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Thai Police Arrest Indonesian Wanted for $10M Cyberfraud

The FBI said he used models, dating apps and social media to target victims in a scheme that allegedly ran from 2022 to 2026.

Summary by The Manila Times
BANGKOK, THANILAND — Police in Thailand have arrested an Indonesian who allegedly defrauded Americans of about $10 million, Thai authorities said Sunday, adding that they will extradite him to the United States.The 33-year-old Indonesian man was arrested on Friday at a luxury resort in the coastal town of Phuket after a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Suriya Poungsombat of the national immigration police told AFP.The F…

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Immigration Police Division 3 arrested an Indonesian man, a key suspect wanted on a US arrest warrant and an Interpol Red Notice. He is a major figure in a hybrid scamming operation that lures victims into relationships via dating apps and then solicits them to invest across continents.

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thairath.co.th broke the news on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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