipment, including: 286 SIM boxes, over 208,000 SIM cards, 636 mobile phones, 62 computer monitors, 84 CPUs, and 4 laptops. The suspects, who entered Thailand on student and tourist visas within the past four months, were reportedly managing the technical infrastructure for a larger operation. Investigation revealed that the actual scam calls were being conducted from overseas through remote connections to the Bangkok-based equipment. https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2024/12/21/from-student-visas-to-scam-empire-chinese-ring-busted-in-bangkok/
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