Land Fraud Gang Arrested Using Forged Documents
Police arrested six members of a land fraud gang in Samut Sakhon who used forged government documents to defraud a factory owner of 15.8 million baht, targeting the same victim twice with identical schemes.
Police have dismantled a land fraud ring that used forged government documents to trick victims into purchasing land contracts, resulting in losses exceeding 15.8 million baht. On September 10, 2026, Deputy Superintendent Sitthiporn Kasit of Muang Samut Sakhon Police Station revealed that on September 4, investigation officers from Muang Samut Sakhon Police Station worked with land officials from Samut Sakhon Province to surveil and arrest six suspects caught presenting fake land title deeds for sale to a previous victim at the Samut Sakhon Land Office.
After verification, authorities found the gang was the same group that had defrauded the same victim using identical methods in June, causing cumulative losses exceeding 15.8 million baht.
The scheme began on August 29 when a 69-year-old factory owner from Muang Samut Sakhon District reported being deceived into signing a land purchase agreement. The suspects falsely claimed to be heirs and estate managers of land adjacent to the factory, presenting multiple forged government documents including court orders, case conclusion certificates, and land registry records dated June 24, 2026, to build credibility. The victim transferred cashier's checks totaling 15.8 million baht before discovering all documents were fake.
On September 2-3, the victim reported that the same gang contacted him again, this time claiming to represent a different estate manager and offering to sell two additional land plots worth 10 million baht, with a transaction scheduled for September 4 at the Samut Sakhon Land Office.
Deputy Superintendent Sitthiporn Kasit ordered Vice Superintendent Piriya Sriphatkulchai to lead investigation officers in planning a surveillance and arrest operation to catch the gang when they presented the forged documents.
On the morning of September 4, undercover officers conducted surveillance from approximately 8:00 a.m. until the six suspects arrived and met the victim at the marble table in front of the land office. When the suspects handed over the forged land title deeds, police and land officials immediately revealed their identities and conducted an inspection. Finding all documents to be counterfeit, they arrested all six suspects at the scene without resistance.
The six arrested suspects were identified as follows: Wandee (gang leader and primary negotiator with the victim in both instances, who provided forged national ID cards for use); Kannyavee (driver and document courier between gang members); Parichatt (impersonated the land owner using a false name); Chamaipon (signed documents); Raphim (document courier between members); Chanthana (accompanied the gang to the scene); and Yongyuth (primary negotiator and document handler with the victim, financial hub of the operation).
Initial charges include jointly forging official documents and jointly using forged official documents under Criminal Code sections 83, 266(1), and 268. Investigation revealed that Wandee and Yongyuth were among five suspects previously involved in defrauding the same victim on June 24, 2026.
