US EditionTwo Poipet Scam Gang Members Arrested, Defrauding Victims of 300 Million Baht
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Special Fraud Headquarters in Former Mango Factory: Crime Gangs in Asia, Cabinet Ministers Involved?
Poipet is a town in northwest Cambodia on the border with Thailand. On May 27th, local police raided a section of a row of white concrete residential buildings. Over 20 Japanese were detained. They are believed to have been "callers" making fraudulent phone calls pretending to be police officers or other such people. In late June, the Japanese National Police Agency and other organizations dispatched investigators to Cambodia. "This is just the …
Cyber police arrest 2 key men of a call center gang that seized a casino in Poipet, Cambodia, which was used as a base to deceive Thais in various ways. Victims were fooled into transferring money 147 times, losing more than 300 million baht. The investigation team has tracked down and arrested several members of the gang. The latest raid has arrested 2 suspects, who are leaders of the group.
Secret Tunnel at Thai-Cambodian Border Exposed in Crackdown on Call Centre Gangs
Picture courtesy of Thaii Rath SA KAEO - In a startling revelation, PEOPLE’s Party leaders discovered a now-blocked tunnel used for illicit crossings into Cambodia. Found at the back of a department store in Sa Kaeo's Aryanyathet district, this notorious hole was a pathway for those seeking illegal work with call centre scammers and gamblers, according to Col. Methee Khamtem of the Burapha Task Force. Despite the closure of this crossing…
Thai men arrested for 12 million baht call centre scam
Thai men arrested for 12 million baht call centre scamLegacyTwo Thai men, part of a call centre gang in Poipet, were arrested for scamming Thai victims out of a total of 12 million baht. They claimed they were coerced into their roles within the group, which operated from Pu Li Casino and was led by a Chinese national. Yesterday, July 5, at the Mueang Thong Thani headquarters, several high-ranking officers, including Police Lieutenant General Tr…
July 5, 2025 The Phnom Penh Post of Cambodia reported the news of Russians, Cambodians arrested after impersonating Hun Sen to perpetrate fraud. Cambodia's Cybercrime Department revealed on July 4, 2025 that it had arrested two Russians and two Cambodians who impersonated Hun Sen, the president of the Senate and former prime minister of Cambodia, as well as several other high-ranking government officials to defraud victims through the Telegram a…
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