Police Bust Fake Thai Father Scheme Used By Chinese Family
Police arrested a Thai man accused of fraudulently posing as the biological father of a Chinese couple's child to obtain dual Thai-Chinese citizenship, a scheme that grants the child access to Thai property ownership and welfare benefits.
Police conducted raids and arrests at a luxury residential community in Bangkok's Rama II district on July 9, 2025, during Operation "Shedding Dragon Scales," led by Deputy Police Commissioner Pol. Gen. Samran Nualma and National Police Commander Pol. Lt. Gen. Nopphasin Poolswat. The operation targeted a Thai man who was hired to fraudulently register as the father of a Chinese couple's child. The case stemmed from January 9, 2024, when a Chinese couple gave birth at a hospital but registered the child first as Chinese in Nakhon Ratchasima province, then re-registered the child as Thai at a private hospital in Bangkok using a fake Thai father, Mr. Virot, a glass installer from Chiang Dao. DNA testing proved Virot was not the biological father. The couple deliberately obtained dual registration—both Chinese and Thai citizenship—allowing the child to hold both a Chinese passport and Thai identity documents. Officials noted this scheme grants the child full Thai rights including property ownership, education, healthcare, and welfare benefits, creating a perfect but difficult-to-detect nominee arrangement. The operation revealed the scheme costs approximately 100,000 baht per case, and investigators are examining whether major Chinese capital groups are involved and which hospitals facilitated the false registrations.
