BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai cyber police have arrested a Chinese national linked to a scam ring that tricked a 19-year-old university student into causing nearly 10 million Baht in losses by allegedly forcing him to smash his mother’s safe and transfer funds.
Police Lt. Gen. Suraphol Prembutr, Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), confirmed the arrest following an investigation that traced the victim’s delivery of the valuables at a roadside drop-off in Nonthaburi.
The sophisticated fraud involved continuous 24-hour video calls and fabricated arrest warrants, convincing the young man that he faced criminal charges. The scammers then coerced him to gather assets from his home, which included forcing him to break into his mother’s safe and making multiple unauthorized bank transfers.
Lt. Gen. Suraphol noted the operation was highly organized, involving both Chinese and Thai accomplices who provided the victim with false reassurances to maintain secrecy. The CCIB is actively pursuing the remaining suspects in the network. (TNA)
