Cyber Police Bust Call‑Scam Gang, Seize 100 Million Baht
Cyber police raided a luxury home in Bangkok’s Saphan Sung district, arresting three suspects and seizing luxury watches, cash and bank books worth at least 100 million baht. The operation followed a scam in which a 19‑year‑old student was tricked into transferring over 660,000 baht to impostors posing as mobile‑company and police officials. Investigators say the gang has defrauded at least seven students, with total losses exceeding 200 million baht.
On October 6, 2026, cyber police led by Pol Lt Gen Tinngor Rangmat, together with officials from the Anti‑Money Laundering Office, executed a search warrant from the Criminal Court of Minburi (No. 386/2569) dated October 5, 2026, targeting a luxury residence in Saphan Sung district, Bangkok. The operation followed a complaint from a 19‑year‑old male student who was duped by impostors posing as mobile‑company and police officers, who claimed he was involved in a money‑laundering case and convinced him to transfer and withdraw cash, which he handed over at a mall parking lot in Nakhon Pathom, resulting in a loss of 662,989.90 baht. Investigators traced the money to gold purchases and successive cash hand‑offs, with a Chinese national delivering the cash to the luxury house in Saphan Sung. Officers arrested three suspects — one Chinese man and two Myanmar housemaids — who acted as cash couriers, and seized over 40 items including luxury watches such as Richard Mille, Patek Philippe and Rolex, cash and bank books, valued at no less than 100 million baht. Further investigation revealed six additional student victims, raising total losses to over 200 million baht. The Royal Thai Police chief, Pol Gen Sanphasuan Nuamphon, his deputies and assistants ordered the Cyber Police Bureau to intensify the crackdown on call‑center scams targeting students, pursue legal action against all involved, and expand financial and asset tracing to identify remaining network members.
